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{How to better accommodate workers }

How to better accommodate workers

In Ontario, about 1.8 million people living with disabilities could be filling in gaps in the workforce, if they would be hired.
{Living wage in Haliburton County $19.42: health unit }

Living wage in Haliburton County $19.42: health unit

A living wage in Haliburton County for a family of four is estimated to be $5 higher than Ontario s current minimum wage.
{Realtor named new chamber president }

Realtor named new chamber president

Realtor Andrea Strano has been elected the new president of the board for the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce.
{Scott keeps spot amid cabinet shuffle }

Scott keeps spot amid cabinet shuffle

Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP and Ontario Labour Minister Laurie Scott is keeping her labour portfolio amid a number of changes in high-profile cabinet positions during a shuffle by Premier Doug Ford, which took place Monday morning.
{Unknowns with health ministry re-ailgnment }

Unknowns with health ministry re-ailgnment

HHHS CEO Carolyn Plummer told board members that it s unclear at this point exactly what changes to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care under the new provincial government will look like, or how exactly those changes might impact HHHS
{First all-women council in Tweed gives context to AH milestone}

First all-women council in Tweed gives context to AH milestone

Algonquin Highlands Mayor Carol Moffatt said an article about Canada s first all-women municipal council elected in 1967 in Tweed, Ont. was funny and sad at the same time.
{Cat Angels save lives, talk solutions }

Cat Angels save lives, talk solutions

The first thing you see when you drive up the steep hill to Don Kerr s 100-acre property is not the cats. It s more likely the party of bright blue jays, flocking around the food he has scattered for them.
{Low voter turnout for municipal elections}

Low voter turnout for municipal elections

Municipal elections took place across Ontario last week and, by and large, voter turnout was low. According to the Association of Municipalities Ontario, total voter turnout across the province for the Oct. 22 elections was about 40 per cent. During the
{New hospitality association hopes to attract people to the industry}

New hospitality association hopes to attract people to the industry

Bonnie View Inn s chef Jay Picard is looking to draw more people to an industry near and dear to his heart with the launch a Haliburton County and Area Hospitality Industry Association.
{Tournament players rally for Smith at ball diamonds }

Tournament players rally for Smith at ball diamonds

As Craig Smith sits under the pavilion at the Minden baseball diamonds, surrounded by tournaments being played in part to raise funds for him during his recovery from a construction accident
{Library survey results are in }

Library survey results are in

The majority of respondents to a survey on the future of the Dorset branch of the Haliburton County Public Library indicated they would support turning the space, located within the Dorset Recreation Centre, into some sort of community hub.
{Getting to know blue-green algae }

Getting to know blue-green algae

Though cyanobacteria have been around for over 2.5 billion years, we re still learning about how best to deal with accumulations of the photosynthetic bacteria, groupings known as blue-green algae blooms.
{Get Sea Sick at the Pavilion }

Get Sea Sick at the Pavilion

It s a book, it s play it s Sea Sick
{Devolin keeps seat in Minden Hills election }

Devolin keeps seat in Minden Hills election

Unofficial results show incumbent Minden Hills Mayor Brent Devolin has been chosen to lead council for the next four years.
{Dorset health hub continues to grow }

Dorset health hub continues to grow

The Dorset Health Hub continues to expand.
{County contributes cash to housing development }

County contributes cash to housing development

The County of Haliburton will make a cash contribution to the second phase of the Pinegrove Place housing complex in Minden.
{Priorities report provides roadmap for drug strategy}

Priorities report provides roadmap for drug strategy

In Haliburton County, top concerns of respondents to a community survey about substance use and the harm associated with drug and alcohol use were impaired driving, lack of resources and access to services, children and youth and crime and community safet
{Residents frustrated by road parking by park visitors }

Residents frustrated by road parking by park visitors

Minden Hills residents near the Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park are getting fed up with park visitors causing congestion by parking along roadways, and in at least one case, trespassing on private property.
{Growing culinary tourism in the county }

Growing culinary tourism in the county

Committee members heard a presentation from Rebecca Mackenzie, president of the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance about the continued and growing importance of food-based tourism in the province.
{Hawks runs roughshod over Spartans }

Hawks runs roughshod over Spartans

For the second Kawartha Senior Girls Rugby league game the Hawks ran out on the pitch at the conclusion of regulation in jubilation
{The new owners of the Waffle Wagon}

The new owners of the Waffle Wagon

Grant and Jan Hutchinson, standing in the driveway of their Minden home, hesitate before they talk about how they met in 1993. They look at each other in that moment of hesitation, and Grant starts quietly laughing.
{Police seek public's assistance following pursuit}

Police seek public's assistance following pursuit

Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were on patrol on Sunday, Oct. 14 in the Village of Bobcaygeon. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. an officer observed a black, mid-2000s GMC Sierra extended cab stepside pickup truc
{Carnarvon's Zion United Church to close }

Carnarvon's Zion United Church to close

Carnarvon s Zion United Church is scheduled to close following a vote by members of the amalgamated congregation of the church and Minden United Church.
{Costume-designing family prepares for Halloween }

Costume-designing family prepares for Halloween

It s October, which means it s that time of year that Bill and Natasha Moshenko start planning, gathering, cutting, sewing, glueing and creating magic in the form of costumes for their family. It s a fun passion project for them, a way to encourage spirit
{Finding food for the arena }

Finding food for the arena

Minden Hills township will install more vending machines at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena for the winter after a request for proposals for the operation of the concession stand at the facility failed to garner any interest.
{Making progress on housing the homeless }

Making progress on housing the homeless

The City of Kawartha Lakes, which is the social services provider for Haliburton County, is making inroads when it comes to housing the community s homeless.
{Boshkung Brewing makes it a six pack }

Boshkung Brewing makes it a six pack

Boshkung Brewing Co. has done it again.
{Work to commence on arena project}

Work to commence on arena project

Work on the reconstruction of the Minden Hills Community Centre and S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena is commencing.
{HHHS plans to eliminated $250K deficit by March 31}

HHHS plans to eliminated $250K deficit by March 31

Haliburton Highlands Health Services is working to return to a balanced budget following news of a year-to-date deficit of $250,000 as of the end of July 2018, finance committee chairman David Gray said during a board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27.
{County councillors encourage heritage road names}

County councillors encourage heritage road names

During an update of Haliburton County s civic addressing bylaw at a Sept. 26 council meeting, councillors said they d like to include in the resolution encouragement for private road owners to use names that pay tribute to the heritage of the community.
{Residents decry cancellation of basic income pilot project}

Residents decry cancellation of basic income pilot project

A group of county residents is criticizing the Ford government s decision to end the province s basic income pilot project, calling it a devastating experience for those affected, and a lost opportunity for Ontario to distinguish itself as a leader on the
{Algonquin Highlands signs deal with Rogers }

Algonquin Highlands signs deal with Rogers

Algonquin Highlands is entering an agreement with Rogers for the installation of equipment at the Dorset tower that will improve cell service in the township.
{Rally honours struggles of suffrage }

Rally honours struggles of suffrage

One hundred years ago, it might have been commonplace to see women, dressed in period clothing, walking down Bobcaygeon Road toward the Village Green to join together, rally and fight for equality. That same scene was re-enacted in downtown Minden on the
{Biologist cites concerns over landfill }

Biologist cites concerns over landfill

A species-at-risk-biologist says he has concerns about potential groundwater contamination stemming from the Irondale landfill and its implications for wildlife, and is requesting that Minden Hills council close and cap the site, transforming it into a t