By Angelica Ingram May 24 2016 Andrea Hagarty has a sign at her business that reads “adventure awaits.” That sign has become her new life motto. Last fall Hagarty embarked on an unforgettable trip that…
High school athletes heading to OFSAA
By Angelica Ingram May 24 2016 Members of the Red Hawks have been having success in the sport of track and field following a good showing at the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics championships and…
Lobsterfest returning to Haliburton in June
By Jenn Watt May 24 2016 Lobster lovers are in luck again this year as the Haliburton Rotary Club plans their second annual Lobsterfest fundraiser. On Saturday June 11 the Haliburton Curling Club will be…
Teacher awarded for saving man’s life
By Darren Lum May 24 2016 A local elementary school teacher and ski patroller was recognized by the Canadian Ski Patrol for saving the life of an elderly man while on vacation in Point Pelee.…
Competitive bids on paving contract
By Chad Ingram Published May 17 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a May 11 Haliburton County roads committee meeting . Councillors and staff were pleased that three of five bids…
County sticks with map for tourism promotion
By Chad Ingram Published May 17 2016 Haliburton County will stick with the map-like explore guide it produced this year versus the traditional Destination Guide it produced previously as its main tourism publication for 2017.…
Duchene embraces veteran role with Team Canada
By Darren Lum Published May 17 2016 He’s all of 25 years old and has already played for Canada more times than many of his teammates. Haliburton’s Matt Duchene and centre for the NHL’s Colorado…
Expressive arts educator speaking in Haliburton
Expressive arts instructor Markus Scott-Alexander will be speaking at Haliburton School of Art and Design on Tuesday May 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. as part of their Art Talk series. Scott-Alexander is a psychotherapist…
From one family to another
By Darren Lum Published May 17 2016 She just wanted to say thank you. The Head Lake Grill owner and operator Diana Gomes provided a luncheon to the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior boys’ basketball…
Haliburton student elected trustee
Submitted Published May 17 2016 The Trillium Lakelands District School Board student trustee for the 2016-2017 school year was elected by G7 Student Senate members at the G7 Student Leadership Conference on April 29. Carmen…
Haliburtonian helping in Fort McMurray
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 A young man who was born and raised in Haliburton is making a difference in Fort McMurray following wildfires that have forced mass evacuation of the Alberta town.…
Hawks positioned for COSSA push
By Darren Lum Published May 17 2016 Optimism is still high with the Red Hawks senior girls’ soccer team despite a 2-0 loss to the visiting Fenelon Falls Secondary School Falcons on Wednesday May 11…
Human remains identified as David Palmer
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Police have identified human remains found in early May near Haliburton as those of Bowmanville man David Palmer. On May 10 OPP confirmed the identity following a post…
Track athletes compete at Kawartha
By Darren Lum Published May 17 2016 Leading the red and white Highlands’ Hawks contingent at the Kawartha Track and Field meet on May 12 at the Thomas A. Stewart Secondary in Peterborough with golden…
MacLean remembered for service passion for community
By Jenn Watt Published May 17 2016 When Malcolm MacLean was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 then-MP Barry Devolin took to the airwaves of Canoe FM to present the honour. It was…
North York dentist lends expertise to dental outreach
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Dr. Nita Tilak has a special set of skills that most people don’t and has been putting them to good use at the Volunteer Dental Outreach in Haliburton…
Refugee family coming to Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Haliburton County could be welcoming a refugee family from Syria as early as this summer. Last week the Haliburton Refugee Sponsorship Committee confirmed a family of 10 consisting…
Subway restaurant on the move
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Come this summer lovers of footlong sandwiches will be heading in a new direction. Owner of Haliburton’s Subway restaurant Prakashkumar Shah confirmed to the Haliburton Echo that the…
Welcome refugees
By Jenn Watt Published May 17 2016 Haliburton has just received news that a family of refugees will be coming to the Highlands soon. Two parents and eight children ranging in age from two to…
Wildfires inspire caution
Published May 17 2016 To the Editor As we have all been watching with horror as Alberta burns and grieving for the people the animals and the trees I can’t help but think of how…
Firefighters assist with kitchen fire
The Dysart Fire Department extinguished a kitchen fire on Sunday May 15 at a residence on Pine Avenue in Haliburton. According to the department a pot of oil caught fire causing the home to fill…