By Chad Ingram The Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization’s “Welcome to Nowhere” promotional campaign for the regional tourism area encompassing Haliburton County Hastings and municipalities throughout the Ottawa Valley was a success according to OHTO’s executive…
By Angelica Ingram Tracey Lear is fearful of what the future holds for the Haliburton Hospital Auxiliary. President for almost four years Lear doesn’t have enough fingers on her two hands to count how many…
By Jenn Watt It starts as fluff on the side of a beech tree’s smooth grey bark. Pinpricks of white wax dot the tree; sometimes sparsely other times it nearly covers the trunk. That’s the…
By Angelica Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 14 meeting of Dysart et al council. In an effort to improve network capacity for cell service the municipality has signed…
By Angelica Ingram A proposal that involves converting a West Guilford golf course into a venue for music festivals is hitting a snag with the Ministry of Transportation. The proposal which was first introduced to…
Nineteen firefighters contained a blaze that claimed a building on Redkenn Drive on Sunday Dec. 13. According to Dysart et al fire department about $1 million of damage was created by the fire which had…
Nineteen firefighters contained a blaze that claimed a building on Redkenn Drive Sunday Dec. 13. According to Dysart et al fire department about $1 million of damage was created by the fire which had already…
The provincial government has decided not to pursue a change to law that would allow municipalities to impose a land transfer tax. The power to demand the tax which was given to Toronto years ago…
Changes to fundraiser see bigger grand prize and lower ticket prices By Angelica Ingram The fourth annual Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation’s Cash for Care lottery launched on Dec. 3 with some tweaks and modifications…
Haliburton ATV Association has been busy working on a major project for the last two years one that benefits all Haliburton County power sports organizations and trail riders. They undertook the building of two steel…
By Angelica Ingram Following some public concern over the $2.1 million cost of a centralized electronic records system reported in the Nov. 3 issue of The Echo board member Jeffrey Gollob addressed the letters to…
By Darren Lum The Canadian Parents for French have honoured one of Haliburton’s own for her dedication and efforts with the annual Mlacak Award. Nancy Ballantyne a member of the Trillium Lakelands Haliburton Chapter of…
By Jenn Watt The following are brief reports of items discussed at the annual general meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Arts Council held at the Haliburton Highlands Museum on Dec. 2. Haliburton County will host…
By Angelica Ingram Sylvia Holland always loves a new adventure. The owner/operator of Wind in the Willows spa has had many challenges and opportunities in her career and the latest chapter of her business story…
By Angelica Ingram While the provincial government recently announced that beer would soon be sold in grocery stores those living in Haliburton County may want to contain their excitement. Details on the beer sales are…
By Chad Ingram and Angelica Ingram Three of the four men charged with murder in the 2011 killing of Haliburton County man Ryan Kennedy have been convicted on various charges. Kennedy was killed on Oct.…
By Darren Lum It takes a community to recognize and intervene with suicides. Haliburton County is being given an educational opportunity with the Living Works’ suicide alertness program called safeTALK (Suicide Alertness For Everyone Tell…
By Angelica Ingram The GeoTour committee has been hard at work planning for the next few years with ideas on how to expand their popular attraction in Highlands East. On Nov. 23 geocaching committee member…
By Angelica Ingram When Leora Berman was thinking of a star for a new documentary she was planning she never dreamt she would find such an ideal candidate. Berman who is the founder and CEO…
By Darren Lum Later this month Ontario is expected to take the lead with concussion legislation in Canada following the death of a 17-year-old teenage girl days after being rendered unconscious while playing rugby. A…
By Jenn Watt Twenty years ago Aggie Tose and Ave Petch were talking after church. Petch active with the 4Cs was telling Tose how hard it was to find toys for kids around the holidays.…