By Jerelyn Craden Keith Stata, the pied piper of movies and creator of the landmark Highlands Cinemas in Kinmount stars in a new documentary, The Movie Man. After celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019, then…
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Upcoming caregivers workshop offers support, advice
By Darren Lum Mickey Bonham said looking beyond the challenges of caring for a loved one is an important lesson she learned from her experience with her late-husband Glen, who lived a full life and…
Enjoying Haliburton County’s winter finches
By Ed Poropat For those interested in birds, 2022 has been a wonderful year so far for bird diversity. With excellent cone crops available locally on spruce, hemlock, and tamarack, many birds such as finches…
Stevens scores a pair as Huskies down Patriots…
By Alex Gallacher Following a crushing loss to the Toronto Jr. A Canadiens last Monday, the Huskies returned home to take on the Toronto Patriots for the first time ever at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial…
Times, Echo nominated for provincial newspaper awards
The Minden Times and Haliburton County Echo are finalists for several Better Newspaper Competition awards this year. On Monday, Feb. 14, the Ontario Community Newspaper Association released its list of nominees for the annual provincial…
Woman, 28, dies in Hwy 35 collision
One person has died after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 35, south of Dorset, in Algonquin Highlands on Friday. Haliburton Highlands Ontario Provincial Police and emergency services responded to the collision involving a passenger vehicle…
Ice racing in Minden begins
Photos taken during the Feb. 5 and 6 weekend of ice racing in Minden. And they're off ... Travis Grubb waves the green flag on Feb. 6 at the first weekend of ice racing at…
Economic report sees positive momentum amid growing disparity
By Nick Bernard The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce, along with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), released the sixth annual Ontario Economic Report on Feb. 6, offering a view of the economic forecast for…
Schmale hopes Conservatives can find a new uniter
By Stephen Petrick Haliburton’s Conservative MP hopes his party can find a new leader that can bring the country together amid much frustration and division, after his colleagues moved quickly to remove leader Erin O’Toole…
Modernization funding announced for Minden Hills, county
Two projects - the Haliburton County Paramedic Service master plan and a human resources information system modernization for the township of Modern Hills – will benefit from funding from the provincial government. Last week, Laurie…
Rally against vaccine mandate drives through Haliburton County
By Sue Tiffin Scott Danilko said a local rally he organized for people to voice their opposition against federal and provincial vaccine mandates and support the “Freedom Convoy” currently happening in Ottawa was larger than…
MOH acknowledges frustration, emphasizes community effort
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. 2. By Sue Tiffin When asked her…
AH council discusses firefighter pay
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Feb. 3 meeting of Algonquin Highlands Council, held virtually. By Nick Bernard Fire Chief Mike French presented a proposal outlining new hourly rates for firefighters…
Maple Lake United Church to close
By Sue Tiffin The congregation of Maple Lake United Church will disband, 120 years after the first congregation met in the then-new building. On Jan. 30 at the church’s annual meeting, members of the church…
Arts Council not backing down to COVID-19
By Chris Drost The Arts Council ~ Haliburton Highlands is looking forward to the future after facing two very difficult years with the pandemic, which has changed everything. “In 2020 we questioned, what do we do now? Then,…
Participants needed for rural eating disorders study
By Stephen Petrick If you or a loved one have struggled with an eating disorder while living in a rural community, U-Links would like to hear from you. The research organization connected to Trent University…
Drawn to drawing in landscape
This winter the Agnes Jamieson Gallery presents an exhibition by Alex Jack, “Drawing in Landscape”. Offering work done in different mediums, from watercolour to pencils, pens and chalk pastels, Jack displays a remarkable collection based…
Reporter slides into car control school experience
By Alex Gallacher Every racing fan grows up wishing they could race in the big leagues. NASCAR, F1 and the IndyCar Series are the essence of speed and grace. However, what does a person do…
Duhaime throws rocks among curling giants
By Nick Bernard Following a shot at the Olympics and months away from the ice, former Haliburton Highlands Secondary School curling champion Connor Duhaime is back on the rink. Duhaime and the rest of Team…
Huskies shutout in first home game since shutdown
By Alex Gallacher Following a red hot performance by Wellington Dukes goalie Ethan Morrow, the Huskies were left seeing red after suffering a 3-0 shutout loss Saturday, on Feb. 5 at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial…
Asset plans bring budget considerations to council
By Nick Bernard Minden Hills council heard a number of delegations ahead of continued deliberations for the 2022 budget. While none of the reports required any immediate action from council, the information presented a number…