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April 11, 2025
State of Emergency continues for County of Haliburton and Minden Hills Township

On March 31^st, the County of Haliburton and the Township of Minden Hills together declared a state of emergency due to a significant weather event that took place between March 28th – March 30th. Since the start, recovery efforts have been taking place throughout the region and a County and Township emergency operations centre continues to monitor the situation.

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Notice - April 9, 2025 Regular Council Meeting Cancelled

Following the weekend’s significant weather event and the ongoing recovery efforts, please note that the April 9^th, 2025, County Council meeting has been cancelled.  The next regular scheduled meeting of County Council is April 23, 2025.

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HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON (Wednesday, April 2, 2025)

For Immediate Release:

The County of Haliburton and Township of Minden Hills would like to advise residents that during ongoing recovery efforts after this weekend’s significant weather event, travel throughout the County should be limited.

Many of our seasonal roads are still unpassable and travel to secondary properties is not encouraged at this time.

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HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON (Monday, March 31, 2025)
For Immediate Release:

County of Haliburton Declaration of State of Emergency

HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON (Monday, March 31, 2025) - The County of Haliburton is declaring a partial state of emergency to support the Township of Minden Hills recovery from the significant weather event that occurred between March 28th – March 30th.

The County Emergency Operations Centre has been established and is monitoring the situation, working with the Township of Minden.

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Declaration of a Significant Weather Event

Friday, March 28, 2025 
In response to a major freezing rain event in the area, The County of Haliburton, The Township of Minden Hills, The Township of Algonquin Highlands, The Municipality of Highlands East, and The Municipality of Dysart et al have declared a Significant Weather Event at 3:00pm local time that will impact travel and services throughout the County. This declaration is made pursuant to Ontario Regulation 239/02, Minimum Maintenance.

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Medical Priority Dispatch System

Starting March 26, 2025, Haliburton County Paramedic Services and Ambulance Communications Officers in the Lindsay Centre Ambulance Communications Centre (CACC) will adopt the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS).

Watch this video from our local Paramedic Chiefs to learn more:

What does this mean for those who call 9-1-1?

• People should continue to call 9-1-1 for life-threatening medical emergencies, especially in cases such as cardiac or stroke symptoms, loss of.

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The Council for the Corporation of the County of Haliburton is hosting a public meeting regarding an application to the Province of Ontario by the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust for the creation of the proposed Milburn Kendrick Conservation Reserve on March 26, 2025, at the Lloyd Watson Memorial Community Centre in Wilberforce.  Council will commence at 9:00 am and move into the public meeting at 9:30 am.

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The County of Haliburton has once again been recognized for creating an award-winning Hike Haliburton Festival.

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Reduced Loading will be in effect in the County of Haliburton at 12:01 a.m.

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2025 Meeting Schedule of the Haliburton Highlands OPP Detachment Board

Meetings of the Haliburton Highlands OPP Detachment Board are scheduled to take place at 1 p.m.

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