By Emily Stonehouse It’s becoming more and more common; a Minden business closing its doors, waiting for times to ease up. That’s what the Minden River Cone has had to do. The relatively new business…
Lax attention to infrastructure catches up on Minden…
By James Matthews Inflationary pressures have increased the costs of fuel and materials needed by Minden Hills’ Department of Public Works. That truth was easily shown by changes in line items in the proposed 2023…
Minden staff to probe rodenticide use
by James Matthews Minden Hills will take a close look at how rodenticides are used on municipal property. The issue was brought to the fore during the council's Jan. 12 public meeting. Allison Hansen, a…
Dailloux named Deputy Mayor for AH
By Emily Stonehouse Algonquin Highlands will have a new face in the role of deputy mayor. Jennifer Dailloux, who previously served as Councillor Ward 3 for the area was nominated for deputy mayor by Councillor…
Minden Council faces a fresh start
By Emily Stonehouse Minden Council faces a fresh startThere’s a new mayor in town for Minden Hills, and he is ready to hit the ground running. Mayor Bob Carter, who ran unopposed in the municipal…
County hears townships’ feedback to common signage plan
By James Matthews The lower tier municipalities that make up Haliburton County have concerns about common countywide signage. Scott Ovell, director of economic development, updated county council on progress toward establishing a wayfinding signage plan…
County creates new position to monitor lake health
By James Matthews Haliburton County has created a planning technologist position for the Lake Health Monitoring Program. Council agreed to the new administrative position Nov. 9 during a special meeting. Funding for the position has…
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…
Working group to form around green burial initiative
By Nick Bernard The following are brief reports from an Algonquin Highlands regular council meeting held virtually on Jan. 20. Council has agreed to form an ad hoc committee to collaborate with the Haliburton Highlands…
Council stays ‘on the right side’ of responsibilities
By Nick Bernard Integrity Commissioner Harold Elston made his last report to Algonquin Highlands council during their meeting on Jan. 20, ahead of the municipal election set for later this year. In his report, Elston…
Work from home policy goes beyond pandemic
By Nick Bernard The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 13 meeting of Minden Hills council, held virtually. Minden chief administrative officer and clerk Trisha McKibbin presented a report on the…
Councillors bring arena questions to the table
By Nick Bernard Following his report on the activities of the Community Services department at the Nov. 25 Minden Hills council meeting, director Craig Belfry was asked about a number of concerns arising from the…
AH to begin land acknowledgements
By Stephen Petrick Council meetings and other formal municipal events in Algonquin Highlands will now start with a land acknowledgement statement. The mayor hopes it’s the first step in a prolonged commitment to research and…
MH council asks for accelerated climate action
By Sue Tiffin At a Nov. 11 meeting of Minden Hills council, Korey McKay presented to Minden Hills council an update on the development of the community climate action plan. McKay, Haliburton County’s climate change…
Paramedic service plans for population growth
By Stephen Petrick Some big decisions loom for Haliburton County on how to manage paramedic services, in light of a perceived growing population. Haliburton County councillors voted on Oct. 13 to begin the process of…
Budget talks begin early in Minden Hills
By Sue Tiffin Minden Hills council began looking at the 2022 draft budget on Oct. 14, about two months early compared to prior years. “The intent is to provide council with the same number of…
AH council supports ‘tremendously valuable’ concerns regarding tower
By Sue Tiffin Algonquin Highlands council is deferring until November a decision on extending a previous letter of concurrence for a proposed telecommunication tower requested by Rogers Communication Inc., and asking questions about the possibility…
Staff shortages causing delay for landfill plans, road…
By Sue Tiffin Operating space at the Scotch Line landfill is becoming increasingly tight, but the township continues to wait for approval from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for the construction of a…
First year of septic inspections results in program…
By Sue Tiffin The 2021 Minden Hills septic re-inspection program that began in June has ended, with a reported 742 properties of 1,063 – or about 70 per cent - being inspected by Sept. 16…