By Mike Baker The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit received its first allocation of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday evening, with staff planning to start vaccinating residents of the area’s long-term care homes this…
Severity of mental health cases increasing in Haliburton…
By Mike Baker Since April of last year, the Canadian Mental Health Association of Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge has offered support to 160 individuals from across Haliburton County.Unsurprisingly, the organization has seen a “slight uptick”…
Haliburton hospital ready for patient transfers from GTA
By Mike Baker Following another weekend of almost 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 across Ontario and a further 102 deaths, health officials are preparing for the worst with many hospitals, particularly in the GTA, dangerously…
Seeking improved connectivity for students
By Chad Ingram County-based social services agency Point in Time is launching a campaign to assist students and their families with the cost of internet connectivity in the virtual learning environment created by the COVID-19…
County addresses ‘misinformation’ on shoreline bylaw
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors are calling another special meeting to further discuss the county’s controversial draft shoreline preservation bylaw, after a discussion during a Jan. 13 council meeting that addressed misinformation about the…
MH council eyes 3.65 per cent levy increase
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council has set the goal of a tax levy increase in the township’s 2021 budget of 3.65 per cent.Councillors made that decision during a budget meeting on Jan. 14, the…
Seniors finding balance in fitness during Friday group
By Sue Tiffin For three years, Jim Hicks has been enjoying Balanced Fitness classes – a program that combines gentle seated and standing strength, balance and movement exercises – in the auditorium of Minden’s Hyland…
New pastor at Minden Bible Church
By Chad Ingram While the social restrictions of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic are making it a bit difficult at the moment, Pastor Bill Standish, new to the Minden Bible Church, is looking forward to getting…
County to create economic development position
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County council will create an economic development officer position for the county, as well as work toward joint procurement of goods and services for the county and its four lower-tier municipalities.During…
Funding available for businesses hit by pandemic
A couple of funding opportunities are available for businesses that have been impacted by the current economic shutdown imposed by the provincial government amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.For tourism-based businesses, the Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization,…
‘This is serious’ says MOH in health unit’s…
By Chad Ingram On Jan. 13, at the first of a planned series of weekly media teleconferences launched by the health unit last week, Dr. Ian Gemmill, acting medical officer of health for the Haliburton,…
Embracing the chill of winter and finding the…
By Darren Lum Most people bundle up during the winter to shield against the cold, but one small group of swimmers is bucking the trend this year, shedding their clothing every month and embracing the…
Lockdown pauses Storm hockey season
By Darren Lum This story was filed prior to the provincial announcement related to further measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. A follow-up article about the latest development will appear in a future edition. …
OPSEU buys former Frost Centre
By Chad Ingram The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has purchased the former Frost Centre south of Dorset.“We’ve been looking for a fairly long time to create a training centre,” OPSEU president Warren ‘”Smokey” Thomas…
Vaccine ‘likely’ not available in county until summer
By Mike Baker While rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is well underway in some parts of Ontario, one local doctor, as well as the acting medical officer of health for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge…
County begins 2021 budgeting process
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors got their first crack at the county’s 2021 budget during a Jan. 11 online meeting.That meeting included a budget overview from chief administrative officer Mike Rutter and treasurer Elaine…
Schools to remain closed until Jan. 25 as…
By Sue Tiffin On the same day the province reported a single-day record of 3,519 new cases of COVID-19, as well as a record high number of 89 deaths, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health…
Ron Reid remembered for passionate enthusiasm, gift for…
By Sue Tiffin When Ron Reid died suddenly and unexpectedly on Dec. 10, the Minden resident left a legacy of giving, helping others and making connections solidified in the memory of anyone and everyone he…
Lockdown pauses storm season
By Darren Lum This story was filed prior to the provincial announcement related to further measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. A follow-up article about the latest development will appear in a future edition. The…
Baby Boesveld the county’s first of the year
By Sue Tiffin At 3:55 on the morning of Jan. 8, just a few hours after his due date, Hunter Paul Boesveld was born at home, making him Minden’s youngest resident and the first baby…
Province announces ‘stay-at-home order’
By Chad Ingram As of 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, Ontarians will be required to stay home except for what the Ford government is calling “essential purposes,” including going to grocery stores, pharmacies, medical…