By Nick BernardRowan Tofflemire just wants to make a living doing what he loves.For someone as powerfully creative as him, that means producing a mountain of music during the pandemic. In a time where many…
Wilberforce received Christmas cheer from EarlyON
By Mike RileyThe Ontario EarlyON learning centres of the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County put on a festive outdoor event called Jingle Bells singalong and giveaway in Wilberforce on Dec. 21 at the…
Lions Club contributes to literacy with donations
The Haliburton and District Lions Club is bringing the Blue Spruce Award Reading Program to Stuart Baker Elementary School and Cardiff Elementary School. This reading program is part of the Forest of Reading Program, which…
Herlihey Park project expected to begin in 2022
By Chris Drost At the Nov. 23 meeting of the Highlands East council, CAO/treasurer Shannon Hunter shared the good news that the period of studies and consultations have been concluded for the development of Herlihey…
Annual Nutcracker ballet returns with virtual performance
By Darren LumAfter two years away due to the pandemic, the annual staging of the Nutcracker ballet is returning with a virtual show, featuring several key dances set to the music that was written by…
Highlands Summer Festival makes triumphant return
By Nick BernardIn 2020, the Highlands Summer Festival went dark alongside theatres across the world. Now, with pandemic restrictions lifting, the festival has announced that it will be returning for the 2022 season at the…
Final steps left to realize students’ dream
By Darren Lum It’s only a matter of time now to see the realization of a student-led effort to right a wrong in adding murals depicting Haliburton’s only Olympian Lesley Tashlin and first professional football…
Photographer’s work showcased in book
By Darren Lum Photographer’s work showcased in bookPhotographer, instructor and lover of life, Glenn Springer was known for his passions.Springer, a prolific photographer and past contributor to the Haliburton Echo and Minden Times, captured life…
Sing Along with Coco Love Alcorn
The Haliburton County Folk Society is happy to present singer/songwriter and choir leader, Coco Love Alcorn in concert on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Haliburton Legion Branch 129 at 7:30 p.m.That same afternoon from 2…
Rails End Gallery granted fifty grand
By Katrina BoguskiIn a world where few people value secrets, and even fewer seem capable of keeping them, it is good to know that one person can still keep the lid on things even when…
BIA In The Village: Fall foliage and a…
By Angelica Ingram I took a quiet, long drive through a good chunk of the Haliburton Highlands this past weekend and around every corner a landscape of breathtaking fall foliage greeted me. The journey was…
Hike Haliburton reveals nature’s splendour
By Fred GrovesWith the beginning of the fall colours as a backdrop, Noriko appeared on the hill.As one of the dancers, who last week embedded herself into the serene Haliburton Sculpture Forest, her movements kept…
OHTO marketing campaign includes local musical duo
By Grace OborneEarlier this summer, the Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) launched a campaign to promote local tourism and support area businesses.The campaign consisted of a video series shared to social media that featured stories…
Jack Bush: The man with the red pen
By Steve GaleaThe recently built house, on the north side of the village of Haliburton, remains a work in progress. Phone issues have to be dealt with, furniture and décor need to be placed, gardens…
Local artist showcases his work at Rails End…
By Grace Oborne After being closed for months and months, the Rails End Gallery has reopened its exhibition centre to the public.The last in-person showcase the gallery held was last summer, so with excitement, the…
Artists excited to welcome people back for 15th…
By Mike Baker The 15th annual Tour de Forest is coming up this weekend in Haliburton County, with participating artists from across the region excited to welcome guests back inside their studio.This year’s event will…
The story behind new Turtle Guardians mural at…
By Grace Oborne “We’re in this together. We share the same future,” is the message that artist Stacey Kinder painted along the bottom of her mural that is displayed on the wall of Baked &…
Play the Bay event raising funds to clean…
By Mike Baker Drag Lake resident Glen Bowker is hoping to bring people together and have a good time on July 31, all in the name of preserving the place he calls his home away…
Community fundraising efforts in full swing for Tashlin,…
By Darren Lum Donations are pouring in for the two murals that will depict Haliburton’s only Olympian Lesley Tashlin and the community’s first pro football player, Taly Williams on the wall at A.J. LaRue Arena.For…
Live music returning to Abbey Gardens in August
By Mike Baker Live in-person concert will return to Haliburton County next month as Abbey Gardens and the Haliburton County Folk Society partner up to present Music at the Gardens.The three-day musical extravaganza is jam-packed…