By Chad Ingram The annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference took place last week, and like so many events in 2020, the conference, which normally brings together municipal leaders and provincial representatives for three…
Highland Storm hockey to return
By Darren Lum Highland Storm president Jason Morissette is asking the public to remember the importance of sport for what it can do for young people, as the hockey association works on a plan to…
IGA Road project gets underway
By Chad Ingram After a number of years on the books, Minden Hills township began work on the long-awaited reconstruction of Bobcaygeon Road last week. The project, which is a complete reconstruction of the thoroughfare…
Concern over full buses classrooms raised at TLDSB…
Trillium Lakelands District School Board will use money fromits reserves for health and safety including reducing class size incertain situations but there will be situations such as on full buses when physical distancing will be…
AH assesses COVID costs so far
By Chad Ingram After associated gains and losses have been balanced, the COVID-19 pandemic has so far left the Township of Algonquin Highlands a deficit of more than $35,000 and it remains unclear what the…
AH looking at new fireworks bylaw
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands township is working on a fireworks bylaw that, like ones in other municipalities in the county, will relegate the lighting of fireworks to specific holidays. Chief building official and bylaw…
Algonquin Highlands council accepts climate change plan
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands councillors accepted a corporate climate change mitigation plan for the township from the county’s climate change co-ordinator during an Aug. 13 meeting, and the next step in that process will…
Birdhouses bring bucks for banks
By Sue Tiffin Tom Burke’s birdhouse project raising funds for local food banks hasreached a $1000 milestone only 18 days after he set the goal ofdoubling his initial donation. “I got a little emotional that’s…
Cold case remains unsolved but warmth of family…
By Chad Ingram However before the pair of investigators could proceed with thedig they had to wait months for the ground to thaw and then were sloweddown by restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It…
County issues letters of support for internet projects
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton is issuing two letters of support for proposedprojects that could heighten internet connectivity in the county. As previously reported the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure is offering $150 million…
County plans to reduce emissions 15% by 2030
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors accepted a corporate climate change mitigation plan for the county during their online Aug. 12 committee-of-the-whole meeting. The county hired climate change co-ordinator Korey McKay last fall, McKay working…
Deep Bay Road repairs cost $100K
By Chad Ingram A washout of Deep Bay Road that occurred earlier this month has cost the County of Haliburton which owns the road about $100000 to repair. On Aug. 3 a 400-metre section of…
Minden Whitewater Reserve remains open
By Chad Ingram The south side of the Gull River at the Minden Whitewater Preserve isbeing restricted to members of Whitewater Ontario due topandemic-related insurance requirements. This new measure onlyapplies to the private property owned…
TLDSB extends re-registration deadline
By Sue Tiffin Undecided parents still choosing between back-to-school options were givenunexpected extra time to consider future plans when the TrilliumLakelands District School Board extended the deadline for schoolre-registration last week after the original deadline…
Walk-in medical clinic option offered in Kinmount
By Sue Tiffin A walk-in medical clinic in Kinmount that opened in the early months ofthe year is gaining momentum among residents and cottagers in Kinmountand surrounding area this summer after reopening in July after…
AH collecting comments on short-term rentals
By Chad Ingram The Township ofAlgonquin Highlands is currently accepting comments on potentialregulations for short-term rentals in the municipality from residentswith the deadline for those submissions Aug. 31. As previouslyreported during a July meeting Algonquin…
Back-to-school decision different for each family
By Sue Tiffin Aarica Hurl feels anxious scared and says she has “mom guilt for sure.” Her four-year-old already had her hairstyle and outfit picked out for herfirst day of school and Hurl said “I…
County receives more than $2.8 million in COVID…
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County and its fourlower-tier townships will collectively receive more than $2.8 millionin COVID-19 relief funding from the provincial government money tohelp offset operating pressures related to the ongoing pandemic. Premier Doug…
Gardener remembered as 'vibrant' 'authentic'
By Sue Tiffin The last time Jason Lindquist spoke to his wife Samantha was at 3:15 p.m.on Aug. 4. She was on her way home from Lindsay and was letting him know she had stopped…
John Howard Society introduces new employment tool
By Chad Ingram The John Howard Society has created a new online tool that helps those with a police record navigate the search for employment and the interview process. Even in the best of economic…
MH reopens some facilities
By Chad Ingram The Township of Minden Hills is reopening some of its facilities as thetownship has entered Stage 3 of the provincial government’s COVID-19recovery process. At the township’s administrative office on MilneStreet some services…