By Angelica Ingram If there was one resounding piece of advice the students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School heard on Oct. 23 it was this: a good attitude and hard work will help find you…
Making changes
By Jenn Watt Reactions to the topic of climate change range from flat-out denial to full-blown panic but in between rest possibilities. An acknowledgement of the problem action to slow its effects and adaptation to…
Province cancels longstanding entrepreneurial program
By Angelica Ingram Oliver Zielke doesn’t know how he would have started his business JBeans Roastery if not for the help offered by the Ontario Self Employment Benefit program. Aside from offering financial support the…
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A pile of ashes dumped on a Peninsula Drive property was to blame for a brush fire Tuesday. Dysart Fire Department sent seven firefighters to the property at 2:44 p.m. Oct. 20 to find "a…
AMO expenses total about $8300
By Chad Ingram County politicians who attended the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Niagara Falls in August accrued just more than $8300 in combined expenses. The annual conference offers seminars speakers and allows…
Bridge work to be done by late November
The following are brief reports of items discussed at county council committee meetings on Wednesday Oct. 14. By Jenn Watt The first phase of work on Haliburton’s Head Lake Bridge should be complete by late…
Digital inequality
By Jenn Watt We usually look at digital information technology as something that makes our lives easier. Certainly it can provide access to information and resources previously inaccessible to whole portions of society. But sometimes…
Enhanced care brings support into the home
By Angelica Ingram Janet Wood points to a wall of thank-you cards hanging in her office and begins to get emotional. The enhanced care co-ordinator for Haliburton Highlands Health Services Community Support Services division regularly…
Field hockey team continues winning
By Judi Paul The following are HHSS sports briefs for the week ending Oct. 16. First of two The Red Hawks girls’ field hockey teams travelled to Peterborough on Tuesday Oct. 13. The Varsity A…
Helping refugees in Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Around the world more than 60 million people have been displaced from their homeland. Syrians who have been in the news lately due to the brutal ongoing civil war represent the largest…
New fitness studio opens in town
By Angelica Ingram Those looking to get physically and mentally fit while enjoying a scenic view now have a new option in Haliburton Village. Open for the past few weeks Exhale Fitness Studio has long…
Optimism and growth in loss for Hawks soccer…
By Darren Lum Looking at the positives remains the focus for the Red Hawks boys’ varsity soccer team after a lopsided score against the senior boys’ soccer team from Port Hope High School on Thursday…
Red Hawks eyeing playoffs
By Darren Lum The Crestwood Mustangs might not be the best team in the Kawartha High School Football team but they sure played like it on a chilly autumn Friday Oct. 16 at the Gary…
Search continues for missing Bowmanville man
By Angelica Ingram A missing man whose car was found in the Haliburton area has still not been found by OPP. David Palmer was last seen on Oct. 2 by an acquaintance and reported missing…
Storm wins Matt Duchene Fall Classic
Over the weekend the Joanne Sharpleys Source For Sports Highland Storm Peewee A boys hosted the Matt Duchene Fall Classic and won the tournament championship going undefeated in the process. In the first game of…
Supporting a vision
To the Editor Did you happen to witness the creative genius of David Fougere and his daughter Nicole back in 2003? I did. Their show at the Northern Lights Pavilion in Haliburton was a mix…
Taste of Italy nets auxiliary $15000
By Jenn Watt The Haliburton Legion was bustling on Saturday night for the Haliburton Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Taste of Italy fundraiser. Artists donated a smorgasbord of pottery paintings and sculpture while businesses offered up free…
Viewing being doing
By Lynda Shadbolt This past weekend my friends and I were out for our usual Saturday morning walk with our lovely dogs. We have really fun dogs and they take us on many adventures. It…
Wolves' efforts dashed by penalties
By Darren Lum A solid first period by the Haliburton Wolves was undone by penalties against the visiting Bradford Bulls in Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) action last Thursday night at the A.J.…
You’ve got Schmale
By Echo Staff Conservative candidate Jamie Schmale will find himself outnumbered on Parliament Hill when he takes his seat as MP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock amongst a sea of Liberal red. “I think we knew it…
Live Blog HKPR 2015 election night
Live blog: HKPR 2015 election night