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By Thomas Smith “In the seventies, I spent about 6 years running around Latin America, I got pretty fluent in Spanish. When I moved here 30 odd years ago, I didn’t have the opportunity to speak Spanish with anyone,” said Greg Roe, founder of Café Español. Greg and his wife Bonnie also founded the Aging […]

by Thomas Smith In April, The Paranormal Seekers, a paranormal investigation group based in Durham Region investigated the Sterling Bank at the Minden Cultural Centre. Afterwards, the group contacted Shawn Chamberlin about investigating the Dominion Hotel. Shawn Chamberlin, owner of the Dominion Hotel, says that the Dominion Hotel is the oldest building in Haliburton County. […]

by Thomas Smith Some dogs are able to fly. The Canadian Wings of Rescue is a volunteer run federally registered charity that operates all over Canada. Canadian Wings of Rescue works with rescues, shelters, wildlife rehabilitation centres, and pilots all over Canada to arrange short flights with volunteer pilots. Canadian Wings of Rescue has been […]

by James Matthews Fentanyl is a danger for drug users and it can be for the professionals working to help them. That was an interesting detail described by Don Kruger, the Minden Hills fire chief, in his report to township council during its Nov. 14 meeting. Mayor Bob Carter asked Kruger if firefighters carry naloxone […]

by James Matthews Parts of Haliburton County will be the backdrop for a Blumhouse Productions feature film. The U.S. production company is responsible for some of the most enjoyed horror films of the past decade. You’ll recognize such titles as the Insidious franchise, the Paranormal Activity found-footage series of films, Sinister, The Purge and its […]

by James Matthews The Big Hawk Lake Log Chute in Algonquin Highlands has deteriorated since it was last rebuilt in 2005. Bob Mills owns property on Halls Lake in Algonquin Highlands. He lobbied township council to rebuild the structure as it’s an important part of local lore and heritage. The first chute was built in […]

by Thomas Smith On a cold Monday morning, I arrived at Scotch Line Landfill. As soon as the co-owner of Royal Canadian Falconry arrived in his truck, dozens of herring gulls that were feasting on the landfill took to the skies. For the past three weeks, Andrew Carroll and his team at Royal Canadian Falconry […]

(HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Dysart Fire Department and Haliburton County Paramedics (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle in Haliburton, resulting in one fatality. On Dec. 2, 2024, at approximately 2:36 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP received report of a serious two-vehicle collision on […]

by Thomas Smith “I just figured it was time for my career to be over,” saysTerry Gregorini.After working for TD Canada Bank for twenty years, Gregorini became owner of his first Canadian Tire in Trail, British Columbia, then Exeter, Ontario. Gregorini became the owner of Minden Canadian Tire in 2007.“I’ve loved it,” says Gregorini.Gregorini says […]

by James Matthews Fireworks will soon be restricted in Algonquin Highlands to only Canada Day. Council launched a survey in July to gauge the public’s feelings about the use of fireworks. It generated 520 responses from the public. The survey was extended until October and drew another 170 responses. “An excellent response to that survey,” […]