The road leading to Algonquin Highlands’ Maple Lake Landfill will be fixed, but for now the township is asking for patience. McPhail Rd. has been the subject of some debate in the community, with potholes and other issues making it a bumpy drive to the dump site. “There’s been lots of...

Algonquin Highlands is the latest Ontario municipality to adopt a 4-day work week, and no one’s complaining so far. That from the township’s mayor, Liz Danielsen, who says all the staff surveyed have reacted positively to the change. “They’re finding that their productivity is good, that the morale in the office...

Haliburton County residents can now join a pilot program to reduce their household food waste. Korey McKay, County Climate Change Coordinator, says households can sign up to get a subsidized FoodCycler machine, an odourless indoor composter. “The FoodCycler is a machine about the size of a bread-making machine that dehydrates and...

According to the OPP, thieves are getting craftier in how they try and steal cars. The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP detachment, which is about an hour south of Ottawa, says they received two reports within 24 hours of Apple airtags being found hidden in cars. "In both cases, the...

Ontario will soon start a program that will allow grade 11 students to transition to a full-time, skilled trades apprenticeship program. A timeline was not provided for when the program will start in a March 8 news release by the province. Once students get their Certificate of Apprenticeship, they will be...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) says water levels are below seasonal averages in Muskoka. However, a water safety bulletin has been put in place and will remain until March 17. The notice includes Muskoka, Parry Sound District, and the County of Haliburton. Flooding isn’t expected, but officials...