By Thomas Smith Imagine preparing to open your first restaurant and at the same time, you have a baby due in two weeks. That is the reality for Katrina McCallum, owner of Burnt Crust Pizzaria…
AH beekeeper wants a garden revolution
By Thomas Smith Two years ago, Natliya Chernytska made the decision to let her lawn grow wild. After reading The Garden Jungle by Dave Goulson, Chernytska became inspired to protect the smallest insects in her…
Meet Adam Frisk, our newest reporter and photographer
By Adam Frisk Hello, Haliburton County! My name is Adam Frisk and I’ve recently joined The Haliburton County Echo, Minden Times and County Life as a reporter and photographer. I’m thrilled to join the talented…
Craft spirit company finds its footing in Minden
By Thomas Smith George Kaplun, founder of Denna Lake Spirits has been in the service industry for his entire adult career. After leaving Ukraine, Kaplun and his family stayed in Israel before they were allowed…
Cooling Centre Open at SG Nesbitt Memorial Arena
The Township of Minden Hills is opening a Cooling Centre at the SG Nesbitt Memorial Arena (55 Parkside St., Minden) in the Lobby area, on Monday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 8:00…
Senior’s Seminar encourages connection, resiliency
By Thomas Smith In 2023, June officially became Seniors Month in Ontario. In celebration of Seniors Month, MP Jamie Schmale and MPP Laurie Scott have announced that Seniors Seminars will be returning to Haliburton on…
Wildlife rehab urges residents to cease use of…
By Thomas Smith Eight wildlife rehabilitation centres have banded together in a call to action against the use of rodenticides in Ontario. More commonly called rat poison, the sanctuaries that have taken up the call…
Tourism world welcomes local students
By Emily Stonehouse “It’s all about opportunities,” said Darla Searle, the hospitality teacher at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School. “We want to show them what’s out there.” Searle is leading a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)…
Kev’s Hotdogs and Sausages opens in Minden
By Thomas Smith After working as a personal support worker for eight years, Kevin Morgan knew that he loved working with people. Since retiring three weeks ago, he is spry and ready for business at…
County hopes to share Minden council chamber
By James Matthews County staff provided council three options to deal with revised cost estimates for work on the Newcastle Street Land Registry Office and the Administration buildings. The original estimated price was about a…
Mud
By Emily Stonehouse As we watch the smoke drift into our backyards with wildfires ravaging the country, they passed Bill 5. A contentious topic, which will make immediate changes to the Endangered Species Act, the…
Changes
By Emily Stonehouse The other day, I was invited to sit in on a presentation to the Rotary Club by historian Steve Hill on the past stories of newspapers across the county. And while this…
Feast and Fusion making pizzas for good
By Thomas Smith Walking into Feast and Fusion, you are greeted by bright colours and a collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia. A handwritten menu board with cheeky names like This Little Piggy greet…
Minden Pride becomes Pride in the Highlands
By Emily Stonehouse A rebrand, a shift, a change, a transformation, That’s the journey Minden Pride is currently on. Actually, Minden Pride is now a thing of the past. The not-for-profit, volunteer-run organization has now…
Rural murals
By Emily Stonehouse Mural, mural, on the wall. Who is the fairest town of them all? I recently spent a weekend in Huntsville, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by the effort…
Highlands Cinema owner puzzled over recent sign
By Thomas Smith With around 100 trees that toppled during the ice storm in April, Highlands Cinemas owner Keith Stata was hard at work cleaning up his property to reopen on May 2. “It cost…
Connecting producers with visitors through agri-tourism
By James Matthews Grow it and they will come. Given the proper support by community decision-makers, of course. Trent University research indicates there is a strong desire in the Haliburton County community for a tourism…
Downtown draw
By Emily Stonehouse It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The May long weekend. We’re here. We made it. We’ve battled a particularly long winter, a highly damaging ice storm, and narrowly avoided a…
Carter reflects on state of emergency
By Emily Stonehouse “It feels good not to be in a state of emergency,” opened Mayor Bob Carter during his Mayor’s report on May 8 during Minden’s meeting of council. Carter went on to explain…
NDP brings Minden ER closure to the table
By Emily Stonehouse The Minden Emergency Room closure has once again ruffled feathers at a provincial level. As the official opposition, the NDP caucus put forward a motion asking the Conservative government to fund a…
46 Signs
By Emily Stonehouse 46 signs By Emily Stonehouse Nothing is easy. As is noted by the process of getting 46 signs put up around Minden. A process that’s been going on since 2023. Yes, I…