By Angelica Ingram Published July 5 2016 There likely isn’t a teenager in West Guilford who didn’t get their first part-time job at the West Guilford Shopping Centre. Whether it’s helping out the youth in…
Bark Lake Leadership Centre buildings burn
Published June 30 2016 Two structures on the Bark Lake Leadership Camp property burned down on Wednesday June 29. Twenty-five Highlands East firefighters worked to contain the flames which had spread to some trees that…
Adults only: A whole new summer camp
By Angela Long Published June 28 2016 Updated June 30 2016 It was another “Sunday night moan-fest” that made Danielle Goldfinger think back to a time of s’mores by the campfire. “Ugh we have to…
Art on the Dock sweetens the pot
Visitors who attend multiple exhibitor locations during the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association’s Art on the Dock weekend will be eligible to enter draws to win beautiful pieces of art donated by several of the…
Easels full of art return to the Haliburton…
Story and photo by Angelica Ingram Published June 28 2016 Haliburton cottager Don Ross continues to raise funds for the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation. Earlier this month Ross could be spotted throughout the county…
Giving back – cottagers make ripples with donations
Story by Angela Long Published June 28 2016 It was late September when the Ladies Golf League of Unionville started planning their 15th anniversary. Members Heather Greenwald and Barb Aston offered up their Haliburton County…
More than just a shopping centre
Story and photos by Angelica Ingram Published June 28 2016 This is the first instalment of a feature series on general stores in the Highlands. There isn’t a face or name that Bill Burden doesn’t…
Oliver! behind the scenes
Published June 28 2016 When you enter the doors of the corrugated tin building marked Highlands Summer Festival Limited prepare to get dirty. “Careful of everything you’re wearing” Betty Mills says as she dips a…
Thereis magic in the forest
ByMike Gervais Special to the Echo BehindStuart Baker School there lies a forest with a trail. Like anyother forest in Haliburton County it has trees and rocks and plantsand animals and birds and bugs. There…
Tuesday concert series returns to the park
By Angela Long Published June 28 2016 Get out your lawn chair and maybe your umbrella the third season of Music in the Park is about to begin. Deputy-reeve Andrea Roberts Dysart et al cultural…
Wilberforce community stands unitedto open a new bank
by Angela Long June 29 2016 After news that the WilberforceScotiabank will be closing its doors as of January Wilberforce israllying to put their money where their mouth is – in a bank thatunderstands small-town…
Off-road vehicles remain off Rail Trail
By Chad Ingram June 28 2016 Off-road vehicles will remain banned from the Haliburton County Rail Trail at least for the foreseeable future. Last year the Haliburton County ATV Association requested that off-road vehicles (ORVs)…
Severance application has Wenona Lake residents concerned
By Angelica Ingram June 28 2016 An application coming to the Haliburton County Land Division Committee has residents of Wenona Lake upset about what it might mean for their area. A notice that applicant Mumtaz…
Startup getWyred wins incubation contest
By Darren Lum June 21 2016 Haliburton’s Cole Rowden is moving forward with his business partners on making his venture getWyred a reality after having his business selected as a winner of the small business…
A&W restaurant eyes Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram June 21 2016 Fast food chain A&W has set itssights on Haliburton with a representative telling the Echo that a restaurant might be constructed in the area sometime in thenext year. Franchise…
Highland Restaurant and Bar offers a Taste of…
By Angela Long June 21 2016 With a new menu and new management downtown Haliburton’s Highland Restaurant and Bar is gearing up for a busy summer. Owner Chintan Patel is on the phone with suppliers…
Wave of support for business owner follows hateful…
By Jenn Watt Published June 22 2016 Prettypaws Pet Boutique and Spa owner Christopher O’Mara has been feeling the warm support of the community following news that his downtown Haliburton business was vandalized with an…
Wilberforce Scotiabank to close
By Jenn Watt June 21 2016 Scotiabank’s branches in Wilberforce and Maynooth will be closing as of January with operations consolidating in the Bancroft branch. Customers’ preference for online and mobile banking have forced the…
Arching Pines B&B a fresh addition to town
By Angela Long Published June 14 2016 After nearly 20 years as part of Toronto’s museum scene Jenny Rieger has learned a thing or two about curating. Every room in her newly opened Arching Pines…
Forging the creative spirit with Artists in the…
By Angela Long Published June 14 2016 A bag of clay. A palette of paints. A professional artist. These are the ingredients for sparking the creativity of a room filled with elementary school students. Professional…
Local paramedic reflects on humanitarian trip to Haiti
By Angelica Ingram Published June 14 2016 Jennifer Button will never forget the trip she took to Haiti this past May. It wasn’t the sandy white beaches or tropical weather that made the trip unforgettable…