By Chris Drost The Bancroft Times (the Echo’s sister paper) was contacted recently by a Highlands East resident who asked us to investigate who Conservation Authorities are responsible to and why the timeline for obtaining…
School bus driver shortage ‘continues to be a…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Trillium Lakelands District School Board held virtually on April 12. Haliburton County’s school board trustee Gary Brohman…
HHHS planning around physician and nurse shortage
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 24 virtual meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. By Sue Tiffin HHHS has continued to face nursing and physician staff shortages in…
Staff shortages could cause temporary library closures
Board members broach topic of reducing number of branches By Sue TiffinLibrary patrons are being asked to ensure the branch they’re headed to is open prior to visiting, as temporary closures could occur due to…
Staffing shortages influence decisions on vaccination
By Katrina BoguskiThe Haliburton Highlands Health Services board met virtually on Sept 23. CEO Carolyn Plummer provided an update on several issues related to the fourth wave of the pandemic.Her written report, contained in the…