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…

By Chad Ingram Published March 14 2019 The NDP candidate for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock for the fall’s federal election is reminding voters that they have more than two parties to choose from. The NDP riding association…

The Rural Transportation Options committee is asking Haliburton County residents to undertake a challenge that will make them think about how heavily reliant they are on their vehicles and how difficult it would be to…

By Jenn Watt Published March 14 2019 Many more suspensions and expulsions were handed out to students in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board in the period between September and January of this school year…

The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 7 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. The Hawk Lake landfill has about three years to go before it will reach capacity and require closure…

Special to the Times Published March 7 2019

  By Chad Ingram Published March 7, 2019    Given the continuing cost increase of road salt, Haliburton County councillors wondered during a Feb. 27 meeting if there were any viable alternatives.    A report…

  By Chad Ingram Published March 7, 2019    Haliburton County councillors reviewed a report dissecting more than 2.5 million online and social media conversations pertaining to tourism in the Haliburton Highlands during a Feb.…

By Chad Ingram Published March 7, 2019   Minden Hills councillors heard about a couple of options for financing the township’s arena renewal project during a Feb. 28 meeting.    In a 4-3 vote last…

The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce announced this year’s nominees for the Business and Community Achievement Awards on March 1. They received 127 nominations from across Haliburton County. Winners will be revealed at the annual…

By Chad Ingram Published March 9, 2018    Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP and Ontario Labour Minister Laurie Scott says her government’s overhaul of Ontario’s health-care system is about reducing bureaucracy, eliminating a culture of silo care,…

Published March 7 2019

Barry pushes for plastics reduction    By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 28, 2019    Algonquin Highlands Councillor Lisa Barry would like to see the township use less plastic by gravitating away from plastic water bottles…

Published Feb. 28 2019

By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 28, 2019    The Township of Algonquin Highlands is looking to provide more parking off of Big Hawk Lake Road and Little Hawk Lake Road.    Both roads are dead…