By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 25 meeting of Minden Hills council. Council awarded the contract for the reconstruction of IGA Road to Four Brothers Construction for…
Minden Hills holds photo contest
By Chad Ingram Canada Day will look a lot different inMinden this year with Minden Hills' annual celebration whichnormally packs the downtown with residents and visitors cancelledamid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. However the township is…
About picnics and ice cream
About picnics and ice cream By George Pratt Special to the Times True events transcribed from my hand-written journal with minimal editing from my Bat Lake School/Snowdon Township book-in-progress On June 27th, 1948, the Pratt…
Bridge replacements ready to begin
By Jenn Watt Funding from the federal government has come through, allowing work to move forward on the South Wilberforce Bridge in Highlands East and Sedgwick Bridge in Minden Hills. On June 19, local MPP…
Burke's birdhouses benefit food bank
By Sue Tiffin While some turned to Netflix and others turned to baking sourdough bread Tom Burke turned to building birdhouses. Burke who lives in Minden with wife Joann is newly retired this year fromTimber…
Guide rails in AH damaged again
By Chad Ingram For the second time in a year Algonquin Highlands township will replace guide rails at the intersection of St. Peters Road and North ShoreRoad after they were damaged by transport trucks. The…
Health unit board backs basic income
By Sue Tiffin The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s board of health has unanimously supported a letter from the Simcoe-Muskoka DistrictHealth Unit that calls for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to roll into…
Housing program helps homeless during pandemic
By Chad Ingram The City of Kawartha Lakes which is the social services provider forHaliburton County has designed a program to assist landlords in housing the homeless during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The RapidRe-Housing Program…
MH asks for donations of arena items
By Chad Ingram The Township of Minden Hills is turning to the community, issuing a request for donations of “value-added” items to the township’s arena project. As previously reported, value-added items are those not included…
Penny's Place goes online
By Chad Ingram Penny’s Place the consignment shop dealing mostly in children’sclothing that opened on Minden’s main drag during the winter no longerhas a storefront along Bobcaygeon Road amid the COVID-19 pandemic butit is still…
Public will be able to call into meetings
By Chad Ingram During their June 18 meeting Algonquin Highlands council discussed howresidents might be able to partake in public meetings during theCOVID-19 pandemic. While they were initially suspended following adeclaration of emergency by the…
Public will be able to call into meetings
By Chad Ingram During their June 18 meeting Algonquin Highlands council discussed howresidents might be able to partake in public meetings during theCOVID-19 pandemic. While they were initially suspended following adeclaration of emergency by the…
Red Hawks recognized for dedication and sportsmanship
By Darren Lum There wasn’t any audience applause. There weren’t any tearful acceptance speeches. There wasn’t any laughter from a crowd. What students do have is a lasting reminder of athletic excellence and commitment to…
Minden to be featured on CBC's Still Standing
By Chad Ingram Minden will be featured on an episodeof CBC documentary series Still Standing which explores andcelebrates small towns throughout Canada. Minden Hills council held a specialmeeting via online conferencing platform Zoom on June…
Council to decide on value-added items for arena
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills councillors will decide what value-added items the township will include in the arena project at their meeting at the end of the month. Council had a discussion regarding these items…
County stays course with COVID-19 recovery
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County’s four lower-tier municipalities will continue to deal with recovery from the COVID-19 crisis separately county councillorsdecided during a June 10 special meeting. While there had been somethought given to collective…
G7 student senate fights for climate action
By Zachary Roman The G7 Student Senate presented their climate action plan to the Trillium Lakelands District School Board at its regular meeting of the board on June 9. One representative from each of the…
Patients could stay in town for out-of-town appointments
By Sue Tiffin As non-urgent appointments are made available throughout the province and residents are contacted for specialty visits, Ontario Telemedicine Network allows for virtual care for out-of-town engagements. “Part of Ontario’s publicly-funded health care…
Pride and pandemic: How Minden Pride is going…
By Zachary Roman This year marks the fifth for Minden Pride – a cause for celebration. Thechair of Minden Pride David Rankin was hoping to work with theanniversary and make this year’s Pride the biggest…
Pull up a chair: Province temporarily allowing restaurants…
By Chad Ingram The province is allowing restaurants and bars to temporarily expand their patios as dining rooms remain closed amid the COVID-19 crisis. Last week, the Ford government began a phased reopening of businesses…
Rail Trail reopens for ATV use
By Zachary Roman In a Facebook post made on June 9 the County of Haliburton announcedthat the Rail Trail will be opened to motorized vehicles as of FridayJune 19. “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues we…