To the Editor I was saddened and disappointed when I received a phone call letting me know the Scotty Morrison Charity Hockey Tournament was cancelled. I was fortunate and honoured to serve on this fundraising…
Historical foundations of Second Amendment
To the Editor As both a teacher of Grade 11 American history and a holder of a Canadian Firearms Acquisition permit I read “Website Brings Gun Violence Awareness” with both professional and personal interest. While…
Charity tournament should have run this year
To the Editor While Mr. Oyler in his interview with Darren Lum talked of the many other commitments of the HHHS Foundation and how the Foundation personnel were very busy with those other projects he…
Concert does not belong here
To the Editor Regarding an article in the Echo condemning the Ministry of Transportation according to music festival promoters I would like to comment on this. Instead of making it look like the ministry is…
Haliburton Forest preparing for beech bark disease
To the Editor As the owners and management of Haliburton Forest we appreciated your article (“Beech bark disease rolling through county” 15 December 2015) highlighting the seriousness of beech bark disease. However we wanted to…
Crosswalk well placed
To the Editor Re: “Scratching our heads” Haliburton Echo Dec. 15 I would surmise from this letter that Baked and Battered are disappointed with the decision of the engineer hired to do a study and…
Best wishes to HHHS
To the Editor Thank you Mr. Gollab for your clarification – Tis’ the season to be grateful – so we are grateful to be on the “nice to have” list for staff funding. Yes it…
Scratching our heads
To the Editor We look to our municipal government and elected officials to make and enact decisions that are in the best interest of our community. For some time now throngs of folks have been…
The luck of the chimney sweep
To the Editor In European tradition a chimney sweep is considered lucky. In Great Britain some chimney sweeps offer the service of attending weddings decked out in full regalia. Dusty suit and sooty faced because…
Let's prioritize support for seniors
To the Editor Congratulations on your editorial “urgent care” pointing out the unacceptable wait time for our failing seniors to get into long term care. Also to Laurie Scott for sounding the alarm over shortage…
Shindig displays Haliburton's finest
To the Editor We just came home from a weekend in Haliburton; the timing was planned so that we could attend the Haliburton Shindig on Saturday evening (with friends from the area). We attended last…
Not enough staff in long-term care
To the Editor Response to Kim Stamp’s letter to the editor Nov. 24 Bravo to Kim Stamp for reminding us of the critical issue of staffing in our long-term care facilities here in Haliburton County.…
Not in my backyard
To the Editor A rock concert outside of Haliburton how wonderful! Or is it really? What are the drawbacks? Will these people spend money in Haliburton? The answer to this questions is no! The only…
Property not suited for concerts
To the Editor Are you aware of the possible rezoning of Lakeside Golf Course on Highway 118 in West Guilford to become a concert venue for 10000 plus people and camping and the mess? What…
Spring bear hunt unnecessary
To the Editor We get so much from nature and we give so little back. Cancelling the spring bear hunt forever is one way to give back. The more we are educated about bear behaviour…
Two symphonies are better than one
To the Editor Last Saturday evening I experienced the joy the richness the local musical talent the sense of community and the dedication at the presentation of The Highlands Chamber Orchestra’s Roots at the Northern…
Concerns with concert plan
To the Editor I have received several calls all declaring distress concerning Mr. Siebert’s proposal to bring festival events to the golf course. Most of the complaints centre on the numbers of vehicles and persons…
More staff needed in long-term care
To the Editor; While we all completely recognize the importance of an up to date and integrated medical information system it distresses me that the HHHS board can so easily commit $2 million on this…
Is Haliburton really open for business?
To the Editor My wife and I have followed the proposed repurposing of Lakeside Golf Course to a music festival park with much interest. We bought our lakefront home here nearly 20 years ago and…
Loss greater than thought
To the Editor In regards to my letter to the editor “Remembrance Day Circa 1950” on 10th of November. I’d be most appreciative if you could correct my errors in this submission. The matter is…
HHHS van program superb
To the Editor Yesterday I had the pleasure of riding on the maiden voyage of the new vehicle HHHS has just purchased for its van program! It’s perfectly and comfortably equipped to serve the elderly…