General News
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OPP working to ‘humanize’ the badge
It’s a Monday morning at the OPP headquarters in Minden as Const. Joel Imbeau begins to read emails.
He’s looking for referrals from the...
Fearrey frustrated by further Wig delays
Dysart et al mayor Murray Fearrey has said the township is trying to get things moving again with the demolition of the Wigamog Inn...
Developer continues to pitch Cardiff housing
A proposed housing development for Cardiff came back to Highlands East council Nov 12 with Stephen Tunks of Teska Development suggesting a new location...
Highlanders help after Hurricane Helene
When County residents Yvonne and Cary Kreuzwiesner made their way through Black Mountain, North Carolina recently, they saw a lot of similarities between the...
‘Dire’ message about food, heat
Amid skyrocketing demand for their services, Central Food Network executive director Tina Jackson and board chair, Nancy WrightLaking, had some sobering statistics to share...
Cigarettes, cigars… artwork at HSAD
Zack Williams purchases a $10 token from the cash at The Red Door Store at Haliburton School of Art + Design. He walks to...
Hollywood movie to be shot in Highlands
Camp Kandalore in Algonquin Highlands will serve as the backdrop of an upcoming major Hollywood feature, by Blumhouse Productions, with filming to begin later...
Haliburton remembers
The Haliburton Remembrance Day parade Nov. 11 made its way from the Legion to the Cenotaph on Highland Street for the ceremony.
During the...
Minden remembers
Around 100 people gathered around the Minden Cenotaph Nov. 11 to pay their respects to veterans during a rain-soaked Remembrance Day ceremony.
The colour...
Highlands East remembers
A large crowd, including students and staff from Wilberforce Elementary School, attended the Remembrance Day ceremony in Highlands East Nov. 11.
They gathered in...
Gardeners urged to rethink what is beautiful
The Minden and District Horticultural Society hosted more than 120 gardeners from 17 Ontario horticultural societies to conduct business and talk plants Oct. 19...
Foundation closes book on $6.225M campaign
The Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation’s ‘Here for You in the Highlands’ campaign ended the way it started Nov. 1 - with another $500,000...
Land Trust pursues sixth property
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is launching an online auction Nov. 17 in hopes of supporting its efforts to secure a sixth property for...
Norland camp gets upgrade thanks to OTF
Camp Endobanah in Norland recently announced it is using a $117,200 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to transform a 1940s Toronto Transit Commission women’s quarters...
Union lead hoping to avoid postal strike
The longer negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) over a new contract stretches on, the more likely there...
OPP investigating fatal ATV collision in Haliburton
The Haliburton Highlands detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal single all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision in Haliburton.
On Nov. 2,...
Deputy mayor wants pressure on busing
Responding to resident concerns about safety in downtown Minden - in light of a new school board policy making children walk 1.6 km to...
Low water levels continuing on reservoir lakes
Parks Canada’s water management team says an extended trend of below-average precipitation has impacted watersheds across the Trent-Severn Waterway, including the reservoir lakes.
“Most...
Minden targets end of March for full STR
Acknowledging “there’s been some hiccups, to say the least, along the way,” Minden Hills’ chief building official Eric Guay tabled a report to an...
U-Links to tackle ‘worst invasive species’
U-Links Centre for Community Based Research has kick started a year-long investigation analyzing the threat of invasive phragmites to four watersheds in the northern...