By Sue Tiffin While some people were crossing the border from America to Canada to flee participation in the Vietnam war, Jim Ross was prepared to head straight into it. “That concern wasn’t there,” said…
Ultra-runner plans 125-kilometre route for Kids Help Phone
By Sue Tiffin If you’re travelling from Kinmount to Lindsay this upcoming weekend, you’ll be following the same route as Russell Lavis. The difference is, he’ll be taking on the journey by foot. Lavis is…
Finding love that led to Haliburton County :…
By Sue Tiffin It was 75 years ago that Betty Inglis, along with her four-month-old daughter, Heather, boarded a ship out of Liverpool bound for Canada. The long-awaited journey would take them from Nairn, in…
Clinic prepares for youth, booster shots
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Oct. 27 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. Mass vaccination clinics are reopening…
Province allocates municipal funding
Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocations for 2022 have been announced. Municipalities in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock are receiving more than $16 million of the $500 million main general assistance grant offered by the Ontario government to 389…
Giving real world work experience key to prosperity
This story is the first in a series of articles that will highlight co-op placements. By Darren Lum Labour shortages are affecting communities across the continent and Haliburton County is included. The Highlands has seen…
Getting a grip on education with boot camp
By Darren Lum When Grade 12 Haliburton Highlands Secondary School student Grace Hudson started the day, she didn’t think she would enjoy plumbing, but that changed after she participated in the Tools in the Trades…
Mortality explored in ongoing exhibition and upcoming workshops
Returning is a joint collaborative exhibition at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery which deals with mortality. The exhibition speaks to what many people are thinking of today - death. A global pandemic and mass extinction from…
Hyland Crest reconnects residents and trick-or-treaters
By Sue Tiffin It’s not Halloween night without a stop at Hyland Crest in Minden for a visit between costumed little ones and grinning residents of the long-term care home, but that annual tradition was…
Minden Pride group approaches Rainbow Railroad goal
Minden Pride’s Rainbow Railroad team is thrilled to announce they are very close to achieving the goal of raising $10,000 to help an LGBTQ2+ person in danger in Afghanistan. At press time, $9,740 - or…
Funding for long-term care facilities to increase staffing
Increased staffing levels leading to more direct care for residents at long-term care homes is the goal of the provincial government, according to an Oct. 15 press release from MPP Laurie Scott that announces more…
Frequent bear sightings reported in downtown Minden
By Sue Tiffin Tabi Mascia first captured an image of a black bear walking through her backyard near Newcastle Street in Minden this past August, when her security camera picked up the motion outside at…
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…
Allowing beer at the arena brews spirited discussion
By Sue Tiffin Beer will soon be available at Huskies’ games, but so will an alcohol-free ‘family zone,’ at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena. In a report to Minden Hills council Oct. 4, Craig Belfry,…
One classroom closed at Archie Stouffer due to…
By Sue Tiffin Archie Stouffer Elementary School staff and students in a Grade 2 class on Sept. 20 have been identified as close contacts of a student who has tested positive for COVID-19. As a…
Baby Boesveld returns home to Minden
By Sue Tiffin Baby Hunter is home.The first baby to be born in 2021 in Haliburton County had quite the start to life after he was born at home in Minden on Jan. 8 to…
Online challenge raises awareness in memory of former…
By Sue Tiffin At the end of September, Amanda Dawson reached out to the community of Minden through a public group Facebook page, looking to see if anyone might remember her dad, Stephen, who worked…