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County concerned about misuse of Crown land News13 July 2021 By Chad Ingram Haliburton County council is attempting to open a dialogue with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry about the ongoing inappropriate use of Crown land within the county’s borders. Councillors received a memo from Algonquin Highlands Mayor Carol Moffatt during a June 23 online meeting, “The comments that are contained in the report to council, they’re a fraction of what I’m sure we’ve all heard off and on over many years, and many are anecdotal,” Moffatt told her colleagues. “There is definitel...

Home /Short-term rental regs move to upper tier News19 May 2021 By Chad Ingram The issue of regulating short-term rentals in Haliburton County will move to the upper tier of the county council table, after receiving support for the concept from each of the county’s four, lower-tier municipal councils. County councillors came to that agreement during a May 12 online meeting. During the past few years, each of the county’s four municipal councils have had conversations about introducing regulations and licensing programs for the operation of short-term rentals. In some cases, this has inv...

Home /Backyard chickens back for MH council News14 April 2021 By Chad Ingram The issue of allowing backyard chickens in Minden Hills is back on the proverbial table for township councillors after a delegation during an April 8 online meeting. During last week’s committee-of-the-whole meeting, councillors heard a presentation from resident Matthew McWilliams, requesting the township amend its zoning bylaw to allow for the keeping of backyard chickens. Currently, Dysart et al is the only one of Haliburton County’s four lower-tier townships that permits keeping backyard chickens. Backyard ...

Home /MH councillors endorse charging station proposal News14 April 2021 By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council is supporting a recommendation from the County of Haliburton that would see the township install electric vehicle charging stations at its administration office and the arena. As part of its climate change mitigation plan, the County of Haliburton has applied to funding programs to help purchase charging stations for the county and its four, lower-tier municipalities. As for the funding framework, a report from county climate change co-ordinator Korey McKay contained two options. One...

Home /Dealing with docks on public property News14 April 2021 By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council is considering what to do about the proliferation of private docks placed on publicly owned shoreline road allowances within the township, and is looking to involve the public in that conversation. Councillors received a report regarding private docks on public property from township planner Ian Clendening during an online April 8 committee-of-the-whole meeting. As that report indicates, the existing policy regarding such docks essentially divides them into three categories: one, those outside ...