By Darren Lum When Tom Oliver speaks about sailing it’s like listening to instructions on how to create a state of internal calm. Sailing takes him to a figurative and literal different world where he…
Ash program seeks to ‘wake’ forests
Work being done in Muskoka and Haliburton would return calcium to soils and lakes By Jenn Watt A legacy of acid rain falling calcium levels in some forests and lakes has put pressure on the…
Marie Hodgson reflects on decades at Wee Care
Over the last 33 years Marie Hodgson has watched Wee Care grow up from the small business she created in 1986 to the bustling daycare it is today. Now she says it’s time to retire…
Police investigating McCaslim Lake death
Staff reporter Police are investigating a death on McCaslim Lake in Highlands East after a small aluminum fishing boat carrying three people capsized on June 22 leaving one man dead. Members of the Haliburton Highlands…
LaurieScott becomes Minister of Infrastructure in major shuffle
BySue Tiffin Haliburton-KawarthaLakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott has been named the Minister ofInfrastructure switching portfolios with Monte McNaughton who takesover the Minister of Labour position which Scott has occupied since June of 2018. The second majorcabinet…
A guide to summer drinking and drugging
By Nick Adams Published June 18 2019 Summer is coming. The debt of a cold winter and wet spring will soon be paid in full. Whether or not the weather cooperates summer will officially begin…
Better support needed for Ontario’s PSWs
An open letter to the Honourable Christine Elliott Minister of Health Our chapter received a call from a local lady in distress. She had been on a waiting list for over three weeks after being…
Cookhouse chef inspired by natural surroundings
By Vanessa Balintec Published June 18 2019 If you’ve seen a tall fellow wearing a baseball cap covered from neck to chest in tattoos wandering in town chances are you’ve seen the new head chef…
Echo receives multiple Canadian Community Newspaper Awards
Published June 18 2019 By staff The Haliburton County Echo was honoured to receive recognition from the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards this year. The Echo placed second for Best All-Round Newspaper in its circulation category;…
Control over healthcare
By Jenn Watt Published June 18 2019 The provincial government put out the call for regional groups to apply to become Ontario Health Teams following the announcement that the previous Local Health Integration Networks would…
Gimon and Coles named Athletes of the Year
By Darren Lum Published June 18 2019 Even before the standing ovations and the raucous applause many in the audience knew who would be named as the Red Hawks Athletes of the Year at the…
New downtown sculpture exhibition opens this week
Published June 18 2019 Six new sculptures will appear on Highland Street on Thursday June 20 as part of the Haliburton Downtown Sculpture Exhibition. This is the second year for this joint project of the…
New downtown store showcases local products
By Darren Lum There’s a lot to appreciate at Haliburton’s new store Mathew Madlyn located next to the town’s cenotaph at Highland and York streets. There’s a wall of Canadian-made shirts with positive messages part…
OPP investigating Haliburton homicide
By Chad Ingram The OPP have confirmed they areinvestigating a homicide that took place in Haliburton Village in theearly hours of June 18. Haliburton Highlands OPP were called toa house along Highland Street just after…
Partners on Donald building restoration go separate ways
By Jenn Watt Published June 18 2019 The partnership between local charity The Land Between and property owner Jim O’Connor to restore the old Donald Chemical building seems to have ended. The two parties have…
Point in Time embracing change
By Jenn Watt Changes in how the provincial government structures its ministries has presented Point in Time Centre for Children Youth and Parents with challenges in the last year but executive director Marg Cox said…
Red Hawks teams recognize remember and award best
The following are the award winners for all of the Red Hawks athletic teams who were named at the 41st annual Athletic Banquet on Wednesday June 12 at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion. The…
Survey finds Haliburton’s region most popular for snowmobilers
By Jenn Watt Published June 18 2019 A study released last week found that District 6 the area covering Haliburton through to Pembroke was the most commonly visited region in Ontario by snowmobilers in the…
The ceremonial mace of Fleming College
By Shelley Schell Published June 18 2019 Fleming College’s formal celebrations feature a beautiful hand-crafted ceremonial mace. Esteemed silversmith Todd Jeffrey Ellis was commissioned in September 2018 to design and create the mace as a…
Twelve septic systems on Upper Paudash Lake deemed…
The following are brief reports of items discussed at a June 11 meeting of Highlands East council. By Sue Tiffin The septic re-inspection program began on May 7 at Upper Paudash Lake according to Jonas…
Two in hospital following motorcycle collision in Highlands…
By Staff The driver of a motorcycle suffered life-threatening injuries and a passenger received non-life-threatening injuries following a collision on Highway 118 north of Thunderbird Drive in Highlands East on Sunday June 16 just before…