By Chad Ingram Call volumes for Haliburton County’s paramedics increased by nearly nine per cent in 2015. A report from paramedic chief and EMS director Craig Jones shows the total number of calls paramedics received…
Fleming’s Haliburton campus changes name
By Jenn Watt Reflecting the school’s evolution in recent years Fleming College announced Monday that Haliburton School of the Arts would be changing its name to Haliburton School of Art and Design. The marketing team…
Great memories at the Slipper
To the Editor Re: Dance Pavilion I read with a smile and fun in my heart the articles by JoAnn Sloan and Ed Burke. Ms. Sloan brings out a social difference in the raising of…
Haliburton County supports Blue Dot movement
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Feb. 17 meeting of Haliburton County council. Haliburton County councillors passed a resolution in support of the Blue Dot movement a campaign…
Hawks capture gold at Gore provincials
By Darren Lum There were wide smiles beaming eyes and outstretched arms raised high above their heads in jubilation by the Red Hawks girls’ curling team of Alyssa Denyer Tori Hawley Alanna Casper and Emily…
Hawks record best in Kawartha League
By Gord Cochrane On Thursday Feb. 11 the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior basketball team travelled to I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay for its last Kawartha West Conference basketball game of the season. Both…
Healthy optimism
By Jenn Watt Norman Yan had a refreshing message to impart on Saturday when he addressed Environment Haliburton’s membership during their AGM: there’s reason for optimism. A career scientist who has worked on some of…
Home loss ends senior Hawks volleyball season
By Darren Lum Sometimes your best comes earlier than you need. The Red Hawks senior volleyball team (an A team from a school of less than 500 students) pulled out its best of the season…
Nordic Hawks advance to OFSAA
The Red Hawks Nordic skiers pushed their way into all-provincials with Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics success last week. Hawks veteran Christine Bishop and rookie competitor Brynn Meyers qualified for OFSAA with top eight finishes…
O'Reilly dominates COSSA OFSAA bound
By Paul Klose The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School Wrestling Team continued to perform well during the championship run. On Wednesday Feb. 17 13 Red Hawks competed at the COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) Wrestling…
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Red Hawks riders carve up the COSSA competition By Darren Lum It was a podium sweep for the Red Hawks snowboarding team on Friday at the Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride location during the Central…
Season ends for two teams and continues for…
On Wednesday Feb. 17 the Tom Prentice and Sons/RM Carpentry Highland Storm Tyke team travelled to Apsley for the first time this season. It was a fast game with many scoring opportunities for both teams.…
GMHL Haliburton Wolves' inaugural season ends in playoffs
By Darren Lum Sports like life doesn’t always have happy endings. The Haliburton Wolves inaugural season in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League didn’t end with a miracle on ice or much of anything…
Tackling climate change with humility and hope
By Jenn Watt Norman Yan has great hope that we can harness knowledge and human ingenuity to solve some of the world’s biggest problems including climate change. The scientist with five decades of experience including…
U.S. football experience leaves indeliable mark
By Darren Lum Fresh from their American experience a pair of local teenaged football players can still feel the warmth of the Texas sun. Childhood friends Kyle Lavergne of Haliburton and Sage Christiano of Carnarvon…
Winterdance fan experiences Yukon Quest
By Angelica Ingram When Marilyn Hubley got a phone call from Winterdance Dogsled Tours employee Barb Bohlin about volunteering at the upcoming Dogsled Derby she questioned why the message said it was an urgent matter…
$1500 raised from Battle of the Bands
By Jenn Watt It was standing room only on Friday night for Battle of the Bands at the Haliburton Community Centre above the arena. A long list of local talent took turns taking to the…
Hydro arrears trouble council
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County residents generated 20 per cent of requests for financial assistance from those who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness from the Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton Housing Help Centre…
Cook It Up more than a meal
To the Editor The following letter was sent to SIRCH about their weekly program which runs Mondays at Baked and Battered in Haliburton. Jim and I participated in Cook It Up today and we both…
Eagle Lake barn burns to ground
By Angelica Ingram On Tuesday Feb. 9 Haliburton resident Erin Nicholls stood outside watching flames shoot up in the sky as a decades-old barn in Eagle Lake burned to the ground. The barn was home…
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The Haliburton County Echo is in the top three for five categories in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspapers Competition. The nominees were announced on Friday Feb. 12. The Haliburton County Echo has been…