Mike Baker

Algonquin Highlands council has grounded plans to spend up to $122,000 on a consultant for a revised development plan for Stanhope Municipal Airport, opting to complete some of the work gradually in-house instead. The township committed to the six-figure sum during budget deliberations to help advance several projects at the facility, with council also seeking […]

No matter how far gone someone may feel mentally, Minden-based psychotherapist Kelsey Sharpless believes there’s always a way back. Since opening her practice in 2022, Sharpless has worked with approximately 250 people, helping them through their struggles to establish a new baseline for their mental health. She has a fresh tool in her arsenal after […]

Water samples from new locations at the Maple Lake waste disposal site will be analyzed this year to help Algonquin Highlands township understand the extent of landfill impacts to surface water at the site. Environmental manager Melissa Murray said this was one of the recommendations engineering firm, Cambium Inc., made in its 2025 annual monitoring […]

After selling more than 14,000 treats during smile cookie week April 27 to May 3, Haliburton and Minden Tim Hortons’ owners Mike Garland and Paige Chapman said they’re excited to see a chunk of the proceeds benefit Brooksong Retreat and Cancer Support Centre. The County-based non-profit, located on the grounds of Abbey Gardens, offers in-person […]

Environment Haliburton’s Susan Hay said there were three main items volunteers collected during a litter clean-up at Head Lake Park May 9 – cigarette butts, plastic drink containers and coffee cups. A dozen people collected six large bags of garbage from the park in advance of Ontario’s Day of Action on Litter, which happened May […]

It’s 6:45 a.m. on a Tuesday morning and Joyce Jones is on her way to Hal High to help make sure teenagers start their day in the right way. She’s one of seven volunteers assisting with the school’s breakfast program. Each morning, two or three will arrive at hospitality and tourism teacher Darla Searle’s kitchen […]

A new drinking water source protection plan for the Halls and Hawk lakes system has been completed and Algonquin Highlands deputy mayor, Jennifer Dailloux, believes the project could be scalable County-wide. It’s a first-of-its-kind program in the Highlands, said Shelley Fellows, president of the Halls and Hawk Lakes Property Owners Association (HHLPOA). Commissioned with money […]

Three years on from the launch of its award-winning ‘Stepping into Nature’ self-guided walking tour of the Minden riverwalk, the Haliburton County Master Gardeners (HCMG) is preparing to unveil a similar feature for the Minden boardwalk. Featuring 10 stops unpacking vital information about the marsh and swamp located in Minden’s downtown, the boardwalk tour will […]

The show is organized by volunteers from the Haliburton Curling Club, which uses the proceeds to finance things like its ‘learn to curl’ and youth training programs. “We focus on development as much as possible. We invest heavily in our youth curling program. Kids are bused in every week for sessions,” home show spokesperson Andy […]

Haliburton Forest Biochar management is still assessing damages after an early morning fire at its Kennaway Road facility May 22 took out one of the business’ production buildings. Malcolm Cockwell, managing director of Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve – the parent company of Biochar, told The Highlander the blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. […]