Minden Times

Bowlathon raises $4,000 for housing

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:51:00 GMT

The balls were rolling on Saturday night at The Fastlane bowling alley in Minden as the place was packed with "builders" hoping to raise funds for Places for People.[...]

Karate club joins Lindsay’s Wado Kai school

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:47:00 GMT

It's Friday night in Minden and five-year-old Courteney Semach is dressed in full karate "gi" replete with shiny sparring gloves. Standing in the Physical Journey Fitness studio, turned karate dojo, Courteney Semach's face is a picture of pure concentration.[...]

Split decision on tourism regions upsets county

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:41:00 GMT

New provincial tourism regions announced in December that will divide Haliburton County into two pieces are worrying local politicians and economic development staff who say all the work to unite the Highlands is being torn apart.[...]

Auctioning off memorabilia

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:38:00 GMT

Scotty Morrison is smiling as he holds a limited edition framed print featuring three generations of gold medal winning goaltenders, Ivan McLelland, Andy Moog, and Justin Pogge.[...]

Tour goes back in time on the trapline

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:34:00 GMT

Saturday morning, in -28ºC temperatures, a dozen snowshoed guests waddled their way along the centuries-long timeline of trapping and trading fur in Canada with eco-tourism group Yours Outdoors.[...]

Fire destroys home

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:31:00 GMT

(Pictures of the blaze courtesy of Mark Steffensen ... aftermath photos by Chad Ingram.) A Minden Hills home was destroyed by fire last week. Minden Hills fire chief Doug Schell said the department was called to a home on Nye Lane, five kilometres south of Minden off Hwy.[...]

Firefighters need new reflective vests

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:29:00 GMT

To the Editor, We drove north on Hwy. 35 last night [Jan. 29] around 8 p.m. There were several fire trucks at the right side of the road just south of Minden.[...]

Homophobia is for the ignorant

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:27:00 GMT

Kudos to the Minden United Church for its ongoing speakers' series on the acceptance of homosexuality.[...]

Celebrating diversity in Minden

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:22:00 GMT

An ongoing speakers' series at the Minden United Church is focusing on the acceptance of homosexuality as being key to the creation of a safe and fair society. Church members Diane Welborn and Shirley Holmes organize the discussion series, entitled "Celebrating Diversity.[...]

Curator resigns

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:20:00 GMT

The curator of the Minden Hills Museum has resigned. Carol Simmons announced suddenly in mid-January that she was leaving the post she's held since 2001. "I realize I certainly caught a lot of people off guard," Simmons told the Times earlier this week.[...]

Cultural centre to charge entrance fees

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:19:00 GMT

For the first time, the Minden Hills Cultural Centre will be charging admission after Minden Hills council approved an admission policy for the centre at a Jan. 28 meeting.[...]

Landowners charged for filling in shore lands

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:18:00 GMT

Three landowners were fined $2,250 in separate cases, for adding sand and rock to shore lands without work permits. A Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer from Minden area went to Lake Dalrymple, Shadow Lake and the Gull River in the City of Kawartha Lakes.[...]

Possible tourism cutbacks anger sector

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:13:00 GMT

A whirlwind of angry emails blew through the county last week after members of the area's tourism industry discovered the county was considering pulling out of Toronto's Cottage Life show this year.[...]

New address for Algonquin Highlands

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:05:00 GMT

Algonquin Highlands township will be getting its own postal code as part of a revamping of postal services in Haliburton County that will be taking place during the next six to eight months. Representatives of Canada Post met with county councillors on Jan.[...]