By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Trillium Lakelands District School Board held virtually on May 25. As reported in the Echo, at the…
Overwhelming support for HHOA bottle drive
By Darren Lum Thank you, community.That’s the message from the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) after what is being characterized as a successful bottle drive fundraiser.During the pandemic, which is nearing 15 months, the volunteer…
Haliburton County Public Library launches new survey
By Mike Baker The Haliburton County Public Library [HCPL] is calling on residents from across the Highlands to assist the organization in shaping its new multi-year strategic plan.Library staff released a survey in May, asking…
Do the right thing
By Mike Baker The local movement seeking to add Black athletes Lesley Tashlin and Taly Williams to the mural wall of fame at A.J. LaRue Arena in Haliburton is starting to receive national attention.As reported…
More harm than good
By Mike Baker I have to admit, I let my emotions get the better of me last week when Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced yet another extension to this seemingly never ending third provincial lockdown.It…
Planning for school in September full of ‘moving…
By Sue Tiffin Trillium Lakelands District School Board is currently planning for both in-school and at-home learning for the 2021-2022 year.TLDSB parents were asked to register for online learning by June 1, or be placed…
Second doses available locally despite A.J. LaRue closure
By Sue Tiffin As reported in last week’s Echo, the mass vaccination clinic in Haliburton will close at the end of this month. The health unit has told the Echo that those who received their…
Welcoming the wolves: five pups born at Haliburton…
By Sue Tiffin At the beginning of the month, Luna, the alpha female at Haliburton Forest Wolf Centre began exhibiting denning behaviours – she wasn’t seen much when the rest of the pack was in…
Huskies welcoming billet families to its pack
By Darren Lum Take a unique opportunity to give back to the community by showing the best of the Highlands as a billet family for a Haliburton County Huskies player, said volunteer billet coordinator Jess…
NFTC brings $1 million high-speed expansion to residents…
By Darren Lum Silver Beach residents are looking forward to getting in the fast lane when it comes to internet connectivity this summer after the North Frontenac Telephone Company officially announced they were adding $1…
Generous donation increases library’s large print collection
By Sue Tiffin Ellen Davey has fond memories of her mom, Irmgard Neumann, engaged in one of her favourite pastimes after a visit to the Wilberforce branch of the Haliburton County Public Library.“I remember seeing…
Phone and internet voting coming to Highlands East
By Darren Lum Highlands East is joining the rest of Haliburton County by authorizing residents to vote by phone or through the internet for the next municipal election.The township was last to decide and although…
Athletics Canada shines spotlight on athletes’ mural wall…
By Darren Lum The push by local elementary school students to add siblings Lesley Tashlin, Haliburton’s only Olympian, and Taly Williams, Haliburton’s first pro football player, who played for the CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the…
Man found dead after barge incident on Kawagama…
Haliburton Highlands OPP are reporting that they have recovered the body of a missing man in Kawagama Lake in Algonquin Highlands.Police officers were dispatched to a marine incident on Kawagama Lake on Thursday, May 20.The…
County awards contract for creation of shoreline bylaw
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton has awarded a contract for the creation of a draft shoreline protection bylaw to Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd., in partnership with J.J Richards and Associates.Councillors made that decision…
Highlands East supporting enhanced septic inspections
By Darren Lum Highlands East property owners now have the option to have level- four septic inspection results recognized by the township.The township supported a proposal for enhanced inspections conducted by a certified inspector to…
Short-term rental regulations move to upper tier
By Chad Ingram The issue of regulating short-term rentals in Haliburton County will move to the upper tier of the county council table, after receiving support for the concept from each of the county’s four,…
Haliburton’s mass vaccine clinic to close rather than…
By Sue Tiffin According to a press release from the HKPRDHU titled “Influx of Vaccine Opens More Opportunities for Local Vaccination Appointments,” the mass vaccination clinic at Haliburton’s A.J. LaRue community centre will close later…
Walkers thank community as they prepare to sell…
By Mike Baker Dale and Jerry Walker have made some tremendous memories through their years owning and operating Haliburton’s Home Hardware.Purchasing the business back in 2014, the Walkers have spent the past seven years serving…
Haliburton resident proud to be featured in She…
By Mike Baker Haliburton native Amanda Lytle is set to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a published author.The 33-year-old teacher and podcaster, who currently lives in British Columbia, was offered the opportunity to write…
TLDSB presentation focuses on strengthening resilience
By Sue Tiffin On the evening of May 6, adults across the Trillium Lakelands District School Board region took their students’ places in front of a screen to learn about how, in their roles as…