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…
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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.…
Land registry offices close to walk-in traffic
By Chad Ingram As of Oct. 13, the public service counter at the Minden land registry office, along with those at the other 52 land registry offices throughout Ontario will close, as the provincial government…
Guideline changes may reduce number of children tested…
By Sue Tiffin “Thank goodness guidelines have changed, easier on families for sure,” said Dr. Norm Bottum after the provincial government updated screening protocols for children last week, amending a COVID-19 screening policy to focus…
Councillors pause on Maple Lake landfill redevelopment
By Sue Tifin Algonquin Highlands council supports a future reconfiguration and redevelopment of Maple Lake landfill which could cost almost $1 million, but opted at its Oct. 1 meeting to hold off on getting started…
Minden business owner fined for face mask infraction
By Chad Ingram The OPP have confirmed they have charged a Minden business owner under the province’s Reopening Ontario Act, and while the police do not disclose the names of those charged under the act,…
Development to bring 30 rental units to Minden
By Chad Ingram A $6.8 million development the Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Housing Corporation plans to build at the intersection of Highway 35 and County Road 21 will bring 30 additional affordable rental units to Minden.During…
Hydro bills for many cottagers to increase
By Chad Ingram Many cottager owners will see their electricity bills increase substantially sometime next year.On Sept. 17, the Ontario Energy Board, the province’s energy regulator, upheld a 2015 directive that Hydro One eliminate the…
First phase of climate change plan focuses on…
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors approved the corporate climate change mitigation plan for the county during its online Sept. 23 meeting.The county hired climate change co-ordinator Korey McKay last fall, and she has been…
County residents create long-term care coalition
Following the COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in the City of Kawartha Lakes and the roof leak and subsequent months-long evacuation of Highland Wood in Haliburton, a group of concerned citizens has come together…
Haliburton Highlands Health Services waiting on ministry funds
By Jenn Watt The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board held via Zoom online conferencing service. Responding to the coronavirus pandemic has…
Strong season for farmers’ market despite COVID-19
By Darren Lum As the Haliburton County Farmers’ Market nears the end of their year, the vendors and organizers thank shoppers for the season’s success.Farmers’ market president and Minden farmer Andrew Graham said it’s important…
TLDSB student reps launch anti-racism initiative
By Jenn Watt Student leaders within the Trillium Lakelands District School Board are looking for action on racism and discrimination against all members of the school community and have asked for anyone with stories about…