By Darren Lum The province’s message during the pandemic has been to stay close to home and spend your money at the store and restaurant down the road.This message was endorsed during the summer with…
Public to have their say on shoreline bylaw
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will embark on a public input process for its draft shoreline protection bylaw, that process including a virtual public meeting amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.In a nearly four-hour-long…
AH to host virtual Christmas tree lighting
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands residents will be able to tune into Zoom for a virtual Christmas tree lighting celebration featuring members of council and scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9.During a Nov. 19 meeting, councillors…
County residents charged in drug bust
By Chad Ingram Five Haliburton County residents have been charged with drug-related offences following a police raid at a residence along Bobcaygeon Road in Minden. According to a press release from the OPP, members of…
Minden arena ‘substantially complete’
By Chad Ingram While the new Minden Hills arena is technically “substantially complete,” councillors for the township heard during a Nov. 12 committee-of-the-whole meeting that’s a technical, architectural definition and there will likely be several…
Kin Club looking to gain new ice track…
By Darren Lum COVID-19 might have caused one racing group to cancel its season at the Minden Fairgrounds, but there is still hope to hear the revving of the engines and smell the burning of…
Continued vigilance key in pandemic: education director
By Jenn Watt The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Trillium Lakelands District School Board meeting on Nov. 10. Staff at area schools are being encouraged not to let their guard down…
Explosives detonated on area property
By Sue Tiffin Residents in Minden Hills who heard loud explosions on the evening of Nov. 9 received an answer to the cause of the blasts with an OPP press release.Jaime Bilodeau was one of…
Arena fundraising committee to meet virtually
By Chad Ingram The fundraising committee for the Minden Hills arena project will begin convening meetings virtually, acting as a guinea pig for the re-establishment of township advisory committee meetings in an online format.With the…
Staff suggesting additional landfill fees
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills staff are recommending additional fees at the township’s landfills – including a fee for the replacement of lost landfill cards – to help offset the operating budget for waste disposal.“This…
Minden gets merry celebrating Christmas in the village
By Sue Tiffin Soon after the snow starts falling, Christmas events held downtown and at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre traditionally bring the magic of the season and the community together, with kids cheering for…
Province unveils record-setting budget
By Chad Ingram Exceptional times call for exceptional measures, says Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP and Ontario Infrastructure Minister Laurie Scott.Last week, the Ford government unveiled a record-setting provincial budget, with a total of some $187 billion…
AH looks at live-streaming options
By Chad Ingram During a Nov. 5 meeting, Algonquin Highlands councillors discussed options for continuing the live-streaming of council proceedings once it is safe to reconvene meetings in person.Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, council meetings for…
Lakefront property owners asked to watch for blue-green…
By Jenn Watt The Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations is asking lakefront property owners to check their lakes for blue-green algae after several suspected blooms were found in the county.The blooms have not yet…
AH approves video surveillance policy
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands council has approved a video surveillance policy for the township, but has no plans to install surveillance cameras at this time.Councillors heard a presentation from Haliburton County IT director Mike…
Death on Lake Kashagawigamog
Staff A person died in Lake Kashagawigamog in a suspected drowning during the weekend, the Haliburton Highlands OPP have confirmed. Police have confirmed that on Saturday, Nov. 7, a group of males was swimming in…
Former Frost Centre listed for $1.1 million
By Chad Ingram You can purchase the former Frost Centre for $1.1 million.Vacant for a decade, the province, through Crown agency Infrastructure Ontario, has listed the 40-acre property along Highway 35 south of Dorset with…
Ford makes funding announcement in Minden
By Chad Ingram Ontario Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet were in Minden on Wednesday, Nov. 4 to make a substantial funding announcement regarding broadband internet. Premier Doug Ford speaks at the Minden…
MH surplus exceeds $1 million
By Chad Ingram The Township of Minden Hills is now on track to accrue a surplus of more than $1 million for 2020, councillors heard during an Oct. 29 meeting.As previously reported, in September, finance…
HHHS prepares for province’s second wave
By Sue Tiffin While confirmed cases of COVID-19 have remained low in Haliburton County, with 22 cases having been reported resolved since the pandemic was declared in March, Haliburton Highlands Healthcare Services teams have been…
Warden election process goes virtual
By Chad IngramLike council meetings themselves, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the election of the Haliburton County warden for 2021 will take place virtually.Each year, the eight members of county council, who are the mayors…