By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton has closed its office on Newcastle Street in Minden as of 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 17. County councillors held a special meeting Tuesday morning where they passed…
Good first impression for Minden
By Chad Ingram A first impression review of Minden garnered largely positive results through what is known as the First Impressions Community Exchange or FICE a program offered through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food…
Talks on shoreline bylaw continue
While the draft bylaw does include aspects covered in other lower-tier bylaws White said those bylaws cover the entire township whereas the draft shoreline bylaw deals only with the 30-metre band around water bodies. There…
Plotting a destination plan
By Chad Ingram A number of residents shared their ideas on tourism strategies for the county during a town hall meeting at Haliburton Legion on the evening of March 3. That meeting, facilitated by Greg…
Health agencies school board prepare for COVID-19
By Sue Tiffin An automated voice message on the answering machine of theHaliburton Family Medical Centre tells callers that if they areexperiencing potential symptoms of COVID-19 – fever cough difficultybreathing – to avoid any unscheduled…
TripAdvisor campaign a go
By Chad Ingram “We don't govern by survey” AlgonquinHighlands Mayor Carol Moffatt said as Haliburton County's tourism committee discussedand ultimately supported running a Haliburton Highlands campaign on popularonline travel website TripAdvisor for 2020. As previously…
Province announces flood strategy in Minden
By Chad Ingram The provincial government unveiled a new document Protecting People and Property: Ontario’s Flood Strategy in Minden on Monday morning. Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Yakabuski made the announcement alongside Ontario…
Tapping into knowledge through maple syrup
By Sue Tiffin Kindergarten students at Archie Stouffer Elementary School had a sweet adventure on March 3 when parent-volunteer Audrey Collins visited for a maple tree tapping field trip on school property. “Audrey taught us…
Cook It Up lunches return Tuesdays to Minden
By Sue Tiffin Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? The sixth season of SIRCH’s Cook It Up job training program which supports adults who want to work inrestaurants camps or start…
County awards contract for service delivery review
The County of Haliburton will award the contract for a service delivery review it will have conducted for itself and its four lower-tier municipalities to Toronto-based StrategyCorp.
County will conduct wide public consultation on shoreline…
By Chad Ingram Staff reporter Haliburton County council will undertake a wider more in-depth public consultation process on a draft enhanced shoreline preservation bylaw that may include the creation of a sub-committee councillors decided during…
MH council passes 2020 budget
MH council passes 2020 budget By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Feb. 27 Minden Hills council meeting. Council passed the township’s 2020 budget, will includes…
MH sets climate change targets
Minden Hills councillors set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for the township under the county's climate change mitigation plan during their Feb. 27 meeting.
Secondary school teachers' union plans strike March 5
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton Highlands Secondary School and the Haliburton Adult and Alternate Education and Training Centre will be closed Thursday when teachers participate in a one-day strike, unless a deal is made between…
Irondale gets a taste of Portugal
Dinners have also been hosted in the community that celebrated Italian foodand the food from each Canadian province during Canada 150 celebrations. A Fish ‘n’ Fowl Feast will be hosted in Gooderham at the RobertMcCausland…
Seniors find friendship in Family Roots project
She thanked Nancy Brownsberger of Community Support Services Tina Jacksonfrom the Heat Bank Margery Cartwright of the Aging Well Committee andNancy Baker from the Family History Library in Cardiff for their helpduring the training portion…
Smokehouse closes following operating without licence charge
OMAFRA regulations were too onerous for one-man operation owner says By Jenn Watt Norm’s Smokehouse is no longer selling food from now on selling vintage fishing tackle and processing wild game the owner says following…
Students discuss lessons learned in Ghost Boys
Students discuss lessons learned in Ghost Boys By Sue Tiffin Ghost Boys, a novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes that is loosely inspired by the story of 12-year-old Tamir Rice’s fatal shooting in 2014, is…
Dorset museum committee to fundraise shortfall on expansion
By Chad Ingram During their Feb. 20 meeting Algonquin Highlands council approved an expansion of the Dorset Heritage Museum a project that will cost significantly more than initially anticipated. As previously reported during a January…
Town hall seeks input on destination development in…
By Chad Ingram Anyone with an interest in the county’s tourism activities may wish to attend a town hall meeting at the Haliburton Legion on the evening of Tuesday March 3. The County of Haliburton…
Insurance payout doesn't cover the cost of log…
By Chad Ingram While the Township of Algonquin Highlands is receiving insurance money for the damaged Hawk Lake log chute the amount does not cover the costs of replacing the structure and the township’s insurance…