By Chad Ingram The Township of Minden Hills will outfit its community halls in Lochlinand Irondale with satellite internet councillors decided during theirJune 11 committee-of-the-whole meeting which was held using onlineconferencing and broadcast on YouTube.…
By Laurie Carmount Curator Agnes Jamieson Gallery An odd combination of words for a title I will grant you but consider the following. As you are probably aware during the 1930s the world ground to…
The Township of Algonquin Highlandswill re-open its public beaches on Saturday June 13 and visitorsare asked to abide by physical distancing protocols. Township parks have been closed for nearly three months amid the COVID-19 crisis…
Barb Millington takes on Terry Fox Run By Sue Tiffin The first-ever virtual Terry Fox Run will be held in 650 communities across Canada, including Haliburton and Minden. The Terry Fox Foundation confirmed…
Busiest year ever at Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary By Zachary Roman With the COVID-19 pandemic causing many to stay home and go out only for the essentials, Monika Melichar, the founder and director of…
By Chad Ingram and Darren Lum Minden businesses are preparing to re-open, or expand their restricted operations, following the Ford government’s announcement earlier this week that as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 12, communities…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…