By Stephen Petrick County councillors want to get the tourism industry moving again; they’ve given a hearty endorsement for Hike Haliburton Winter Edition, 2022. Council gave the green light for staff to begin preparing for…
Paramedic service plans for population growth
By Stephen Petrick Some big decisions loom for Haliburton County on how to manage paramedic services, in light of a perceived growing population. Haliburton County councillors voted on Oct. 13 to begin the process of…
Public health inspectors following Four ‘E’s approach to…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Oct. 13 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. To date, the health unit…
County supports “catch up and recovery” funding
By Stephen Petrick More support will be needed for public health units for “catch up and recovery” as they enter a new stage of the pandemic. That’s the gist of an urgent-sounding letter signed by…
Funding for long-term care facilities to increase staffing
Increased staffing levels leading to more direct care for residents at long-term care homes is the goal of the provincial government, according to an Oct. 15 press release from MPP Laurie Scott that announces more…
Algonquin Highlands closes Hawk Lake landfill
Last Thursday, the Hawk Lake landfill was closed after its final day of operations, having reached capacity. In 2019, Algonquin Highlands councillors decided to shut the site, which had been deemed not suitable for expansion,…
Frequent bear sightings reported in downtown Minden
By Sue Tiffin Tabi Mascia first captured an image of a black bear walking through her backyard near Newcastle Street in Minden this past August, when her security camera picked up the motion outside at…
Solutions sought to restore library services in AH
By Sue Tiffin Library patrons in Algonquin Highlands have been without library options in the township, with the Dorset book depot being closed since March this year due to mould at the facility it’s housed…
Budget talks begin early in Minden Hills
By Sue Tiffin Minden Hills council began looking at the 2022 draft budget on Oct. 14, about two months early compared to prior years. “The intent is to provide council with the same number of…
Hope for Hawks’ season after Hurricanes loss
After close to two years, the Hawks returned to the pitch with spectators at a distance. By Darren Lum The Red Hawks are back ... and it’s a welcome sight for the community that had…
Razzamataz at a crossroads: help needed for the…
By Sue Tiffin For 35 years now, a few times throughout the year, a crowd of kids has entered through the doors of venues throughout the county prepared to form the audience taking in a…
Extra! Extra! Bev and Pat Hicks deliver the…
By Sue Tiffin Last Saturday marked International Newspaper Carrier Day, and next month marks four years since Bev and Pat Hicks became steadfast newspaper carriers for the Minden Times. “It’s an important job, it’s getting the…
HHHS, HHCC announce new board appointments
Haliburton Highlands Health Services Dr. Jan Walker has been appointed to the position of chair of the executive committee of the board of directors for Haliburton Highlands Health Services, following the resignation of David Gray. …
24K people remain unvaccinated across region
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Oct. 6 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. As of last week, 80.7…
Allowing beer at the arena brews spirited discussion
By Sue Tiffin Beer will soon be available at Huskies’ games, but so will an alcohol-free ‘family zone,’ at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena. In a report to Minden Hills council Oct. 4, Craig Belfry,…
AH council supports ‘tremendously valuable’ concerns regarding tower
By Sue Tiffin Algonquin Highlands council is deferring until November a decision on extending a previous letter of concurrence for a proposed telecommunication tower requested by Rogers Communication Inc., and asking questions about the possibility…
HHHS staff now required to be fully vaccinated…
By Sue Tiffin In a reversal from an earlier decision discussed at a Sept. 23 Haliburton Highlands Health Services board meeting, staff and physicians working in HHHS hospitals, long-term care facilities and community programs must…
Second shoreline bylaw survey seeks feedback
By Sue Tiffin As part of a public consultation process, a second survey has been launched to offer property owners, residents and business owners in Haliburton County a chance to share their thoughts on a…
HHHS receives $130K for infrastructure upgrades
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton hospital will soon have better access with $130,000 of provincial funding announced Oct. 12 intended to fund the replacement of the building’s main doors. The automatic doors of the main entrance,…
Public input on shoreline preservation bylaw heard at…
By Katrina Boguski On Sept. 29 Haliburton County council hosted its second virtual open house to discuss the proposed draft shoreline preservation bylaw. Participants could access the meeting via Zoom or via telephone. As of…
‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’…
By Sue Tiffin Working collaboratively to support each other and reaching out for care to access all of the available resources remain two key messages during the fourth wave and after more than a year…