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Increased parking on Big Hawk Lake and Little Hawk Lake Roads on Algonquin Highlands agenda

Increasing parking on Big Hawk and Little Hawk Lake Roads is back on Algonquin Highlands agenda one year after staff originally brought forward options for council to consider. At that...

New confirmed case of COVID in Haliburton County

Haliburton County has a new confirmed case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to date, to 16. The HKPR District Health Unit also reports that 5 current high...

Public meeting will be held via teleconferencing in Minden Hills

Minden Hills are holding a public meeting via teleconference at 10:30 today. The meeting is being held to consider a proposed minor variance to the zoning By-law. The application is...

Paudash Lake property owners want their peace and quiet back

Paudash Lake residents and cottagers have had enough of the “obnoxious noise” from ongoing construction at three properties owned by the same man. Highlands East council heard from a few...

OPP record check requests are taking 4 to 6 weeks

OPP POLICE RECORD CHECKS UPDATE (ORILLIA, ON) - As the economy continues to recover from the pandemic, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is committed to improving customer service for citizens...

Minden and surrounding areas will be without power on Sunday

Hydro One crews completing upgrades in the Minden and surrounding areas this weekend -Planned power outage to affect 6,000 Hydro One customers on Sunday, September 27, 2020- Hydro One is advising...

Moore Lake drowning could have been prevented with life jackets

(HALIBURTON, ON) - Members of the Haliburton Highlands OPP have obtained further information surrounding the canoeing incident on Moore Lake in Minden that occurred on September 12, 2020 at...

HKPR District Health Unit reporting high number of animal bites so far this year

2020 is shaping up to be a bad year for animal bites in the region. From January to August, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health unit has investigated 433...

Canoeist drowns on Moore Lake Saturday

OPP recovered the body of a canoeist on Moore Lake Saturday evening, after receiving a call to assist a...

New funding opportunity for seniors programs through the New Horizon for Seniors Program

The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) 2020-2021 has started its call for proposals for community-based projects. The application...

County in line with the province’s new off-road vehicle regulations

Haliburton County council unanimously agreed to go with the Province's new all-terrain vehicle regulations. Effective in July, the province expanded...

Heat Bank gets financial support from the Emergency Community Support Fund

Heat Bank will be warming homes this heating season with financial support from the Emergency Community Support Fund distributed by...

County Road 12 to get 6 new culverts this year

County Road 12 will be the lucky recipient of 6 new culverts thanks to the Gelert Road paving project...

OPP looking for thieves that stole aluminum cans from Crystal Lake Transfer Station

A break and enter to the Transfer Station on Crystal Lake Road is being investigated. In the evening of September...

MP Schmale appointed Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development

Local Conservative MP Jamie Schmale has been appointed Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development. In a press release...

West Nile Virus found in a horse in the HKPR District

FIGHT THE BITE - Positive West Nile Virus Equine Test Result Brings Reminder For People to Take Precautions - (CITY OF...
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Minden Hills looking to revive Lochlin Community Centre

The facility has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Province hosting Disaster Recovery Assistance program info session

The province activated the program last month for specific areas of Minden Village impacted by flood damage not covered by insurance.

Sidewalk construction to begin in Minden Village week of Oct. 13

The project, which will repair sidewalks and improve accessibility in the village core, is expected to take three weeks.

Miden Hills residents can cast a ballot as of Oct. 10.

Advanced in-person polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the S.G. Nesbitt Community Centre.

Police lay charges for excessive speeding following incident in Algonquin Highlands

A 50-year-old from Eastern Ontario is facing stunt driving charges following an incident in the Algonquin Highlands on Saturday.
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