By Mike Baker Carolina Barberi and Joel Ideson have taken the pledge – now they’re looking for the local community to do their part.The couple, who recently announced they had taken ownership of Haliburton Solar…
Camp Towhee goes virtual, bringing Haliburton home
By Darren Lum Like everywhere else in the province during this pandemic, there will be a virtual offering at Camp Towhee, which is looking to bring Haliburton to its young participants wherever they are.The Child…
Beloved Dorset store under new ownership
By Sue Tiffin Mike and Katie Hinbest made a choice to set out to live their most ideal life, and in doing so, will become the owners of the iconic Robinson’s General Store in Dorset…
Haliburton business pays for upgrades to OPP ‘soft…
By Mike Baker Haliburton business ACM Designs has pledged more than $15,000 to renovate an “important space” at the Haliburton Highlands OPP detachment.As a former police officer Andria Cowan Molyneaux knows all too well the…
HHSS alumna assumes leadership of Abbey Gardens
By Darren Lum Abbey Gardens’ new operations director will be a familiar face to some in Haliburton. Ashley McAllister is a Haliburton Highlands Secondary School alumnus, who has been living in the area while working…
Starlink brings the world to rural Highlanders
By Darren Lum High speed internet is here for rural residents through Starlink, an effort being led by the private spaceflight company owned by Elon Musk, SpaceX.SpaceX is constructing a satellite internet constellation to provide…
High demand for holiday homes driven by pandemic
By Darren Lum Finding that perfect spot on a lakefront in cottage country will be even more elusive than ever before thanks to unprecedented demand this year spurred by a desire to get away following…
100 years of Agnew’s General Store having what…
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Karen Knox remembers that the adventure-filled bike rides from her family’s cottage on Big Straggle Lake to Agnew’s General Store on Allen Lake in Harcourt Park began in…
New office space coming to site on County…
By Mike Baker Dysart et al council has signed off on the development of a new office building on the corner of County Road 21 and Nimigon Lane – right next door to Tim Hortons.During…
Only 21 per cent of businesses ‘confident’ in…
By Mike Baker The president of the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce wasn’t surprised by the general negativity surrounding the release of the fifth annual Ontario Economic Report [OER] last week.Providing the latest data on…
New chamber executive says she ‘grew up’ in…
By Mike Baker It turns out that Haliburton’s newest professional import has quite an extensive history in the local community.Amanda Conn took the reins as executive director of the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce earlier…
Local health unit provides clarification on when businesses…
The Echo has received several questions in recent weeks, asking when local businesses will be able to reopen. Bernie Mayer, manager of health protection with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit offered these…
New grants available for businesses impacted by second…
By Mike Baker Some of the local businesses hit hardest by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible to receive an extra helping hand courtesy of the Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization [OHTO].The group, in collaboration…
New cyber security initiative launched in Haliburton County
By Mike Baker The Haliburton County Development Corporation is partnering up with its sister organization in the Kawartha Lakes to provide “critical” cyber security and support services to small and medium sized businesses across the…
Youth Unlimited thanks community for support
By Darren Lum As Haliburton’s afternoon rush hour traffic rolled by, a masked man in a blue and yellow costume, resembling the Marvel character Wolverine, of X-Men comic book fame, waved his gloved hand with…
Record numbers for Nordic ski club
By Darren Lum It’s only when you see the parking lots that you realize how popular Nordic skiing is in the Highlands this season, owed in part to the provincial lockdown said the president of…
Clearing the air about aerosol cleaning for COVID-19
By Darren Lum With so much information out there in the public pertaining to what to do or not to do to protect against contracting the coronavirus, it’s difficult to know where to turn. Sometimes…
Ontario initiates provincewide lockdown, taking effect Dec. 26
By Mike Baker The Ontario government is introducing a new province-wide lockdown in response to escalating cases of COVID-19.During the announcement on Monday, Dec. 21, Premier Doug Ford said a 28-day lockdown would begin in…
Delancey Sports, a small slice of the Big…
By Mike Baker There’s almost always a story behind a name, and as it turns out Haliburton’s newest downtown business has a pretty neat one.Delancey Sports opened to the public on Friday, Dec. 11. The…
The Noble Barber wants new shop to become…
By Mike Baker While he wasn’t born or raised in the Haliburton area, Nick Folco still considers his most recent return to the region to be something of a homecoming. Launching the downtown area’s newest…
New owners want to take Century21 ‘to the…
By Mike Baker There will soon be a new face at the helm of Century21 Granite Realty Group in Haliburton, and it’s one you just might recognize. Brandon Nimigon, and his wife Megan, will take…