By Jenn Watt The Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations is asking lakefront property owners to check their lakes for blue-green algae after several suspected blooms were found in the county.The blooms have not yet…
Real estate fraud at heart of novelist’s new…
By Jenn Watt As a journalist writing about financial issues, Rosemary McCracken reported on fraud and saw the impact a successful scam could have on ordinary people and their livelihoods.In her 40-year career in which…
AH approves video surveillance policy
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands council has approved a video surveillance policy for the township, but has no plans to install surveillance cameras at this time.Councillors heard a presentation from Haliburton County IT director Mike…
Bountiful Blessings seeks to provide
By Sue Tiffin The Anglican Parish of Minden, Kinmount and Maple Lake is filling a once-empty space on Minden’s main street while also working toward filling a greater need in the community.Bountiful Blessings, an upscale…
Death on Lake Kashagawigamog
Staff A person died in Lake Kashagawigamog in a suspected drowning during the weekend, the Haliburton Highlands OPP have confirmed. Police have confirmed that on Saturday, Nov. 7, a group of males was swimming in…
Former Frost Centre listed for $1.1 million
By Chad Ingram You can purchase the former Frost Centre for $1.1 million.Vacant for a decade, the province, through Crown agency Infrastructure Ontario, has listed the 40-acre property along Highway 35 south of Dorset with…
Ford makes funding announcement in Minden
By Chad Ingram Ontario Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet were in Minden on Wednesday, Nov. 4 to make a substantial funding announcement regarding broadband internet. Premier Doug Ford speaks at the Minden…
MH surplus exceeds $1 million
By Chad Ingram The Township of Minden Hills is now on track to accrue a surplus of more than $1 million for 2020, councillors heard during an Oct. 29 meeting.As previously reported, in September, finance…
HHHS prepares for province’s second wave
By Sue Tiffin While confirmed cases of COVID-19 have remained low in Haliburton County, with 22 cases having been reported resolved since the pandemic was declared in March, Haliburton Highlands Healthcare Services teams have been…
New community services director starts with Minden Hills
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Oct. 29 meeting of Minden Hills council. The Township of Minden Hills’ new community services director, Craig Belfry, was scheduled to start…
First ‘octomester’ shows strong achievement rate for students
By Jenn Watt Most secondary school students enrolled in classes in Trillium Lakelands District School Board received class credits at the end of their first “octoblock” or “octomester” – the schedule employed this year where…
Ontario says it will fund four hours of…
By Len Gillis Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ontario premier Doug Ford has acted on one of the key recommendations made by the Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission — that the province will mandate having four…
European gypsy moth egg scraping contest aims to…
By Sue Tiffin In June 2018, someone participating in the Queen Elizabeth II Bioblitz took a photo of a European gypsy moth caterpillar on a tree in the Minden area, resulting in the only positive…
Warden election process goes virtual
By Chad IngramLike council meetings themselves, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the election of the Haliburton County warden for 2021 will take place virtually.Each year, the eight members of county council, who are the mayors…
Minden Hills man charged in taser robberies
By Chad Ingram The OPP have charged a 46-year-old Minden Hills man with a number of offences following robberies in Coboconk and Orillia carried out with a taser. On Sunday, Oct. 25 at approximately 8…
Health unit releases survey on COVID-19
The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit wants to know how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting you. The health unit has released a survey it is asking residents of Haliburton County, Northumberland County and…
Land trust looks to Lochlin wetland
By Chad Ingram Wetlands are important natural features in combatting the effects of climate change, and the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is looking to further protect such areas within the county by having a large…
MH staff to remain in office for now
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills staff who work out of the township’s administrative building on Milne Street will continue working from the location for now.Minden Hills council held a special meeting held virtually via Zoom…
A win for the Haliburton County Folk Society
By Sue Tiffin These highlands are alive with the sound of live music, and the Haliburton County Folk Society has been awarded for setting the stage to ensure the show goes on.The folk society, which…
Provincial funding flows to youth hub
By Jenn Watt Mental health supports established for the county’s youth through the Haliburton Youth Wellness Hub will be receiving base funding from the province, and new funding for staff, the Ministry of Health confirmed.On…
Hatchery hurting financially amid pandemic
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Fish Hatchery, operated by the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association, is facing some financially tight times amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.“The COVID [pandemic] has stopped us from our fundraising activities,” association…