To the Editor Read with interest the article and editorial concerning amalgamation. Call it amalgamation or consolidation or moving to a single tier they all ask the same question – will citizens of Haliburton County…

To the Editor Thank you to all participants in last week’s paint event Colour With Wood led by Wendy Wood. We had a lot of fun while making some money for the Minden Curling Club…

To the Editor I was at the Minden laundromat this afternoon. I have not had to do this in years but washer breakdown made it a necessity. Put all the wash in set it going…

To the Editor The Highland Storm would like to take this opportunity to thank our large group of dedicated volunteers. Over 100 adults from our community volunteer their time from coaching trainers managing teams running…

To the Editor It wasn’t much more than a generation ago that the council of the old Township of Anson Hindon and Minden routinely sat down together after dinner to hold its meetings. Now in…

To the Editor When a council has the courage to raise taxes during an election year you know it is out of necessity. I applaud them. Yes I live on a lake my choice. My…

To the Editor One cannot open a newspaper or turn on the TV without being bombarded with news of more sexual assault charges. Yes sexual assault is serious and should not be tolerated! But should…

To the Editor Re: Minden Hills plans to increase taxes nearly 9% by Chad Ingram Councillor Sayne said “while there is an assumption that those living on a lake are more affluent and many year…

To the Editor I would like to congratulate everyone involved in the merrying of Minden Village. There have been a series of near perfect happenings over the last week or so that have resulted in…

To the community We need your help. Plain and simple there is a crisis looming in child welfare that Children’s Aid Societies across our province are facing … a steady decline in available foster families…

To the Editor World Stroke Day is  Sunday Oct. 29. This year’s theme is “What’s Your Reason for Preventing Stroke.” Stroke effects everyone – we all have a reason to prevent it. The effects of…

To the Editor Many thanks to all who supported our Haliburton County Historical Society fundraising dinner Sept. 23 at the Stanhope Firefighters’ Community Hall. We are very grateful to the Algonquin Highlands employees Chris and…

Published Oct. 5 2017 To the Editor Visiting from Thunder Bay I spent the weekend chasing the white signs of the studio tour. I watched Terry Craig blow glass into bloom and helped Wayne Rose…

To The Editor On reading the Minden Times article “Parents frustrated by school board bus policy” published on Sept. 7 I was dismayed to learn of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s policy regarding busing…

To the Editor It’s about the scarlet runner beans in the boxes on the street in Minden planted last spring by the ladies of the agricultural society providing us  with red eye-candy all summer. The…

To the Editor The weather may be wretched the lakes bone-chilling and the bugs unrelenting this summer.  Despite these inconveniences there always will be art beautiful art to enjoy. A rainy day can inspire an…

To the Editor A couple of weeks ago I was once again disappointed to see a couple of bags of household garbage and recycling dumped outside the gate at the Ingoldsby Waste Transfer station. I…

To the Editor Re: “Residents join to fight flooding” and “Inform yourself” in the Minden Times. Mr. Ingram states “it’s 2017. There’s no excuse for residents seasonal or year-round to be uninformed about the things…

To the Editor I would like to bring to your attention what I believe is an unfair policy of the Town of Minden Hills. I recently discovered I had entered the wrong account number when…

To the Editor Recently I have been helping at the Minden Community Food Centre kitchen  on Newcastle Street. Wow. What a wonderful experience it has been. The recent flooding has brought out hundreds of volunteers…