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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Published March 21 2019

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.   …

Published March 21 2019 Approximately 75 people attended the Lindsay march. The next Canada-wide march happens May 3

Published March 21 2019

By Chad Ingram  Published March 21, 2019      The freezing and thawing weather patterns of this winter have left a number of county roads in extremely poor condition, and the county’s public works department…

Published March 21 2019

By Chad Ingram Published March 21, 2019    Residents filled Minden Hills council chambers for a public meeting on March 14, many expressing opposition to an official plan and zoning bylaw amendment application for the…

Algonquin Highlands council is taking a preliminary look for a location for a new fire hall and office space in Dorset. Councillors discussed the matter during a March 7 meeting. “So I guess the question…

A look around the room at the guests mingling at the Food and Agriculture Economic Development Forum on March 5 showed both impressive support for local food and a diverse collective of community organizers and…

By Jenn Watt Published March 14 2019 If you’re in need of affordable housing or think you might be a few years from now putting your name on the waiting list is likely a good…