By Alex Gallacher Since the 1970s, British Automobile Racing Club’s president Bryan Rashleigh has been coming down to Minden to compete in the annual ice racing events. From the humble beginnings, ice racing has come…
Huskies drop two in row, fall to Patriots…
Joe Boice scores first OJHL goal as crowd goes wild By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies concluded their February with two straight losses coming at the hands of the Toronto Patriots and Trenton Golden…
Get to know the Huskies: Joe Boice
By Alex Gallacher One of only two local players on the Huskies roster is West Guilford’s own Joe Boice. The forward has made quite a name for himself as an agitator who isn’t afraid to…
Minden men charged in stolen vehicle investigation
By Sue Tiffin Last Saturday, April Austen woke up, put coffee on, looked out the window and saw that her family's truck had been stolen. Experiencing shock, then anger, then a sense of determination, she…
Minden’s Organic Times becomes Rising Thymes
By Stephen Petrick For Deborah Lyons and Yuki Renel, the time was right for a change. Minden’s downtown speciality food store, previously run by Lyons as Organic Times, has relaunched under the ownership of Renel…
Celebrating Black History Month at the HCPL
Selections honouring and celebrating Black History Month, available year-round through the Haliburton County Public Library. Documentary: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson A two-part documentary about the first ever Black Heavyweight Champion…
AH budget talks underway
By Nick Bernard After a full workday of deliberations spaced out over two meetings, the dial has moved closer toward the Township of Algonquin Highlands approving its budget for 2022. Deliberations are set to continue…
Health unit nearly balances budget prior to new…
By Stephen Petrick The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit will have an almost balanced budget as it moves into a new fiscal year. It’s a positive sign for an institution which bore a…
Vulnerable groups have faced greater hardships during pandemic,…
By Stephen Petrick The COVID-19 pandemic should serve as a lesson on how vulnerable populations are put at more risk than other groups when health emergencies occur. That’s the message delivered by members of the…
Community arts workshops coming soon
The call has just gone out for Arts Council – Haliburton Highlands (ACHH) members working in the arts and crafts who have a passion for their medium, have developed their skills and would like to…
Minden’s vaccination clinic to run until March 24
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Feb. 16 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, and press releases distributed by…
Making repairs, taking strides to dream career
Student driven by HHSS co-op placement By Darren Lum The following is part of a series of co-op placement stories, featuring Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students and area employers in Haliburton County. Open to Grade…
Friends of the Rail Trail celebrates the village
By Stephen Petrick All aboard: It’s time to start thinking about the Haliburton County Rail Trail again. The organization that supports the trail, Friends of the Rail Trail (FoRT), is holding a celebratory meeting to…
Freedom to read: Mein Kampf challenged at HCPL
By Sue Tiffin Three days after Chris Stephenson took on the role of CEO at Haliburton County Public Library last September, he arrived at work to encounter a rare request – for a book to…
Red Hawks Nordic ski team back on track
By Darren Lum There won’t be any chance of regional or provincial glory this season, but there’s something more important for the Red Hawks Nordic ski team than medals and podiums ... It’s a future…
Huskies fry the Muskies on Family Day to…
By Alex Gallacher Those spending Family Day with the Huskies witnessed one of the most chaotic games of the season. Following Kolby Poulin’s first OJHL goal, the Huskies pan seared the visiting Muskies to snap…
Late game heroics not enough, as Huskies fall…
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies picked up their fourth straight loss on Friday night at the S.G Nesbitt Memorial Arena. Following a late game goal from Oliver Tarr with 0.1 seconds left, the…
Individual OJHL recognition tied to team
By Alex Gallacher Christian Cicigoi and Oliver Tarr Named Warrior OJHL Players of the Month It’s all about the team, said Haliburton County Huskies players, Christian Cicigoi and Oliver Tarr, who were recognized for their…
YWCA Peterborough Haliburton receives $150,000 in funding
By Sue Tiffin Two rural frontline agencies that support victims of domestic violence and human trafficking and have seen a growing demand for services during the pandemic will receive funding totalling $205,000 from the provincial…
County council rejects idea of vaccine policy
Will advocate following of public health measures By Stephen Petrick Haliburton County won’t have a firm vaccine policy for its staff, but councillors say the county will continue to advocate most public health guidelines, such…
MH council approves safety and well-being plan, with…
By Nick Bernard Following an unveiling at Haliburton County council last month, a draft of the county-led community safety and well-being plan (CSWB) has made its way to Minden Hills. Michael Rutter, chief administrative officer…