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100 Kids Who Care donate to Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary

Lincoln worked around the house and helped out in exchange for some money to donate. Harper was gifted some cash from the tooth fairy for the loss of her first tooth, and brought it along.
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Validation phase exceeds approved cost

The cost for the validation phase of the Minden arena project has exceeded the amount Minden Hills council approved for it, by a wide margin.
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Whitewater Ontario looks for greater partnership

Whitewater Ontario, which operates the Minden Wild Water Preserve, is seeking a greater partnership with the Township of Minden Hills, and the organization would like to be a bigger part of the community.
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{Brezina tells story of Minden Times and Minden Progress}

Brezina tells story of Minden Times and Minden Progress

When Jack Brezina was asked to talk about the history of the Minden Times for members of the Haliburton County Historical Society on Jan. 24, he was more than happy to do so, after a little research that brought out the skills honed during his time as a j
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{Sandy Lane owners look to collaborate}

Sandy Lane owners look to collaborate

The husband-and-wife team of Rob Berthelot and Janette Lemmings are all about a collaborative approach to tourism in the Haliburton Highlands.
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{Highland Wood roof needs repair, building evacuated}

Highland Wood roof needs repair, building evacuated

Recurring ice build-up that has led to several leaks in the roof at Highland Wood long-term care facility in Haliburton are being addressed by the Haliburton Highlands Health Services maintenance team so that further inspections can take place and the roo
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{Libraries looking for greater access to e-books}

Libraries looking for greater access to e-books

While demand for e-books and e-audiobooks is growing at library branches across Canada, library users may find they have trouble finding the materials they are looking for. This, according to the Canadian Urban Libraries Council, is due at least in part t
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{100 Kids Who Care donate to Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary}

100 Kids Who Care donate to Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary

Lincoln worked around the house and helped out in exchange for some money to donate. Harper was gifted some cash from the tooth fairy for the loss of her first tooth, and brought it along.
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{Councillors uncertain of provincial funding heading into budget}

Councillors uncertain of provincial funding heading into budget

Amidst the projected numbers, requests for new equipment, and talk of funding sustainability, there was a sense of concern at the first meeting for the Haliburton County 2019 budget on Friday, Feb. 8 at the county office in Minden.
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{End of transportation task force mandate approaching}

End of transportation task force mandate approaching

The current mandate of the county s transportation task force will be up as of the end of March. Formed in 2017, the task force, which is not a committee of council, but a citizen-driven group, was created to address transportation needs in the county, a
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{No timeline given on OMPF at conference }

No timeline given on OMPF at conference

Politicians from throughout the county made their way to Toronto for the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference, an event where municipal politicians get a chance to partake in lectures, workshops and panel discussions, as well as interact
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{Twenty years of family, friends at Pepper Mill }

Twenty years of family, friends at Pepper Mill

Greg Turner has a good sense of the history of the building that houses The Pepper Mill Steak & Pasta House he has owned for the past two decades with his wife Lisa, even in some cases down to details like the colour of the paint that has covered its wall
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{Handlen handed life sentence }

Handlen handed life sentence

Former Minden resident Garry Handlen has been sentenced to life in prison by the B.C. Supreme Court.
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{MH firefighters help save a life }

MH firefighters help save a life

Last week, two Minden Hills firefighters were honoured for assisting in saving a vital-signs-absent patient early in the new year.
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{County council cost $120K for 2018}

County council cost $120K for 2018

Haliburton County council cost approximately $119,400 to operate during 2018, that being the total of councillors council and committee meeting per diems, mileage payments, and expenses such as accommodations, meals and fees while travelling for conferen
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{MH has major trimming to do on its budget }

MH has major trimming to do on its budget

Minden Hills councillors have some work ahead of them, attempting to reduce the size of the tax levy increase in the first draft of the township s 2019 budget.
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{County considers hiring physician recruiter }

County considers hiring physician recruiter

During upcoming budget deliberations, Haliburton County councillors will decide whether the county should hire a new staff person dedicated to the recruitment of physicians, as well as economic development.
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{Vaccination rate highest at Minden's HHHS site }

Vaccination rate highest at Minden's HHHS site

The Minden site of Haliburton Highlands Health Services won bragging rights this year for having the highest percentage of its staff vaccinated for the flu from among the five hospitals in the region covered by the health unit.
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{Vets helping pets}

Vets helping pets

Local pets will benefit after the Haliburton Pet Owners Assistance Fund increased by $1,233 with donations raised by staff at the Minden Animal Hospital. Dr. Peter Bennett, a director with the fund, accepted the donation on behalf of the charity at the M
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{County asks province to continue level of funding}

County asks province to continue level of funding

The County of Haliburton is asking the provincial government to sustain levels of municipal funding through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund for rural and northern communities.
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{Trespassing concerns on the 25th line in AH}

Trespassing concerns on the 25th line in AH

The Maple Lake Road Association, along with the Township of Algonquin Highlands, is asking residents to stop trespassing on private property along the 25th Line Road off Highway 118, in order to access Maple Lake.
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{Nature's Place part of Ontario Museum Association webinar}

Nature's Place part of Ontario Museum Association webinar

Nature s Place, part of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, was featured in a webinar hosted by the Ontario Museum Association and Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice last week.
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{AH working with resort to mitigate trespassing }

AH working with resort to mitigate trespassing

Algonquin Highlands township will work with Buttermilk Falls Resort to help reduce trespassing at the resort, located adjacent to the popular Highway 35 tourist destination from which it takes its name.
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{Minden pharmacist opens shop in Dorset}

Minden pharmacist opens shop in Dorset

The Dorset Pharmasave opened its doors on Jan. 8, much to the delight of the people of Dorset. Peter Meraw of Minden has always loved driving through Dorset on his commute to some of the relief pharmacy jobs he worked, and he noticed the Health Hub with a
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{Hawks roll on, dominate Knights }

Hawks roll on, dominate Knights

Two games. Two wins. Optimism is high for the Red Hawks hockey team this season.
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{Flu vaccines your first line of defence }

Flu vaccines your first line of defence

Like wearing a seatbelt when you drive, getting the flu vaccine is your best line of defence against the virus, says Marianne Rock, manager of communicable disease prevention and control with the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit
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{MH launches contest }

MH launches contest

The Township of Minden Hills has launched the Made in Minden: Room for Improvement Contest to name the common room at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre.
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{Pigeons have a long history in Haliburton County}

Pigeons have a long history in Haliburton County

The pigeons roosting on the roof of the Grill on the Gull on Bobcaygeon Road in Minden have become a familiar sight for many walking or driving down the main street of the village.
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{MNRF withdraws support of fish hatchery egg collection }

MNRF withdraws support of fish hatchery egg collection

The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association is hoping the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry will revisit its decision to cease its assistance in an egg collection program that supplies eggs for the Haliburton Fish Hatchery.
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{Artists prepare pop-up gallery on frozen lake }

Artists prepare pop-up gallery on frozen lake

No matter what you might have seen in a fishing hut before, fish stories aside, you likely haven t seen anything like this.
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{Handlen trial wrapping up }

Handlen trial wrapping up

The murder trial of one-time Minden resident Garry Handlen was wrapping up in B.C. Supreme Court this week. Handlen, who was living on Minden s Anson Street at the time, was arrested in November of 2014, in connection to the killings of two British Colu
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{Minden Christmas bird count reveals extraordinary results}

Minden Christmas bird count reveals extraordinary results

The 52nd annual Minden Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, Dec. 15 in pleasant, mild, partly sunny conditions. The count area consists of a standardized 24km diameter circle, roughly centred on the village of Minden. The goal of the event is to co
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{Understanding plants and animals}

Understanding plants and animals

Tree branches whisper in a summer breeze, or creak in an icy winter wind, and I wonder if they are talking to each other.
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{Open to the public}

Open to the public

As this paper goes to print, Minden Hills councillors are finalizing their decision on whether or not to approve a $12 million (plus HST) new arena community hub contract. In part because this is a single source bid on our community s most expensive endea
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{Validation }

Validation

During a Minden Hills council meeting last week, Councillor Bob Carter wondered how the cost of the so-called validation phase of the Minden arena project could run a 50 per cent overage in the span of six weeks.
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{Why I can't stomach Trump }

Why I can't stomach Trump

When you write, you get messages from readers. Some are complimentary. Some are not. I have received a couple that accuse me of being anti-American, anti-Donald Trump. Yes, I am anti-Trump. I can t stomach the man.
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{My friends . . . }

My friends . . .

Premier Doug Ford took the stage at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto during the weekend, giving a 10-minute address during which he said a lot of the right things.
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{Digital age madness }

Digital age madness

It was a lifetime ago, 1967 to be exact, when I sat listening to a lecturer at Columbia University in New York City.
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{Access to water}

Access to water

When I was a reporter in Osoyoos, B.C., there was a town councillor who d made it his mission to see the municipality reclaim a number of public lake accesses that had, over time, been . . . let s say usurped by neighbouring property owners.
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