By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 17 2018 I’m tucked into the basket of my sled under a fleece blanket camera around my neck hands clutching the top rail as a team of Siberian huskies pull…
As other heritage buildings ignored Red Cross Outpost…
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 Each room of the Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost has been arranged with care and attention with artifacts from a time before electricity antibiotics telephones or reliable transportation. The…
Business group recognizes community contributions
By Echo Staff Published Dec. 11 2018 Craig McDonald is this year’s recipient of the Community Recognition Award given by the Algonquin Gateway Business Association at its annual general meeting at the Wilberforce Legion on…
County councillors get glimpse of transportation plan
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 11 2018 Haliburton County councillors received a report during a Nov. 28 meeting regarding the transportation implementation plan it hired firm IBI Group to complete for the municipality. A finalized…
Golden performances for Coles and Graham
The HHSS wrestling team performed very well at the first regional tournament of the season. On Wednesday Dec. 5 15 wrestlers travelled to Peterborough to complete at the 18th annual Kenner Rams Wrestling Invitational. More…
Haliburton environmentalists’ work dates back decades
By Jenn Watt Dec. 11 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has selected three environmentalists as this year’s Enviro-Heroes. The annual awards are given to those who “protect and sustain our natural resources and environment…
Hawks hockey team lose first game
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 11 2018 The Red Hawks boys’ hockey team finished 1-1 last week. They started with a convincing 5-0 win over the visiting LCVI Spartans on Wednesday Dec. 5. Goals were…
Highlands East first to allow retail marijuana stores
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 11 2018 Highlands East last week became the first municipality in the county to opt-in to allowing cannabis retail stores within their municipality. Recreational cannabis was legalized across Canada in…
Highlands East makes inaugural meeting a community affair
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 11 2018 Surrounded by community members municipal staff and rows of students from Wilberforce Elementary School the Highlands East 2018-2022 council was sworn into office on Dec. 6. Students singing…
Loss and the holidays
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 I found myself tearing up over a pomegranate the other night. As I wrestled with the fruit first trying to scoop the red seeds out with a spoon…
Make Dreams Come True ends year giving
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 11 2018 ‘Tis the season for giving. A foursome of women were embodying the spirit of Christmas giving and tailoring formal ensembles for boys and girls on Saturday Dec. 1…
McKecks owners hope donations continue for youth hub
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 Aaron Walker wants to see the community turn its focus to funding the new Haliburton Youth Wellness Hub which is undergoing renovations in the former Lighthouse church on…
Minor Hockey for the week ending Dec. 9…
This past weekend the Ridgewood Ford/Cottage Country Building Supplies Atoms travelled through whiteout conditions to Norwood for the NDMS 2018 Hockey Tournament. Our opening game versus the hometown Hornets squad would catch us off guard…
New Dysart et al council meets
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 11 2018 Dysart council chambers was crowded with people who came to welcome the new council at their inauguration ceremony on Dec. 3. Back row from left councillors John Smith…
Red Hawks dominate at home
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 11 2018 The Red Hawks volleyball junior and senior girls proved to be the queens of the court after hosting a pair of single A schools the Titans of St.…
Ryall named deputy mayor of Highlands East
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 11 2018 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Dec. 6 meeting of Highlands East council. Councillor Cec Ryall was elected to the deputy mayor position after…
The life and times of Haliburton
Published Dec. 11 2018 To the Editor This is the first in a two-part letter about Haliburton in the 1950s. Our family Hugh and Edna Burke myself and my twin sisters lived down an alley…
Women get shopping in Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 Eighteen downtown businesses stayed open late on Thursday Dec. 6 for the BIA’s Women’s Shopping Night. The street was bustling with shoppers who hurried to visit as many…
Barry Devolin to discuss North Korean defectors
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 4 2018 Barry Devolin is best known locally for serving as the riding’s MP for 11 years but politics isn’t the core of his interest. He says he sees himself…
Cash for Care is in the air
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 4 2018 Tickets for the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation’s seventh annual Cash for Care lottery fundraiser are now available. The lottery was launched at an event at the Minden…
Councillors say farewell to Murray Fearrey
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 4 2018 Last week marked the final Dysart et al and Haliburton County council meetings for longtime Mayor (previously Reeve) Murray Fearrey. Fearrey who’s held municipal office for more than…