By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit press conference held virtually on March 23 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking and a press…
HHHS planning around physician and nurse shortage
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 24 virtual meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. HHHS has continued to face nursing and physician staff shortages…
County council plans May 11 return to in-person…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 23 committee of the whole meeting and recommended to be approved by county council. With all provincial restrictions related to COVID-19…
‘Anxious, a little unsure, but still hopeful’: TLDSB…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Trillium Lakelands District School Board meeting held both in person and virtually on March 22. “It is good to be back in person,” said…
Standing together for climate action
By Darren Lum A cool wind and falling snow did little to diminish the heat from the fervor expressed by protesters, who gathered at the locomotive landmark in Haliburton last Friday to take a stand…
Make Dreams Come True invites requests
By Darren Lum Finding that perfect formal ensemble for the upcoming graduation this year is closer than you think. After eight years, the Make Dreams Come True initiative continues to be a service for anyone…
Nichols shares insights into youth, housing precarity and…
By Sue Tiffin Dr. Naomi Nichols, Canada Research Chair in Community-Partnered Social Justice and a sociology professor at Trent University, was the key speaker at the 31st Celebration of Research held virtually on March 26. …
OPP sergeant nominated for Hero Award
Officer’s actions worthy of award nomination by Police Association By Darren Lum There are heroes among us and sometimes they’re given the recognition they don’t want, but deserve. Haliburton Highlands OPP sergeant Paul McDonald was…
Fulfilling a dream and making a community proud
By Darren Lum Melanie Walter’s dream came true last week when she competed at the 2022 Skate Ontario Provincial Championships in Mississauga on March 24. Walter has been skating with the Minden Skating Club since…
Huskies downed by Dukes, blank Golden Hawks
By Alex Gallacher With a shot at first place, the Haliburton County Huskies’ playoff seeding became more complicated after a loss to the Wellington Dukes on Saturday and a win against the Trenton Golden Hawks…
OJHL playoffs explained
By Alex Gallacher The playoff format for the 2022 Nutrafarms OJHL Championship Series has been announced. A four-round playoff format will see the winner of the Buckland Cup head directly to Estevan, Saskatchewan to compete…
AH passes 2022 budget
By Sue Tiffin Councillors passed the township’s 2022 budget last week. The budget includes $14.6 million in total expenditures, $5.9 million which will come from property taxation. This represents a levy increase of 4.16 per…
Charging across the county
In January, electric charging stations were installed across Haliburton County. The Park & Charge, Ivy’s level two charging network, brings electric vehicle charging infrastructure to the Highlands in all four municipalities. On March 9, the…
Increase to health unit’s budget is COVID-related: MOH
By Sue Tiffin An overall increase of $3,634,196 – from $22,550,474 to $25,639,670 - to the previously approved Sept. 2021 budget was brought to the board of health for approval by Dr. Natalie Bocking. The…
Library offers mileage rate increase to employees
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 16 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. The rising cost of gas is leaving mileage rates in the dust.…
AH to return to in-person council
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 17 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council held virtually. By Sue Tiffin After two years of not meeting in person, Algonquin Highlands council has set…
Household hazardous waste events across county open to…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 10 meeting of Minden Hills council held virtually. Residents of Haliburton County will be able to drop their aerosol cans, batteries,…
County closer to passing shoreline bylaw
By Sue Tiffin County councillors are expecting to see a “clean” version of the shoreline preservation bylaw at a meeting in April. In a three-hour discussion on March 9, councillors reviewed recommendations of the draft…
Retired HHSS teacher Tom Regina named Green party’s…
Haliburton resident Tom Regina has been nominated as the Green party’s candidate for the Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock riding in the upcoming provincial election. A resident of Haliburton for more than 30 years, Regina taught music and…
A.P.E. Training expands to new downtown Minden gym
By Stephen Petrick Minden will soon have some more muscle, as the owner of A.P.E. Training is expanding his business and getting ready to open a new downtown gym. Owen Flood is getting ready to…
Minden Health Care Auxiliary in need of more…
By Sue Tiffin For more than 20 years, the Minden Health Care Auxiliary has offered a strong support to the Minden hospital and Hyland Crest long-term care facility, helping when and where they are needed…