17-year-old’s early exit opens chapter to running ambitionsBy Darren Lum Nick Phippen is one teenager with an undeniable desire to run down a dream.At 17, he was the youngest runner taking on the 100 mile…
Debut album touches on contemporary challenges wrapped in…
North of Seven's band steeped in the Highlands By Darren Lum Passion and heart is central to the 10-track debut album, … Just sit down by North of Seven.Comprising of three Haliburton Highlands Secondary School…
Beavers to be evicted from Dillman’s Trail waterway
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative reporter)Highlands East municipal staff will remove a beaver dam that threatens flooding on the Dillman’s Trail.The dam removal is part of work discussed during the township council’s Oct. 11…
Dysart may have to absorb some Wigamog demolition…
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative reporter)Municipality of Dysart et al taxpayers may end up footing some of the cost to tear down the dilapidated Wigamog Inn.The Aurora Group, owners of the Kashaganigamog Lake inn,…
Dysart mayor: Septic system inspections benefit property owners…
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative)There’s truth in numbers, especially when you’re talking about results of Dysart’s Sewage System Re-Inspection Program.Council received a report into work completed as part of the 2022 re-inspection program during…
Haliburton Pregnancy Care Fall Fundraiser kicks in $4,000
By Vivian Collings The Haliburton Pregnancy Care and Family Support Centre held their annual Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Lakeside Baptist Church in Haliburton and raised close to $4,000 to help support their…
Canoe FM’s Radio Playhouse presents Shatter
By Vivian Collings The Halifax Explosion that claimed nearly 2,000 lives happened more than a century ago, but the tragedy can be linked to comparable prejudices and reactions to present day crises.In Canadian playwright Trina…
Razzamataz dazzles with first show in two years
By Vivian CollingsThe show will go on for Razzamataz with a whole new board of directors and five exciting shows for their new season, the first of which was nearly sold out.After a two-year hiatus,…
Textile recycling program collects tonnes at landfills
By Vivian CollingsDysart’s textile recycling program is proving a success at diverting waste after two months of placing collection bins at all five Municipality of Dysart et al landfills.Dysart’s environmental manager John Watson said, “It’s…
911 issues with power outages, geography
By James Matthews (Local Initiative Journalism) A power outage in the Duck Lake Road area is much like being thrusted into a communications void.Unless you use a cellphone, but not everybody has access to those.Paul…
Uncertainty remains about COVID-19, says region’s top doctor
By James Matthews (Local Initiative Journalism)The seventh wave of COVID-19 hasn’t ended and, as such, people need to remain vigilant to stifle the spread of the virus and its various strains.That vigilance is all the…
Rotaract takes over Highland Yard
By Vivian Collings Rotaract Haliburton Highlands is off and running taking charge of the long-time fundraiser in the community, the Highland Yard.Rotaract Haliburton Highlands hosted their first ever public open house at the Abbey Gardens’…
Library responds to feedback to make improvements: CEO
By James Matthews (Local Initiative Journalism)It’s been a time of change at the Haliburton County Public Library.That’s the sense conveyed to Haliburton County council during its meeting on Sept. 28 by Chris Stephenson, the library’s…
Rural Rogues raises the curtain on playwrighting workshops
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative)Local scribblers will get a chance to peer behind the curtains of playwrighting with one of Canada’s masters of writing for the stage.Rural Rogues Theatre Productions will host a series…
Ski hill aims to become a year-round operation
Eagle Lake is getting an Eagle’s Nest By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative)You read that correctly: Dysart town council gave the go-ahead for Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride to erect a 20-metre-high observation tower.In his…
Land owners want Dysart at the water’s edge
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative reporter)Dysart et al will get a legal opinion on what the implications will be in retaining authority under the shoreline preservation bylaw.Steve Stone, Haliburton County’s director of planning, provided…
Proposed condos will help address housing needs, says…
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative reporter)Protecting Grass Lake is a major interest of proponents of a contentious condo development in the Municipality of Dysart et al.But a group of opponents to the project believe…
An update 15 years in the making
In November 2007 the Echo published an article on my work in Honduras. Due to current Haliburton interest in my memoir, I’ve Worn Many Hats, I thought readers might be interested in an update on…
School workers vote to strike; government says move…
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative reporter) The union representing Ontario’s educational support workers believes possible labour action would ensure quality education, but government says any work stoppage will be a strike against families.In what’s…
HHSS reflects on Canada’s Indigenous history
By Vivian CollingsThe impacts of the colonization of Canada on Indigenous culture was brought to light for students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School with a lesson in perspective.With Truth and Reconciliation Week held from Monday,…
21,000 rainbow trout arrive at HHOA
The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) has received more than 21,000 rainbow trout from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Harwood Fish Culture Station. The two to three inch-long Ganaraska strain rainbow trout will…