By Alex Gallacher As weird as it sounds, I’d never attended the Minden ice races before this year. I moved to Minden Hills in 2017 but I was never able to make it to the…
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Minden Hills Cultural Centre loses curator
By Stephen Petrick The Minden Hills Cultural Centre is suddenly without a curator and March Break programs will not happen this year. It’s worrying news for an important municipally-run operation and tourist attraction, especially given…
Minden council ponders livestream policy
By Nick Bernard Minden Hills council has made a commitment to continue its discussion on a recent draft policy centred around video recording and livestreaming of council meetings. On the advent of the pandemic’s first…
Food Centre thanks community in 2021 update
The Minden Community Food Centre stayed busy in 2021, distributing about 81,000 pounds of food to people in need. “MCFC continues to be busy, especially in the first, third and fourth quarter, as many find…
Benefits outweigh risks as restrictions lifted: MOH
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually on Feb. 23. When asked if…
Schools to remain open during snow days, again
A temporary inclement weather procedure put in place by Trillium Lakelands District School Board since fall 2020 that saw schools closed to in-person attendance when school transportation was cancelled, has been lifted. “This procedure supported…
Standard tests return with provincial learning plan
By Nick Bernard The following are brief reports from a meeting of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) that was held virtually on Feb. 22: TLDSB is getting ready for the return of standardized…
County to conduct survey on short-term rentals
By Stephen Petrick When tourists come to visit Haliburton County short-term are they contributing to the economy or are they a burden on the environment, public safety and causing other issues which threaten rural living…
Fast Lane gets the ball rolling with reopening
By Sue Tiffin Ron Crump and Debbie Gerzymisch have been working hard to make Fast Lane Bowling the place to play. A fresh coat of paint, TVs to help keep an eye on the hockey…
Kinark Outdoor Learning Centre brings camp to your…
By Stephen Petrick Can’t make it to a campsite this spring or summer? Don’t worry, the Kinark Outdoor Learning Centre can bring the fun of camping right to your home. The centre, which helps children…
Canoe FM’s new Opera Night in Canada
By Jerelyn Craden “Opera Night in Canada,” (ONC) the new show on Haliburton’s volunteer community radio station, Canoe FM, was given its name by creator and host, Dawn Martens, who is on a mission to…
Citizen science volunteers needed to help monitor lakes
Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want to help monitor and preserve the lakes of Haliburton County for future generations? The Woodlands and Waterways EcoWatch program is looking for aquatic monitoring volunteers to…
Land trust premieres two videos during online event
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is excited to premiere two new videos at a public, online event. Everyone is invited to tune in via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3. The event registration…
Bryan Rashleigh: The Veteran of Ice Racing
By Alex Gallacher Since the 1970s, British Automobile Racing Club’s president Bryan Rashleigh has been coming down to Minden to compete in the annual ice racing events. From the humble beginnings, ice racing has come…
Huskies drop two in row, fall to Patriots…
Joe Boice scores first OJHL goal as crowd goes wild By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies concluded their February with two straight losses coming at the hands of the Toronto Patriots and Trenton Golden…
Get to know the Huskies: Joe Boice
By Alex Gallacher One of only two local players on the Huskies roster is West Guilford’s own Joe Boice. The forward has made quite a name for himself as an agitator who isn’t afraid to…
Minden men charged in stolen vehicle investigation
By Sue Tiffin Last Saturday, April Austen woke up, put coffee on, looked out the window and saw that her family's truck had been stolen. Experiencing shock, then anger, then a sense of determination, she…
Minden’s Organic Times becomes Rising Thymes
By Stephen Petrick For Deborah Lyons and Yuki Renel, the time was right for a change. Minden’s downtown speciality food store, previously run by Lyons as Organic Times, has relaunched under the ownership of Renel…
Celebrating Black History Month at the HCPL
Selections honouring and celebrating Black History Month, available year-round through the Haliburton County Public Library. Documentary: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson A two-part documentary about the first ever Black Heavyweight Champion…
AH budget talks underway
By Nick Bernard After a full workday of deliberations spaced out over two meetings, the dial has moved closer toward the Township of Algonquin Highlands approving its budget for 2022. Deliberations are set to continue…
Health unit nearly balances budget prior to new…
By Stephen Petrick The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit will have an almost balanced budget as it moves into a new fiscal year. It’s a positive sign for an institution which bore a…