To the Editor Effective Sept. 12 which is upon us our Gooderham Post Office is supposed to close. What happened to that so-called public meeting council was going to have? When Bank of Nova Scotia…
What your vote means
To the Editor “POLITICIANS WANT TO CHANGE WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS.” Is Jamie Schmale shouting in print with this headline on his most recent mailout? “URGENT!” “RESPONSE REQUIRED.” Some have been trying to open discussions…
A prized prize
To the editor An unexpected phone call recently to my city home from Laurie Jones of the Rails End Gallery stunned me. I had won the main prize in the gallery’s Arts and Crafts Festival…
Second constituency referendum a bad idea
To the Editor Both last week's Haliburton Echo and Minden Times carried an article outlining our local MP Jamie Schmale's intention to hold a second constituency referendum this time on the question whether there should…
Take a broader look
To the Editor Re Condo plan meets resistance: We are not about to enter into any debate about the pros and cons of the Wallings Way proposal since we no longer live in Haliburton –…
The meat of the thing
To the Editor Re: Voting change In your editorial of Aug. 6 you speculated about why plebiscites in many provinces have not led to reform. Voting change you wrote and getting into the meat of…
Electoral reform – keep it simple
To the Editor In last year’s election campaign the Liberal party’s promise was that the next election would not use the first past the post system. This system is known to distort the representation of…
Fireworks display spectactular
To the Editor I would like to thank and compliment the Rotary Club for the spectacular fireworks display toward the end of their carnival this year. I suggest donations be made next year to assist…
Lost lovebird found in Haliburton
To the Editor On Wednesday July 20 staff at Echo Hills Apartments became the temporary caregivers to a tame Lovebird. The bird is obviously someone’s beloved pet but somehow must have escaped its home and…
OPP costs too high
To the Editor Response to OPP billing equity By OPP Superintendent M.M. (Marc) Bedard I would like to provide some clarification on this sensitive issue which affects the taxation of policing services within the County…
Glamorgan Rd crumbling
To the Editor How many repairs to our vehicles is it going to take before county council realizes County Road 3 (Glamorgan Road) is in dire need of major re-construction? Perhaps if we all send…
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To the Editor Kudos to the Haliburton village farmers’ market for responding to a request for assistance for a senior. This week I was greeted by a vendor whose Grade 9 son would be earning…
It's time to consider democracy
To the Editor School’s out but citizens concerned with democracy have homework over the summer. What electoral system best serves democracy? Well not one concerned largely with finding a winner not even a winner with…
OPP billing equitable
To the Editor I would like to provide some clarifications with respect to your recent article “County drafts complaint on OPP billing” dated May 31 2016. Under the previous OPP billing model that was introduced…
Your ticket to a healthy hospital
To the Editor The members of the Haliburton Hospital Auxiliary would like to thank Rick Ashall and everyone else at the curling club for a fabulous Home and Cottage Show. Our auxiliary was given two…
Post office closure a slap in the face
To the Editor Eroding of Ward 3 Gooderham continues to transpire under the direction of Highlands East council. In its wisdom it has decided not to renew its contract with Canada Post and the post…
Wildfires inspire caution
Published May 17 2016 To the Editor As we have all been watching with horror as Alberta burns and grieving for the people the animals and the trees I can’t help but think of how…
Post office changes offer opportunity
To the Editor As a former councillor/deputy reeve for Glamorgan Township and Highlands East I feel compelled to write in response to the letter submitted by Elva Bates in the May 3 edition of the…
Praises to physiotherapy and teleconferencing
To the Editor There have been many thank yous to the nurses and doctors at the hospital from people that have been helped. Just along the hall from the ER there are two more departments…
Thanks to Solid State
To the Editor Kait and Adam Perecko have opened a new business repairing computers and helping folks use the ones they have. Their assets include kindly treatment of their clients abundance of knowledge and the…
Post office a hub of the community
Published May 3 2016 To the Editor The best way to make a little community crumble is to pull the foundation out from underneath it. That’s exactly what is happening in the town of Gooderham.…