Jan 22, 2025 · By James Matthews The Minden Hills Fire Department worked throughout last year to make everybody SAFE. Don Kruger, the township’s fire chief, updated township council during its Jan. 9 meeting about last year’s trial Smoke…

2 hours ago · By Emily Stonehouse MPP Laurie Scott surprised Minden locals on Tuesday, Jan. 28 with a last-minute press conference, slated for 10:30 a.m. On short-notice, Minden Hills Mayor Bob Carter and Deputy Warden Liz Danielsen were able to meet Scott near the Minden Legion for an announcement regarding housing. Last year, the Kawartha Lakes Housing Corporation […]

2 hours ago · By Emily Stonehouse It’s not news. The need for younger individuals to sit in places of power. And in our community, those places of power look like municipal councils. They look like boards and service clubs and volunteer organizations. James Matthews has a piece in the paper this week about council’s remuneration during their stint […]

by James Matthews The transfer of a communications tower ownership in Minden Hills has broached questions about insurance. The township owns the land on Scotch Line where the radio communications tower for the Minden Hills…

Jan 22, 2025 · By James Matthews The most recent draft of this year’s Minden Hills capital and operating budget proposes an almost seven per cent spending increase over last year. The residential tax levy impact on every $100,000 of assessed property value would be $29.32 if the most recent budget had been adopted by council. Due to the […]

May 5, 2023 · By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The shortage of medical staff is at the root of the decision to close the Minden Hills Emergency Department. Haliburton Highlands Health Services recently announced the facility would close June 1. The Haliburton Emergency Department will continue to accept patients. Carolyn Plummer, the …

Dec 11, 2024 · By JAMES MATTHEWS. No matter how the vote shakes out, Haliburton County will have a new warden by the time this is read. Results of the Dec. 10 election were not available as of press time, so complete coverage with results of the election will be in next week’s papers.

Nov 3, 2023 · By James Matthews, Local Initiative Journalism Reporter It’s as if renting a property through Airbnb is a means to consequence-free revelry for the renter and whatever fines may come to the owner. Minden Hills property owner Timothy Groves described such a situation to township council during its Oct. 26 regular meeting. He was appealing a […]

Aug 14, 2024 · By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Program Some people living under the umbrella of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit may have gotten tired of frequent talk about respiratory illness season.

Dec 21, 2023 · By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Program Haliburton County council voted to stay its course and continue with its most familiar warden at the helm. The upper tier council chose to return Algonquin Highlands Mayor Liz Danielsen as warden for another one-year term. She was elected over Minden Hills Mayor Bob Carter. Danielsen has been […]