By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 30 2018 A comprehensive report detailing what substance use looks like in Haliburton County and how harms associated with substance use are being addressed in the region was presented by…
Getting in the spirit of the season
By Karen Butler Published Oct. 30 2018 What’s your favourite part of the Halloween season? The costumes? The decorations? The candy? The roots of our modern traditions lie centuries if not millennia ago. In the…
Haliburton Forest wins tourism award
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 30 2018 Tegan Legge was honoured and excited to go on stage to accept the Sustainable Tourism Award on behalf of Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve along with Malcolm…
New deputy mayor Kennedy ready to work with…
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 30 2018 New deputy mayor Pat Kennedy is looking forward to serving Dysart et al with mayor elect Andrea Roberts. “My role as deputy mayor is to support the mayor.…
Things to consider as winter approaches
By Sarah Levis Special to the Echo Published Oct. 30 2018 The cold weather is here and the leaves are falling. There’s no dodging it anymore: Winter is on its way. As a woman left…
Voters wanted change in Dysart et al Fearrey…
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 30 2018 Murray Fearrey the long-time mayor of Dysart et al lost the election but hasn’t given up on the community he calls home. On Oct. 22 Fearrey garnered 42.18…
Hughes family seeks answers in son’s death
By Jenn Watt Oct. 29 2018 Six years ago a collision between an ATV and a metal gate left a 19-year-old dead and his family has been left with questions ever since. Welland resident Jake…
Donate your gently used outerwear to coat drive
Published Oct. 23 2018 As the leaves change colour and the temperature begins to drop we are reminded that winter is just around the corner. The third annual Share the Warmth coat drive kicks off…
Getting to know blue-green algae
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 23 2018 Though cyanobacteria have been around for over 2.5 billion years we’re still learning about how best to deal with accumulations of the photosynthetic bacteria groupings known as blue-green…
Growing culinary tourism in Haliburton County
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 23 2018 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Oct. 10 meeting of the Haliburton County tourism advisory committee. Committee members heard a presentation from Rebecca Mackenzie…
Roberts becomes next mayor
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 23 2018 Voters delivered a major change to Dysart et al council on Monday Oct. 22 electing several new councillors and changing up the head of council. Unofficial election results…
Savage trial deferred to November
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct 23 2018 William Savage’s trial has been deferred. On Oct. 19 an application was granted for the adjournment of the Savage trial which was to be held Oct. 22. Savage…
Start low and go slow doctor cautions on…
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 23 2018 A few weeks before the Canadian government passed the Cannabis Act making the purchase and consumption of the drug legal CARP’s Haliburton branch held an information session at…
Unofficial election results are in
Tuesday Oct. 23 2018 Results for the municipal election came in throughout Monday evening bringing change to some councils and keeping others much the same. In Dysart et al a new head of council was…
Wilberforce Still Standing episode debuts next week
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 23 2018 It’s likely that most of the televisions in Wilberforce will be tuned in to CBC next week when the hamlet makes its nationwide debut on Still Standing. The…
Building department kept busy in Highlands East
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Closure date set for landfill
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Haliburton shopper bags $1397 of food during charity…
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Loans through HCDC responsible for 308 jobs in…
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Mayor and deputy mayor hopefuls talk county issues
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Rapid response best remedy for invasive plants
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