By Jenn Watt Sandra Dupret Haliburton School of Art + Design dean accepted a new role with Fleming College in April becoming vice president student experience on April 15. In her new role she will…
Editorial: Clear carbon plan
By Jenn Watt We’ve all had a taste of carbon pricing now for about a month since the federal government imposed its system on Ontario when the province chose not to create one of its…
Head Lake ice goes out April 30
Although it seemed like winter would never leave Haliburton the last chunk of ice finally melted into Head Lake in the afternoon of Tuesday April 30. We received more than 40 guesses from readers but…
Kate Campbell concert to launch film fundraiser
As Kate Campbell prepares to shoot her short film Boundless this summer the writer/director is coming to her hometown of Haliburton to launch her fundraising campaign. On Monday June 3 Campbell is hosting an evening…
Letter: Questioning politics
To the Editor I was happily surprised to see two political letters to the editor in the April 23 edition of the Echo. They were justifiably disgusted with what Ford is doing to this great…
MP Schmale organizes oil and natural gas talk…
By Sue Tiffin Jonathan Wright president and CEO of NuVista Energy Ltd. in Alberta who also sits on the Board of Governors for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers was in Toronto a couple of…
New reporter immersing herself in Highlands culture
By Vanessa Balintec After a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Brampton (longer than it should have been – I made a few mistakes along the way) my mom grandma and I all piled out of our cars.…
OSGA district 11 conveners come together
By Darren Lum On April 25 only a few weeks before seniors from Muskoka and Haliburton County are set to compete in the OSGA 55 plus senior summer games for district 11 conveners for the…
Ski cross dreams run through Eagle Lake
By Darren Lum As he crossed the finish line to take his first championship title all Reece Ralph could hear was his parents cheering. “Screaming yelling and telling me to go faster” he said. Ralph…
Social media campaign ‘unblurring’ lines of boundaries and…
By Jenn Watt Published May 7 2019 Drugs or alcohol are present in at least a quarter of sexual assaults reported across Canada and a social media campaign launched this week aims to bring greater…
Waiting for federal approval on EORN cell gap…
By Chad Ingram Published May 7 2019 A mobile broadband expansion project planned by the Eastern Ontario Regional Network which is owned by the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus just needs approval of the federal funding…
Young adults wanted for international rally abroad
For the first time the Haliburton community is helping to send young professionals to the World Youth Rally in Seoul By Vanessa Balintec Barry Devolin TravelMaven business owner and former MP has teamed up with…
Youth return from life-changing trip to Bogotá
By Jenn Watt Nine high school students between the ages of 14 and 18 returned from a trip to Colom bia in March with a new perspective on the world and a desire to continue…
Join the fun at social rec. drop-in
By Jenn Watt Laughter and the clack of plastic dominoes on tabletops filled the Wilberforce Legion on Thursday April 25 as participants in the drop-in program chatted and competed in their favourite game: Mexican Train…
County to explore development charges
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Dysart to limit fireworks
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Get into gardening
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Hosting COSSA inspires next generation
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Land ambulance costs will climb CAO says
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Letter to the Editor: A rude awakening
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Letter to the Editor: Make change through politics
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