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…
Virtanen resigns as tourism director to take on…
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…