By Chad Ingram Among recommendations in a report from the Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Poverty Reduction Roundtable is the creation of a food charter and food action plan for the County of Haliburton. Marina Hodson executive…
Spike in opioid overdoses deaths in 2018
By Chad Ingram *See end of story for correction note. There was a surge of opioid-related overdoses and deaths in the area served by the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit in 2018. During…
Travelling with a cause
By Jenn Watt When Bonnie Hinschberger takes tours of women to developing parts of the world as part of her Broad Escapes travel business they see the countryside participate in local culture and she also…
Writer blues aficionado and nature lover: remembering George…
By Jenn Watt Friends describe George Farrell as a doer someone who was interested in the world other people new ideas and when he wanted to get something done he put his whole self into…
Overnight break and enter at laundromat
<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> A break and enter at Parkside Laundryon Victoria Street in Haliburton resulted in cash stolen as well as damages. PC Sean Hawley said…
Drug strategy marks end of Trillium grant funding
By Jenn Watt Representatives of the Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Northumberland Drug Strategy made a formal presentation at the board of health meeting on Thursday Oct. 17 marking the end of a three-year Grow Grant from…
Haliburton Santa Claus Parade highlights peace on earth
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Riding re-elects Jamie Schmale
By Staff Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock will again be represented by Jamie Schmale Conservative MP who was re-elected in the federal election on Monday evening. Preliminary results from Elections Canada show Schmale received 49.2 per cent of…
Abbey Gardens unfurls new produce project with The…
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Considering a countywide cleanup day
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Housing Summit gathers organizers to discuss solutions
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Mountain reflects on life as a Dene artist…
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Nash wins one of 50 Over 50 Awards
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Schmale wins HHSS students’ vote
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SIRCH praised for life-changing impact over the years
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Stricter laws needed to deter teen vaping health…
By Jenn Watt More regulations need to be in place around vaping in order to curb numbers of teenage users a tobacco control officer with the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit says. During…
Candidates field residents’ questions
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County residents filled the ballroom at the Pinestone on the evening of Oct. 9 to hear from the five people who’d like to become MP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock in the Oct.…
Council green-lights retirement home construction
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 15 2019 A holding provision on zoning at 1 Sunnyside Street in Haliburton has finally been lifted meaning that construction on a retirement residence on the property can proceed. As…
Fall Festival adds concert and dinner featuring Ian…
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 19 2019 This year’s Fall Festival at Abbey Gardens scheduled for Saturday Oct. 19 has added an extra day with a fundraising dinner and concert called the Fall Festival Finale.…
HKLB candidates share their views
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 15 2019 The following are candidate responses to five questions sent via email by the Echo. 1. While the country now has a national housing strategy housing remains unaffordable for…
Purple pumpkins a reminder of child abuse prevention
By Darren Lum Looking around the Village of Haliburton you’ll notice purple pumpkins included with fall displays this month. It’s part of the lead up to the provincial Dress Purple Day on Oct. 24 which…