More than 13 kilometers of roads in Haliburton County will receive surface treatment this summer.  On April 23, Haliburton County Council approved a $1.3 million agreement with Miller Paving for the roads project.  County officials say the work will include 7.7 kilometers of County Road 20, from Highway 35 to the...

Polling stations are officially open across the country for those who have not already voted in advance polls.

The Municipality of Minden Hills is getting a new roads excavator. At a meeting on April 24, council approved the purchase of a new Cat 315GC excavator for $326,000, and a 30-ton trailer for $49,000. Funding for the purchases was initially approved during the 2025 capital budget deliberations on Feb. 4.

Advance voter numbers are in for Kawartha-Haliburton. Elections Canada reports 28,236 people cast ballots over the four-day Easter long weekend. Across Canada, nearly 7.3 million people took advantage of the advanced polls, which is a 25% increase from the 5.8 million electors who voted in advanced polls in 2021.  Complete data...

The Minden Hills Cultural Centre, in collaboration with the Haliburton County Public Library, will be screening Finding Dawn at the Cultural Centre at 1 p.m. on May 1. Officials say the film, directed by Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh, is a powerful documentary that explores the national crisis of missing and...

We have reached out to local candidates and asked them a series of questions that are on the mind of voters across the riding. Topics range from what they’re hearing at the door, positions on the trade war, cost of living pressures and more. Here’s what they had to say,...