Haliburton

• Drug poisoning alerts issued for Peterborough area, City of Kawartha Lakes

  Peterborough Public Health's regional opioid harms portal reports from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023, there were 38 suspected drug-related deaths.

  Health

  Aug 1
  
• Community bond program aims to boost affordable housing in Haliburton County

  Places for People's community bond programs aims to raise $850,000 by the fall of 2023 to help boost its current affordable housing supply from 12 to 28 over the next five years.

  Economy

  Jul 11
  
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• Haliburton Highlands Health Services president and CEO takes medical leave of absence

  Veronica Nelson, vice-president and chief operating officer at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, will be interim CEO and president at Haliburton Highlands Health Services.

  Health

  Jun 12
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• Residents vow to keep fighting as Minden, Ont., emergency department closes

  Despite efforts to save it, on Thursday the emergency department at the hospital site in Minden, Ont., closed, with services are being consolidated with the site in Haliburton.

  Health

  Jun 1
• Injunction against Minden ER closure scrapped; businesses ask province to intervene

  The emergency department in Minden, Ont., is scheduled to close June 1. Local residents and businesses continue to fight the decision.

  Health

  May 30
• Fight to save ER in Minden, Ont. reaches Lhotse, world’s 4th highest mountain

  Canadian-Belarusian mountaineer Liliya Ianovskaia managed to reach the summit of Lhotse in Nepal on May 24 and held up a Canadian flag bearing the words 'Save Minden ER.'

  Canada

  May 26
• Minden mayor asks health board to resign after ER consolidation plan revealed

  The Minden ER is scheduled to close June 1 with all services to be consolidated with the hospital in Haliburton.

  Health

  May 16
• Haliburton Highlands OPP investigate females being followed or approached

  Haliburton Highlands OPP say the incidents occurred between April 25 and May 9, 2023, in Minden and Haliburton.

  Crime

  May 11
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• Minden, Ont. residents ask minister to impose 1-year moratorium on ER closure

  A petition with more than 17,100 signatures was brought to the Ontario legislature on Wednesday to fight the June 1 planned closure of the ER in Minden.

  Health

  May 10
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• Haliburton County council remains ‘dissatisfied’ with Minden ER closure decision

  The emergency department in Minden is scheduled to close June 1 with all services being consolidated with the hospital in Haliburton.

  Health

  Apr 28