By Angela Long Sept. 6 2016 The National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives website doesn’t say much: William John Hopkinson born in London England 1887 immigrated to Canada 1912 died in Aurora Ontario 1970.…
Popup traffic experiment to help with pedestrian issues
By Angelica Ingram Sept. 6 2016 Sue Shikaze is hoping that a pop-up experiment planned for the end of September will help make our community safer. The chairwoman of Communities in Action first presented the…
Refugee family set to arrive this month
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 6 2016 The Haliburton Refugee Sponsorship Committee has announced the Wiso family will be arriving to the area on Monday Sept. 19. The family of refugees is comprised of two…
Shoreline restoration plan awaits work permits for next…
The lead on the Sam Slick Park shoreline restoration plan says the weather this summer did little to disrupt the next step for the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Association (CHA) project from going ahead…
Stop for school buses
By Jenn Watt Sept. 6 2016 Friendly bright yellow school buses have returned to our roads filled with kids still sporting their summer tans nervous about the first days of school. The process of returning…
What your vote means
To the Editor “POLITICIANS WANT TO CHANGE WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS.” Is Jamie Schmale shouting in print with this headline on his most recent mailout? “URGENT!” “RESPONSE REQUIRED.” Some have been trying to open discussions…
Keeping lakes clean
By Jenn Watt Aug. 30 2016 Without thoughtful planned constant action it’s highly likely the health of our lakes would degrade rapidly. Given the population pressures on relatively small water bodies throughout the Highlands it…
Elizabeth May wants your help
By Angelica Ingram Sept. 1 2016 The leader of the Green Party of Canada wants the residents of the Haliburton Highlands to help her out. That was the key message Elizabeth May delivered on Aug.…
General store a pillar of Dorset
By Angelica Ingram Sept. 1 2016 This is the third and final installment of a series dedicated to highlighting general stores in cottage country. The history of Robinson's General Store cannot be told without first…
SBES students learn math and more
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 16 2016 School may be out for the summer but learning is always in as students in Grades 1 through 3 are finding out in the Summer Learning Program at…
A prized prize
To the editor An unexpected phone call recently to my city home from Laurie Jones of the Rails End Gallery stunned me. I had won the main prize in the gallery’s Arts and Crafts Festival…
Chamber of commerce picks new manager
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 23 2016 The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce board of directors has announced staff member Autumn Smith will be the organization's new manager effective Sept. 1. The decision was made…
Generally speaking
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 23 2016 Next week the final installment of a three-part series on general stores will be published in the long-weekend issue of this paper. The series which was penned by…
Second constituency referendum a bad idea
To the Editor Both last week's Haliburton Echo and Minden Times carried an article outlining our local MP Jamie Schmale's intention to hold a second constituency referendum this time on the question whether there should…
Take a broader look
To the Editor Re Condo plan meets resistance: We are not about to enter into any debate about the pros and cons of the Wallings Way proposal since we no longer live in Haliburton –…
The meat of the thing
To the Editor Re: Voting change In your editorial of Aug. 6 you speculated about why plebiscites in many provinces have not led to reform. Voting change you wrote and getting into the meat of…
Upcoming concert to rock the pews in Irondale
By Angela Long Published Aug. 23 2016 If it’s been awhile since you’ve been to church here’s your chance. On Saturday Aug. 27 Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar will rock the pews of Irondale’s historic…
A place to call home: redefining rural homelessness
By Angela Long Published Aug. 23 2016 Home sweet home they say but what is home? If you’re one Canada’s 235000 people experiencing homelessness you might never know the answer to that question. If you’re…
Education is key for township in bylaw adherence
By Darren Lum Published Aug. 23 2016 It’s the weekend and a party continues past 11 p.m. leaving you struggling to sleep. What will you do to make sure it doesn’t happen again? Who do…
Gas station proposed for Cty Rd 21
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 23 2016 An application for a gas station and convenience store to be constructed next to the Tim Hortons in Haliburton is currently in the works. A presentation made by…
Harcourt rider reflects on Worlds
By Darren Lum Published by Aug. 23 2016 Harcourt’s Jocelyn Donaldson won’t soon forget the throngs of people along the cobbled main street who came to cheer the waving flags and the long line of…