By Chad Ingram Sept. 20 2016 The following are brief reports of items from a Sept. 12 Highlands East council meeting. There will be a public meeting on the future of the Gooderham post office…
HHHS changes tack with ER docs
By Jenn Watt Sept. 20 2016 With the number of local doctors willing and able to staff the Haliburton emergency room dwindling Haliburton Highlands Health Services has decided to try recruiting them. In the past…
Bus-car accident on Sept. 6
The first day of school got off to a rocky start for some after a vehicle rear ended a school bus on the Harburn Road Tuesday. “My understanding is he ran into the back of…
Curling club celebrates landing major grants
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 13 2016 The Haliburton Curling Club has undergone major improvements with money from federal and provincial funding programs and has been able to pay off its debt to Dysart et…
Dysart hires interim director of public works
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 13 2016 Following the retirement of Dysart et al public works director Brian Nicholson the municipality has hired an interim director. After a closed session meeting on Sept. 7 council…
Finding empowerment in end of life planning
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 13 2016 Talking about death can be like turning a rusty wheel – it’s hard work getting started but once in motion things get easier says Yvonne Heath. The longtime…
Keeping lake levels up through dry summer
By Jenn Watt Sept. 13 2016 Spring and summer of 2016 presented particularly difficult weather conditions for the staff at Parks Canada as they grappled with management of the Trent Severn Waterway and the lakes…
Maple Moon changes hands
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 13 2016 A maple-infused business in Haliburton will continue its tradition of making maple wine as Moon Shadows Estate Winery and Maple Moon changes ownership. The business on Highway 118…
New normal
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 13 2016 E lizabeth May made her way to Haliburton County just as the rains started falling again. One of Canada’s best known environmentalists the leader of the Green Party…
New optimism for new football season
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 13 2016 It’s a new season and there are a few new faces at the gridiron for the Red Hawks football team but the game remains a favourite of the…
People Before Profits pushing ahead to replace bank
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 13 2016 Wilberforce citizen group People Before Profits is riding high following a story in the Toronto Star highlighting their work to attract a new bank or credit union to…
Run supports vision of Terry Fox
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 6 2016 After 36 years Terry Fox's legacy in this country is as strong as ever. His heroism continues to motivate and inspire Canadians such as the Haliburton run co-ordinator…
Sir Sam’s hosts championship
Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride hosted the mountain biking provincial championships for the first time ever. There were hundreds of competitors from across Ontario for the last race of the O-Cup racing series.
Step back in time with paper feature
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } By David Zilstra Leafing through old issues of the Minden Times and Haliburton County Echo is a wonderful way to stepback in time and learn about the rich history of…
Where’s the public meeting?
To the Editor Effective Sept. 12 which is upon us our Gooderham Post Office is supposed to close. What happened to that so-called public meeting council was going to have? When Bank of Nova Scotia…
Developers pitch new Wallings Wayproposal to address neighbours'…
Updated: Sept. 9 2016 Developers continued to encounter resistance at a second public meeting Sept. 6 for a condominiumdevelopment proposed for Wallings Road in Haliburton. The application to amend a zoning bylawfor the lands of…
Building on successes
By Darren Lum Sept. 6 2016 Eighteen students and the faculty of Fleming College’s sustainable building design and construction program stood tall and proud at Abbey Gardens in front of the new mercantile building an…
Early Years Centres move to schools
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 6 2016 The Ontario Early Years Centres (OEYC) in Minden and Haliburton Village have relocated to the elementary schools in those communities. The Minden OEYC which has been located in…
Exploring the backyards of Haliburton County
By Angela Long Sept. 6 2016 It may be “The Devil Made Me Do It” that catches your eye or “On Bonnie’s Pond.” Whatever your fancy Hike Haliburton’s glossy 2016 Program Guide and Map has…
Falun Gong asks for support to end persecution
A small group of protesters stood in front of the Haliburton public library branch with a banner denouncing the Chinese government and its former leader Jiang Zemin under a cloudy sky wearing yellow shirts and…
Haliburton feels the beat of Halibana
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 6 2016