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By Chad Ingram Semblances of pre-COVID-19 life arebeginning to appear here and there as the provincial government allows aregional phased re-opening of some businesses throughout Ontario. And while I don't mean to downplay thecontinuing danger…

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By Chad Ingram Haliburton County Warden Liz Danielsenbegan last week's county council meeting by thanking her colleagues for theirefforts in dealing with the many unanticipated unexpected aspects of theCOVID-19 pandemic. “And I just want to…

By Chad Ingram   If you ever met Sinclair Russell, you didn't forget him.    During the weekend, Minden and Haliburton County at large lost one of its most colourful characters, colourful character being an understatement.…

By Chad Ingram During a Minden Hills committee-of-the-whole meeting last weekcouncillors received a report confirming there will likely be no surplus on the township’s arena project. What a shock. Back when theproject was getting underway…

By Chad Ingram Stressful times can bring out both the bestand worst in people. Certainly during the COVID-19 crisis we'veseen incredible demonstrations of community support and spirit in HaliburtonCounty. We've also seen for nearly the…

By Chad Ingram Earlier this week the Ontario governmentbegan easing restrictions on some businesses – landscapers and garden centresamong them – after a month and a half of business clampdown amid the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic. The…

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By Chad Ingram To say that it's been a rough month wouldbe a drastic understatement. Mid-March seems like it was six months agothe cabin feverish effects of self-isolation are beginning to set in for manyof…

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By Sue Tiffin We’re all in this together. It’s a mantra that has been repeated around the world around the countryaround the province around the county around our towns as our worldencounters the spread of…

By Chad Ingram It's been a wild and surreal week as thescope and magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic becomes clearer and clearer toCanadians instructions from governments for people to remain home becomestricter and social activity…

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By Chad Ingram "We need a bed tax” said one attendee of a tourism-focused town hall meeting last week and he has a point. That town hall meeting was part of the consultation process for…

Building an elephant    By Chad Ingram    Haliburton County council chambers were full last week, more than full, to hear two delegations related to the county’s draft enhanced shoreline preservation bylaw. Residents not only…

By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors are in the midst of making a decision wherein they’re essentially tasked with weighing environmental benefits against economic ones amid what for the county is a backdrop of public…

By Chad Ingram "As much as this is transparent it’s almost not understandable without a great deal of study which makes it pretty opaque.” That’s what Minden Hills Councillor Bob Carter had to say during…

Last week the OPP released information about a large operation it had carried out the week before arresting 16 people allegedly involved in a drug trafficking operation with drugs weapons and/or theft charges. Thirteen of…

By Chad Ingram Next week the County of Haliburton and the City of Kawartha Lakeswill host information sessions regarding incentive programs availablefor those who commit to building affordable housing in the region. These sessions will…