By Chad Ingram 2020 has been a year of many changes, and readers will notice some at the Minden Times and its sister publications starting next week.After more than a decade as the managing editor…
Big on broadband
By Chad Ingram It's not every day, week, month, year or really ever that the premier of Ontario comes to Minden, so it was a pretty big deal when Premier Doug Ford arrived in town…
A different Remembrance Day
By Chad Ingram Like almost everything in 2020, Remembrance Day will look much different this year amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. That, however, doesn't preclude any of us from taking part in the act of…
Monster mash
By Chad Ingram The Halloween celebration at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre this past weekend was great, and not just because I won a lollipop for decimating my sister and brother-in-law in a double pumpkin…
The face mask police
By Chad Ingram Working in media during the COVID-19 pandemic has meant, in large part, days dominated by the subject of the coronavirus for nearly eight months now. That is true whether you're a national…
A billion reasons to buy local
By Chad Ingram It's no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has been rough on businesses in Haliburton County, some have laid off employees and some have had to close their doors. It's up to us…
Sleepless nights
By Chad Ingram I'm an insomniac, or at least a part-time one. That's been the case for virtually all of my adult life, the insomnia coming in waves. Typically it lasts a few weeks then…
Turkey, stuffing and contradiction
By Chad Ingram This weekend is Thanksgiving and, like most everything in 2020, it will be different than usual. As the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario drags on towards seven months, the number of confirmed new…
National child care
By Chad Ingram During last week’s Throne Speech, the Trudeau government laid out its priorities for a new session of Parliament.Obviously, addressing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic formed much of that speech, and continued aid, both…
Ample opportunity
By Chad Ingram I've covered Haliburton County council for a long time – a dozen years next month – and in that time, I've never seen a council so concerned about providing ample opportunity for…
A different summer
By Chad Ingram On Labour Day weekend I was sitting by the lake at the cottage watching the sunset with my dad, who is a retired school principal. He was talking about how on Labour…
On the airport
By Chad Ingram The history of the Stanhope Airport is long and complicated and the question of what to do, or not do, with the property has been an ongoing one for a series…
Back-to-school scramble
By Chad Ingram Next week will mark the much-anticipated, stress-inducing, anxiety-ridden return of students, or at least some students, to classrooms in Ontario. I don't think those terms are hyperbolic. For most of the parents…
Politics in a pandemic
By Chad Ingram It's been a busy week or so on the federal political stage, with a series of events that bring to question whether federal politicians might send Canadians to the polls in the…
Some good news
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Back-to-school choices
Back-to-school choices By Sue Tiffin Five months into an unprecedented global pandemic, you have likely learned how to give a physically distanced hug – wrapping your arms around your own body, or putting…
Evangeline's beans
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Right to privacy
By Chad Ingram While Haliburton County went several weeks without any new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, in the past week, there have been three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. …
Maelstrom
By Chad Ingram Despite the weather last Wednesday was adark and distressing day in the Haliburton Highlands. There are still some unanswered questionsabout what happened that day but we do know some things. We know…
Decision time
By Chad Ingram M inden Hills councillors continue to discuss which “value-added items” will be included in the township’s arena project and with the project looking like it will be wrapped up in a month…
A different Canada Day
By Chad Ingram Canada Day is the biggest day of the year in Minden and so it’s strange that this year a tradition that is so familiar to so many of us willnot unfold. Amid…