On many Mondays in the spring and fall of 2015 Baked and Battered was packed to the brim with customers. Transformed to a French bistro or a Russian eatery students in SIRCH’s Cook It Up…
Making appointments
By Jenn Watt Nov. 22 2016 Back in April of 2014 the Echo reported that Andrea Roberts would be joining the race for deputy-reeve of Dysart et al. The field had two candidates: Roberts a…
Midwives bridge gaps in health care
By Jenn Watt Nov. 22 2016 Midwives in Ontario spend four years training in low-risk obstetrics. They are registered with the College of Midwives of Ontario and are held to high standards of training and…
Proposed gas station for Cty Rd 21 to go…
By Angelica Ingram Nov. 22 2016 An application to amend a zoning bylaw will move forward as the public will have the opportunity to weigh in on a gas station being proposed for County Road…
Red Hawks court ready for success
By Darren Lum Nov. 22 2016 The beginning of any season provides optimism and hope for the best said the Red Hawks senior girls’ volleyball coach Steve Smith. “There are some high expectations by their…
Rotary Club gives skate park $25000
By Angelica Ingram Nov. 22 2016 Plans for a new skate park in Haliburton were solidified on Nov. 21 when councillors heard the project would be getting an infusion of funds from the Haliburton Rotary…
Rural transportation requires funding partnerships and support
By Angelica Ingram Nov. 22 2016 Transportation projects are possible in rural communities as long as they have government support are created through partnerships and have the community in mind the audience heard at the…
Son mushing in dad’s sled tracks
By Darren Lum Nov. 22 2016 In front of the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School on the windy shore of Head Lake Logan McCready-DeBruin a tall and lanky senior with shoulder length brown hair tied at…
Telehomecare program aims to reduce emergency room volumes
By Chad Ingram Nov. 22 2016 A new program from the Central East Community Care Access Centre is aiming to mitigate traffic at emergency rooms through a telehomecare program that allows patients with heart failure…
Accommodation owners not excited for Expedia
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 15 2016 It seems a number of the county’s accommodators are opposed to the tourism department’s plans to add links to booking websites such as Expedia and Booking.com to the…
Biochar facility raises questions
By Angelica Ingram Published Nov. 15 2016 A new facility planned for a property on Kennaway Road has some neighbours unsure about its potential impact while others are seeking more information before it is built.…
Don't veer for deer
By Jenn Watt Nov. 15 2016 Fire prevention advocates came up with a brilliant association when they coupled checking your smoke detector when Daylight Saving Time is observed twice a year. That easy connection likely…
Grapplers ready to seize COSSA
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 15 2016 It’s easy to be confident when the core of your team is returning. Red Hawks wrestling coach Paul Klose said a year after the young women wrestlers won…
Haliburton Forest welcomes the world this winter
By Darren Lum Nov. 15 2016 There is nothing like Canada’s 150th birthday to host the world said Haliburton Forest project manager Tegan Legge. Without any snow in Ontario it doesn’t look it now but…
Highlands East council looking at ATM alternative to…
By Angelica Ingram Published Nov. 15 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 14 meeting of Highlands East council. While the Highlands East group People Before Profits continues to investigate…
Jr basketball team gets senior treatment
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 15 2016 After the Kawartha championship season with the seniors last year coach Gord Cochrane is excited about taking the reins of the juniors as its new head coach. This…
Moving forward for LGBT
Published Nov. 15 2016 If anyone had asked me 40 years ago if I’d ever expected to attend a lesbian conference in Muskoka I’d have laughed. But it happened last week! On Nov. 3 at…
OFSAA caps Hawks season
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 15 2016 The Red Hawks have nothing to be ashamed about playing on the highest stage for Ontario’s high school field hockey said head coach Steve Smith. “Sometimes it’s about…
Peewee girls sweep weekend series against the Comets
The peewee girls played a home and home series against the Cold Creek Comets this past weekend. On Saturday they travelled south to the Comets’ stomping grounds where they played the most intense game of…
Pennylegion honoured for volunteerism
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 15 2016 Fleming College staff member Wendy Ladurantaye had just received an email about nominations for the Brian Desbiens award when Sean Pennylegion walked through the big red doors of…
Senior Red Hawks start new journey
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 15 2016 Not much is left after most of last year’s senior Red Hawks basketball team graduated including the coaching staff. Consistent with the high school’s basketball program approach to…