On Tuesday May 26 the OPP executedsearch warrants at an address on Mountain Street in HaliburtonVillage laying drug charges against six people. According to a press release from theOPP “Seized at this address was a…
Celebrating Paramedic Services Week
By Darren Lum Published May 26 2020 When everyone is being led away from danger it’s the paramedics who race to it and help. Take this week to thank the 49 emergency responders who are…
Community responds to restore Enchanted Forest
By Sue Tiffin Published May 26 2020 Wooden board games a shelving unit a load of white gravel and a rotary phone: these are a few of the things the Enchanted Forest at Abbey Gardens…
It's about respect
By Zachary Roman Published May 26 2020 If you’re reading this while being safe and following all of the recommended best practices for preventing COVID-19 you’re awesome and you certainly don’t need me telling you…
Jobs still available amid COVID-19
By Zachary Roman Published May 26 2020 It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting Canada’s economy in an unprecedented way. According to Statistics Canada over three million jobs have been lost…
A different kind of goodbye
Published May 26 2020 To the Editor Saying goodbye is usually a face-to-face hand-to-hand experience. But not this year. So as we move out of the county on May 1 we must find a different…
New initiative making a paws-itive impact on the…
By Zachary Roman Published May 26 2020 A new initiative called Puppy Paw’s Pantry started by local chef and mom Cheryl-Ann Haywood is providing dog food free of charge to those in need amid the…
Schmale Kennedy want action now on rural internet
Published May 26 2020 Jamie Schmale Member of Parliament for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock held a virtual town hall on the topic of better rural internet access via video conferencing software Zoom on May 20. There was…
Students continue Learning@Home schools closed
By Sue Tiffin Published May 26 2020 Sue Yallop has gone back to elementary school. The Algonquin Highlands resident is sitting alongside her grandchildren 12-year-old Evan and nine-year-old Addyson as they participate in online-based education…
Weddings in the time of coronavirus
By Sue Tiffin Published May 26 2020 Faye Adamson and Ryan Mortell were coworkers and friends first before starting a six-year partnership in a manner befitting these times of physical distancing: through a window between…
‘Cautious optimism’ for first stage of reopening
By Jenn Watt Representatives of the county’s business community say there is cautious optimism from among their membership following the province’s decision to begin stage one of the reopening process this week. On May 14…
Hope
by Lynda Shadbolt Published May 19 2020 By the time this article comes out we will be in about day 57 of our social distancing. All of us have had moments or days of fear…
COVID-19 response surplus managment hot topics at TLDSB…
By Zachary Roman On May 12 the Trillium Lakelands District School Board held its committee of the whole meeting via remote video conference discussing matters including COVID-19 budgets and graduation. The meeting was live streamed…
The next test
By Jenn Watt Published May 19 2020 Leash up your shaggy dog and don those golf cleats – Ontario’s stage one is here – if you’re ready for it. The provincial government has begun the…
Haliburton doctor worked during 1918 influenza pandemic
By Sue Tiffin On Nov. 9 in 1918 The Globe newspaper ran an obituary for Dr. E. K. Henderson a well-known Toronto physician who had died in Haliburton. Henderson an eye ear nose and throat…
Are we in this together?
Published May 19 2020 To the Editor Some of the images that will remain long after the COVID-19 isolation is over are the long lines of fire trucks and other vehicles driving past hospitals in…
Coordinate mailouts
Published May 19 2020 To the Editor The following is a letter to MPP Laurie Scott. On April 20 I sent you an email with a simple question. You did not choose to respond and…
Let’s share the benefits that Haliburton has to…
Published May 19 2020 To the Editor As a cottage property owner I was happy to read the message from Mayor Andrea Roberts in last week’s Echo . It should be clarified that there are…
LTC home comes through for family
Published May 19 2020 To the Editor During a time when it seems that all of the stories coming from long-term care facilities in Canada are heartbreakingly dismal I would like to share a story…
Marinas reopen as COVID-19 restrictions eased
By Chad Ingram Marinas were among the Ontario businesses that were allowed to reopen on Saturday following an announcement by the provincial government on May 14. Previously marinas had been under tight restrictions amid the…
Province lifts fire ban
By Jenn Watt A restriction that has been in place for weeks banning fires in Ontario’s “restricted fire zone” which includes Haliburton County was lifted as of May 16 by the Ministry of Natural Resources…