Lisa Gervais

Minden Hills-based animal rescue, Snowflake Meadows, hopes to break ground soon on its new kennel after raising more than $94,000 for the project in just over a years’ time. Owner Kristyn Begbie told The Highlander she is amazed they were able to meet their fundraising goal in such a short period of time. She thought […]

The new executive director of the Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society (KHCAS) visited Haliburton last Wednesday (July 15) to meet with agency staff and Point in Time. The Highlander asked Amanda BakerColacicco about a tumultuous time for the organization. In 2024, it was announced KHCAS would no longer have a physical office in Haliburton and […]

Minden Hills council voted not to adopt the municipality’s five-year strategic plan when it met last Thursday (July 23). The decision followed a lengthy debate, and recorded vote. Voting against adopting were: councillors Ivan Ingram, Shirely Johannessen, Tammy McKelvey, and Bob Sisson. Mayor Bob Carter, deputy mayor Lisa Schell and coun. Pam Sayne were in […]

Haliburton Highlands OPP detachment commander, Deb McClure, highlighted efforts to tackle online fraud, improve traffic safety, discussed new technology, and mental health partnerships, when she presented the board’s annual report July 23. Tabled at the meeting in McClure’s absence, the document included crime, traffic enforcement, and community wellbeing data, and highlighted initiatives and successes from […]

Minden Hills mayor Bob Carter defended large wage increases for three staff members in 2025, including the CAO, director of public works, and supervisor of waste management. According to the public sector salary disclosure 2025, chief administrative officer, Cynthia Fletcher, made $187,046 – compared to $180,865 in 2024 – up $6,000. Her predecessor, Trisha McKibbon, […]

Deluxe Waterfront Resort on Twelve Like Lake in Minden Hills has added a farmers market to its summer offerings. Resort owner, Ronen Ifraimov, who also owns Toronto-based Deluxe Produce, said the market has been operating at the former Wedgewood Marina between Twelve and Mountain lakes on summer weekends. Ifraimov said he has access to the […]

Consultants, the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), have presented four governance models for Haliburton County – with the 2026-30 councils tasked with choosing one of them. However, in its affordability and governance structure study, EORN supplied financials indicating taxpayers can no longer afford the current two-tier governance structure of the County and local townships (model […]

People can learn more about options for a potential restructuring of the County and its four lower-tier municipalities – as well as provide feedback – during a series of town hall meetings from Aug. 25 to 31. The gatherings follow the publication of the final report for the County’s communitywide affordability and governance structure study, […]

Bob Lake’s Rock the Dock fundraiser celebrated its fifth year this summer – raising another $6,310 for the Minden Community Food Centre – bringing the overall total to just shy of $25,000. Pamela England, a member of the Bob Lake Association (BLA), said “while we fell just a little short of our record-breaking fourth year, […]

The deadline for a referendum on governance changes for this election has passed – with one for the 2030 election too far away, County of Haliburton CAO Gary Dyke told a public meeting in Haliburton Aug. 25. He, and representatives of the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), brought the community-wide affordability and governance structure study […]