By Linda Shantz Published Jan. 8 2019 Kelly Outram is a really interesting young man. He grew up in Haliburton the son of Cathy and Joe Outram. I met Kelly when he was a student…
Minor hockey for up to Jan. 6
Published Jan. 8 2019 The following are hockey briefs for the Storm and the Jets. The Park View Dental/Bancroft IDA Midget Girls Jets team won all six of their games this past weekend at the…
MNRF withdraws support of fish hatchery egg collection
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 8 2019 Updated Jan. 9 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association is hoping the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry will revisit its decision to cease its assistance in an…
Moving transportation forward
Published Jan. 8 2019 Dear Warden Danielsen and members of Haliburton County Council: Congratulations on your appointment as warden for the county for the next year. It is always reassuring to your electors to see…
Dear Santa
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 24 2018 One of my favourite parts of putting together the annual Season’s Greetings section of the paper is reading the kids’ letters. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve…
Harcourt Park requests help with bridge
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 24 2018 Residents of Harcourt Park are hoping the Municipality of Dysart et al will provide them with some financial assistance as the private community seeks to replace a bridge…
Hawks ground Falcons attack
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 24 2018 Coming into Tuesday’s game the Hawks looked like they were going to be in for a test with the visiting Falcons. At least that’s what it looked like…
Hawks make noise at Thunder Tournament
Published Dec. 24 2018 Connie Oh brilliant with gold medal performance Nine representatives of the HHSS Wrestling team competed at the Thunder Wrestling Tournament hosted on Thursday Dec. 13 by St. Mary Secondary School in…
High school student savouring TLDSB position
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 24 2018 It’s all about giving back. Grade 12 student Chloé Samson has loved being the Trillium Lakelands District School Board student trustee voted by student representatives to start the…
Holiday meals brighten community spirits
By Amanda Duncombe-Lee Special to the Echo Published Dec. 24 2018 With all the bustle that comes with the arrival of the holiday season it is not always easy to take the time to extend…
Old skate park repurposed into outdoor skating rink
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 24 2018 About a year ago Steve Roberts then president of the Rotary Club of Haliburton and Walt McKechnie Dysart et al’s Ward 5 councillor had the same idea at…
U18 curling team to compete at Canadian Winter…
Published Dec. 24 2018 The U18 Women’s Competitive Curling Team Team Byers comprised of lead Savannah Byers second Lena Haase vice Paige Ballantyne (from Owen Sound) and skip Jessica Byers based out of the Haliburton…
County townships opt in on marijuana stores
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 18 2018 Haliburton County council along with the councils of its lower-tier municipalities has opted in to allowing marijuana stores within its boundaries and asked staff to produce a municipal…
Danielsen officially takes warden position
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 18 2018 If you came late to this year’s Haliburton County inauguration you would be hard pressed to find a seat let alone much standing room at the back of…
Junior ballers dominate
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 18 2018 The junior Hawks basketball team was at its best for the Titans last week at home. It’s too bad a large contingent of students chose to leave when…
The days kids played on the street
Published Dec. 18 2018 To the Editor Re: “The life and times of Haliburton” Haliburton Echo Dec. 11 “Young” Ed’s letter evokes good memories of the nature of the village in my younger years. In…
Theatre enhanced night life
To the Editor This is the second installment in a two-part letter about Haliburton in the 1950s. The Dysart Telephone System was owned and operated by the municipality which had a phone exchange at about…
Local governments hire integrity commissioner
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 18 2018 Haliburton County and its lower-tier townships have jointly attained the services of an integrity commissioner county councillors confirming that appointment during their Dec. 12 meeting. As per provincial…
Minor Hockey for the week ending Dec. 16…
Bantam On Friday the Highland Storm Pepper Mill Steak and Pasta House and Dollo’s Foodland Bantams hosted the Lindsay Muskies. The Muskies scored in the first period which was quickly answered by a goal from…
Red Hawks volleyball squad shines
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 18 2018 Less than a week after the Hawks dominated single A schools in their exhibition home opener they continued to show progress on the road. The Hawks varsity girls’…
The gift of the arts
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Dec. 18 2018 Being human is a lot of work every single day. Compared to most of the world we live with so much abundance around us and yet we all…