By Sue Tiffin In a weekly update from Haliburton Highlands Health Services CarolynPlummer president and CEO said all long-term care staff will betested for COVID-19 twice during the month of June under direction bythe Ministry…
Province announces additional internet funding amid COVID-19 crisis
By Chad Ingram Last week, the provincial government announced more funding for internet infrastructure in Ontario, aimed at bringing enhanced broadband and cellular service to rural, remote and under-serviced areas. The $150 million in funding…
Public should remain diligent during pandemic: health unit
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton County’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are unresolved remained at one at press time, after a new case appeared – the first since April – last week. That case is…
Road mortality threatens turtle populations
By Zachary Roman Every year from as early as May to as late as mid-July it’s turtle nestingseason in Ontario. And us humans have created the perfect nesting – orrelaxing – habitat for these threatened…
Smiling in self-isolation capturing life during a pandemic
By Sue Tiffin A picture is worth a thousand words and the Thorn family has had alittle fun with that concept posing in photos that depict life at homeduring a pandemic. The Algonquin Highlands-based family…
Stage 2 begins Friday in county
By Chad Ingram The provincial government announcedMonday that as of 12:01 a.m. Friday June 12 a number of businesseswill be able to re-open at least in modified fashion in communitiesoutside the Toronto area as the…
Province lifts restrictions on short-term rentals
By Chad Ingram As of June 5 the provincial governmenthas lifted restrictions on short-term rentals put in place amid theCOVID-19 outbreak meaning they can again legally operate. The province announced June 4 thatcommencing just after…
Businesses adjust to curbside economy
By Zachary Roman Adjusting to new rules and regulations is never easy in the best of times butcounty businesses have had to do it in the worst of times and find newways to survive amid…
Farmers' market returns
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton County Farmers’ Market will return to Minden in amodified fashion on Saturday June 13 and to its other locations in the county later in the month. During a May 28…
Huxley the goat gives family story to tell
By Sue Tiffin Lindsay Wilkinson sums up the strangest occurrence in her life with one sentence: “It’s nothing like I ever thought I was going to experience, getting a goat.” It’s a story the Minden…
MH hires new CAO
By Chad Ingram The Township of Minden Hills has hired a new chief administrative officer who will start in the position July 6. The township has been in the process of recruiting a new CAO…
Newspaper delivery driver captures images along route
By Zachary Roman For the past 10 years if you’ve ever read the Toronto Star newspaper inHaliburton County you have delivery driver Cynthia Kocot to thank. “I jokingly say I actually don’t enjoy driving. I…
No ball for Minden youth this summer
By Darren Lum Like much of everything this year the Minden Minor Baseball League’s 2020 season has been officially cancelled. Organizers Tammy and Craig Smith made the official announcement on May 25 throughthe league’s Facebook…
Resorts may open with safety protocols in place
By Chad Ingram It appears that cottage rental resorts in the county may open for business under provincial guidelines as long as they abide by proper protocols, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health…
Sanctuary gets chance at pigeons
By Chad Ingram While Minden Hills councillors had been on the precipice of hiring acompany to trap and euthanize a flock of pigeons living in downtownMinden and roosting in the former theatre along Water Street…
SIRCH rallies for rhubarb
If you have a rhubarb patch SIRCH Community Services is asking you todonate some rhubarb to help the organization provide a serving of fruitalongside each free meal it gives out amid the COVID-19 pandemic. SIRCH…
Virtual ceremony provides real recognition for Hawks’ achievements
By Darren Lum It’s the first time in 42 years the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony is going virtual, as part of continuous efforts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. When…
HHWT to re-open June 16
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Highlands Water Trails operated by the Township of Algonquin Highlands will re-open on June 16. The provincial government announced on Friday May 29 that backcountrycamping on Crown land could resume…
Diner opening a protest owner says
By Chad Ingram Jason Lake the owner of the Minden 50sDiner says that opening to some sit-down customers at his restauranton May 29 is a form of protest against provincial restrictions amidthe COVID-19 pandemic. Under…
County cancels Hike Haliburton Festival
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County's Hike HaliburtonFestival has been cancelled for 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19pandemic. County councillors made that decisionduring a May 27 meeting (that meeting taking place via onlineconferencing platform Zoom…