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…

Jan 30, 2025 · by James Matthews The transfer of a communications tower ownership in Minden Hills has broached questions about insurance. The township owns the land on Scotch Line where the radio communications tower for the Minden Hills…

Dec 6, 2024 · 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…

Jan 22, 2025 · By James Matthews The most recent draft of this year’s Minden Hills capital and operating budget proposes an almost seven per cent spending increase over last year. The residential tax levy impact on every $100,000 of assessed property value would be $29.32 if the most recent budget had been adopted by council. Due to the […]

Dec 11, 2024 · By James Matthews. No matter how the vote shakes out, Haliburton County will have a new warden by the time this is read. Results of the Dec. 10 election were not available as of press time, so complete coverage with results of the election will be in next week’s papers.

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 […]

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 Algonquin Highlands, the ...

May 12, 2024 · By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A marina that has served a number of Algonquin Highlands and Minden Hills lakefront property owners may be closing public access. And the property owners on three lakes are pleading with Algonquin Highlands council to come to their aid. Chris Card, the …

By James Matthews The Trillium Lakelands District School Board has joined other Ontario boards in a lawsuit against social media companies. The local board, along with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, York Catholic District…

Nov 3, 2023 · By James Matthews, Local Initiative Journalism Reporter It’s as if renting a property through Airbnb is a means to consequence-free revelry for the renter and whatever fines may come to the owner. Minden Hills property owner Timothy Groves described such a situation to township council during its Oct. 26 regular meeting. He was appealing a […]