SIRCH Community Services is making free repairs a monthly event.  Starting April 7, the Repair Café will run the first Sunday of every month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the SIRCH Bistro at 49 Maple Ave. in Haliburton Village.  Dianne Woodcock, Program Coordinator, says people can bring in personal...

Expect a survey in the next two weeks about special education at local schools.  The Trillium Lakelands District School Board says anonymous surveys will be emailed out to students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs), as well as their parents and guardians.  Board officials say responses will help make sure the right programs and...

Fire season has started, with new regulations in place this year for Haliburton County.  As of April 1, no open-air fires are allowed between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. within the county.  The Minden Hills Fire Department says the change comes after last year’s wildfire season, with officials calling it “the...

Places for People’s 2024 Sleeping in Cars was a big success, with over $30,000 raised.   The event saw people sleeping in their cars in Head lake Park from 7:00 p.m. on March 22 to 7:00 a.m. March 23.   The event began a number of years ago to raise awareness for the...

The Township of Minden Hills has approved its 2024 budget, supported by a 5.87 per cent tax increase.  It means paying an extra $52 a year for a home assessed at $209,000, the average value of a single-family home in the township. The increase comes after months of council discussions, which...

Police have arrested one person and seized several firearms in Dysart et al.  According to Haliburton Highlands OPP, officers responded to a disturbance in the municipality around 10:39 p.m. on Saturday. Officials say after an investigation, they located and arrested a person “without incident,” seizing several firearms.  They’re being charged with...