By Jenn Watt Small communities like Minden Bancroft and Haliburton could be ideal candidates for a fibre optic network Grant Roughley of North Frontenac Telephone Company told Minden Hills council during their meeting Feb. 25.…
Creating new jobs by supporting local entrepreneurs
By Jenn Watt Economic development is no longer solely about attracting outside investment economic development specialist Brock Dickinson says; it’s more about fostering growth using what you have already. Dickinson is CEO of MDB Insight…
Liberal budget unsustainable Scott says
By Jenn Watt The provincial Liberals’ budget offers plenty of policy changes and spending commitments but under that is an unstable foundation of crippling debt says local Conservative MPP Laurie Scott. “Everything’s going to get…
March Break madness in the Highlands
By Angelica Ingram There is no reason to let boredom get your family down this March as there is a plethora of activities to choose from in and around the Highlands. Throughout the middle of…
New meditation group emerges in Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram Everyone meditates for their own reason. That’s the message Lynda Shadbolt and Peter Smith want to promote when talking about a new meditation group in Haliburton. The pair are two of the…
Teacher two students involved in car accident
Echo staff Three members of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School were involved in a serious car accident on Thursday Feb. 25. “One teacher and two students were injured on their way to an OFSAA Nordic ski…
Regional health plan to support residents with care…
Keeping people in their homes and out of the hospital when possible is the thrust of the most recent service plan coming from the Central East Local Health Integration Network. Titled “Living Healthier at Home”…
County council cost $105K to operate for 2015
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County council which consists of the reeves and deputy-reeves of the county’s four lower-tier townships cost about $105000 to operate in 2015. Remuneration for councillors was presented in a report during…
Dale Goldhawk coming to the Highlands
By Angelica Ingram Popular radio personality journalist and author Dale Goldhawk wants to help you navigate some of the difficulties of aging. Host of Goldhawk Fights Back on Zoomer radio the seniors’ advocate is coming…
Township investing in park improvements
By Darren Lum The Rotary Park in Haliburton is going to receive a $100000 makeover as part of the Rotary Beach Revitalization Project. With $50000 from the Canada 150 Project grant Dysart is kicking in…
Dysart signs on to broadband deal
By Angelica Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Feb. 18 meeting of Dysart et al council. The municipality has entered into a master services agreement with Bell for a new…
Emergency service calls up nearly nine per cent
By Chad Ingram Call volumes for Haliburton County’s paramedics increased by nearly nine per cent in 2015. A report from paramedic chief and EMS director Craig Jones shows the total number of calls paramedics received…
Fleming’s Haliburton campus changes name
By Jenn Watt Reflecting the school’s evolution in recent years Fleming College announced Monday that Haliburton School of the Arts would be changing its name to Haliburton School of Art and Design. The marketing team…
Haliburton County supports Blue Dot movement
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Feb. 17 meeting of Haliburton County council. Haliburton County councillors passed a resolution in support of the Blue Dot movement a campaign…
Tackling climate change with humility and hope
By Jenn Watt Norman Yan has great hope that we can harness knowledge and human ingenuity to solve some of the world’s biggest problems including climate change. The scientist with five decades of experience including…
Winterdance fan experiences Yukon Quest
By Angelica Ingram When Marilyn Hubley got a phone call from Winterdance Dogsled Tours employee Barb Bohlin about volunteering at the upcoming Dogsled Derby she questioned why the message said it was an urgent matter…
$1500 raised from Battle of the Bands
By Jenn Watt It was standing room only on Friday night for Battle of the Bands at the Haliburton Community Centre above the arena. A long list of local talent took turns taking to the…
Hydro arrears trouble council
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County residents generated 20 per cent of requests for financial assistance from those who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness from the Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton Housing Help Centre…
Eagle Lake barn burns to ground
By Angelica Ingram On Tuesday Feb. 9 Haliburton resident Erin Nicholls stood outside watching flames shoot up in the sky as a decades-old barn in Eagle Lake burned to the ground. The barn was home…
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The Haliburton County Echo is in the top three for five categories in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspapers Competition. The nominees were announced on Friday Feb. 12. The Haliburton County Echo has been…
Friends of Rail Trail working to connect people …
By Darren Lum The Friends of the Rail Trail are proud of their past educating about and endorsing the use of the Haliburton Rail Trail but also excited for the future with their Toronto to…