The sixth annual Bigwin Gala was held on Saturday, July 7, on Bigwin Island. The gala is the summer premier fundraising event organized and run by volunteers and the Lake of Bays Marine Museum and Navigation Society (S.S. Bigwin, registered charity). It

Fashion Dictates, an exhibit exploring the hottest Victorian and Edwardian fashion (literally, it must have been so hot to wear this stuff), is now showing at the bank building at the Minden Hills Museum.

A wood-fuelled district heating system for Haliburton Village is cancelled after the province s new PC government terminated the contract last week, and similar projects proposed for Minden and Highlands East will not proceed.

The female victim of a reported kidnapping has been located safely and there are no public safety concerns, the Haliburton Highlands OPP said in a press release issued Tuesday, July 17.

The Kinmount Highland Games was an all-day event on Saturday, July 14 at the Kinmount Fairgrounds. Seven bagpipe and drums bands from all over the province performed a mass band march.

Historically, gatherings known as pink teas were occasions for women to organize and strategize in their pursuit of women s rights. These gatherings were often executed in ultra-feminine guise, which hid behind such established female frivolities as

Provincial offences court proceedings, which were suspended in Minden as of July 1, 2017, should resume early next year.

Residents have undoubtedly noticed the construction taking place on Highway 35 through Minden. That work, being performed by Fowler Construction, is being done along a 5.5-kilometre stretch of the highway from just south of County Road 121 to just nort

Days into a sweltering heat wave that had resulted in up to 70 deaths in Quebec, local elected officials, senior municipal staff and concerned residents of Haliburton County gathered in the basement of the United Church in Minden to hear how communities

After three generations of being operated by the Wunker family, Miners Bay Lodge has a new owner. Or, more, appropriately, owners.

Amalgamation is a dirty word, says Minden Hills Mayor Brent Devolin, adding that when previous rounds of municipal amalgamations have taken place within Ontario, it s been at the behest of the provincial government.

There will be a couple of more names on the ballot in Algonquin Highlands for the Oct. 22 municipal election.

With every steaming or iced coffee Oliver Zielke sells, he shares with his customers the health benefits of drinking freshly roasted coffee, like that served at the Rebel Elixir Coffee Roastery booth he sets up at local farmers markets. Lately, when he s

A merger of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre and Lindsay s Ross Memorial Hospital, integrating the two into one hospital network with two sites, would not disrupt the services that Haliburton Highlands Health Services receives from those hospitals,

A little more than three months before marijuana is set to become legal across the country, it s clear there remain numerous unanswered questions for law enforcement officials and local governments alike.

South Lake cottager Spiro Papadatos has seen his share of irresponsible things done on the lake in his seven years of cottaging. However, several weeks ago, he witnessed a mistake that could have had severe consequences.

Haliburton County councillors will increase their remuneration at the upper-tier level so that their take-home pay remains the same, in light of federal income tax changes.

Dr. Jenn Morrow of the Minden Animal Hospital has purchased a vacant lot on Booth Street where she will construct a new, modern veterinary clinic.

In late May, a group of residents from Milburn Road visited Minden Hills councillors with numerous complaints about the Irondale landfill, asking that the site be closed.

Minden Hills council has decided not to move ahead with a contract with firm WSP Canada to conduct a septic re-inspection program for the township at this time.

Friends and family of this year s graduates from Archie Stouffer Elementary School crowded into the gymnasium on June 25, 2018 for the graduation and awards ceremony. Photos by Sue Tiffin

Emotions were high, students were dressed to the nines and the crowd of parents, family, friends and community members gathered at Archie Stouffer Elementary School s graduation was so proud, they couldn t resist calling out, that s my son, that s my

Local residents and cottagers will soon be able to indulge in low-fat and dairy-free frozen treats. A Yogen Früz kiosk is slated to open in Minden s Up River Trading Co. by the Canada Day weekend.

The past year saw the opening of the palliative care centre at the Haliburton Highlands Health Services facility in Haliburton Village, a facility that has been used by more than 40 patients.

Parents were flooded with relief that Peterborough-based company Compass Early Learning and Care had confirmed a new agreement to continue daycare service at the OEYC in Minden without service disruption late last week.