Mar 31, 2025 · By Emily Stonehouse It’s touch and go right now, but the staff in Minden Hills are optimistic about pending flood risks. “So far, it looks okay,” said Minden Mayor Bob Carter.

By Thomas Smith This year, from April 1 to June 25, Bakaan nake’ii ngii-izhi-gakinoo’amaagoomin / We Were Taught Differently: The Indian Residential School Experience exhibition will be on display in the Welch Room of the…

Jan 30, 2025 · By Emily Stonehouse MPP Laurie Scott surprised Minden locals on Tuesday, Jan. 28 with a last-minute press conference, slated for 10:30 a.m. On short-notice, Minden Hills Mayor Bob Carter and Deputy Warden Liz Danielsen were able to meet Scott near the Minden Legion for an announcement regarding housing. Last year, the Kawartha Lakes Housing Corporation […]

Mar 31, 2025 · Township of Minden Hills 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 caused widespread power outages, hazardous road conditions, downed trees and hydro lines, and damage to public and […]

Jan 30, 2025 · By James Matthews The Minden Hills Fire Department worked throughout last year to make everybody SAFE. Don Kruger, the township’s fire chief, updated township council during its Jan. 9 meeting about last year’s trial Smoke…

Jul 6, 2023 · By Emily Stonehouse When you walk into a home that’s filled with memories, warmth, and love, you just know. You can feel it. Pictures of family members scattering the walls, a collection of baseball caps from over the years, thriving pothos plants hanging lazily out of their pots. “All these plants, they’re all from my […]

The Minden Times is an award-winning weekly newspaper located along the Highway 35 corridor in Ontario’s picturesque cottage country. Beginning as the Minden Progress in 1963, the paper adopted the Times moniker in the 1970s and today is owned by White Pine Media, along with its sister publication, the Haliburton Echo.. Focusing on the townships of Minden Hills and …

Mar 5, 2025 · By Emily Stonehouse “Mother Nature is in charge,” said Mayor Bob Carter, in reference to Minden holding their breath as flood season approaches. The township has had major floods occur in the recent years of 2013, 2017, and 2019, with a smattering of flood watches and warnings filling the years between. Positioned along the Gull […]

Nov 25, 2022 · By Emily Stonehouse Minden Council faces a fresh startThere’s a new mayor in town for Minden Hills, and he is ready to hit the ground running. Mayor Bob Carter, who ran unopposed in the municipal election last month, was officially sworn into the role of mayor at the inaugural meeting of council on November 15. […]

Apr 2, 2025 · By Emily Stonehouse The Township of Minden Hills has declared a state of emergency in light of the ice storm that ravaged Haliburton County over the weekend, leaving the vast majority of residents without access to hydro, internet, or cellphone service. The County of Haliburton declared a partial state of emergency the evening of March […]