Published March 19, 2019 While it might not feel like it now, warmer weather is right around the corner. Along with the arrival of spring comes the Haliburton Echo’s annual Head Lake Ice Out contest.  We’re…

By Sue Tiffin Published March 19 2019 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the March 12 meeting of Highlands East council. Highlands East council approved a 2019 annual budget which comes with…

By Sue Tiffin Published March 19 2019 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP and Ontario Labour Minister Laurie Scott was introduced as being a “champion” of the Haliburton County Home Builders Association on March 14 prior to her…

By Sue Tiffin Published March 19 2019 Highlands East councillors were hesitant about a new open air burning bylaw brought forward by Chris Baughman acting fire chief. County fire chiefs had reviewed and amended the…

By Sue Tiffin Published March 12 2019 Highlands East council is looking to approve the 2019 draft budget which includes a 3.56 per cent tax hike an increase of about $16 per $100000 of residential…

By Jenn Watt Published March 12 2019 A lineup formed along the wall of the Legion hall on Tuesday evening as the room filled with diners hungry and ready for a plate of pancakes sausage…

By Darren Lum Published March 12 2019 The Stuart Baker Elementary School Winter Carnival brought families and loved ones of area students out to enjoy winter as the annual by-donation event helped to raise $2519…

By Jenn Watt Published March 12 2019 Ward 4 Councillor John Smith’s first community town hall meeting ended up garnering plenty of attention on Thursday evening as dozens of people arrived at the West Guilford…

By Jenn Watt Published March 12 2019 Many more suspensions and expulsions were handed out to students in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board in the period between September and January of this school year…

Published March 7 2019 (Minden Hills ON) –Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a collision that occurred shortly before 2pm today. The collision occurred when a snowmobile travelling north bound on…

By Chad Ingram Published March 5 2019 Dysart et al councillors will look at allowing snowmobilers to drive down Highland Street. The issues of snowmobilers driving on sidewalks in Haliburton Village came up during a…

By Chad Ingram Published  March 5 2019 Dysart et al council will be looking at the township’s fee structure with an eye to what the organizers of for-profit events at Head Lake Park should be…

By Chad Ingram Published March 5 2019 Dysart et al council is looking to crack down on the use of fireworks in the municipality with one member musing about an all-out ban on the items.…

By Sue Tiffin Published March 5 2019 A Feb. 20 meeting for family members of Highland Wood residents who were relocated from the long-term care home in Haliburton in early February due to a leaky…

Published March 5 2019 The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce announced this year’s nominees for the Business and Community Achievement Awards on March 1. They received 127 nominations from across Haliburton County. Winners will be…

By Jenn Watt Published March 5 2019 Robert Fisher has been embracing the rural life since retiring from his decades-long career in television and radio journalism getting used to power outages learning to use a…