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To the Editor Five weeks ago I reached outto Mr. Jamie Schmale our Member of Parliament to express my concernsabout the federal government and their apparent disregard for thepolitical process. If you want to contact…
By Jim Poling Sr. There are days when I want to be like Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and cut off my ear. It’s the wind. It is getting stronger by the year and…
By Jim Poling Sr. It was a forlorn day in spite of the golden sunshine in a sapphire blue sky. At 32 degrees Celsius early last week it was too hot to do…
To the Editor, My name is Julia McEathron, and I am a recent graduate of the General Arts and Science Environmental Studies Program at Algonquin College. Along with being a proud Algonquin College alumni,…
Dear loving community Words fail us as we desire to somehow articulate our utmost gratitude to you all. At a time when everyone is facing the challenges and hardships ofCOVID-19 our community has gone above…
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 Jim Poling Sr. Last week’s column about what might happen to the former Leslie Frost Natural Resources Centre on Highway 35 just south of Dorset sparked some discussion, and some ideas. Discussion…
By Laurie Sweig The biggest challenge for many people isremembering to exercise. Actually the biggest challenge is wanting toexercise. Perhaps we’ll take this one challenge at a time so we’ll focus on the remembering part.…
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 Jim Poling Sr.
To the Editor Thankfully Laurie Brown and family
By Laurie Sweig There are a couple of simple rules to good nutrition. One is if your grandmother (or great grandmother) didn’t use it in her cooking you shouldn’t be eating it. The other rule…
It’s at this time of year that we celebrate the prominent battles, victories and end of the Second World War in 1945. Last Thursday was the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Victory in Europe…
By Laurie Sweig It was Jimmy Connors who gets credit for the “use it or lose it” quote. When it comes to stamina, both mental and physical, that statement is true. COVID-19 lockdown has changed…
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 Laurie Sweig We are still in a state of lockdown thanks to COVID-19 but it’s warm and sunny outside. My guess is that most of us are going to take spring cleaning to a…
By Jim Poling Sr. Leaf budding is taking its time because of this spring’s chill. But slowly and surely new leaves are appearing, and soon those long views through a naked forest will be…
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…
