By Emily Stonehouse “It feels good not to be in a state of emergency,” opened Mayor Bob Carter during his Mayor’s report on May 8 during Minden’s meeting of council. Carter went on to explain that the ...

By Emily Stonehouse The Minden Emergency Room closure has once again ruffled feathers at a provincial level. As the official opposition, the NDP caucus put forward a motion asking the Conservative ...

By Emily Stonehouse 46 signs By Emily Stonehouse Nothing is easy. As is noted by the process of getting 46 signs put up around Minden. A process that’s been going on since 2023. Yes, I had to double ...

By James Matthews A group in Algonquin Highlands is working to shed light on the importance of maintaining a dark sky. There are six of what’s called Dark Sky Preserves in Ontario. And Algonquin ...

By Thomas Smith Residents along Bobcaygeon Road and the surrounding area are questioning the approval of a 70-metre cell tower structure being built on private land.. The proposed tower is located ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS Replacing the dam on Big Hawk Lake is not in the current five-year plan and there is no timeline for the work. It’s more reasonable to look toward a 15-year window for the work.

By Emily Stonehouse That was as of the township council’s April 24 public meeting. Township council had its first meeting since a state of emergency was declared to deal with the aftermath from the ...

Many trees were destroyed as a result of the ice storm that slammed Haliburton County the last weekend of March. At the same time, many businesses were impacted by the outages and unpredictable ...

Whenever I see a photo posted on social media of a local politician, many are quick to quip “photo op!” A shortened term for “photo opportunity”; it is often seen as a negative accusation – ...