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County Road Load Restrictions
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 01:28 PM
2024 SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS
UPDATE: All Load Restrictions will be lifted on County Roads on Monday, April 29, 2024.
Under the Highway Traffic Act and County By-Law #2216, the County of Haliburton enforces reduced load restrictions on trucks to protect the County roadways during spring thaw, when road damage is most likely to occur.
Reduced load limits will be in effect FRIDAY MARCH 1ST 2024 where signs are posted. The following roads will have a reduced load limit for their entire length:
County...
County of Haliburton Appoints New Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
Posted on Monday, November 06, 2023 02:33 PM
As Warden, I am very Pleased to announce the hiring of Gary Dyke as the next Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk (CAO) for the County of Haliburton.
After a lengthy search and robust competition, County Council is pleased to welcome Gary to our team and to the County of Haliburton.
Mr. Dyke brings with him over 30 years of experience in the Municipal field, successfully holding senior roles with a focus on Operations, Strategic Planning, and Legislative services just to name a few.
Gary has served...

Test Drive an Electric Vehicle
Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 11:14 AM
Are you curious to learn more about electric vehicles in a sales-free, no-pressure environment?
The County of Haliburton invites you to test drive the latest electric vehicles for free on Saturday July 15th in partnership with Plug’n Drive.
The event will take place at Abbey Gardens at 1012 Garden Gate Drive in Haliburton from 9:30am – 4:30pm.
Get behind the wheel of three electric vehicle makes and models, including the Volvo C40, the Chevrolet Bolt EUV and the Hyundai Ioniq5. Knowledgeable...

Notice of Temporary Closure of the Gooderham Bridge 27-JUN-2023
Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 04:39 PM
Please be advised that the Gooderham Bridge, located on County Road 507, just south of County Road 503 in the Village of Gooderham will be temporary closed at 5:00am June 27, 2023 and reopened 5:00am June 28, 2023.
Advance signage will be posted notifying of the closure. A local detour route will be posted for the day of the closure directing traffic around the closure. Below is a diagram of the detour route. The route will follow Contau Lake Rd. to Irondale Rd. to CR503 to CR507.
The County...
Haliburton Highlands Health Services Emergency Department Consolidation Update
Posted on Friday, May 19, 2023 09:17 AM
May 18, 2023
To Our Valued Community,
As you may have heard by now, the difficult decision was made by HHHS to bring all of our emergency and in-patient (acute) service together at the Haliburton site.
This means that as of June 1, 2023, emergency services will no longer be available at the Minden site. Minden & the surrounding community will be able to access emergency services at the Haliburton site. Anyone experiencing a medical emergency should continue to call 911.
We know how much the...