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 ...

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. Chris Card, the ...

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 accumulation of winter ...

The people have spoken: Mark Carney is officially Canada’s Prime Minister. In a nail-biting election where the polls kept Canadians on their toes, the Liberal Party has once again come out on top. At ...