Published May 3 2016 To the Editor More than 20 years ago while I was still clerk-treasurer of the Township of Glamorgan Canada Post officials came into my office one day to tell me they…

To the Editor I just wanted to thank everyone who helped me last Tuesday April 12 when I fell while I was out for a run and broke my ankle:  Bill Frost – who took…

For some time now it has been common knowledge that the main hall at the Legion was in need a facelift along with other important renovations throughout the building. Of course everyone knows these projects…

To the Editor Saints Alive! What “little devil” took our new United Church Crest sign off its post at 1050 Lochlin Road?  If you wanted the information on our church service you now have it.…

To the Editor I am writing in response to the article published on March 29 about the county council meeting regarding The Bark Lake Leadership Centre.  As the program director and 12 year resident of…

To the Editor Over the last two weeks a wide range of opinions and positions have been published in local newspapers. We are grateful for those who expressed support for Haliburton Forest respectful of those…

To the Editor The present spat between Haliburton Forest and Dysart council has all the elements of classical tragedy. A mortal human being takes on the challenge to build a stage for theatre at a…

To the Editor I agree with Elaine Bell whose letter was published in last week’s Echo. I’m disappointed to learn what is happening and what will now not happen at the Forest. It’s amazing that…

To the Editor I have read with dismay and concern the issues that the municipality and the owners of the Haliburton Forest face in today’s responsibilities to community and economies. Where is the future of…

To the Editor Laura Redman’s letter to the editor (‘Gotcha’ politics of Forest case unhelpful in the March 15 edition of the Echo) seems to indicate that the Haliburton Forest should be exempt from the…

To the Editor Re: letter to the editor “Gotcha politics” Haliburton Echo March 15 Thank you Laura Redman for your very thoughtful letter in this week’s Echo I agree with you. Why would the township…

To the Editor I felt compelled to write this letter to the editor after reading the stories in both local papers about the Haliburton Forest. First of all let me commend the Haliburton Echo and…

To the Editor In the past several months Haliburton has become a Blue Dot community with the county and the four townships endorsing our right to a healthy environment. On World Water Day March 22…

To the Editor Re: ice covered roads on Feb. 29 I guess that the cleaning of the snow embankments in town is more important than salting and sanding the icy roads in the rest of…

To the Editor Re:  Dance Pavilion I read with a smile and fun in my heart the articles by JoAnn Sloan and Ed Burke. Ms. Sloan brings out a social difference in the raising of…

To the Editor The following letter was sent to SIRCH about their weekly program which runs Mondays at Baked and Battered in Haliburton. Jim and I participated in Cook It Up today and we both…

To the Editor At any given time in the early ‘50s Al Perron ran a taxi business in conjunction with owning probably one of the more famous dance halls in the county: The Golden Slipper.…

To the Editor RE:  Deus ex machina I was present during the “press conference” held at Pinestone on last Wednesday Jan. 27. I did not know what it would be about but was anticipating an…

To the Editor I have lived part time in Haliburton County for 20 years. I was a linesman in the NHL for 25 years (from 1972 to 1997). I was sorry to hear that Scotty’s…

To the Editor “Changing the Metaphor” is a perfect headline for an important editorial which explores Alanna Mitchell’s new book based on the cancer experience of local philanthropist John Patterson. As a cancer survivor of…

To the Editor Many people I have been listening to lately are against having more refugees arrive in Canada or the U.S. In the United States a lot of people are really afraid of allowing…