By Chad Ingram Minden’s Agnes Jamieson Gallery was packed for the opening of Peripheral Visions the evening of April 5. A juried exhibition featuring the works of 19 artists from throughout central and eastern…
Waste report shows disposal trends
By Chad Ingram If you want to avoid traffic at an Algonquin Highlands landfill this summer, try not going on a holiday Monday. During an April 4 meeting, councillors for the township received a…
Haliburton Rideshare comes to an end
By Chad Ingram Haliburton Rideshare a project of the Rural Transportation Options committee has ended. “After running for several years Haliburton Rideshare requires a dedicated staff and resources to properly continue its growth” reads a…
Wait list for financially assisted housing growing
By Chad Ingram The wait list for financially assisted housing in Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes is growing quickly. Since 2013 the list has almost quadrupled increasing by 375 per cent “which…
Chamber awards recognize hard work community involvement
Chamber awards recognize hard work, community involvement By Jenn Watt Steve Todd was named this year’s Highlander of the Year at the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Achievement Awards held…
Province announces improvement projects for Hwy. 35
The provincial government is spending money to improve road conditions on Highway 35, MPP Laurie Scott announced last week. Money is coming from the Ministry of Transportation and will include culvert upgrades and rehabilitation of…
CHA requests shoreline protection bylaw
CHA requests shoreline protection bylaw By Chad Ingram The Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners’ Associations is advocating for the creation of a county-wide shoreline protection bylaw mandating naturalized shorelines. CHA board…
County starts climate change plan process
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County council is supporting the creation of a climate change plan for the county and its lower tiers, after receiving a staff report on how that process will unfold during a…
HHHS reduces deficit by $182000
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during the March 28 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. Haliburton Highlands Health Services has reduced a $250,000 deficit to…
Money meant for streamlining CAO suggests
By Chad Ingram County councillors discussed what the municipality might do with new funding from the province during a meeting on March 27. Late last month, the heads of local council received correspondence…
Taxes up 3% in Minden Hills
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 28 meeting of Minden Hills council. It looks like Minden Hills residents can expect a residential property tax rate…
Algonquin Highlands gets grants
By Chad Ingram Published March 28 2019 Algonquin Highlands is in the money. The township learned last week that it will be the recipient of a couple of sizeable grants. One from the Ontario Trillium…
County CoKL reduce chronic homelessness by more than…
By Chad Ingram Published March 28 2019 The County of Haliburton and the City of Kawartha Lakes are on track to reach “functional zero” when it comes to chronic homelessness when it comes to the…
Doc(k) Day connects audience over documentaries
By Sue Tiffin Published March 28 2019 In previous years at Doc(k) Day audience members have left the ballroom of the Pinestone connected in some way after having viewed a documentary. Some have gone solo…
Fed budget contains cash for rural broadband
By Chad Ingram Published March 26, 2019 The federal budget, released last week, contains money for the expansion of rural, broadband internet. The budget has $1.7 billion allotted for internet infrastructure and satellite…
Snowpack above average for time of year
By Chad Ingram Published March 28 2019 The snowpack in the area is above average for the time of year as the spring freshet approaches. “Current snowpack is measured to be above average for this…
Students celebrate community-based research
By Sue Tiffin Published March 28 2019 A hush filled Minden’s community centre as a crowd of students and community members gathered insight from speakers at the U-Links Celebration of Research on March 23: Ray…
Meet Your Neighbours: The Council Brothers
Published March 21 2019
No organizational review in budget
By Chad Ingram Published March 21, 2019 An organizational review of the Township of Minden Hills will not be included in the township’s 2019 budget, despite the pleas of one member of council. …
Students march for action
Published March 21 2019 Approximately 75 people attended the Lindsay march. The next Canada-wide march happens May 3
Community effort raises Youth Hub
Published March 21 2019