By Sue Tiffin Bruce Reain, Trillium Lakelands District School Board board chairperson, said school trustees knew back in March, as soon as physical distancing was recommended and school closures were announced, that they were…
Class sizes unlikely to shrink, despite fewer pupils…
By Sue Tiffin Trillium Lakelands District School Board has “collapsed” some classrooms, combining classrooms – including two different grades – to ensure required class size averages are met to receive government funding. Cathy…
AH passes fireworks bylaw
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands council passed a new fireworks bylaw for the township during a Sept. 3 meeting, that bylaw relegating the use of fireworks to certain holidays, banning the sale and use of…
Minden business asks customers not to wear masks
By Sue Tiffin A sign advising customers not to wear masks when in the store is posted at a Minden business that also faced substantial public criticism in March for declaring the coronavirus a…
MH pitches in on Bob Lake consultation costs
By Chad Ingram The Township of Minden Hills will provide up to $5,000 to the Bob Lake Association for legal consulting costs regarding a proposal for a new boat launch on the lake. …
AH plans for fall colours traffic, despite tower…
By Chad Ingram While the Dorset tower in Algonquin Highlands remains closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the township is still preparing to control traffic as leaf-lookers make their way to the area to check…
Dailloux pitches sale of Stanhope Airport
By Chad Ingram During a Sept. 3 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council, Councillor Jennifer Dailloux suggested the township consider selling the Stanhope Airport, or closing it, or ceding it to the Ministry of Natural…
Library branches to reopen to public
Haliburton County Public Library announced that as of Tuesday, Sept. 8 select branches would reopen to the public after several months of closure due to coronavirus precautions. Haliburton, Minden and Wilberforce branches will be offering…
CERB payment on the way, CRA says
By Chad Ingram Any county residents who've not received their September payment of the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit this week should receive it within a number of days, the Canadian Revenue Agency says. On the…
Meet Your Neighbours – For the love of…
By Sue Tiffin It was around 1979 when Larry Parsons was coming up to a cottage on Brady Lake, bombing along the Queen’s Line through Minden that he heard the voice of his future wife.…
Improvements for Minden Whitewater continue
By Darren Lum Close to $8,000 worth of restoration work was performed last week at the Minden Whitewater Preserve to address safety concerns for paddlers and to improve spawning areas on the Gull River,…
Housing group pitches multi-unit project
By Chad Ingram County-based housing organization Places for People is asking the County of Haliburton to partner with it on the development of an affordable housing project that would be located on an undeveloped portion…
AH council talks backyard chickens
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands councillors talked about potential regulations for permitting backyard chickens within the township, among other issues, during a conversation about its zoning bylaw review during an Aug. 24 meeting. Meetings continue…
MH councillors suggest composting program
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills councillors received a corporate climate mitigation plan for the township during an Aug. 31 online meeting, with some councillors saying they’d like to see the implementation of a municipal composting…
Hike to feature relics of county’s iron mining…
By Jenn Watt The search for iron and the potential wealth it could bring was part of the early history of Haliburton County. In the area between Tory Hill and Kinmount, test holes and mine…
Rotary toll goes online
By Chad Ingram Normally during the Labour Day weekend, one would find members of the Minden Rotary Club canvassing roadways in Minden’s downtown for the club’s annual charity toll.This year, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,…
Arena should be finished within weeks
By Chad Ingram “Where is the arena at?” Councillor Bob Carter asked during an Aug. 31 meeting of Minden Hills council. There was no report regarding the arena on the agenda for that meeting.“Our last…
AH moves to survey on short-term rental regs
By Chad Ingram The Township of Algonquin Highlands plans to design a survey for residents about what they’d like to see in regulations on short-term rentals. During a July 10 meeting, Algonquin Highlands councillors decided…
‘Cutting edge’ extravaganza to raise funds for Rotary
By Jenn Watt On the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 3, Sally Moore wants community members to help lift her spirits and raise money for the Minden Rotary Club by donating their spare change and bringing…
SIU confirms name of man shot by OPP
By Chad Ingram The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has confirmed the identity of the 73-year-old man fatally shot by OPP officers following an incident at the Minden Valu-Mart on July 15 as Leslie Hegedus. On…
Restaurants assist with contact tracing
By Chad Ingram Since Aug. 7, local eateries have been required to record the names and contact information of all customers for the purposes of contact tracing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Communications from the…