By Jenn Watt School staff have been adapting quickly to changes to the education system and continue to work through challenges distance learning presents a spokesperson for Trillium Lakelands District School Board said. On Sunday…
Streaming council meetings broadens access
By Sue Tiffin In a photo she posted online Minden Hills Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell shows how she attended a county council meeting participating in a way she hasn’t before: feet up on a reclining…
Wilberforce fair land trust events cancelled
Additional events for this spring and summer have been cancelled as organizations take precautions to avoid further spread of the coronavirus in the community. The Wilberforce Agricultural Fair a staple of summer fun in Highlands…
Convoy of love brings birthday wishes
By Darren Lum Standing on her deck at the side of her house warmed by the spring sun and the sight of the vehicles filled with family and friends waving and shouting “happy birthday Carol!”…
Dial-a-Doc service an option for those without a…
By Darren Lum Many doctors in Ontario are seeing lower volume of patients in their offices as concerns over contracting the COVID-19 virus grow. To address this issue and to expand access to medical expertise…
Finding a friendly face at the West Guilford…
By Jenn Watt Mason Gordon stands a few metres from the shed at the West Guilford landfill where he works as a landfill attendant on a warm Friday morning travel mug in hand watching as…
Haliburton welcomes Sadie home
By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter *Includes update at end of story. On Sunday morning when the Lakeside Church service began an online broadcast encouragement for Sadie Lester in the form of a song was shared…
Long-term care staff limited to single site weeks…
By Jenn Watt As long-term care homes come under the microscope during the coronavirus pandemic with outbreaks happening at almost one in five across the province one factor that could help limit the spread is…
Privacy concerns limit more specific COVID-19 reporting
By Jenn Watt The health unit is keeping track of those who have tested positive for the coronavirus and contacting those they’ve come in contact with but they won’t be releasing details about which towns…
YWCA service changes raise concern for former client
By Jenn Watt Changes to services offered through the YWCA Peterborough Haliburton during the coronavirus pandemic has caused concern to a local woman who says she used the service in the past and is worried…
Highlands East Update: April 17
The following is an update from the Municipality of Highlands East issued April 17 regarding penalties and interest deferral. On April 17 2020 the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Highlands East met and discussed penalty…
Highlands East Update: April 16
The following is an update from the Municipality of Highlands East on April 16 On April 14 2020 with the approval of the Ontario legislature the Ontario government extended the Declaration of Emergency under the…
The road to the Highlands Opera Studio
By Huw Morgan Special to the Echo Imagine the pressure! You are a young talented opera singer looking to launch your career in the major opera houses of the world. If you get selected at…
Central Food Network offering help to anyone who…
By Darren Lum We are here to help: that’s the message from the Central Food Network a registered charity that includes the Highlands East Food Hub and the Cardiff Community Food Bank. Carol Greenwood co-ordinator…
Funding to expand sexual assault crisis services
By Jenn Watt Money from the federal government will soon be flowing to the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre which serves the region including Haliburton County to launch a pilot crisis support project. A 24-hour text…
Possibility of library layoffs broached at board meeting
By Chad Ingram Whether or not some staff of the Haliburton County Public Library might be laid off during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was discussed during an April 8 meeting of the library board. The…
Pregnancy during a pandemic: midwives reassure new moms
By Sue Tiffin As Morgan Fisher enters her 30th week of pregnancy the world looks different than she expected it to when she imagined the birth of her daughter with husband Mark. The Haliburton residents…
Six-year-old and mother attacked by dogs near Haliburton
Submitted by Haliburton Highlands OPP On April 12 shortly before 4 p.m. members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews were called to an address on Gainforth Road to…
Bringing joy one phone call at a time
By Darren Lum An easy smile washes over Bill Gliddon’s face as he sits on his porch talking about the musical interludes he offers over the phone to residents at long-term care facilities in Haliburton.…
Summer arts take a hit
Haliburton School of Art +Design Haliburton Art and Craft Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 By Jenn Watt Two major arts institutions in Haliburton have nixed their summer plans for 2020 adding to the growing list…
COVID-19 can’t stop maple syrup production
By Darren Lum It takes 40 litres of sap to make one litre of syrup and the ideal conditions for high yields is cold nights and warm days. Haliburton County has seen its fair share…