By Vanessa Balintec The Wilberforce Elementary School graduating class of 2019 had a total of 12 students with many recipients of awards and bursaries contributed by the Municipality of Highlands East.
Luck follows in father’s footsteps at Sun Life
By Jenn Watt Abby Blythe Luck daughter of Dianne and Shawn Hagerman is putting her skills and life experience to work becoming an associate advisor with K. Brewer Financial Services Sun Life’s office in Haliburton.…
Safe Haven podcast sharing the dark and light of…
By Jenn Watt Amanda Lytle is buzzing with energy as she talks about her new podcast Safe Haven. She’s got a list of more than 70 women who have either already been interviewed or who…
150 years of West Guilford
By Sue Tiffin Decades before longtime Haliburton Echo correspondent Eleanor Cooper wrote about the happenings of West Guilford there was a place in the newspaper to share bits and pieces of information about people who…
For the love of composting
By Jenn Watt Composting in cottage country doesn’t necessarily mean attracting critters. Several local composting enthusiasts say proper use of a compost bin can eliminate many of the potential problems and create nutrient-rich soil for…
Highlands Summer Festival has something for everyone
By Sue Tiffin Summer has arrived and the Highlands Summer Festival is taking to the stage with something for everyone. The festival which opens June 30 is promising a diverse offering of plays – from…
Summer at the Library
By Bessie Sullivan In the warmer months when people are using their seasonal homes we are a small library system trying to serve a much larger group of people. Our population swells by three times…
Tracing the history of Canada’s flag and anthem
By Kate Butler Canada Day is entrenched in what it means to be Canadian – a day for everything to be red and white and for maple leaves to adorn every surface – but can…
Annual aspirations
By Jenn Watt The week leading up to Canada Day is always one filled with anticipation celebration and often relief. It’s the week when students at all of the county’s schools prepare to say goodbye…
Army Cadet Corps meets for end of active…
By Sue Tiffin The 1129 Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps took part in their annual inspection on June 15 bringing an end to a very busy year - so busy…
Broadband tops Scott’s list as she takes new…
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott has been named the Minister of Infrastructure switching portfolios with Monte McNaughton who takes over the Minister of Labour position Scott has occupied since June of 2018.…
CHA thanks Fearrey for years of support
By Jenn Watt On Saturday June 8 the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners’ Associations honoured the years of support Murray Fearrey gave to the organization when he was mayor of Dysart et al. “He has…
HKLB Liberals choose federal candidate
By Chad Ingram The Liberal riding association for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock has chosen its candidate for the fall federal election. Judi Forbes was set to be acclaimed during a nomination meeting in Lindsay on the evening…
Intention
By Lynda Shadbolt I suggest to my yoga students “let the beauty that you love be who you are.” Rumi wrote it and knew that love is stronger than hate. And being loving cultivating love…
Inter-library loan service remains suspended due to unclear…
An inter-library loan service allowing county residents to request and have delivered materials from outside the Haliburton County Public Library’s collection will remain suspended locally for the time being. As previously reported the spring’s provincial…
JDHES students give to SickKids
By Darren Lum Love is at the heart of why two J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School students donated money to the Hospital for Sick Children. Grade 7 students Macie Hunter and Allie Todd both of…
Katie’s Run returns for eighth year despite heavy…
By Darren Lum Named for Katie Woudstra Katie’s Run has been at the forefront of raising awareness for epilepsy and fundraising for epilepsy research in this province raising $250000 in eight years. Every year the…
My name is Nick and I am a…
By Nick Adams Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Northumberland Drug Strategy It is actually good for me to say that in case I have forgotten all that I have been through and how far I have come.…
Participants chosen for rally abroad
By Vanessa Balintec TravelMaven’s Barry Devolin and the Haliburton Rotary have chosen two Haliburton residents to send to the World Youth Rally in South Korea July 14 to 19. Rebecca Anderson and Kelsey Crowe have…
Students give back to the arts community
By Darren Lum The beauty and expression of art is the foundation of organizing work done by two Grade 7 students from J.D. Hodgson Elementary School. Annika Posti and Autumn Winder have organized for several…
The Night Sky
This week is a good time to spot a very elusive planet Mercury. Little Mercury is the closest planet orbiting our sun and just as the speedy messenger of its namesake it races around our…