By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 8 2019 Updated Jan. 9 2019 *With correction see end of article When the clock struck midnight bringing us from 2018 into 2019 for many the change of the date…
Family safe after house fire on Wigamog Rd.
Published Jan. 8 2019 Smoke alarms saved the lives of a family on Wigamog Road during a house fire on Tuesday Jan. 8 Dysart's fire chief says. The Dysart Fire Department arrived just before 4…
Haliburton welcomes first baby of the year
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 8 2019 In the very early morning hours of Jan. 3 Kenlee Ella Wilson became Haliburton County’s newest resident. The wee baby girl – weighing eight pounds and nine ounces…
MNRF withdraws support of fish hatchery egg collection
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 8 2019 Updated Jan. 9 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association is hoping the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry will revisit its decision to cease its assistance in an…
Harcourt Park requests help with bridge
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 24 2018 Residents of Harcourt Park are hoping the Municipality of Dysart et al will provide them with some financial assistance as the private community seeks to replace a bridge…
High school student savouring TLDSB position
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 24 2018 It’s all about giving back. Grade 12 student Chloé Samson has loved being the Trillium Lakelands District School Board student trustee voted by student representatives to start the…
Holiday meals brighten community spirits
By Amanda Duncombe-Lee Special to the Echo Published Dec. 24 2018 With all the bustle that comes with the arrival of the holiday season it is not always easy to take the time to extend…
County townships opt in on marijuana stores
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 18 2018 Haliburton County council along with the councils of its lower-tier municipalities has opted in to allowing marijuana stores within its boundaries and asked staff to produce a municipal…
Danielsen officially takes warden position
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 18 2018 If you came late to this year’s Haliburton County inauguration you would be hard pressed to find a seat let alone much standing room at the back of…
Local governments hire integrity commissioner
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 18 2018 Haliburton County and its lower-tier townships have jointly attained the services of an integrity commissioner county councillors confirming that appointment during their Dec. 12 meeting. As per provincial…
As other heritage buildings ignored Red Cross Outpost…
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 Each room of the Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost has been arranged with care and attention with artifacts from a time before electricity antibiotics telephones or reliable transportation. The…
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…
County councillors get glimpse of transportation plan
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 11 2018 Haliburton County councillors received a report during a Nov. 28 meeting regarding the transportation implementation plan it hired firm IBI Group to complete for the municipality. A finalized…
Haliburton environmentalists’ work dates back decades
By Jenn Watt Dec. 11 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has selected three environmentalists as this year’s Enviro-Heroes. The annual awards are given to those who “protect and sustain our natural resources and environment…
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…
Highlands East makes inaugural meeting a community affair
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 11 2018 Surrounded by community members municipal staff and rows of students from Wilberforce Elementary School the Highlands East 2018-2022 council was sworn into office on Dec. 6. Students singing…
Make Dreams Come True ends year giving
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 11 2018 ‘Tis the season for giving. A foursome of women were embodying the spirit of Christmas giving and tailoring formal ensembles for boys and girls on Saturday Dec. 1…
McKecks owners hope donations continue for youth hub
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 Aaron Walker wants to see the community turn its focus to funding the new Haliburton Youth Wellness Hub which is undergoing renovations in the former Lighthouse church on…
New Dysart et al council meets
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 11 2018 Dysart council chambers was crowded with people who came to welcome the new council at their inauguration ceremony on Dec. 3. Back row from left councillors John Smith…
Ryall named deputy mayor of Highlands East
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 11 2018 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Dec. 6 meeting of Highlands East council. Councillor Cec Ryall was elected to the deputy mayor position after…
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…