By Thomas Smith Before being known as a painter, Maurice Haycock was a geologist and father sent on a surveying assignment to ...

By Emily Stonehouse Access to mental health services is something that many struggle with, particularly in a rural community. Luckily, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) have taken the ...

By Emily Stonehouse It’s been an adventure along the way, but Jennifer Strype has always stood out in a crowd. Even a crowd ...

By Thomas Smith With the fire ban being lifted on Thursday, Aug. 28, the recent rain has been a blessing not only for humans, but nature around us. On Friday, Aug. 15, Jennifer Semach of Walkabout ...

By Emily Stonehouse The annual Haliburton Forest Trail Race is sure to bring people from all over the country. Including ...

By Thomas Smith After a request from Algonquin Highlands council for a quarterly update, Fire Chief Mike French reported an update on the progress towards completing the recommendations in the Fire ...

By Emily Stonehouse Long live locals We are a town that greatly depends on summer traffic. I get it. And I haven’t seen any specific numbers, but as a local, it seems like the community was bumping ...

Effective at noon on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2025, there will be a total fire ban throughoutthe County of Haliburton, including the townships of Algonquin Highlands, MindenHills, Highlands East and Dysart et ...

The Trillium Lakelands District School Board has joined other Ontario boards in a lawsuit against social media companies. The local board, along with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, ...

The Township of Minden Hills has declared a State of Emergency in response to the severe ice storm that hit our area and the escalating impacts. The decision comes as prolonged freezing rain has ...

A Cottage Chat session gave residents – both seasonal and permanent – a chance to ask historians questions about the origin of lake names, early life in Stanhope, and local legends. The virtual ...

That’s Minden Hills Fire Department’s new goal; to ensure households in the township are equipped with working detectors and educated about the importance of them. Thanks to Minden Home Hardware, 250 ...