By Chad Ingram Rogers Communications is the successful bidder on the contract for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network's cell gap project, with some work on the massive project, now valued at more than $300 million,…
Minden Hills council: We’re still investing in roads
By Darren Lum The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 11 online committee-of-the-whole meeting of Minden Hills council. Bobcaygeon Road being excluded from any improvement work in the 2021 budget prompted…
Low turn-out for TLDSB school testing
By Sue Tiffin Students, their families and staff of six Trillium Lakelands District School Board schools in Haliburton County were invited to take part in targeted testing on March 6, with 69 people ultimately being…
Vaccination clinics planned in Minden, Haliburton
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with acting medical officer of health Dr. Ian Gemmill, held virtually March 10. The Haliburton Family…
Second outbreak at Hyland Crest
By Chad Ingram A second COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Hyland Crest in Minden.Haliburton Highlands Health Services was notified on March 12 that an outbreak was being declared at the long-term care home after…
Students quarantining after confirmed COVID-19 cases at HHSS
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students in a Grade 11 chemistry class, a Grade 12 English class and a Grade 12 math class have been identified as close contacts of two students who…
MH budget put to public meeting
By Darren Lum After five rounds of budget talks, the 2021 Minden Hills draft budget was put before a public meeting on March 11.The draft budget contains a levy increase of 3.75 per cent over…
Cultural centre reopens with quilt exhibit
By Laurie Carmount Presently exhibiting at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery, in Minden, is Colour with a U Too. This is a touring, national exhibition from the Studio Art Quilt Associates. A nonprofit organization, SAQA’s mission…
County in search of rentals to house new…
By Mike Baker Attracting doctors to Haliburton County is Cheryl Kennedy’s specialty.Since taking on the role of physician recruitment coordinator in May 2019, Kennedy has welcomed four new physicians to the community. Selling people on…
Immunizations of the 80+ population in Haliburton County…
By Sue Tiffin An online system to book vaccination appointments opened by the provincial government on Monday [March 15] but the immunization schedule for Haliburton County does not open until Thursday [March 18], with vaccinations…
TLDSB shuffle sends shockwaves across county
By Mike Baker Lisa Barry was sat at her kitchen table helping her youngest son with his school work last Wednesday morning [March 10] when her email pinged. It was a notice from Trillium Lakelands…
Operatic artists form Racial Equity Advisory Council
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As the pandemic progressed, so too did more public discussion of systemic racism alongside a rise in xenophobia, in which Asian people faced verbal and physical attacks and…
The Past Year of a Pandemic: Community reflects…
By Sue Tiffin On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. In Haliburton County, 51 cases of COVID-19 and one death due to the virus have been…
100 Women Who Care Haliburton County seeking new…
By Chad Ingram Charitable organization 100 Women Who Care Haliburton County is looking for more women who care. The group, which made a $6,200 donation to the Abbey Retreat Centre last week, is seeking new…
Arrangement of treasures ready to enjoy
By Darren Lum Come down Red Umbrella Road to a well-appointed and warm home where you’ll find the specialty catering company, Prosciutto Brie and Charcuterie, which produces boxes of beautifully cut and arranged delectables that…
Vaccines rolling out across Haliburton County
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with acting medical officer of health Dr. Ian Gemmill, held virtually March…
Starlink brings the world to rural Highlanders
By Darren Lum High speed internet is here for rural residents through Starlink, an effort being led by the private spaceflight company owned by Elon Musk – SpaceX. SpaceX is constructing a satellite internet constellation…
Haliburton County moves to ‘Yellow’ COVID-19 level
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It is a step in the right direction for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit [HKPRDHU] this week as the region is being moved into the…
Reduced fee for ‘tower’ entry
By Chad Ingram The Township of Algonquin Highlands intends to open the Dorset tower property to the public this spring, although not the tower itself amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and how entry fees might…
Haliburton County reports first death due to COVID-19
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A resident of Haliburton County has died due to COVID-19, according to an epidemiological report update from the health unit on March 4. The death marks the first…
Bobcaygeon Road project out of budget
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills councillors removed the reconstruction of Bobcaygeon Road from the township’s 2021 budget during their fifth and final round of budget deliberations on Feb. 25.Council has landed on a tax levy…