By Chad Ingram This week is Amanda Virtanen’s final one as tourism director for the County of Haliburton, as she resigns her post for a position as a senior vice president and partner of a…
Renowned Robinson’s General Store celebrates 100th year anniversary
By Grace Oborne Robinson’s General Store in Dorset is celebrating an important milestone.As the store turns 100 years old, new owners Mike and Katie Hinbest acknowledged the milestone on July 10 alongside former owner, Brad…
Ontario to move into Step 3, largely reopen…
By Mike Baker The next step in Ontario’s COVID-19 recovery will be ushered in on Friday, July 16 in a move that will see indoor sports and recreational fitness facilities, cinemas, museums and casinos reopen,…
Hello, Haliburton County
By Grace Oborne My name is Grace and this week is my first week working with the Times. I’ll be here throughout the summer, and I could not be more excited. Despite that excitement, I’m…
Helping turtles a ‘responsibility’
By Darren Lum You only need to have a heart to help.With Haliburton County being among the last strongholds for turtles in this province, there is responsibility to everyone in the Highlands to preserve the…
New Green EDA hoping to inspire change in…
By Mike Baker Almost three decades after first fielding a candidate in the Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock riding, the Green Party of Canada now has an established local Electoral District Association [EDA].EDAs are sanctioned administrative organizations that…
Margaret Brogden remembered for ‘unflagging spirit’
By Sue Tiffin Margaret Brogden filled every day with activity, and in doing so, connected a network of both trails and people that ensures others in Haliburton County will be able to do the same.The…
Arena costs total $13.3 million
By Chad Ingram Costs for the new Minden arena total $13.3 million, a report from Minden Hills finance director Lorrie Blanchard shows, and the township will finalize a debenture through Infrastructure Ontario that will cover…
Road repairs for Ingoldsby transfer station coming later…
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills residents who use the Ingoldsby transfer station can expect the road and disposal platform at the site to be repaired this month.That project was included in the township’s 2021 budget…
HHLT hopes to maintain the Highlands Corridor
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has made an application to the Ontario government to have a swath of natural habitat it is referring to as the Highlands Corridor added to a list…
MH to change trailer regulations
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council plans to make changes to the township’s zoning bylaw to allow residents to live in campers and trailers while they have a residence under construction, and, after conducting public…
County concerned about misuse of Crown land
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County council is attempting to open a dialogue with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry about the ongoing inappropriate use of Crown land within the county’s borders. Councillors received a memo…
County shoreline bylaw to be prepared for fall
By Chad Ingram A new shoreline preservation bylaw for Haliburton County should be ready for final approval by council by October, county councillors heard during a June 23 online meeting. Council received an introductory presentation from…
Paths of creativity forged in Barnum Creek logo…
By Darren Lum Leaving an impression on the world is what many artists look to achieve.When Colleen Petric, a Grade 10 Haliburton Highlands Secondary School student from the Carnarvon area, was chosen by her teacher…
Kim Wark brings quirky to the paper with…
By Sue Tiffin Since 2010, Kim Wark has contributed a spot of colour, humour and clever fun on a weekly basis to the pages of the Minden Times, one comic panel at a time.It’s her…
HHHS extends strategic, discusses ‘year of the pandemic’…
By Mike Baker Haliburton Highlands Health Services has adopted a new one-year strategic plan as the organization prepares for life after the COVID-19 pandemic.The plan includes four priority areas – advancing community partnerships, investing in…
Fire ban lifted
By Chad Ingram The fire ban that had been in place across Haliburton County’s four municipalities since June 1 amid dry conditions was lifted by the county’s fire chiefs on June 18.The removal of the…
Dock talk continues in Algonquin Highlands
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands councillors continued conversations regarding the creation of policy governing private docks on public road allowances within the township during an online meeting June 17.The regulations would apply to docks, staircases…
Lottery for purchase of Food Cycler at reduced…
By Chad Ingram The Township of Algonquin Highlands will host a lottery-style draw allowing residents to purchase Food Cyclers at a reduced rate as part of a waste diversion pilot project.As previously reported in the…
New book celebrates the arts, history of Halls…
The Halls and Hawk Lakes Property Owners Association (HHLPOA) is celebrating a 75th anniversary with a collection of stories that traces the history from the lumbering and early settlers’ days to the first cottagers. The…
Uptick in tick populations brings crowd to parasitologist’s…
By Sue Tiffin When Dr. Andrew Peregrine, professor and clinical parasitologist at the Ontario Veterinary College moved to Southern Ontario in 1997, he said the prevalence of ticks in Ontario was not what it is…