July 5, 2011 - Healthy Active Communities Report 2011

The second edition of the Healthy Active Communities Report for Haliburton County is complete. The report gives a summary of what the community said about priorities for making our community a healthier place to live, work, learn and play. There is a short two-page version and a longer four-page version that provides more detail.

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May 2, 2011 - New Report from 8-80 Cities

The organization 8-80 Cities came to Haliburton and Minden in September 2010 and facilitated two community forums. Internationally renowned speaker Gil Penalosa spoke about the health, economic, social and environmental benefits of creating healthy, active communities. While he was here, he and his team also had the opportunity to explore some of our great trails - Minden Riverwalk and the Sculpture Forest Trail. They've created a full report based on a survey filled out by forum participants, background information, and their observations. Click here to download a pdf of the full Healthy, Active Communities Forum report.

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November 15, 2010 - Haliburton and Minden win Award!!!

Haliburton and Minden have been awarded an Ontario Walkability Award of Excellence! This brand new award is given by Green Communities Canada, and acknowledges the work of the communities to create a more walkable community through programs, infrastructure, and promotion.

There are exciting changes taking place in both Haliburton and Minden! In Haliburton, the York St. streetscape project is almost complete, with a transformation that will make it much more pedestrian friendly, safe and aesthetic. The revitalization of the cenotaph area creates a wonderful new public space. In Minden, the Riverwalk Trail is almost complete. It is now completely lit with pedestrian scale lighting - perfect for walking as the days get shorter. A second pedestrian bridge was completed this summer to cross a creek. Plans are in development for a boardwalk trail that will link Riverwalk to the Minden Hills Cultural Centre.

Congratulations to both Minden Hills and Dysart et al, as well as to all the other partners who have contributed to making Minden and Haliburton more walkable communities!

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August 23, 2010

The Communities in Action Committee has created a Healthy Active Communities Report, which describes all the ways that various groups and organizations in Haliburton County are working to create a community where people can be active and access healthy food.

Take a look at the report here.

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July 14, 2010 - Take the Pledge!

Green Communities, through its new iCANwalk campaign, invites individuals to sign up online to pledge to replace car trips with active transportation. The pledge is for a month period. You submit your trips and the savings in greenhouse gas emissions are calculated automatically. And, there are prizes to be won!  Find out more at www.icanwalk.ca

Using active transportation is good for your health, the environment and your wallet!

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Kate Hall and Sue Shikaze recently presented at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities Conference in Ottawa, ON, February 12, 2010. The workshop was entitled "Sustainable Transportation in Small, Rural Communities", and Sue and Kate highlighted the cycling and active transportation planning that has taken place in Haliburton County. The audience was mostly municipal staff and decision makers, and they were quite interested in hearing about our efforts and successes!

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The CIA has received a grant from the Healthy Communities Ontario Fund through the Ministry of Health Promotion. Funds from this grant will be used to conduct a survey of groups in the county whose work contributes to creating a healthy active community. A report will be developed and distributed to highlight accomplishments...and show what great capacity exists in Haliburton County!

Also, a community event will be held later in 2010 that highlights the benefits of creating healthy active communities. A second report will be done in 2011.