Published June 19 2018 To the Editor Re: public pool plus complex Jenn; you are exactly correct the pool debate has been raging on for decades – in fact since before I was employed by…
Marking Indigenous history
By Jenn Watt Published June 19 2018 One of the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of 2015 is for the Canadian education system to provide better teaching about Indigenous issues. “Developing…
Partridge Donaldson vie for reelection
By Sue Tiffin Published June 19 2018 Suzanne Partridge is marking 20 years in politics by running to stay involved as Deputy Mayor of Highlands East. “I’ve been in [politics] for awhile now and I…
TLDSB to implement Indigenous land acknowledgement
By Olivia Robinson Published June 19 2018 Terms like Ojibway Pottawatomi and the mention of treaties will soon be woven into special ceremonies like graduations at Trillium Lakelands District School Board. Dave Golden superintendent of…
500 acres donated to Haliburton Highlands Land Trust
By Olivia Robinson Published June 12 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust announced at its June 2 annual general meeting that close to 500 acres has been donated to the land trust which will be…
Artech Studios receives local employer award
By Olivia Robinson Published June 12 2018 Artech Studios a Tory Hill-based glassblowing studio is the recipient of this year’s Fleming CREW Employment Centre employer award. The accolade was presented at the Employment Ontario Eastern…
Bring your own bag
By Jenn Watt Published June 12 2018 Reducing single-use plastic has been dominating international news lately as troubling new information comes out about the amount of plastic in our oceans coupled with China’s shift away…
District senior competitors advancing to OSGA provincials
Submitted by Bev Kerr Published June 12 2018 The following are results of the Haliburton/Muskoka District Summer Games 2018 Ontario Senior Games Association 55+ from May 24 to June 4. Convenors Judy Smith and Donna…
How Ontario would look if students could vote
By Jenn Watt Published June 12 2018 Local students participated in the provincial election last week even if they weren’t yet 18. Student Vote Ontario signed up more than 2800 schools across the province to…
Learning with pony power
By Jenn Watt Published June 12 2018 As prey animals horses and ponies need to be more attuned to their surroundings than others. They are alert to a human’s body language and tone of voice.…
Legacy of excellence for departing Hawk
By Darren Lum Published June 12 2018 Under an overcast sky Grade 9 athlete Sterling Nesbitt soars through the damp air leaping for distance at the sandpit during a practice at the high school under…
Locals leaving for Bracebridge pool
To the Editor Re: “Putting a pool on the agenda” Haliburton Echo May 29 You have hit the nail on the head with regards to the Bracebridge sports facility. I travel to Bracebridge twice a…
Municipality prepares for marijuana legalization
The following are brief reports of items discussed at Highlands East council on June 6. Staff at the Municipality of Highlands East are preparing for changes coming once marijuana is legalized in Canada this summer.…
NDP and Liberal candidates cite ‘uphill battle’
By Sue Tiffin Published June 12 2018 NDP candidate Zac Miller was answering questions on a bench outside of his campaign office on Kent Street in Lindsay early on election night. “I’m nervous at the…
School track records fall at East Regionals
Submitted by Karen Gervais Published June 12 2018 The Red Hawks track and field team travelled to Kingston Thursday and Friday to compete at the OFSAA East Regionals meet. While we eluded most of the…
Scott elected into PC majority
By Chad Ingram Published June 12 2018 Laurie Scott will again serve as MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock and for the first time her seat will be located on the government side of Queen’s Park. Scott…
St. George’s Choir presents selections from The Mikado
By Olivia Robinson Published June 12 2018 This weekend the spring concert for St. George’s Choir will feature choral music by classical composers Bach Haydn Mozart Mascagni Willan Douglas and Wagner but according to choir…
Street meat comes to Harcourt
By Sue Tiffin Published June 12 2018 Though visitors sometimes come to this area to escape from the hustle and bustle of their urban lives there are just some aspects of city-life that are hard…
Whispering Pines marks second phase
By Staff Published June 12 2018 Construction on the second phase of Whispering Pines apartments on County Road 21 near Haliburton is underway. Twelve townhouses will be built using funds from City of Kawartha Lakes…
Fire destroys home near West Guilford
Published June 11 2018 A home on the Barry Line was lost in a fire on Friday June 8. Eighteen firefighters from the Dysart Fire Department and Algonquin Highlands Fire Department worked for six hours…
Laurie Scott wins in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock
Published June 7 2018 PC candidate Laurie Scott reclaimed her seat in Queen's Park Thursday evening. With election results rolling in at a rapid pace CBC called the riding for Scott by 9:30 p.m. As…