Expressive arts instructor Markus Scott-Alexander will be speaking at Haliburton School of Art and Design on Tuesday May 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. as part of their Art Talk series. Scott-Alexander is a psychotherapist…
Haliburton student elected trustee
Submitted Published May 17 2016 The Trillium Lakelands District School Board student trustee for the 2016-2017 school year was elected by G7 Student Senate members at the G7 Student Leadership Conference on April 29. Carmen…
Haliburtonian helping in Fort McMurray
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 A young man who was born and raised in Haliburton is making a difference in Fort McMurray following wildfires that have forced mass evacuation of the Alberta town.…
Human remains identified as David Palmer
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Police have identified human remains found in early May near Haliburton as those of Bowmanville man David Palmer. On May 10 OPP confirmed the identity following a post…
MacLean remembered for service passion for community
By Jenn Watt Published May 17 2016 When Malcolm MacLean was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 then-MP Barry Devolin took to the airwaves of Canoe FM to present the honour. It was…
North York dentist lends expertise to dental outreach
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Dr. Nita Tilak has a special set of skills that most people don’t and has been putting them to good use at the Volunteer Dental Outreach in Haliburton…
Refugee family coming to Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Haliburton County could be welcoming a refugee family from Syria as early as this summer. Last week the Haliburton Refugee Sponsorship Committee confirmed a family of 10 consisting…
Subway restaurant on the move
By Angelica Ingram Published May 17 2016 Come this summer lovers of footlong sandwiches will be heading in a new direction. Owner of Haliburton’s Subway restaurant Prakashkumar Shah confirmed to the Haliburton Echo that the…
Firefighters assist with kitchen fire
The Dysart Fire Department extinguished a kitchen fire on Sunday May 15 at a residence on Pine Avenue in Haliburton. According to the department a pot of oil caught fire causing the home to fill…
Free seminar to explore healthy eating on a…
By Jenn Watt May 10 2016 Grocery shopping isn’t easy at the best of times. Besides stocking up on enough food you also have to think of which items offer the most nutritional value and…
Haliburton’s Barnum promoted to deputy commissioner
By Darren Lum May 10 2016 Even with the countless miles of travel he does for his police work with the Ontario Provincial Police Haliburton’s Rick Barnum has never forgotten where he comes from. Without…
Highlands East opens information centre
By Angelica Ingram May 10 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a May 9 meeting of Highlands East council. A new information centre has been opened in Highlands East at the…
Local MNRF firefighters to assist in Fort McMurray
By Angelica Ingram May 10 2016 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has confirmed that eight of its firefighters based in Haliburton headed out last week to assist with wildfires around Fort McMurray Alta.…
Mamma Mia! here we go again
By Angelica Ingram May 10 2016 It’s difficult to find anyone who is not familiar with the infectious music of ABBA. A pop group who originated from Sweden ABBA has spanned the music landscape for…
Plein Air Month to get artists warmed up…
By Jenn Watt May 10 2016 Painting outside or in plein air is a longstanding Canadian tradition and one that shouldn’t come with any snobbery or competition says local artist Gary Blundell. Blundell is the…
Human remains identified as David Palmer
Police say they have found human remains near Haliburton following a search for Bowmanville man David Palmer. On May 10 OPP confirmed the remains were that of Palmer's following a post mortem examination done on…
Cigarette suspected culprit of Haliburton area brush fire
A discarded cigarette is the suspected cause of a grass fire on Friday afternoon on Stoney Creek Road located off of Haliburton Lake Road in Haliburton. The Dysart Fire Department’s eight firefighters and five trucks…
New dock and boathouse regs trouble councillors
By Chad Ingram Published May 3 2016 A court ruling requiring Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry approval for docks and boathouses in the province is causing considerable concern for local politicians. Last year the…
Councillors make change to ATV start on Rail…
By Chad Ingram Published May 3 2016 Haliburton County councillors have made a change to the official spring opening of the Haliburton County Rail Trail to ATVs although in practice there will be little difference.…
Cruiser crash in West Guilford
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } An OPP cruiser wound up in a ditch inWest Guilford on the evening of Friday April 29. Haliburton Highlands OPP confirmed thatat approximately 6:30 p.m.…
Gauging the impact of cycling
By Chad Ingram Published May 3 2016 Cyclists visiting Haliburton County spend on average $450 during their stay. That’s one of the findings of a cycling economic impact survey for the Haliburton Highlands conducted by…