By Sue Tiffin After conducting surveys and face-to-face interviews with municipality staff and councillors over the summer Matthew Savino and Dennis Geelen of Savino Human Resources Partners presented a report titled Highlands East Organization Assessment…
By Jenn Watt Gena Robertson could name any of the dozens of programs launched in Haliburton County as the highlights of three decades of SIRCH Community Services. She could hold up the millions of dollars…
by Darren Lum Published Oct. 8 2019 The Lady Archers of Ontario events continue to sell out in Haliburton with 55 women signing up most recently at the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association. “The one thing…
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 8 2019 Cars and trucks lined Mountain Street and packed the parking lot outside St. George’s Anglican Church on Oct. 5 for the annual barbecue beef dinner which each year…
By Jenn Watt Candidates to represent Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock in the federal election say their parties have plans to reduce financial pressure for seniors. Last week the Haliburton Echo asked Facebook followers what some of their…
Last week county council approved a goal of creating 750 new rental units in Haliburton County over the next 20 years. What’s the plan for reaching that goal? If the kind of housing that you…
By Chad Ingram While last week it looked as though schools in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board would be closed to classes Monday weekend negotiations between the province and the Canadian Union of Public…
By Sue Tiffin Carloads of people driving along scenic routes alongside trees bright and full with colourful leaves slowed as they approached Studio Tour signs dotted along the landscape throughout the county last weekend. The…
By Sue Tiffin Beech bark disease a quick-spreading highly destructive threat continues to be a challenge to manage throughout the county. In his report to county council on Sept. 25 the county’s forest conservation bylaw…
By Jenn Watt The phone was ringing off the hook at Wee Care in Haliburton on Thursday after Trillium Lakelands District School Board advised parents to find alternate childcare for Monday Oct. 7 in case…
By Times Staff The Trillium Lakelands District School Board announced Friday morning the closure of all TLDSB schools starting Monday Oct. 7 in the event of a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) strike. "TLDSB…
By Jenn Watt Trillium Lakelands District School Board is asking parents and guardians to make alternate childcare arrangements in case of a strike on Monday Oct. 7 that could lead to school closures. The Canadian…
By Darren Lum After 32 years the annual Haliburton County Studio Tour has undergone a host of new changes including a new logo a sponsorship program and rebranding as it is now known as The…
By Jenn Watt Susanne James has been a potter for about a decade falling in love with the craft after taking a beginners class with Barbara Joy Peel at Haliburton School of the Arts. “I…
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