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To the Editor Smile Cookie Week has just ended for 2018 and the Volunteer Dental Outreach for Haliburton County would like to thank Tim Hortons owner Nancy Bishop and all her amazing managers and staff…
To the Editor An email arrived at our house today and I feel that it totally misrepresented what was said at the all-candidates meeting in Highlands East. The email would have you believe that present…
To the Editor How very interesting Highlands East council backtracking on the short-term rental bylaw. I wonder would the forthcoming election have anything to do with causing council to scurry for cover. They once again…
To the Editor Re: “Pianos strike a chord throughout the county” Haliburton Echo Sept. 4 Thank you for the article about pianos at the cottage! It proved nostalgic for me. My grandfather Wilton Morse had…
To the Editor The recently constructed Junction Skateboard Park has become a wonderful facility providing an excellent outdoor activity for kids and youth of the community. We live close by and were able to watch…
Published Sept 11 2018 To the Editor I enjoyed your article on swimmer’s itch and perhaps you would be interested in some more information. In 1971 while in graduate school studying parasitology in Toronto my…
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To the Editor The neighbour kid came over the other day with his arm in a sling. Seven or eight years old and it’s the second time he’s broken that arm! With me it was…
To the Editor The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is pleased to say we had sold 112 tickets to our Aug. 10 “Rock Our World” fundraising dance at the Haliburton Legion. Great considering this was kind of a…
By Timothy James Published Aug. 28 2018 There’s been a lot of buzz recently about Highlands East’s proposed bylaw to regulate short-term accommodation in the municipality. Not surprising! Globally this is a hotly contested issue…
Published Aug. 14 2018 To the Editor While I am the owner of Haliburton’s Bonnie View Inn I am actually writing this letter with all local businesses in mind. There have been so many changes…
Published Aug. 14 2018 To the Editor On Aug. 3 my husband Ben Guenther and myself Jamie Guenther including our employee Sandra Harris were all blessed to capture this beautiful photo of a mother deer…
To the Editor I have recently written about missed opportunities for truth to be spoken to power and this sad story is about power being used to deny the value of truth. In spite of…
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To the Editor Last week I travelled to town from my cottage on Haliburton Lake using Harburn Road. I noticed the road repair work in progress and noted the road crew was not tamping down…
To the Editor During the last couple of weeks I have been struck by three examples of missed opportunities for Truth to be spoken to Power. Not surprisingly two of these involve President Trump but…
The following letter was published July 3 2018 To the Editor There are truly amazing people in Haliburton. This week I have had the opportunity to once again see what great and honest people we…
To the Editor We have become slaves to social media by way of Twitter Facebook Instagram texting internet and more. There are serious consequences for posting damaging comments that have negative harassing remarks that damage…
The following letter was submitted June 11 to the President of the United States following the G7 Summit hosted in Quebec. Sir My wife and I recently returned from a short visit to upper New…
Published June 19 2018 To the Editor Re: public pool plus complex Jenn; you are exactly correct the pool debate has been raging on for decades – in fact since before I was employed by…