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{MTO just keeping highways safe, rep says }

MTO just keeping highways safe, rep says

It s an oft-heard complaint in the county that the Ministry of Transportation is overzealous when it comes to regulating entrances, signage, drainage, etc. along the Highway 35 and 118 corridors, but a rep from the MTO says the ministry is simply trying t
{U-Links welcomes new co-ordinator }

U-Links welcomes new co-ordinator

Sonja Addison is the new co-ordinator of the U-Links Centre for Community Based Research, which is looking for research project proposals for the 2016 17 academic year.
{Septic system damaged in construction }

Septic system damaged in construction

Two septic beds at the Algonquin Highlands township office along North Shore Road have been damaged during construction of an addition at the site and work associated with the mishap will cost the township about $20,000.
{Additional AH staff may be required }

Additional AH staff may be required

The township s septic tank re-inspection program will likely require the hiring of a contract employee for 2017.
{SIRCH Community Services goes into the red }

SIRCH Community Services goes into the red

SIRCH Community Services accrued a sizeable deficit during the past year and has gone into overdraft, but executive director Gena Robertson is optimistic the organization s financial straits will improve.
{Schmidt and Marsden named Athletes of the Year }

Schmidt and Marsden named Athletes of the Year

On a night of goodbyes for graduating student athletes and retiring coaches a poignant hello took centre stage.
{Committee complications for Minden Hills }

Committee complications for Minden Hills

Members of the Minden Hills advisory committee on planning and development are concerned about the process of getting committee recommendations to the council table, calling it inefficient.
{MH to offer land for propane tank }

MH to offer land for propane tank

Minden Hills township will offer to sell a piece of the township office property to Greystone Construction to house the propane tank for the condo building the Huntsville-based company is constructing along Newcastle Street.
{Point in Time services change lives }

Point in Time services change lives

When Austin McGillion was in high school he had difficulty with going out in public and speaking to strangers. Now McGillion has graduated from his first year of college and is able to speak in front of large crowds.
{Broadband project should be complete by year's end }

Broadband project should be complete by year's end

The county s latest broadband connectivity project should be completed by year s end, or most of it, at least. In January, county councillors voted to spend $360,000 on a project with Bell that will improve or extend high-speed, broadband, 100 Mbps Inter
{County looks at kiosks }

County looks at kiosks

Haliburton County council will explore the option of electronic information kiosks as it prepares to close the county s Highway 35 tourist info centre at the end of 2016.
{Cooking a lifelong pursuit for Lesperance }

Cooking a lifelong pursuit for Lesperance

Marilynne Lesperance has been preparing meals since she was a child. The Minden Hills resident is chairwoman of the Minden Food Bank and donates much of her time to the Minden Community Food Centre on Newcastle Street.
{Curtola played Minden in 1998 }

Curtola played Minden in 1998

Canadian crooner Bobby Curtola is remembered for 60s hits such as Fortune Teller and Aladdin, but Minden Hills resident Lois Rigney recalls the man behind the music.
{Council pleased with new disaster relief assistance programs}

Council pleased with new disaster relief assistance programs

The Ontario government has replaced what was the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program with two new programs.
{County drafts complaint on OPP billing }

County drafts complaint on OPP billing

Please consider this our official complaint with respect to the billing formula for allocating costs to municipalities for policing services delivered by the Ontario Provincial Police, and our formal request that your office undertake an investigation in
{Council approves renewable energy policy 'in principle'}

Council approves renewable energy policy 'in principle'

After some discussion, councillors approved in principle a renewable energy policy that was tabled by members of the township s renewable energy task force at a committee-of-the-whole meeting earlier this month.
{Watching for wildlife }

Watching for wildlife

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is teaming up with the OPP and the Ministry of Transportation in an attempt to reduce the number of collisions involving cars and deer in Haliburton County.
{Healthy financial checkup for Minden Hills }

Healthy financial checkup for Minden Hills

The financial statements for Minden Hills township are in fine order, according to auditing firm KPMG.
{Library lacks staff to keep up with demand }

Library lacks staff to keep up with demand

An annual report from Haliburton County Public Library CEO Bessie Sullivan shows the library struggling to keep pace with demand for digital literacy programming.
{Boshkung Brewing Co. buys Beer Store}

Boshkung Brewing Co. buys Beer Store

While the Minden Beer Store will be relocating to Highway 35 in coming weeks after 35 years along Water Street, the Water Street property will remain dedicated to the hoppy beverage.
{Province to review Service Ontario closures }

Province to review Service Ontario closures

It appears the Wynne government is reviewing a number of Service Ontario office closures planned for late 2016 and early 2017.