By Sue Tiffin Justin Daniels’s family said the morning of Wednesday Nov. 20 would have been like any other work day. Justin a 37-year-old talented carpenter would have been “awake at the crack of dawn…
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Lorraine's Floral Creations bloom
By Sue Tiffin Lorraine Turcotte’s floral work can be seen adding fresh flair throughout the county from the streets of Kinmount to the hallway of the county building and in homes businesses and at weddings…
New HVAC company opens doors
By Chad Ingram Kieran Gillooly brings 15 years of experience in the heating and cooling industry with him as he opens his new business Northern HVAC Co. “I got into it right after high school”…
Teachers begin work-to-rule
By Jenn Watt Elementary and secondary school teachers commenced their work-to-rule action on Tuesday saying the province has failed to address key issues raised during negotiations. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Ontario…
Usage up at Dorset Recreation Centre
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 21 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. The number of visitors and membership sales at the Dorset Recreation Centre is up from…
Homesteading becoming trendy
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 14 Minden Hills council meeting. There is an increasing trend of young families moving to the county and starting small farms…
Pickup driver dead in 118 crashP { margin-bottom:…
One person is dead and another has beenairlifted to hospital in Toronto after a collision along Highway 118near St. Peter's Road on the morning of Wednesday Nov. 20 policesay. According to a release from the…
Salvage Kings feature rare B-A collection from Minden
By Sue Tiffin Last week viewers watching Salvage Kings a Canadian television series that features demolition and salvage teams from Priestly Demolition Inc. caught a glimpse of Minden in a segment featuring a rare British-American…
Too many staff on fundraising committee councillors say
By Chad Ingram During a Nov. 14 meeting members of Minden Hills council expressed concern that too many township staff on the fundraising committee for the arena project is a drain on township resources and…
Your donations help SIRCH help children grow
Submitted by SIRCH For 30 years SIRCH Community Services has had a mission. As needs in the community become apparent especially gaps and issues affecting those most vulnerable SIRCH often develops and implements programs to…
Barber brings tradition to Minden
By Sue Tiffin Minden’s new barber Cody Nasby was only 13 years old when he wasinspired by western movies to learn how to use a straight razor. “Watching westerns with my father I saw the…
Dorset Tower project would cost $4.5 million
By Chad Ingram The Township ofAlgonquin Highlands will apply for a grant through the Investing inCanada’s Infrastructure Program that would cover more than $3 million of a nearly $4.5-million project at the Dorset Tower. Townshipcouncillors…
Fall colours traffic control in AH a success
By Chad Ingram An experiment using ahired company to help control tourist traffic during the busy fallfoliage season in Algonquin Highland has proven effective staff saywith the township’s director of parks rec and trails saying…
Gathering at the Minden cenotaph
By Sue Tiffin Bitter cold did not prevent a multigenerational crowd including localdignitaries veterans and school children from lining Bobcaygeon Roadeither sitting on the bleachers some wrapped under blankets orstanding further down the way all…
Heat Bank Night raises nearly $20K
By Chad Ingram The fifth annual Heat Bank Nightat Carnarvon’s Rhubarb restaurant raised nearly $20000 for Heat BankHaliburton County on the evening of Nov. 10. The event whichincludes silent and live auctions while guests enjoy…
Governance review to take a year CAO says
By Chad Ingram It will likely be next year at this time when a final report regarding the service delivery and governance review being undertaken by the County of Haliburton is complete. As previously reported,…
Council hears request to resurrect cultural centre foundation
By Chad Ingram A volunteer board is hoping to resume the work of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre Foundation and is looking to the Township of Minden Hills for a loan to help get it…
Growing up in Coboconk during the war
By Sue Tiffin Marg Valentine has vivid memories of her youth growing up in Coboconk. She remembers where buildings long gone once stood and the two times a year that the teachers boarding with her…
HHHS grateful for provincial funding infusion
Haliburton Highlands Health Services to receive $99000 in one-time funding On Oct. 17 the Ministry of Health announced $68 million in funding for small- and medium-sized hospitals across the province. Haliburton Highlands Health Services received…
Insurance 'an animal that's going to eat us…
In October the Association of Municipalities of Ontario made a submission to the province’s attorney general regarding the issue. Central to the problem is joint and several liability. Joint and several liability says that in…
Moffatt floats housing task force
By Chad Ingram Following a housing summit that took place in West Guilford on Oct. 18 Algonquin Highlands Mayor Carol Moffatt asked fellow county councillors if there was any interest in a county-created housing task…