Seeking solutions for light pollution By Sue Tiffin   Patricia Walshe began a presentation on light pollution on behalf of the Climate Change Action Committee with a colourful photograph of a busy city streetscape showing…

AH looks at property purchase to expand parking at Little Hawk  By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands township is considering the purchase of a parcel of private land to provide more parking for water-access residents along…

Animal bites could pose danger: health unit By Sue Tiffin   After a noteworthy surge of animal bite investigations since the spring, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is reminding residents to enjoy wild…

Kellett reaches podium in Honda Indy in Toronto By Darren Lum Sometimes you have to be good to be lucky and Dalton Kellett took full advantage of a collision between two front runners to earn…

By Chad Ingram The provincial government is making funding available for the replacement of a bridge in Minden Hills, although the completion of the project would require the federal government to also produce funding.  Last…

Township to repair airport hangar    By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a July 18 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. Algonquin Highlands will make repairs to a large commercial…

Council forgoes Hawk Lake transfer station  By Chad Ingram When Algonquin Highlands township closes the Hawk Lake landfill in a couple of years’ time, the site will be shut down, meaning residents will need to…

Meet Your Neighbours is a series about familiar faces who live, work and play in Minden. A picture frame hangs in the living room of the home Skylar Pratt shares with her parents, Duane and…

Cottage electricity bills to climb    By Chad Ingram If you own a cottage in Haliburton County, or anywhere in Ontario, for that matter, it’s possible that your electricity bill for that seasonal residence is…

Loon enthusiasts ‘hope for a chick’   By Sue Tiffin For several years, residents in Ingoldsby have been keeping an eye on a recurring loon’s nest on what Marj Andre calls “Gull Island,” in Lake…

Debut of Minden Water Walkers 6K event   By Darren Lum Going for a walk with the Minden Water Walkers will improve lives, said pastor David Johnson of the Minden Bible Church. The six-kilometre walk…

Eastern bluebirds: a story of success   By Vanessa Balintec For Ian Kinross and his wife Nadine Wirsig, it was a pleasant surprise to hear that the Haliburton Highlands Field Naturalists were launching an eastern…

Loon enthusiasts ‘hope for a chick’   By Sue Tiffin For several years, residents in Ingoldsby have been keeping an eye on a recurring loon’s nest on what Marj Andre calls “Gull Island,” in Lake…

Wildlife sanctuary seeking volunteers    By Chad Ingram The Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary is looking for volunteers to assist with all aspects of its operation.  “We’re looking for help, any kind of support,” said founder and…

Canoe FM programmer wins station’s first award    By Vanessa Balintec On-air host of Tuesday Night Sessions David Mair received the Best Indie and Rock Music Award for his program from the National Campus and…

  By Chad Ingram Minden’s Festival of the August Moon is cancelled for this summer, but organizers are hoping to renew the popular event next year.  The bottom line is it requires more volunteers, and…

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By Belinda Gallagher Special to the Times The sun was bright and the mosquito count was down when we arrived at the latest Haliburton Highlands Land Trust Discovery Days event, Magnificent Moths. As we walked…

By Jim Poling Sr.    When I walk the woods these days I realize that I am seeing only a fraction what is here.   The trees, the low-growing bushes and the animals all are…