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…
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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…
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…