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…
Board prepares for return to in-school learning
By Nick Bernard The following are brief reports on items discussed at the Trillium Lakelands District School Board trustees meeting, held on Jan 11. TLDSB director Wes Hahn’s first update for the year characterized an…
Hike Haliburton – Winter Edition cancelled
By Stephen Petrick Another event is taking a hike, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hike Haliburton - Winter Edition festival, scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6, has been cancelled. The news was made official…
HHHS staffing stable, but still a ‘significant challenge’
By Sue Tiffin While staffing levels at Haliburton Highlands Health Services have remained stable enough that emergency departments have avoided closure, HHHS CEO and president Carolyn Plummer said staffing remains a “significant challenge.” After…
Changes to testing, outbreak guidelines impact daily reports
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. 12. There have been 4,858…
Movie streaming and digital magazine services launched
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 12 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. Kanopy, a streaming service which gives library members free access to movie…
Enviro-Cafe fosters climate conversation
By Nick Bernard The public received an update on Haliburton County’s climate change plan during an Enviro-Cafe presentation led by climate change co-ordinator Korey McKay on Jan. 11. Organized by Environment Haliburton (EH), the event…
Co-op experience leads student to employment
By Darren Lum The following is one in a series of stories, depicting Haliburton Highlands Secondary School co-op placements. Ever since she was a young girl, Brooke Stover has loved animals. The Grade 12 Haliburton…
Donna Lee McKnight remembered with happy tears
By Sue Tiffin When Linda Robertson and Wendy Connelly sit together to speak in memory of their friend, Donna Lee McKnight, they spend much of the time laughing. That’s how they spent time together throughout…
Grant funding available to local start-ups
By Angelica IngramSpecial to the Times Since signing up for ShopCloseBuy.ca, Kyla Grexton has been amazed at the local support and assistance she has received. The creator behind Keep Me In Stitchez, Grexton makes handmade…
Get to know the Huskies: Nick Athanasaskos
By Alex Gallacher When the 2021-22 season got underway, many of the players were established veterans with a few seasons of playing under their belt. However, for a lot of Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL)…
Paul Wilson celebrates winning solution
By Alex Gallacher At the end of what would’ve been the 2020-21 season, the OJHL’s Whitby Fury weren’t drawing very well. The team was among the bottom in attendance and needed a change, enter owner…
Pandemic continues drawing people to Nordic trails
By Stephen Petrick For so many, the last two years of the pandemic has included our winters of discontent. The COVID crisis, which we now know is worsened in winter, leads to shuttered schools, boarded…
Honour roll and big goals for Highlands Warrior
By Darren Lum Walking through Head Lake Park with the chill in the air and the snow on the ground, Sterling Nesbitt said these are some of the aspects of winter she has missed since…
Ice racers ready to slide into new season
By Stephen Petrick The coolest type of car racing is (pandemic pending) set to return to Minden this winter. Ice racing was originally scheduled to resume at the Minden fairgrounds on the weekend of Jan.…
Huskies stay positive during three week postponement
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies, along with the rest of the OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League), have enacted a three week pause to the season. The announcement comes fresh off of Ontario Premier…