Home /Septic inspections get underway in Minden Hills
News14 April 2021
By Chad Ingram
The Township of Minden Hills will enact its septic re-inspection program this year, becoming the last of the county’s four lower-tier municipalities to commence its mandatory inspection program.
While the requirement for the programs comes from the provincial government, the design and process of each program is up to individual municipal governments. Minden Hills has hired firm WSP Canada to complete its program, the company also used by the Township of Algonquin Highlands and the Municipality of Dysart et al for their respective programs.
As consultant Paisley McDowell told Minden Hills councillors during an April 8 online meeting, when it comes to lakes that straddle municipal boundaries, the company will schedule inspections so that residents of a particular lake all have their inspections completed during the same year.
Home /Man dies in motorcycle collision on Bobcaygeon Road
News8 April 2021
By Staff
A 58-year-old man from Toronto died in a motorcycle collision on Bobcaygeon Road yesterday.
On April 7, just after 4 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP and emergency crews were called to assist at the collision in Minden Hills.
“A motorcycle traveling northbound on Bobcaygeon Road failed to negotiate a curve in the road and crashed into the ditch,” reads the OPP press release. “The rider was transported by Haliburton County Paramedic Services to an area hospital.”
Bradley Benedict was pronounced deceased shortly after arriving at the hospital, according to OPP.
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The Haliburton Highlands OPP is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred on Bobcaygeon Road in the Township of Minden Hills yesterday afternoon.
A motorcycle travelling northbound on Bobcaygeon Road failed to negotiate a curve in the road and crashed into the ditch.
The rider Bradley BENEDICT, 58-years-old of Toronto, was pronounced deceased shortly after arriving at the Minden hospital.
Bobcaygeon Road was closed for several hours for the investigation.
Home /MH budget put to public meeting
News17 March 2021
By Darren Lum
After five rounds of budget talks, the 2021 Minden Hills draft budget was put before a public meeting on March 11.
The draft budget contains a levy increase of 3.75 per cent over the 2020 budget, equating to a tax rate increase of 3.08 per cent for residents. For residential properties, this will equate to an increase in property taxation of $11.47 for every $100,000 of assessment at the lower-tier level. For commercial properties, this will equate to an increase of $17 for every $100,000 of assessment at the lower-tier level.
The budget is scheduled to be passed March 25.
Home /Bobcaygeon Road project out of budget
News3 March 2021
By Chad Ingram
Minden Hills councillors removed the reconstruction of Bobcaygeon Road from the township’s 2021 budget during their fifth and final round of budget deliberations on Feb. 25.
Council has landed on a tax levy increase for the year of 3.75 per cent, which equates to a residential tax rate increase at the lower-tier level of 2.6 per cent. This equates to an increase of $11.47 for every $100,000 of assessment, assuming a property has not experienced a change in assessment since 2020.
For commercial properties, that would mean an increase of $17 for every $100,000 of assessment. Residents will have a chance to weigh in on the draft budget during a March 11 meeting.