By Chad Ingram Published July 27 2017 As has been written in this space before two major Minden floods in a four-year period have made it evident that flood mitigation infrastructure will be required in…
Piling on
By Chad Ingram Published July 20 2017 The issues of landfills and waste diversion have taken up a lot of space in this publication lately. In June we reported on how residents were being told…
Making Minden
By Chad Ingram Published July 13 2017 Minden continues to grow and evolve as evidenced by a number of openings that took place within the village in early July. Canada Day marked the debut of…
The most wonderful time of the year
By Chad Ingram Published July 6 2017 I have a confession to make. Sometimes during the winter I wonder why it is that I continue to live in Haliburton County. Often these ponderances come when…
Inform yourself
By Chad Ingram Published June 29 2017 A few weeks ago a delegation of seasonal residents showed up in Minden Hills council chambers upset that council was in their opinion moving too quickly to approve…
Title switch
By Chad Ingram Published June 22 2017 What’s in a name? Apparently enough to approve a title change for the head of council three quarters of the way through the current council term. Last week…
Into the fire
By Chad Ingram Published June 15 2017 There was some fiery conversation in Minden Hills council chambers last week. The discussion was about whether council should be instituting performance reviews for members of the township’s…
What the duck
By Chad Ingram Published June 8 2017 Some serious waves were created last week when it was announced a $120000 provincial grant would be used to help rent a giant rubber duck to be brought…
Minimum rage
By Chad Ingram Published June 1 2017 Every working person deserves to not have to worry about covering basic expenses. The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce…
After the flood
By Sue Tiffin Published May 25 2017 Last week it was reported that the Svalbard Global Seed Vault a “doomsday” bunker protecting a reserve of almost 900000 international food crop seeds deep within a mountain…
Overflow overkill
By Chad Ingram Published May 18 2017 There’s erring on the side of the caution and then there’s hyperbolic overreaction to a perceived threat. Mid-week last week just around the time the Gull River was…
Flooding back
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Making it official
By Chad Ingram Published May 4 2017 Haliburton County is making a request of the province that the municipality become the ultimate approval authority for official plan amendments and there is no reason the province…
Welcome to the world
By Chad Ingram Published April 27 2017 I have written hundreds upon hundreds of columns but as I begin this one everything is different. The lens through which I view the world has forever changed…
The power of volunteering
Published April 20 2017 I started visiting Ruby Gilbert after I interviewed her for an article about residents at Hyland Crest and Highland Wood long-term care homes. The series called The Road to Highland Wood…
Preventing PTSD
By Chad Ingram Published April 13 2017 F irefighters put their lives at risk in more ways than one on the job. They obviously put their physical safety at risk but so too their mental…
On road allowances
By Chad Ingram Published April 6 2017 Shoreline road allowances are complicated in both their history and the way municipalities deal with them. Minden Hills councillors may wish to think carefully before agreeing to an…
Judge for yourself
By Chad Ingram Published March 30 2017 It sometimes feels like the provincial government is trying to pinch communities north of Highway 7 out of existence. It would be much easier after all not having…
Spring is that you?
By Chad Ingram Published March 23 2017 Spring technically arrived this week making its entrance Monday. It was an understated entrance. Barely noticeable in fact. Little sun or warmth not the sort of the day…
Time to combine
By Chad Ingram Published March 16 2017 When municipal elections take place next year the year will be 2018. While it might seem logical that municipalities would offer an online voting option in 2018 it’s…
Across the aisle
By Chad Ingram Published March 7 2017 Who says being an Opposition member in a legislature controlled by a majority government means you can’t accomplish anything? Late last month Ontario’s Liberal government tabled a new…