By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 11 2019 As a teenager in the ’90s Dan Manley was more interested in expanding his CD collection than spinning vinyl records. At the time he didn’t understand the fascination.…
Broken library window mischiefresults in arrest
By Staff Published Feb. 7 2019 A window of the Dysart branch of theHaliburton County Public Library was smashed during the early morning hoursof Sunday Feb. 3. According to Constable Amanda Gilbertwith the Haliburton Highlands…
Brave souls invited to take the Polar Bear…
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 6 2019 Perhaps it’s the prospect of an icy cold plunge that brings people together; maybe it’s the charities the Polar Bear Challenge benefits. Or it could be the thrill…
Canadian Cancer Society seeks volunteer drivers
Published Feb. 6 2019 Can you imagine being recently diagnosed with cancer and told that you need to travel to Toronto to receive your life saving treatment? For many people in Haliburton that is the…
Feb. 7 rally against education cutsplanned
By Sue Tiffin Published Feb. 6 2019 As an educator and parent of threeOntario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 15 –Trillium Lakelands president Colin Matthew told the Echo theimpact of cuts to education is an…
HighlandWood residents relocated evacuated from building following roof…
By Staff Updated Feb. 7 2019 from a story published online on Feb. 6. All residents from Highland Wood long-term care facility in Haliburton are being relocated within or evacuated from the building after a…
Councillors have more questions on transit
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Fundraiser asks residents to sleep in cars
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Local reps advocate for cell gap project
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Mural brings memories to life at Highland Wood
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SPARC hopeful grant funding will continue
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U-Links seeking project proposals
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Artistshave opportunity to create at island retreat
Published Feb 1 2019 Aprivate island on Koshlong Lake will house selected artists thissummer as part of a new artists' residency. Writersmusicians visual artists and artists of other disciplines areinvited to apply to take part…
Booking arena parks online
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 29 2019 Residents will soon be able to book rentals of some public spaces in Dysart et al though the use of Perfect Mind software which is scheduled to go…
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…
Ethel Curry Gallery to reduce hours in February
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 29 2019 Sales have been down at Haliburton’s Ethel Curry Gallery dropping substantially each year since the 2008 recession. Last year it got to the point that owner Wayne Hooks…
Glebe Park clubhouse in sorry state
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 29 2019 The Glebe Park and museum committee is hoping Dysart et al council will do something about the clubhouse building in the park. The building was constructed by the…
Haliburton audience invited to let loose with Julian…
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 29 2019 Julian Taylor first started playing guitar while staying at Kilcoo Camp as a 10-year-old. “Kilcoo would have been one of the first places I played the guitar. My…
Haliburton County considers hiring physician recruiter
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 29 2019 During upcoming budget deliberations Haliburton County councillors will decide whether the county should hire a new staff person dedicated to the recruitment of physicians as well as economic…
HHHS receives fraction of requested grants
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 29 2019 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 24 meeting of Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. HHHS continues to work to reduce its deficit finance…
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”…