To the Editor Re: “Putting a pool on the agenda” Haliburton Echo May 29 You have hit the nail on the head with regards to the Bracebridge sports facility.  I travel to Bracebridge twice a…

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To the Editor It’s been a year since our family and our community has lost Phoenix Acero and we want to express our deepest gratitude for the support we have felt from so many of…

To the Editor Now that spring is finally arriving the improvements to Highway 118 will be completed. It is good to see the improvements but even over the winter with the improvements to date the…

To the Editor I would like to commend staff reporter Sue Tiffin for her compassionate and beautifully written report about Bob and Noreen Bishop. I write as a long-time friend of them both. The word…

Published April 10 2018 To the Editor I am writing today to share a personal story that I think really illustrates how wonderful our little town of Haliburton is. It happened a few months ago…

Published April 10 2018 To the Editor A couple of years ago I caught a bad case of ski envy so I checked out the price of these magnificent boards online. Youch! So I sauntered…

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To the Editor Hello! We are the Haliburton Girl Guide unit. It is now springtime which means it’s time for the classics our chocolate and vanilla cookies! Some of you may be wondering where your…

To the Editor Anyone who knows me knows that I love to receive personal mail. I correspond with people across North America in the U.K. and Australia and send hundreds of cards and letters every…

Submitted Published March 20 2018 Last year 70000 riders from over 200 communities nationwide took a ride on the Heart and Stroke Big Bike presented by Dairy Farmers of Canada. The funds they raised helped…

Published Feb. 27 2018 To the Editor The Polar Bear Challenge recently held by the Haliburton and District Lions Club as part of the annual Dysart Frost Festival was a resounding success with approximately $6900 collected…

To the Editor My family and I have lived on the narrows for a few years. It is not a rare circumstance to hear snowmobiles going by at all hours of the day and night…

To the Editor When RTO (Rural Transportation Options) began as a committee of Environment Haliburton! and we started to talk about public transportation in Haliburton County we were greeted with skepticism and disbelief. And now…

To the Editor For almost a decade Rural Transportation Options has been advocating for some type of public transportation in the county. We are delighted that the county is now coming to see both that…

Published Jan. 9 2018 To the Editor A couple of bouquets if I may. On Thursday evening Dec. 28 a transformer blew in my hydro distribution zone in the centre of Haliburton. As you will…

Published Jan. 9 2018 To the Editor One of the sayings at Christmas is “it is better to give than receive.” It was certainly true at McKecks Christmas Day. Karen Frybort and her volunteer team…

Published Jan. 9 2018 To the Editor A few weeks ago I wrote a letter (which was published) expressing my concerns regarding the safety of Highway 118 east out of Haliburton. I was anxious and…

To the Editor As I read the article on finding solutions for affordable housing two things shook me. Firstly I worry about my children and how they will be able to afford a decent home…

To the Editor The councillors on the Haliburton County planning committee should be commended for recognizing and attempting to deal with the problems associated with County Road 21 as it enters Haliburton Village. Our county…