By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 28 2017 Haliburton County will look a little greener after a combined $200000 was invested into Haliburton Forest Biochar Ltd. and Quantum Passivhaus through the Eastern Ontario Development Program’s (EODP)…
Let’s talk about bullying
To the Editor Thank you so much for the informative and well researched article by Sue Tiffin entitled “Students work to stop bullying.” As a parent of two teenagers and a professional who works to…
Light in the Darkness: A ‘blue Christmas’ service
The merry season of Christmas is progressing in the minds of many at this time of year. For some people it is a sad time of the year when they grieve the loss of a…
Playwrights’ workshop open to all experience levels
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 28 2017 When you write for the stage the dialogue needs to stand for itself. Unlike in prose or poetry there is little room for describing the setting or outlining…
Red Hawks wrestle with the best
The 2017/18 wrestling season kicked off last week with the first competition of the season. On Thursday Nov. 23 six members of the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School wrestling team competed at the annual Tom Nigro…
Schedule pay increases
To the Editor Re: “Council divided on pay increase” I’m sure everyone understands how uncomfortable it must be for Dysart council to discuss suggested increases to their own pay. Doing extensive research and then making…
Seat Medic offers mobile repair service for Haliburton…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 29 2017 Will Gallant’s new business Seat Medic aims to fill a void in Haliburton County by providing mobile seat repair. Following 20 years working at his family’s quarry in…
Worriers to warriors
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Nov. 28 2017 I can remember sitting in my high school math class and being so excited as the teacher introduced the ideas of computers. We were given Fortran cards to…
Chamber working on workforce development video
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 28 2017 The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce has plans for a promotional video to strengthen the county’s workforce and is canvassing local municipal councils for support. Chamber manager Autumn…
Complete Street
By Jenn Watt Editor Published Nov. 28 2017 Everyweek this paper features a “pic of the past” that shows a pieceof local history. Frequently images come from Haliburton’sdowntown area many decades ago. Dirt roads Model…
County price tag for Hometown Hockey about $16K
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 28 2017 Hosting Rogers Hometown Hockey in October ultimately cost Haliburton County just less than $16000. A follow up report on the event which took place in Haliburton Village Oct.…
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Hawksvolleyball team possesses winning attitude By Darren Lum Published Nov. 28 2017 Evenin high school when a sports season doesn’t compare to the marathonof pro sports the attitude of a team goes a long way…
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Laking House and Haliburton Echo return to shared ownership By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 28 2017 <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> LenPizzey was coming back to town after…
Shindigsells out for fourth year straight
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 28 2017 TheHighlands Christmas Shindig again brought the community together foran evening of celebration in aid of a good cause. Fuel for Warmthreceived a novelty cheque for $22225 at the…
Study advises significant changes to County Rd 21
By Chad Ingram Engineering firm AECOM Canada Ltd. is recommending a number of changes for County Road 21 where it enters Haliburton Village to make the area a more complete part of the community. Councillors…
Books vs. movies vs. books
By Erin Kernohan-Berning Published Nov. 22 2017 One of the movies at this year’s Haliburton International Film Festival was Julieta directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Julieta is based on three short stories from Alice Munro’s Runaway…
Tykes win a nail-biter against CoyotesBantam girls tie…
On Saturday Nov. 18 the Tom Prentice and Sons Trucking Tykes travelled to Sunderland to play the Brock Wild. The Storm’s teamwork skating and shooting ability was no match for the Wild. The final score…
Municipal fibre project comes in under budget
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 21 2017 A project connecting a number of municipal facilities to the internet or upgrading their internet services is mostly complete and has come in under budget. In early 2016…
Partridge warden for 2018
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 22 2017 Longtime Highlands East Deputy-mayorand county councillor Suzanne Partridge will be Haliburton Countywarden for 2018. County chief administrative officerMike Rutter announced during a Nov. 22 council meeting thatPartridge was…
Royal success for teen entrepreneur
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 21 2017 There has been a buzz on social media for the Highlands’ newest young entrepreneur Morgan Burke since she exhibited at at the 95th annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair…