By Chad Ingram Haliburton County is joining forces with the Coalition for Equitable Water Flow (CEWF) to create a new organization to give a unified voice to the stakeholders of the feeder lakes of the…
CUPE reaches deal with province
By Angelica Ingram Education workers represented by CUPE have reached a tentative deal with the province announced on Monday Nov. 2. The union which represents 55000 employees issued a media release stating they had reached…
Great time to be a kid
To the Editor Re: Capers letters to the editor Echo Oct. 27 I can attest to the veracity of Eddie Burke’s recollections about some of the capers pulled and participated in by us kids of…
Halloween weekend not scary for bantams
By Darren Lum The Highland Storm bantam A team was very busy and successful this weekend playing three games and earning five points. It began Friday in Haliburton against the South Muskoka Bears currently No.1…
Hawks crowned COSSA champions
By Darren Lum An amazing thing happened at this year’s Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics (COSSA) championship final. It ended in regulation between the Red Hawks varsity A field hockey team and the North Hastings…
HHHS to spend $2M on records system
By Chad Ingram Haliburton Highlands Health Services will spend up to $2.1 million on a centralized electronic records system with Ross Memorial Hospital Campbellford Memorial Hospital Northumberland Hills Hospital and Lakeridge Health. HHHS board members…
New head coach for Haliburton Wolves
By Darren Lum The Wolves have a new alpha to lead the pack after 15 games in its inaugural season. Haliburton’s Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League Wolves officially ended its relationship with head coach…
OPP billing makes big impact on budget again
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Oct. 26 meeting of Dysart et al council. By Angelica Ingram The numbers are in for the impact the new OPP billing model will have…
President passionate about club's efforts
By Angelica Ingram When George Kadoke travelled to South Africa a number of years ago he saw first-hand the good work Rotary Clubs are a part of. “I was in South Africa in 2005 for…
Recovering from trauma and growing optimism
By Jenn Watt Nancy Brownsberger’s family lost many of their possessions on a cold March day in 2014. She watched as local firefighters hurried to rescue the things they could from her Eagle Lake home…
Spring bear hunt is back across province
By Angelica Ingram When Erin Nicholls heard that the spring bear hunt was returning to all of Ontario he was elated. A bear guide for more than 20 years Nicholls said the provincial announcement made…
What is a UTWWMP
By Jenn Watt Lake advocates and politicians are coming together to form a new group with a familiar purpose. The UTWWMP Upper Trent Watershed Water Management Partnership is a wordy way of uniting the clout…
Red Hawks crowned COSSA champs
By Darren Lum The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School varsity A field hockey team are going into theall-provincials next week as Central Ontario Secondary School Athleticschampionship winners beating North Hastings High School 1-0 in regulation yesterday…
Haliburton Curling Club elects first woman president
By Darren Lum Changes are coming for the Haliburton Curling Club and part of it is electing the first woman president Mary Hillaby. Hillaby the club’s secretary for four years was unanimously elected by the…
Wolves host Dawson memorial game
By Darren Lum While standing at the end boards watching his son Tanner play for the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League’s Haliburton Wolves at the A.J. LaRue Arena Scot Hamilton still remembers the smile…
Wolves resiliency scores win over Seguin Huskies
By Darren Lum The Haliburton Wolves bounced back into the win column with a gritty performance against the Seguin Huskies in Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League action on Thursday Oct. 22 at the A.J.…
Capers our parents never knew
To the Editor At the dock on Head Lake in Haliburton on practically any early summer morning you could find Bill fishing. When I joined him our adventures for the day would begin. Our neighbour…
Farmers’ Market celebrates $450000 season continues to grow
By Angelica Ingram Many busy Tuesdays in Head Lake Park and bustling Friday afternoons at the corner of Highway 35 and 118 resulted in a banner year for the area’s farmers’ markets. Coming to an…
Festival promoter eyes Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram A familiar producer of music festivals who has previously tried bringing a large-scale event to Minden Hills is now setting his sights on the municipality of Dysart et al. Wolfgang Siebert and…
Global warming will change Highlands tourism industry: Schleifenbaum
By Jenn Watt Climate change will not spare Haliburton County and the tourism industry would be wise to begin planning for what’s to come Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve owner Peter Schleifenbaum told a…
Hydro One must not be sold
To the Editor Please join me in raising objections to increases in costs and the sale of Hydro One. We are still paying off debts incurred previously. We continue to pay ridiculously large salaries and bonuses…