Caitlin Dunlop remembers being quite young maybe about eight or nine when she first used a point and shoot camera and developed an interest in photography. Her dad Kevin a local marquetry and woodworking artist…
Haliburton BMO to celebrate storied 100-year history
By Jenn Watt Published March 19 2019 The Haliburton Highlands Museum has a file folder an inch thick filled with photocopies of newspaper clippings and photographs of the 100-year history of the Haliburton Bank of…
Still work to do in meeting accessibility standards
By Sue Tiffin Published Feb. 26 2019 When Anna Froebe an independent HR consultant who works with business owners in this community is asked how many businesses are likely not compliant with the rules and…
Haliburton BIA honours founding member
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 12 2019 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Haliburton Business Improvement Area annual general meeting on Tuesday Feb. 5 at Dysart et al council chambers. One…
Burke and her bees buzzing about Junior Citizen…
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 29 2019 To her long list of ever-growing accolades 16-year-old apiarist and entrepreneur Morgan Burke can now add that she is the recipient of an Ontario Junior Citizen Award. The…
New restaurant owners have recipe for success
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 29 2019 Felicia Dai and Kam Li are in business. The couple have owned Win Yeung Chinese restaurant since June of last year and though they call themselves “fresh hands”…
Barry Devolin launches travel planning company
Published January 9 2019 Former MP Barry Devolin has launched TravelMaven a new tour and travel planning company and will host a TravelMaven Information Night at the United Church in Haliburton on Jan. 15 at…
Business group recognizes community contributions
By Echo Staff Published Dec. 11 2018 Craig McDonald is this year’s recipient of the Community Recognition Award given by the Algonquin Gateway Business Association at its annual general meeting at the Wilberforce Legion on…
Highlands East first to allow retail marijuana stores
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 11 2018 Highlands East last week became the first municipality in the county to opt-in to allowing cannabis retail stores within their municipality. Recreational cannabis was legalized across Canada in…
Women get shopping in Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 Eighteen downtown businesses stayed open late on Thursday Dec. 6 for the BIA’s Women’s Shopping Night. The street was bustling with shoppers who hurried to visit as many…
Haliburton Forest brings leadershipaward home
By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter Two decades after becoming the firstcompany in Canada to be certified as sustainable by the ForestStewardship Council Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve is stillcelebrating annual sustainability certification and now also…
New Walkers Home Hardware sets opening date for…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 13, 2018 Jerry Walker figures he’s asked how construction of the new Home Hardware is going between six and eight times a day. It’s not surprising: construction of…
Realtor named new Haliburton Highlands chamber president
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 6 2018 Realtor Andrea Strano has been elected the new president of the board for the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce. “I feel proud and honoured to step up and…
Wilberforce and Gooderham LCBOs lose a day in…
Premier Doug Ford will be hearing from Highlands East about the LCBO’s decision to reduce the hours at their Wilberforce and Gooderham locations over the winter. Highlands East resident Linda Nottage brought the matter to…
New marine in Haliburton offers personal touch
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 11 2018 A collection of twigs is stronger than a single twig by itself. This perspective is the reality behind the latest business venture at the former Sears Haliburton location…
Short-term rental bylaw on hold
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 11 2018 Highlands East will be gathering more public input before moving forward on a short-term accommodations bylaw council decided at their meeting Sept. 5. Councillors heard plenty of opposition…
Walkers Home Hardware Appliance Center opens
An appliance is wheeled out to a vehicle during the Walkers Home Hardware Appliance Center grand opening weekend event on Friday Aug. 17 in Haliburton. There were discounted items draw prizes and free food and…
Cedar Winds expands downtown Haliburton presence
By Angelica Ingram Aug. 17 2018 Cedar Winds has been in business for 20years but the company that specializes in home design/build has beengrowing its presence tremendously over the past five years. This summer the…
New owners see bright future for Haliburton Vision…
By Jenn Watt Aug. 16 2018 Lauren and Brett Wilson envisioned owning a business that would allow them to live in the Haliburton Highlands doing something fulfilling together. The couple eyed Haliburton Vision Care a…
Two-day workshop offered to girls with goals
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 14 2018 An upcoming two-day workshop aims to equip girls with the skills they need to succeed. AmbiSHEous is being offered in Haliburton on Aug. 21 and 22 to girls…
HHSS grad builds Highlands Dock Company
By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 7 2018 It only takes a quick Google search of Eric Wootton’s name to see that he has been involved in the community motivated in his work and is well-balanced…