By Sue Tiffin First, Jennifer Kim and Praveen Venugopal were welcomed to the community, and then they welcomed little Aran Kim Nair. Aran was born on Jan. 10, making him the second Minden Hills resident…
Health unit shifting the strategy for handling COVID-19
Dashboard case counts to give way to wastewater, hospital admission data By Stephen Petrick Health officials are ushering in a “paradigm shift” in how COVID-19 is managed and the health unit will have to work…
MOH recommending boosters, especially for seniors
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually on Jan. 19 and press releases…
Working group to form around green burial initiative
By Nick Bernard The following are brief reports from an Algonquin Highlands regular council meeting held virtually on Jan. 20. Council has agreed to form an ad hoc committee to collaborate with the Haliburton Highlands…
Council stays ‘on the right side’ of responsibilities
By Nick Bernard Integrity Commissioner Harold Elston made his last report to Algonquin Highlands council during their meeting on Jan. 20, ahead of the municipal election set for later this year. In his report, Elston…
County to hire consultant for economic development strategy
By Stephen Petrick Haliburton County plans to hire a consultant to work on an economic development strategy; a project that would involve interviewing community members and gathering data to ensure business in the region will…
Number of vaping violations getting high
The following are brief reports from the meeting of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District board, held virtually on Jan. 20. By Steve Petrick The number of nicotine selling violations issued by the health unit…
Work from home policy goes beyond pandemic
By Nick Bernard The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 13 meeting of Minden Hills council, held virtually. Minden chief administrative officer and clerk Trisha McKibbin presented a report on the…
It’s showtime for Minden’s Still Standing episode
By Sue Tiffin “After nearly 40 flood-free years, the township of Minden Hills has developed a flooding problem. But as the community digs out, they also deepen their commitment to one another.” So reads the…
Huskies plan Feb. 5 return to the ice
By Alex Gallacher The OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League) has announced that the season will resume Feb. 1, as the province transitions out of their modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen plan. The…
Skid School prepares even longtime drivers for winter…
By Alex Gallacher Due to provincial guidelines in place during the fifth wave of the pandemic, Ian Law’s Skid School has been forced to delay its upcoming Minden dates into early February. The school, which…
Haliburton County schools reporting absence rates of 16%…
By Sue Tiffin One week after staff and students returned to in-person learning at schools, schools across Haliburton County were reporting absence rates of 16 to 58 per cent. Since the new year, the Ministry…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Community Living home
By Sue Tiffin An outbreak has been declared at a community home in Haliburton. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit reported the outbreak at the Community Living facility on Mountain Street on Jan.…
Two charged after robbery at Minden home
Haliburton Highlands OPP are investigating a robbery that took place on Thursday afternoon in Minden. According to an OPP press release, on Jan. 20, shortly before 1:30 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP responded to a report…
Premier Doug Ford announces easing of COVID-19 restrictions
Indoor dining, gyms, and movie theatres will be able to open at 50 per cent capacity beginning Jan. 31, according to an announcement made today by the provincial government. After days of announcing “positive news”…
Snowmobilers asked to stay off closed trails
Area residents and visitors are being asked to be patient and stay off local Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) trails that remain closed The reminder was made in a press release issued Jan. 19…
Council approves fairground use for ice racing
By Nick Bernard Ice racing season is a go. Earlier this month when the provincial government announced a modified version of Step Two of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, the township of Minden Hills closed…
Man charged with impaired driving after Hwy. 35…
A 29-year-old man from Scarborough was charged with impaired operation after a single-vehicle collision in Minden Hills. On Jan. 15 at approximately 10 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP was notified of a vehicle in the ditch…
Minden Hills plans for future downtown ice rink
By Nick Bernard Minden’s downtown will be home to an ice rink in the future. At a Jan. 13 Minden Hills council meeting, Craig Belfry, community services director, spoke to councillors about a Dec. 9…
Councillors seek clarification in shoreline bylaw
By Nick Bernard Councillors held a line-by-line review of the much-discussed draft shoreline preservation bylaw in a special meeting of county council on Jan. 17. The bylaw, which has been in the works since 2017,…
Haliburton County council hopes to reduce proposed tax…
By Steve Petrick Haliburton County councillors hope to whittle down a proposed budget that would lead to a roughly three per cent tax increase to county residents. Details on the 2022 operations and capital budget…