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Minden Santa Claus Parade

Township of Minden Hills News 11/3/2023 9:00:00 AM

Media Release 23-88 Santa Claus Parade and Christmas in the Village November 18, 2023

 

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Subject: “Santa Claus Parade” in Minden and “Christmas in the Village” at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, November 18, 2023

The Township of Minden Hills welcomes you to our Christmas events on Saturday November 18, 2023, with the “Santa Claus Parade” and “Christmas in the Village”.

The "Santa Claus Parade" will start at 11:00 AM at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena, marching along Parkside Street, heading south on Bobcaygeon Road, and finishing at the Township municipal parking lot off St. Germaine Street.

“Christmas in the Village” will be held at the Heritage Village of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre on the same day from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission is by donation.

Santa will be in the village after the parade to hear children’s wishes and have photos taken until 2:00 PM.

Visitors are free to explore and shop at the local artisan market. They can enjoy homemade baked goods available for sale in the Bowron House and browse the old-fashioned candy shop in the Welch Room. There will be a Santa letter writing station as well as Christmas ornament crafting booths. A live music performer, Eric Swanson, will sing and play popular Christmas songs between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Also, a book sale by the Friends of the Haliburton County Public Library (FOHCPL) will be available on site. The Agnes Jamieson Gallery will be open and feature the current exhibit, Shifting Lens, by the Ontario Society of Artists – Eastern Hub.

The Minden Hills Cultural Centre is located at 176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden, Ontario. For more information, please call the Community Services Department at 705-286-1260 x 546, or visit the Township of Minden Hills website at https://www.mindenhills.ca

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Contact Information:
Robert Wong, Cultural Program Coordinator
Township of Minden Hills
PO Box 359, 7 Milne Street
Minden, ON K0M 2K0

 

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Algonquin Highlands Recreation Committee Survey

Algonquin Highlands, Ontario
Monday, Oct. 1, 2023
9 a.m.
Release #23-06
Subject: Algonquin Highlands Recreation Committee Survey
The Algonquin Highlands Recreation Committee has launched a new survey regarding recreational programming, activities and events in the Township. The survey is available on the Let's Connect Algonquin Highlands website at https://letsconnectalgonquinhighlands.ca/algonquin-highlands-recreation-survey/survey_tools/algonquin-highlands-recreation-survey The committee is hoping as many AH residents and users of Township facilities as possible will take a few minutes to provide responses. Feedback will be used to guide the direction of recreational programming, activities and events in the Township of Algonquin Highlands. The survey will remain open until October 25.
Contact Information:
Chris Card
Parks, Recreation and Trails Manager
705-766-9033
ccard@algonquinhighlands.ca

Covid Outbreak Declared in Acute Care

COVID Outbreak Declared in Acute Care

Please be aware that a COVID outbreak has been declared in Acute Care, effective September 25th, 2023.

Any patient or staff of Haliburton Highlands Health Services (inpatient unit) with or without symptoms compatible with COVID-19, with an onset date of Sept. 19, 2023 or later, test evidence of COVID – 19 (PCR, RAT, RMT); where infection could have reasonably been acquired in the hospital, or where infection could have been transmitted in the hospital.

Effective Immediately - Information for Visitors

- Visitors are restricted to palliative care and high needs patients
- No admissions at this time
- All patients in Acute Care are being cared for with enhanced droplet/contact precautions
- Enhanced environmental cleaning with attention to high touch surfaces is in place