A meeting with the environmental commissioner of Ontario got local politicians talking about upcoming legislation that will affect municipalities. However, specifics about how that change will happen is still unclear.

For those people in our long-term care facilities who are in their twilight years, works of art can help to brighten up a day. That is the sentiment that Shannon Munro took to Hyland Crest in Minden, where she was commissioned to paint murals on two sets

Plans are in the works to improve health facility infrastructure in the county with a $293,500 investment from the provincial government.

The internet brings with it various threats, threats municipalities may want to protect themselves from through insurance.

After years of talking about opening his own optical store, when it all came together for Troy English, it happened quickly.

Haliburton s therapeutic horseback riding academy, Walkabourt Farm, has been named a finalist for the Tangerine 20 contest s $20,000 grand prize.

The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is advocating for a slower implementation of the $15 minimum wage being proposed by the Ontario government.

Artist John Notten invites the public to see the tent in an entirely new way when they come to see his show, The Tent Project.

Patricia Miller has cottaged in the Highlands her whole life. Her parents bought land on Lake Kashagawigamog in 1968, the same property that she and her family now visit throughout the year.

Despite having Métis lineage on both sides of his family, Minden Hills resident Larry O Connor said he still knows much less than he d like about his background and the culture of his ancestors.

The West Nile virus has been discovered in a batch of mosquitoes from Haliburton County.

From the smiles and appreciative gestures, it s easy to see how the residents of the Pinegrove Place feel about their new home, run by the Kawartha-Lakes Haliburton Housing Corporation in partnership with all levels of government.

Councillors agreed to waive a requirement for a 20-metre vegetative buffer for a solar project along Highway 118 near West Guilford.

The world that environmental commissioner Dianne Saxe grew up in is an impossibility for today s youth or any of the youth in the foreseeable future. The progress of climate change, what she calls a climate emergency, has already started and the damage

Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes will work together through a consultant to construct an affordable housing framework for the area.

A close-knit group of students and staff joined together to celebrate the reward for dedication while overcoming obstacles: a Grade 12 diploma.

Minden Hills township will host a public meeting for residents who were affected by May flooding. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for July and will be confirmed once a moderator is acquired.

A 34-year-old man suffered serious injuries and a nine-year-old had minor injuries following an ATV accident near Kinmount on July 6.

After 18 years, one month and 26 days, Tom and Susan Lang have sold Kinmount Foodtown and settled into retirement, just two weeks before Tom s 65th birthday.

Two educators who retired from Archie Stouffer Elementary School last week acknowledged not just the children who had touched their lives, but the school administration and community of parents and volunteers who had supported their careers.

Friends and family of Kieran Gillooly know the 29-year-old loves playing hockey, fastball and softball. The Algonquin Highlands resident s energy and determination is what he and his loved ones now rely on in the hopes he ll recover quickly from a sports

Minden Hills township will revise a proposed review process for its volunteer firefighters.

Rain pouring outside caused anxiety but did not deter frustrated residents who have been directly affected by repeated spring floods in Minden from organizing in a grassroots meeting on June 26.

The Sears stores in Haliburton County the appliance and furniture store in Haliburton and the catalogue pickup company in Minden are not affected by the widespead closures and layoffs that Sears Canada announced last week. The biggest thing I w

Stanhope Museum s Heritage Day is returning to the county July 15, featuring some special Canada 150 demonstrations.

Wall Flower Studio is moving from one end of Minden s main drag to the other, the shop re-opening at its new location at 102 Bobcaygeon Road on Thursday, June 29.