By Darren Lum Oct. 4 2016 This year’s Community Apple Sauce Project easily produced double the combined total of food the last two years. As a result of harvesting apples the project produced 818 cups…
Wheels turning on Haliburton Children’s Museum
By Angelica Ingram Oct. 4 2016 Things are moving forward with the creation of Haliburton’s first museum dedicated solely to children. Earlier this year Community Living Central Highlands was the recipient of a $29700 Ontario…
Emotions run high at meeting to discussfuture of…
By Angelica Ingram Sept. 28 2016 The residents of Gooderham feel likethe heart and soul of their community is being taken away from themby the members of Highlands East council. It was an emotional evening…
Love of the art makes filling studio easy
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 27 2016 Columns of brightly coloured scarves hang from the ceiling of Helen Newton’s studio in Ingoldsby. Organized by colour and further sorted by shade the the flowing silk accessories…
Potter's work always evolving
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept 27 2016 Thom Lambert still remembers the piece written by former Haliburton County Echo editor Martha Perkins when he joined the Haliburton County Studio Tour 12 years ago. The long…
Prettypaws vandalized again
By Jenn Watt Sept. 27 2016 Christopher O’Mara is at a loss about how to address a second act of hateful vandalism in three months at his Haliburton business. On Wednesday Sept. 28 the owner…
Studio tour features fantastic original art
By Sylvia Rose Published Sept 27 2016 As the warm lazy days of summer pass and the first cool breezes of autumn blow 30 artists in 27 studio locations in the Haliburton Highlands start their…
A&W Esso to open on Cty. Rd. 21
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 27 2016 By next year Haliburton residents will be able to order a burger at A&W restaurant or pump gas at a new Esso station on County Road 21. On…
Drag Lake dams to be rehabilitated
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 27 2016 Work will soon commence on the Drag Lake dams to rehabilitate the structures. According to an email from Parks Canada the construction contract was awarded to MTM-2 Contracting…
Dysart building official announces retirement
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 27 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Sept. 26 meeting of Dysart et al council. After more than 17 years on the job Dan Sayers…
Food banks conduct fall food drive
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 27 2016 Haliburton’s 4Cs Food Bank and the Minden Food Bank have launched their fall food drives and are canvassing businesses in both communities to collect food and monetary donations…
HHHS committee seeking members
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 27 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 22 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. The HHHS community advisory committee has three vacancies…
Is your septic system operating properly?
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 27 2016 Despite years of education and advanced warning when WSP Canada went out to inspect septic systems in the municipality of South Bruce Peninsula one in five systems failed.…
MPP Laurie Scott reintroduces human trafficking bill
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 27 2016 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott has reintroduced her private member’s bill taking aim at human trafficking following the sudden prorogation of the Ontario legislature earlier this month. On…
Take Back the Night grows in Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 27 2016 Half of women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lives. Women between the ages of 15 and 24 are the most likely to be targeted for…
The kids need us says Food for Kids…
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 27 2016 The Food for Kids of Haliburton County co-ordinator Aaron Walker is asking for help to feed the children in our schools. This year’s loss of 15 program volunteers…
Haliburtonians asked to Take Back the Night
By Jenn Watt Published on Sept. 20 2016 This Thursday the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre is asking residents to come out to their annual Take Back the Night event in support of those who have…
Colourfest to offer true fall festival
Haliburton Village will be transformed into an authentic autumnal tableau for this year’s Colourfest complete with pumpkin rolling scarecrow building and fall food for sale at the farmers’ market. Hitch a ride on a horse-drawn…
Hydro rebate not enough Scott says
By Chad Ingram Sept. 20 2016 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott says the Wynne government’s pledge to reduce hydro rates for Ontarians isn’t good enough. The provincial government announced Monday that electricity rebates will reduce…
Improving the community through Victim Services
Giving back and empowering victims is at the root of volunteering for Victim Services for Kawartha Haliburton program says a local resident. Marc Jones 41 of Haliburton finds a great deal of fulfillment in volunteering…
Majority of Highlands visitors surveyed are middleaged
By Chad Ingram Sept. 20 2016 Most visitors to the Haliburton Highlands are middle-aged early results from a county tourism department survey show. As of the end of August 153 people had filled out the…