By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 31 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board on Jan. 26. Chief of staff Dr. Kristy Gammon told the board that…
Razzamataz needs public’s help to continue
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 31 2017 The public’s help is needed or there won’t be a Razzamataz Kids’ Shows! say volunteers behind the theatrical series for all ages staged during the academic year for…
Trip down memory lane
To the Editor Re: Pic of the Past Haliburton Echo Jan. 17 I saw the letter to the editor from Maureen O’Hara naming as many names as she could. I am in the back row…
Volunteer leaders
By Cindy Campbell Published Jan. 31 2017 As we plan for our Haliburton Village BIA annual general meeting on Wednesday Feb. 1 it is so important to thank the volunteers that serve on the board…
What can we do?
By Jenn Watt Published by Jan. 31 2017 Those of us who treasure multiculturalism and open borders and feel a responsibility to welcome others fleeing repression and violence into our country could only watch in…
Walker to retire from HHHS Foundation
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 27 2017 After 18 years as executive director of Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation Dale Walker will be retiring from the organization responsible for raising more than $13 million as…
LHIN announces additional health-care dollars for HHHS
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 26 2017 Local health care representatives politicians and community members came to the Haliburton hospital on Thursday Jan. 26 to hear about a funding announcement from the Central East Local…
Broken connections in health care
To the Editor Much has been reported about high-speed Internet lately. I thought the hospitals and medical centres were to be connected with the highest speed! Who is their provider? Last Friday I had a…
Community rallies around little boy fighting cancer
By Angelica Ingram Jan. 24 2017 Parker Simpson is a tough kid. The eight-year-old has been living in various hospitals for the past year his most recent home being Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. At…
Council gives nod to biochar rezoning
By Angelica Ingram Jan. 24 2017 An application for a zoning bylaw amendment that would permit the construction of a biochar facility on Kennaway Road has been approved by Dysart council. The approval was passed…
Gas station proposal on County Road 21 denied
By Angelica Ingram Jan. 24 2017 A proposed gas bar to be situated next to the Haliburton Tim Hortons will not become a reality after all following council’s rejection of a zoning bylaw amendment at…
Hydro One CEO out of touch
To the Editor I read with great interest the full page letter from Mayo Schmidt president and CEO of Hydro One published in the Jan. 17 edition of the Echo . Mr. Schmidt goes to…
Mushers ready for Yukon Quest Jr. Iditarod
By Jenn Watt Jan. 24 2017 By Thursday Hank DeBruin his son Logan McCready DeBruin and his brother-in-law Ward McCready will be en route to Canada’s North for two incredible races. For the fourth time…
National pond hockey championship returns
By Darren Lum Jan. 24 2017 In the land of tuques and double-doubles there’s nothing quite like playing hockey on a frozen lake. See hundreds of men and women playing Canada’s game when they compete…
Pic of the past names revealed
To the Editor Thank you to Bill Archer for the walk down memory lane. His father Max Archer was the principal of Victoria Street School when this pic was taken which I guess is why…
Reid competitive in Pro-Lite
By Darren Lum Jan. 24 2017 Izac Reid is optimistic about this year’s racing season after finishing fifth and fourth in the opening event to the CSRA (Canadian Snowmobile Racing Association) season. With close to…
Reid House stories welcomed for new book
By Darren Lum Jan. 24 2017 The couple heard laughter and giggling on the second floor as they stood in the entrance of the Reid House a Haliburton landmark. They smiled and assumed it was…
Scotiabank closes Wilberforce branch
By Jenn Watt Jan. 24 2017 On Wednesday Scotiabank officially closed its doors for good in Wilberforce. The hamlet is now left without a financial institution. Scotiabank customers have been asked to continue with the…
The irony of a branch closure
By Jenn Watt The world is changing – becoming more connected more wired less personal less tangible. We see this in every aspect of our lives. It has transformed how we watch TV how we…
A life filled with song
By Chad Ingram Jan. 19 2017 Local music mogul Bill Gliddon conducts his weekly Sunday night classical program The Concert Hall from Canoe FM studios in Haliburton Village. The building that houses Canoe FM was…
Aggressive winter puts pressure on roads dept.
By Chad Ingram Published on Jan. 17 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 11 meeting of the Haliburton County roads advisory committee. Dysart et al Reeve Murray Fearrey said…