Doc to explore Horseshoe Lake mystery By Chad Ingram In 1934, Harold Heaven disappeared from his cabin on Horseshoe Lake, never to be seen again, alive or dead. That story has become a legend within…
Council approves extra funds for arena
Council approves extra funds for arena By Chad Ingram Minden Hills councillors have approved additional contingency funds for the township’s nearly $13-million arena project, with the project facing an overrun. After a nearly two-hour-long…
Lots of carving to do on MH budget
Lots of carving to do on MH budget By Chad Ingram The first round of 2020 Minden Hills budget discussions was a lengthy one during a Dec. 12 meeting, and staff will bring back…
Septic reinspection program results in remedial action public…
By Sue Tiffin Of 1,264 septic systems inspected in Algonquin Highlands this year between June and September through the township’s septic re-inspection program, 31 per cent of systems had visible code contraventions and were issued…
Teachers continue job action with second strike
By Darren Lum As colleagues walked back and forth in front of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, carrying flags and picket signs during the second one-day strike in two weeks, their collective bargaining representative for OSSTF…
Algonquin Highlands office closed following threat
Algonquin Highlands staff were senthome on Friday Dec. 13 after the township received a threat onsocial media. “Earlier today staff were made aware of social media posts thatcontained language of enough concern to contact police” MayorCarol…
Province in process of deconstructing LHINs
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 5 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Board. The Ford government continues its streamlining of the province’s health-care system which is planned to…
Teachers increase pressure on government
By Jenn Watt The union representing secondary school teachers says its members at certain school boards including Trillium Lakelands District School Board will participate in a second one-day strike on Wednesday Dec. 11 if a…
Concerns around proposed changes to building code
By Chad Ingram The Ontario government is proposing changes to the province’s building code changes it says are aimed at streamlining customer service and providing consistency around the building process but which are causing some…
Haliburton County to change advisory committee format
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will be changing its advisory committee structure for a year’s trial in 2020 to see how it goes. Currently the county’s advisory committees consist of some of the…
Join this year’s Minden Christmas Bird Count
By Ed Poropat Well it’s almost that time of year again. The 53rd annual Minden Christmas Bird Count is quickly approaching and will be held on Saturday Dec. 14. This count will be one of…
More renters spending more on rent
An updated housing and homelessness plan for the Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes shows that people who rent living accommodations are spending more and more of their income on those accommodations. In…
Penny's Place offer children's clothing
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County residents looking for affordable children’s clothing will soon have to look no further than downtown Minden. Penny’s Place located at 112 Bobcaygeon Rd. the former home of Clothes Encounters of…
Coleman leaves for Bruce County
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills community services directorMark Coleman is leaving the township taking a job as the director of communityservices for the Municipality of Brockton located in Bruce County. He is scheduled to begin…
Lake association puts on the drive
By Chad Ingram Each Thanksgiving weekend members of the Maple Beech and Cameron Lakes Area Property Owners’ Association (MBC) gather at St. Peter’s Church at Maple Lake and along with congregation members collect food and…
Land trust to map wetland with climate change…
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust announced last week that it had received a grant for more than $36000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada to map and evaluate the Kendrick Creek Wetland Complex with the…
Council buys into service delivery review
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 28 Minden Hills council meeting. Council was visited by Haliburton County Warden Liz Danielsen and county chief administrative officer Mike Rutter who’ve been travelling…
Draft county tax increase hovering below four per…
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 27 meeting of Haliburton County council. Treasurer Elaine Taylor presented an updated 2020 draft budget to councillors which included a number…
Next steps toward sustainable food
By Sue Tiffin Following Harvest Haliburton’s Food and Agriculture economic development forum held this past March a diverse collective of community organizers and leaders gathered again to collaborate this time on action plans for next…
Secondary school teachers' union plans one-day strike
By Jenn Watt Action by teachers in Ontario is intensifying this week with the secondary school union announcing they will strike for one day on Wednesday Dec. 4 if no deal with the province is…
County of Haliburton buys Wee Care
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton is purchasingWee Care the daycare facility along County Road 21 just outsideHaliburton Village meaning when the deal closes both licensedchildcare centres within the county will be owned by…