Birthdays provide pause for reflection as well as an opportunity for celebration. This year the Haliburton County Studio Tour is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Amongst municipal and national 150th celebrations there is a great opportunity…
Bring home a ‘moosterpiece’
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 27 2017 Art on the Dock is returning to Kennisis Lake in July and will be featuring some new “Mooseterpieces” for cottagers to take home. The fundraiser held by the…
Food and Beverage Showcase continues to grow at Wintergreen
By Jenn Watt Published June 22 2017 Cars lined Gelert Road outside of Wintergreen Maple Products and Pancake Barn on Saturday as people made their way to the Food and Beverage Showcase to sample cuisine…
Kick off a sesquicentennial summer!
By Kate Butler Published June 27 2017 It’s not every year that your community turns 150! 2017 is an incredibly important year not only for our country which is marking its sesquicentennial but also for…
Summer programming at the library
By Bessie Sullivan CEO Haliburton County Public Library Published June 27 2017 The Haliburton County Public Library’s summer programming starts on July 4 and runs until Aug. 31. We have some of our past favourite…
When cars came to Haliburton County
By Sue Tiffin Published June 27 2017 A 1912 Model T Ford was the first car to be owned in Haliburton County driven by local councillor and business owner Charlie Kellett according to Haliburton Highlands…
After 40 years Selbie passing reins to Louch
After practising law in Haliburton for more than 40 years Raymond Selbie is getting ready to hand over his law firm to a familiar name within the county. Selbie will be taking a reduced role…
Bayshore Rd. delays frustrate residents
Everyone in Haliburton affected by the delays to repairing Bayshore Road following flooding is unhappy. The residents wanted the township to provide details for the delays and an expected timeline for completion if not be…
Big return on tiny home investment for HHSS
Come this autumn local high school students will have the opportunity to resume a unique learning opportunity by contributing to the production of a tiny home. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School is one of several Trillium…
Don't miss this
By Jenn Watt Published June 27 2017 W hen I was a kid I liked to watch the Polka Dot Door. On that program the hosts had a glass jar that was filled with mysterious…
Fires destroy two Wilberforce homes
No injuries were reported but fires demolished two houses in Wilberforce earlier this month. A fire at 1016 Arena Road was called in to Highlands East Fire Department at approximately 5 a.m. on June 6.…
HHSS students embrace real world learning
Local teen Jake Hudson has an affinity for experiential learning and regularly looks forward to the classroom of life offered at the high school. The Environmental Specialist High Skills Major program gives Jake a Haliburton…
Minimum wage hike threatens business’s viability
Letter to the editor, We moved here in 2013 and, with the help of HCDC (as well as family), opened Baked & Battered. We’ve put everything we’ve got into it, and we are working…
Paddlers take home silver from Port Perry
The Haliburton Highland Paddlers placed second in the D division at the Port Perry Dragon Boat Festival on June 18 in their first competition of the season. Coach Scotty Boyd who also paddled for the…
Painting of historic council to hang at Dysart…
A painting depicting the members of Dysart council from 1912 will hang in the Dysart et al municipal office for the next few months as part of the DysART 150 Trail. The art exhibition is…
Rowan’s joy shines through adversity
By Darren Lum Published June 27 2017 A few months have passed since six-year-old Rowan Pettinella was admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for seizures. It has been a tough road to…
Shedding light on a taboo topic
By Jenn Watt The café is bustling packed to the brim on a cold January afternoon in Haliburton. Normally Baked and Battered wouldn’t see 40 patrons crammed into its dining room midday in the off-season…
Survey asks parents to identify recreation needs and…
A new committee based in Haliburton County is trying to create more after-school programs in the county. Communities for Play founded this April released a needs assessment survey June 3 for parents and caregivers to…
Sears closures will not affect Haliburton County
By Chad Ingram Published June 23 2017 The Sears stores in Haliburton County – the appliance and furniture store in Haliburton and the catalogue pickup company in Minden – are not affected by the widespead…
Cadets celebrate annual graduation
By Sue Tiffin Published June 20 2017 The recurring theme of the 32nd annual inspection of the 1129 Haliburton Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps on June 10 was that despite the small size of the…
Check for ticks regularly
To the Editor re: Preparing for Lyme disease June 13 Haliburton Echo. In central Europe where I grew up ticks are common. Residents of rural communities learn how to avoid Lyme disease by dealing with…