By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 25 2018 A retirement facility one offering both independent and assisted-living units is being proposed for 1 Sunnyside St. in Haliburton the “old college property” where condominium projects had previously…
Students protest curriculum changes
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 25 2018 High school students stood in front of the school holding signs with the phrases “Protect Our Education” and “Save sex education” to protest the provincial government’s changes to…
Tammy DonaldsonCandidate – Councillor Ward 3
The Echo sent the following questions to all candidates running for a seat at the council table in Dysart et al. The Questions: 1. Provide an introduction to yourself. (This could be about how you…
Townships looking at contingency plans
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 25 2018 Three of Haliburton County’s four lower-tier townships are using mail-in ballots for the Oct. 22 municipal elections and are looking at contingency plans in case a strike by…
Voters ask Highlands East candidates about housing transportation
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 25 2018 Two mayoral candidates and eight candidates vying for councillor positions in Highlands East answered questions from constituents at the all-candidates meeting held at the Lloyd Watson Centre on…
Walt McKechnieCandidate – Councillor Ward 5
The Echo sent the following questions to all candidates running for a seat at the council table in Dysart et al. The Questions: 1. Provide an introduction to yourself. (This could be about how you…
Becoming plastic-free takes long-term effort
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 18 2018 Reducing plastic use in the community needs a multi-pronged approach and it needs to start at the grassroots organizers from Blue Bayfield told an audience in Haliburton last…
Fuel for Warmth preparing for another winter
After a hot summer and more warm weather to come it may seem a little early to be thinking about winter. But that’s exactly what Fuel for Warmth is doing. Since the winter of 2008/2009…
SIRCH fall lunch program serving up international cuisine…
By Jenn Watt Sept. 18 2018 Delicious dishes from around the world will be sizzling on the stoves of SIRCH Central this fall for a special program called Cook It Up All Fall. Each Monday…
Board of health prepares for marijuana legalization
Published Sept. 18 2018 With more than 50 per cent of area residents reporting that they have used cannabis at some point in their lives the local health unit is working to prepare for this…
Family effort shines light on Rotary’s battle to…
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 18 2018 Seven-year-old Mazey Robinson of Lochlin beams proudly sitting in a swivel chair at the Echo office answering questions about how she and her family have collected 850 empty…
Haliburton's Outloud Womyn’s Voices marks 20 years united…
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 18 2018 Like it has been for two decades Haliburton’s Outloud Womyn’s Voices Chorus sang as one unified in joy and love for one another at their 20th anniversary celebration.…
Highlands East clean and clear bylaw being revised
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 18 2018 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Sept. 5 meeting of Highlands East council. Staff is working on a revision to the clean and clear…
Highlands East council gives OK to Cardiff paving…
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 18 2018 Highlands East council passed a resolution at its last meeting authorizing Norway Asphalt to begin work paving the Cardiff townsite with unbudgeted funds coming from reserves. Roads superintendent…
Low-cost rabies vaccination clinics coming up
Local pet owners are reminded about upcoming low-cost rabies vaccination clinics being held in Haliburton County during the last week of September. The annual clinics are organized by local veterinarians in partnership with the Haliburton…
MPP Scott defends use of notwithstanding clause
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 18 2018 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP and Ontario Labour Minister Laurie Scott is defending the Ford government’s unprecedented use of the notwithstanding clause to override a judge’s decision allowing the provincial…
New HHSS principal gets warm reception
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 18 2018 There is a new principal at the helm of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School. Chris Boulay stepped into the role at the start of the school year. Born and…
Apple Sauce Project looking for help
Published Sept. 11 2018 Organizers of the Apple Sauce Project are once again collecting the county’s apples and making it into sauce. The community initiative takes unused apples from local trees transforms them into sauce…
Award-winning Canadian novelist named writer in residence
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 11 2018 Writing has been author Frances Itani’s life’s work. It has taken her around the world and into the inner worlds of her characters who occupy the pages of…
ETFO takes legal action against province
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 11 2018 The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is taking legal action against the provincial government seeking a court injunction against the repeal of the 2015 physical and health education…
Haliburton’s Anglican parish appoints priest-in-charge
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 11 2018 Haliburton County offers an abundance of nature a multi-point parish and a thriving arts community which is exactly what Reverend Ken McClure the newly appointed priest-in-charge of the…