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…
Minden Hills man charged in taser robberies
By Chad Ingram The OPP have charged a 46-year-old Minden Hills man with a number of offences following robberies in Coboconk and Orillia carried out with a taser. On Sunday, Oct. 25 at approximately 8…
Health unit releases survey on COVID-19
The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit wants to know how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting you. The health unit has released a survey it is asking residents of Haliburton County, Northumberland County and…
Land trust looks to Lochlin wetland
By Chad Ingram Wetlands are important natural features in combatting the effects of climate change, and the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is looking to further protect such areas within the county by having a large…
MH staff to remain in office for now
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills staff who work out of the township’s administrative building on Milne Street will continue working from the location for now.Minden Hills council held a special meeting held virtually via Zoom…
Final destination plan to come to council in…
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton is a step closer to having a completed destination management plan. The county hired Vancouver-based firm MMGY NextFactor in 2019 to compile the plan, which looks at ways…
Councillors call cottage conversion policy controversial
By Chad Ingram Some members of Haliburton County council have concerns regarding a proposed amendment to the county’s official plan that would lay out formal requirements for the conversion of seasonal cottages into year-round dwellings.The…
Director of education explains recent class reorganization
By Jenn Watt A “significant reorganization” of classes was needed across the school board as administrators sought to make adjustments following shifts in student preferences for in-school or at-home learning, board trustees heard at their…
AH receives long-awaited asset management plan
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands councillors received an asset management plan for the township during an Oct. 15 meeting, that plan recommending tax levy increases to help the township manage the replacement of assets.The provincial…
County council amenable to smaller, if not tiny,…
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors seem open to permitting smaller footprint homes to be constructed within the county, although maybe not the type of tiny homes some residents would like to see.Councillors discussed the…
Fire dept fights house fire on Horseshoe Lake
By Jenn Watt Minden Hills Fire Department responded to a fire at a residence on Horseshoe Lake at about 5 p.m. Oct. 15. Large flames and smoke could be seen from a distance and firefighters…
Hike Haliburton: Winter Edition gets go-ahead
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors are supporting going ahead with snowshoe festival Hike Haliburton: Winter Edition this February.Last February saw the inaugural winter version of the county’s popular Hike Haliburton Festival, the latter typically…
Minden Post Office employee tests positive for COVID-19
By Sue Tiffin An employee of the Minden Post Office has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Canada Post.“We informed our employees at the Minden Post Office last week [Oct. 8], that one of their…
Fatality on Gelert Road
Staff The Haliburton Highlands OPP are reporting the death of a 57-year-old Haliburton woman in a vehicle collision on County Road 1, also known as Gelert Road, on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 18. According…
MH septic re-inspection program to begin in spring…
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Oct. 8 Minden Hills committee-of-the-whole meeting. The Township of Minden Hills plans to proceed with its septic re-inspection program in the spring…
‘No guarantee’ students can switch between at-home and…
By Jenn Watt Students who want to switch between in-school and at-home learning will have their name added to a waitlist, with the school board evaluating monthly which students on the list can be reassigned.On…
Health unit launches new COVID-19 data dashboard
By Sue Tiffin A new way to deliver data has been launched on the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit website. The health unit had been receiving requests from residents to present the data…
COVID-19 heats up Haliburton housing market
By Chad Ingram The COVID-19 pandemic is having a big impact on Haliburton County’s real estate market, turning it red hot, with the number of showings and offers way up, and inventory barely keeping pace…
Crisis calls up 30% since March
By Sue Tiffin Mental health support and crisis intervention workers are preparing for the second wave of COVID-19, and the potential government rollback to provisions that might accompany that surge of cases, as the seasons…
Rotating cancellations due to school bus driver shortage
By Jenn Watt A province-wide school bus driver shortage is being felt in Haliburton County, with parents being asked to find other ways for their children to get to school when drivers aren’t available.On Oct.…