By Grace Oborne After five years, Lynda Litwin returns as president of the Rotary Club for the Minden branch.“It’s a privilege and an honour to have the opportunity to lead Rotary again. It’s really just…
Affordable housing project moves forward with amendment
By Darren Lum The following are briefs from the Minden Hills council meeting held virtually on Thursday, July 28. Council approved a zoning bylaw amendment to enable the affordable housing project on Highway 35 to…
Good Hood project kicks off in Minden
By Grace Oborne As of early July, Places for People Housing Corporation Inc., a county-based affordable housing organization, released the details of the Good Hood project that has kicked off in Minden.The Good Hood project…
Reviving the Rockcliffe
By Chad Ingram The world-famous Rockcliffe is set to make a return, in a new incarnation.“The idea is to build a new building that will be in the spirit of the old building,” says Mark…
Reach for Top Shelf on Gull
By Chad Ingram A new business operated by two Gull Lake friends is designed to make getting to the cottage a little less hectic.Jenn Currie and Sheila McNamee are decades-long seasonal residents with deep ties…
Still time to register for Highland Yard
By Darren Lum t’s not too late to register for this year’s virtual edition of the fundraising run the Highland Yard.Event organizers are calling it a virtual [Still at] Home Run where participants get to…
Late 1950s Minden Monarchs’ achievements recognized by Hall…
By Darren Lum The Minden Monarchs of the late-1950s are going to be ceremoniously inducted into the Haliburton Highlands Hall of Fame this autumn. They join the the 1934 Haliburton Huskies and the 1971 Haliburton…
Tentrees returns to Minden in August
By Grace Oborne Gordie Tentrees is set out to perform at the Dominion Hotel, in Minden, on August 5.Tentrees has been a musician for about 15 years. He grew up in a family of writers…
Highlands is frontline for invasive snails
By Darren Lum Earlier this month, a large find of 150 kilograms of dead banded mystery snails in Haliburton grabbed national headlines.The recent find didn’t make aquatic program specialist Brook Schryer with the Ontario Federation…
Officers cleared in SIU investigation
By Chad Ingram Two Haliburton Highlands OPP officers who discharged firearms resulting in the fatal shooting of a man last summer have been cleared in an investigation by the Ontario Special Investigations Unit. On the…
Forbes and Schmale square off again
By Chad Ingram Whenever the next federal election is called, Judi Forbes will once again attempt to unseat Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes- Brock Conservative incumbent Jamie Schmale.The Liberal riding association announced last week that Forbes has been…
MH man facing multiple charges
A 27-year-old Minden Hills man is facing multiple charges after the Haliburton Highlands OPP responded to a call for a drug overdose last week.Police were called to a property along County Road 121 just past…
Lakeland Millwork and Windows open new store in…
By Grace Oborne After being a resident of Minden for 30 years, founder of Lakeland Millwork and Windows, Andi Schollig, decided to open up a store called The Toolbox on Bobcaygeon Road in 2020.Lakeland Millwork…
Cultural centre waits for green light to reopen
By Grace Oborne Although the provincial Stage 3 reopening plan was official as of July 16, the Minden Hills Cultural Centre is still awaiting council approval to reopen. The staff at the cultural centre are…
Minden’s Arcadia Masonic Lodge celebrates 125 years
By Gareth Kellett This year Arcadia Masonic Lodge celebrates its 125th anniversary. The lodge has always been involved in the community and has had a presence from its beginning. It has been an integral part…
Public education on licence of occupation
By Chad Ingram The Township of Algonquin Highlands intends to embark on a public education process surrounding the licence of occupation system it is creating for docks, staircases and other privately owned infrastructure located on…
Walk-in vaccination clinic available in Minden
By Mike Baker There are around 40,000 eligible individuals who reside within the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit [HKPRDHU] jurisdiction that have not yet received a first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, says…
New initiative aims to drive tourism, celebrate Highlands
By Mike Baker Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization has launched a new regional reopening campaign designed to support area businesses, ignite local tourism and stimulate the economy.The initiative is centred around inspiring individuals to travel locally,…
1971 Haliburton Huskies, champions now and forever
By Darren Lum It’s been fifty years since the 1971 Haliburton Huskies captured the Highlands’ one and only Ontario Hockey Association D title, but few who played or saw the championship final game will ever…
Virtual open house on shoreline bylaw
By Chad Ingram There will be a virtual open house on the creation of a draft shoreline preservation bylaw for the County of Haliburton on the evening of Thursday, July 29 from 6 to 8…
Volunteers needed for youth sailing club
By Darren Lum Help make this summer a nautical highlight for youth by volunteering for the Haliburton County Youth Sailing Association.Entering its third year of operation, the sailing association is a community initiative and offers…