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County begins work on five-year plan
The work of determining County council’s priorities for the next five years is underway, with plans to ask residents what they want their municipal...
Councillor wants safer Minden crosswalk
Minden Hills coun. Shirley Johannessen has asked staff to investigate the possibility of flashing lights for the pedestrian crosswalk at Water Street and Bobcaygeon...
TLDSB: school bullying a concern
As students across Haliburton County return to school this week, Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) director of learning Wes Hahn said he’s worried...
Police seek help in fatal crash
The Haliburton Highlands detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance in relation to a fatal collision involving an ATV and passenger...
Gull Lake family buys Minden’s Rockcliffe
Gull Lake’s Jim Ecclestone recalls visits to the Rockcliffe when he was in his late teens and early 20s. His children, twin daughters, Laura...
County marks Overdose Awareness Day
With International Overdose Awareness Day right around the corner, Jack Veitch of the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, is reminding the...
Koshlong Lake bridge rebuild in doubt
Dysart et al council and public works staff are going back to the drawing board after learning the planned replacement of the Koshlong Lake...
Playground puts Harcourt ‘on the map’
Harcourt got a new playground, next to its community centre this past weekend.
The playground is for kids and teenagers, and includes a couple...
Hornets ‘terrorizing’ honeybees
Nina Riberdy was shocked earlier this summer when, while inspecting her 16 honeybee colonies, she found a large hornet hunting discombobulated worker bees.
The...
Caitlin Luck and the dog days of summer
Caitlin Luck has gone to the dogs – and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
The owner of Cedar Grove Golden Retrievers is...
Redstone writer shares incredible tale
Redstone Lake cottager, Susan GarrodSchuster, was at book club discussing Kim Thuy’s Ru – about a woman escaping Vietnam’s Tet Offensive – when she...
Raising money and awareness
The Haliburton Highlands Rotaract Club held a yard and bake sale in West Guilford Aug. 24. Items included a towel heater, old books for...
AH man appeals sexual assault conviction
Newly-retained defence counsel for convicted Haliburton County sex offender Paul Gregory Watson has asked for a new trial after alleging the Ontario judge who...
AH council wants clear direction on fireworks
Algonquin Highlands council is again kicking tires on reducing the number of days residents can set off fireworks in the township.
At an Aug....
STRs on unowned shore road allowances still up for debate
Minden Hills council, at its Aug. 8 meeting, did not finalize what to do with short-term rentals on unowned shore road allowances.
Manager of...
Lions pass hat for Katie and Sick Kids
The Haliburton and District Lions Club presented a $250 cheque to Katie Woodward Aug. 6. Woodward is taking part in her third Sick Kids...
Minden food bank ups hamper sizes
The Minden Community Food Centre has increased its monthly food allotments for residents in need, with manager, Jean Munroe, saying people are having more...
Minden mom calls for non-bus tax relief
Minden resident Aurora McGinn is requesting a reduction in education-related taxes for all families impacted by Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s (TLDSB) decision to...
MH to talk to community about strategic plan
Minden Hills council has given the go-ahead to talk to community members in the lead-up to doing a strategic plan.
CAO Cynthia Fletcher asked...
Councillor doing charity swim for Land Trust
Algonquin Highlands deputy mayor Jennifer Dailloux says far from a midlife crisis, her upcoming five-kilometre charity swim is a celebration of turning 50 –...