To the Editor As a longtime cottager in the Minden Hills area I know there are many wonderful businesses from store owners to the many companies available to fulfill or requests. I would like to…
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To the Editor I write this not to dwell on the past but to help share a thought on what Minden Hills might do differently to re-engage volunteers across the municipality. My family and I…
Thanks Kawartha Dairy
To the Editor On June 22 Kawartha Dairy came to Archie Stouffer School to scoop and serve ice cream for students and staff as a special year-end treat. However an even bigger surprise occurred! Kawartha…
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To the editor I recently learned that the Minden council had posted the Minden Hills municipal cultural plan on their website. The report was prepared by Novita Interpares Limited Toronto Ontario in 2012. Many people…
Dockheads, dumps and discrepancies
To the Editor Re: New dock and boathouse regulations For nearly a year I have been working with others to fight a situation in which provincial regulations fail to mesh with municipal authority. As mentioned…
Dear Minden Hills council
I am writing this open letter on behalf of the members of the Arts Council – Haliburton Highlands Board of Directors to express our dismay at the cuts to the Minden Hills Cultural Centre. The…
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To the Editor As some people may know Feb. 29 is the OSPCA National Cupcake day! The staff here at Minden Animal Hospital will be selling cupcakes that day in support of this! All proceeds…
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To the Editor Does it make sense that the newly appointed warden of Haliburton has stated that her focus is going to be on tourism yet when it comes to participating in an Ontario program…
What’s the point?
To the editor: (re: Bridge requires major work - Minden Times Dec. 23 2015) It comes as no surprise to us that people aren’t reporting incidents of misuse of the rail trail. It doesn’t mean…
Did you ride the magic bus with Ed?
To the Editor Fortunately we may be lucky enough to have somebody special come into our lives. If you rode the big yellow bus with Ed Pritchard you had the company of such a person…
Salvage yard not a good idea
To The Editor On Thursday Nov. 26 residents from Hunter Creek Estates and Gull Lake attended the Minden Hills council meeting. The extremely large group came to protest the proposal to create a salvage yard…
Keep a part of Minden’s past
To the Editor This is in response to Tim Pritchard’s letter in the Nov. 26 edition of the Times . I totally agree with Tim’s statements as I wrote about when this issue came up…
Teachers are taking a stand
To the Editor RE: “Volun-told” Minden Times Oct. 1 Let me start by saying no teacher in this province wants to strike! No teacher wants to “work to rule”! These are actions in response to…
Anybody but Harper
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In praise of the NDP
To the Editor Canadians have a very clear choice in this election. We can vote for the regressive Conservatives a party that consistently demonstrates extremist views and that openly uses fear-mongering and whispers of terror…
Editorial unfair to teachers
To the Editor I am a daughter of an Elementary teacher at ASES and I want to congratulate you on writing an editorial that will get the mouths of the community working. However I would…
Solid education in peril
To the Editor I read your editorial last week and was disappointed in your lack of understanding of the teaching profession the issues at hand and your derogatory tone. Regarding volunteerism: Your suggestion that the…
Temporary work action is for good cause
To the Editor I am writing in response to the latest editorial “Volun-told.” I am one of the teachers who has taken her Grade 3 class to the water festival for the last five years…