The Minden Food Bank received a boost to their coffers on March 26 thanks to a $517 donation from Minden’s Canadian Tire and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. Steve McLean, owner of the Minden store, said the money was collected over Christmas and came from the sales of gift card holders and Canadian Tire money donations. [...]
By Mark Arike Despite receiving revised drafts of noise and fireworks bylaws at their March 14 meeting, Minden Hills councillors still want to see additional changes made to the documents before they are passed. In the draft noise bylaw, which was presented to council by interim chief building officer Colin McKnight, it states that no [...]
By Mark Arike A Minden Hills man who was ordered to vacate his trailer for the winter months paid councillors a visit at their March 14 committee-of-the-whole meeting. “Shame on all of you for not knowing all the factors regarding my request,” James McGregor told councillors. In January, McGregor filed a request asking for an [...]
By Matthew Desrosiers When you don’t feel your best but you know medicine isn’t the answer, Minden’s newest business owner might have the answer for you. Charlene Bateman is the owner of Moonflowers Magical Touch, a new shop in Minden right across from the CIBC. Her first store was opened three years ago in Markham, [...]
By Mark Arike Sheila and Gord Pitcher are already loving life in The Fast Lane. And no, we’re not referring to the kind of existence that includes fancy cars, excessive spending or swimsuit models. As of March 1, the Pitchers became the proud new owners of The Fast Lane bowling alley in Minden. “What we’d [...]
By Mark Arike Water and sewer rates are about to go up in Minden Hills. Councillors passed several bylaws at their Feb. 28 meeting, resulting in fee increases for the town’s residents. Those on the village’s water system will see the fee for water use increase 13 cents from $2.53 per cubic metre to $2.66. [...]
By Carolyn Allder “Sleep is an issue for us this week,” says one mother as her son crawls around with other children during Monday Baby Mornings at the Minden Ontario Early Year’s Centre (OEYC). Several other moms nod their heads in agreement while one mom chimes in, “yes, we’re not sleeping much either” as she [...]
By Warren Riley I had a week to mull over the offer but opted instead not to reconsider. That was my first mistake. For starters, my borrowed purple safety helmet was two sizes too small for me and I looked like an alien from planet Moron. Two track officials came to the car and checked [...]
By Mark Arike Now that Minden Hills’ village development master plan is complete, councillors have a better idea of what steps need to be taken in order to revitalize the town. At a Feb. 14 committee-of-the-whole meeting, councillors heard from representatives of AECOM Canada Ltd. – the Bracebridge consulting company the township hired in May [...]
By Mark Arike It looks like the tax levy for Minden Hills will increase by three per cent for 2013, and as a result, most property owners in Minden Hills will see a 1.7 per cent increase in their tax bills. After lengthy discussion at a Jan. 31 meeting, councillors defeated a recommendation from the [...]
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