By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 28 2017 Dysart et al Reeve Murray Fearrey says he expects residents in his municipality will have an overall three per cent increase on their taxes in 2017 – factoring…
Schools to receive major repairs
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 28 2017 All schools in Haliburton County will be receiving upgrades of some sort over the next year. At its committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 14 the Trillium…
Skatepark kicks off large capital fundraising campaign
By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 Volunteers have been working for more than a year to raise money for a new skate park in Haliburton Village and now efforts have been kicked up a…
Snowmobilers help save cat’s life
Published Feb. 28 2017 To the Editor This is an open thank you letter to three snowmobilers who helped save a little cat’s life. I was standing in a snow-covered stream that ran along the…
Volunteers busy making activity mats
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 28 2017 The counter at Community Support Services’ Haliburton office is covered in scraps of cloth rubber toys bells zippers and photos. You can’t help but reach out to pet…
YWCA fundraiser has special meaning to organizer
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 28 2017 When Georgia Shank heard that the YWCA had to close its shelter last year due to increased use and lack of funding the news affected her on a…
Bilingual performer offering by-donation concert Tuesday
By Jenn Watt Feb. 21 2017 Juno-nominated bilingual singer/songwriter Mike Ford will be returning to Haliburton next week. The enthusiastic performer formerly of Moxy Früvous will be holding small sessions with students and putting on…
Census numbers show Haliburton County growing
By Chad Ingram Feb. 21 2017 Minden Hills is the fastest growing township in Haliburton County according to data from the 2016 census that was released last week. On Feb. 8 Statistics Canada released information…
Close game shows promise for Red Hawks
By Jenn Watt Feb. 21 2017 A season shortened by snow days and cancelled tournaments left questions about where the Red Hawks hockey team stood amongst other teams in the Kawartha league this year. With…
Construction on new palliative wing on schedule
By Angelica Ingram Feb. 21 2017 While the weather has brought more snow than some might want it hasn’t delayed progress on the new Haliburton Highlands Health Services Palliative Care Centre at the Haliburton hospital.…
Country musician Johnny Burke facing health battle
By Angelica Ingram Feb. 21 2017 Johnny Burke has been in the music business for nearly 60 years and he has no plans of hanging up his Stetson hat just yet. A member of the…
Do we need the parade?
For all of its meaning to Haliburton summer is woefully short. In July and August we all pack in as many experiences as we can and among those is the Rotary parade. Running for more…
Jr ballers dominate Kawartha playoffs
By Darren Lum Feb. 21 2017 The timing of the Red Hawks junior boys’ basketball team’s maturation couldn’t have been better. It’s a beautiful thing when a team shows it can execute a coach’s strategy…
Local riders have golden performances at Kawartha championship
By Darren Lum Feb. 21 2017 The Red Hawks snowboarding team took 24 riders to the annual Kawartha snowboarding championship on Thursday Feb. 16 at the Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride in Eagle Lake. They…
Rotary club looks at the future of the…
By Angelica Ingram Feb. 21 2017 For more than 50 years spectators have lined the street to watch the colourful and entertaining Haliburton Rotary parade make its way through town however that tradition may soon…
Senior Hawks preparing for redemption
By Darren Lum Feb. 21 2017 A heartbreaking loss at home in the Kawartha A Championship title game isn’t taking away from the team’s effort and achievements this season said the Red Hawks head coach…
Tax hike well above inflation
To the Editor The front page banner in last week’s Echo noted “Dysart council discusses modest increase to tax rate.” Details provided in the story inside noted that Dysart council expects to pass its budget…
Man's body recovered from Dark Lake
Updated Feb. 21 2017 Originally published Feb. 20 2017 Divers found the body of a man in Dark Lake in Wilberforce on Monday morning following a snowmobile accident on Saturday evening. A female snowmobiler was…
DeBruin scratches from Yukon Quest
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 14 2017 Early Monday morning at 3:50 a.m. Alaska time Haliburton’s Hank DeBruin pulled his team from the 2017 Yukon Quest in Eagle Alaska. The official Yukon Quest website said…
Red Hawks basketball program in full playoff mode
Congratulations to the senior boys’ basketball team on an impressive 61-39 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas in Haliburton on Thursday Feb.9. The boys fired on all cylinders in the first quarter jumping out to a…
Burton not expected back to council until June
The following are brief reports of items discussed at a Feb. 13 meeting of Highlands East council. By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 14 2017 Highlands East council is preparing for Reeve Dave Burton to be…