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By Sue Tiffin In the first hours after a massive stroke affected one third of Barb Thibault’s brain her doctor told her husband that she’d be dead within 36 hours. Instead almost five years to…
Mark your calendar for the federal election all candidates meeting planned for Wednesday Oct. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pinestone Resort on County Road 21. All candidates have been confirmed by organizers. The…
By Jenn Watt After giving so much of her time to keeping Haliburton’s waterfront beautiful Elva Heard’s efforts are being remembered in part through a bench dedicated in her honour overlooking Head Lake by the…
By Sue Tiffin Much of the Coalition of Equitable Water Flow’s annual communications meeting held Sept. 14 at the Haliburton fish hatchery celebrated the work done through what was described as being a “critical relationship”…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 10 meeting of Highlands East council. Earl Covert roads superintendent approached council with a need to hire an additional full-time general…
Carrolyn Shorey remembers playing with hair and creating her first French braid when she was as young as five years old. “Even growing up my cousins everybody was always getting me to braid” she said.…
By Jenn Watt Women have been seeking help in greater numbers in Haliburton County over the last year. During the Take Back the Night march in Haliburton on Thursday Denise Morton-Sayles a counsellor at YWCA…
By Darren Lum Haliburton Highlands Secondary School teacher Rebeka Borgdorff said the school’s literacy initiative has the ability to change lives with a $4000 donation from the Rotary Club of Haliburton. Money will be used…
By Chad Ingram Jamie Schmale says his top priority is driving down the cost of living for residents of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. The Conservative candidate is the federal incumbent for HKLB vying for re-election Oct. 21…
By Sue Tiffin It’s always important to celebrate your achievements along the way of a long project said Pamela Marsales Toronto-Algonquin Greenway co-ordinator on Sept. 17 at the Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre as…
By Jenn Watt A group of students and community members joined together on County Road 21 outside the high school in Haliburton on Friday afternoon demanding action on climate change as part of the Global…
Family of residents of Highland Wood who incurred expenses when they travelled to visit their loved ones during the evacuation of the long-term care home were informed recently by Haliburton Highlands Health Services that they…
By Sue Tiffin In honour of a recent birthday Daniel Manley hosted a fundraiser for the Haliburton Highlands Arts Centre Foundation on his social media page and quickly raised $1000 toward the new organization which…
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 17 2019 Gene Balfour says his decision to run for the People’s Party of Canada in October’s federal election has a lot to do with the party’s leader former Conservative…
by Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 10 meeting of Highlands East council. The township will spend an additional $15000 to $18000 on a roads project in Cardiff…
By Sue Tiffin A fireworks bylaw established in June by Dysart et al results in some Koshlong Lake residents being restricted in their fireworks use while others on the part of the lake located within…
By Jenn Watt Tory Hill is one of 302 communities in Ontario the LCBO has listed for potential LCBO convenience outlets. Application packages are now available to businesses interested in applying for authorization to sell…
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 17 2019 Haliburton Artesian Well Drillers Dave Walker and Jake Woodward are satisfied each time they work a 14-hour day because the effort they put forward contributes to the future…
By Steve Galea Special to the Echo A Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry proposal that if implemented will dramatically change moose hunting in Haliburton County and the rest of the province beginning in 2020…
by Chad Ingram The Haliburton County Paramedics have passed their three-year service review with compliments from the health ministry. Paramedic chief Tim Waite told members of the county’s EMS advisory committee during a Sept. 10…