By Adam Frisk The main street of Haliburton Village was freshly adorned with banners honouring local veterans in a project that was met with profound pride by some of the families of those who served.…
A Tail of Two Tail Gunners
Every year, we stray further from the day World War Two ended. This year will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War In Canada, the remaining WW2 veterans are over…
Head Lake footbridge to be reassessed
By Adam Frisk The footbridge at Head Lake Park will be reassessed while council looks at replacement alternatives after receiving the final draft of the proposed new bridge design. Hoping to “get this thing put…
Haliburton Forest plants monumental manoomin seeds
By Thomas Smith Haliburton Forest has taken a monumental step in fostering a relationship between their company and members of the Williams Treaties First Nations. The process started six years ago, when Haliburton Forest’s General…
PM Carney visits the county
By Emily Stonehouse The annual Haliburton Forest Trail Race is sure to bring people from all over the country. Including Parliament Hill. Prime Minister Mark Carney joined his wife, Diana Fox Carney in a 26…
Iron grip: Arm wrestlers unite in Haliburton
By Adam Frisk With a thunderous smack of a hand hitting a pad, two giants shake hands signaling the end of another round of a weekly meeting of the Haliburton arm wrestling club. Throughout the…
Drag Queen Storytime continues Pride tradition
By Adam Frisk For more than a half-decade, Drag Queen Storytime has been a part of Pride week festivities in the county, a family-friendly event that promotes the love of reading while celebrating diversity, inclusion…
The joys of camp, without the bugs
By Thomas Smith Carving their own path through cutting-edge contemporary theatre in Haliburton County, Ctrl-ART-Del’s latest production, The Grown Ups by Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox was performed at the Haliburton Legion from Aug. 14…
Imagine the possibilities, says local drag king
By Thomas Smith While Kris Hamill was adopted from Russia at the age of one and grew up in Mississauga, the Eagle Lake area has always been his second home. His grandparents lived in the…
Meet Adam Frisk, our new reporter and photographer
By Adam Frisk Hello, Haliburton County! My name is Adam Frisk and I’ve recently joined The Haliburton County Echo, Minden Times and County Life as a reporter and photographer. I’m thrilled to join the talented…
Paikin brings the life of John Turner to…
By Emily Stonehouse There are few things that stress out a journalist. We’re no stranger to deadlines and breaking news. We thrive under pressure, and are masters at putting on a happy face, even after…
Pirate’s treasure washes ashore in Wilberforce
By Thomas Smith Avast ye, land lubbers and scallywags! Hark the legend of the Pusey Pirates. The Pusey Lake Pirates plundered the land that is now called Dark Lake. Their disappearance remains a mystery, with…
Skyline Park looks ahead
By Emily Stonehouse It’s a place nearly everyone in the community has visited, seen, or at the very least, heard of. But Skyline Park has needed a little extra love since the 1950s. The property…
Celeigh Cardinal set to play Haliburton
By Thomas Smith For those that kept up with the Juno Awards this year, you had the opportunity for Celeigh Cardinal to grace your ears while she sang “Light of the Moon” during the In…
Music for the Ages; How punk rock unites…
By Emily Stonehouse A group of Haliburton locals have taken to the stage in an effort to raise awareness around social justice. Of the four-member punk group Doorstep Fire, three of the band members have…
Local photographer recognized on international stage
By Emily Stonehouse We repeatedly hear about the importance of disconnecting from the online world, but in reality, it’s nearly impossible to do. The world is fast-paced these days; a swirling buzz of colour and…
Wanted: actors for HSF’s silver season
By Emily Stonehouse Sometimes a new year is an opportunity to get outside your comfort zone, or to reconnect with something that once brought you joy. With the Highlands Summer Festival (HSF) recently announcing their…
Hal High students venture south
By Emily Stonehouse A group of local high school students were recently dazzled by the bright lights in the big city. As a part of the drama initiatives at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS), a…
Highlands Summer Festival launches their silver season
By Emily Stonehouse The Highlands Summer Festival (HSF) has been known to dazzle audiences in the region for years. 25 years, to be exact. That’s right, this year HSF will be honouring their “silver anniversary”,…
¡Una celebración de la cultura española!
By Thomas Smith“In the seventies, I spent about 6 years running around Latin America, I got pretty fluent in Spanish. When I moved here 30 odd years ago, I didn’t have the opportunity to speak…
Artists dream of a place on Wonderland (Road)
By James Matthews Haliburton artists are aiming for a five-year timeframe to begin construction of a facility in Dysart.Dan Manley, president of the Haliburton Highlands Arts Centre Foundation, and Beth Kipping, the foundation’s vice-president, met…