To the Editor Re: Schmale MP for HKLB. Once again Haliburton County has chosen another Conservative MP. Given that we now have a majority Liberal government Mr. Schmale will occupy the back benches of a…
Great time to be a kid
To the Editor Re: Capers letters to the editor Echo Oct. 27 I can attest to the veracity of Eddie Burke’s recollections about some of the capers pulled and participated in by us kids of…
Capers our parents never knew
To the Editor At the dock on Head Lake in Haliburton on practically any early summer morning you could find Bill fishing. When I joined him our adventures for the day would begin. Our neighbour…
Hydro One must not be sold
To the Editor Please join me in raising objections to increases in costs and the sale of Hydro One. We are still paying off debts incurred previously. We continue to pay ridiculously large salaries and bonuses…
Supporting a vision
To the Editor Did you happen to witness the creative genius of David Fougere and his daughter Nicole back in 2003? I did. Their show at the Northern Lights Pavilion in Haliburton was a mix…
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To the Editor Unfortunately recent newspaper articles and radio broadcasts have left the viability of Extendicare Haliburton and its role in our community in question. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care defines us…
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To the Editor There seems to be a lot in the news these days about what people don’t want...usually in their backyard. A while ago it was quarries. Spock would find this illogical after all…
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To the Editor I am hoping that this letter will help your readers make informed voting decisions on the 19th. Partisan voting – saying I’ve always voted this way – erodes democracy and could re-elect…
News of Rae uplifting
To the Editor In last week’s Tales from the Great GreenMeadow Lynda Shadbolt expressed so well the grateful feelings of thewhole community on hearing of Scott Rae’s ongoing recovery from what was a horrendous accident.…
Share your stories
To the Editor RE: Haliburton Memories It was fun to readEd Burke’s recollection of his childhood days in Haliburton. I wouldinvite anyone who has fond memories of their childhood in Haliburton toshare them with us.…
Supporting the Davis family
May 26 2015 We would like to send a huge thank you to the friends and family ofSteve Marianne Jacob and Moss Davis. As some of you know Stevesuffered a stroke to his spine and is…
2014 LettersWith great dismay
January 20 2015 In December the 4Cs had the privilege of distributing toys and more than 200 Christmas food vouchers to our community. This and our regular monthly distribution of food would not be possible without…
Campaign too negative
May 19 2015 Re: “Tourists asked to go ‘nowhere’ this summer” Haliburton Echo May 5 John and Ed two Haliburton seniors are sitting at a table in HeadLake Park playing cribbage. John asks Ed: Where are…
New slogan hits home
May 19 2015 To the Editor Re: Nowhere tourism campaign The absolute worst marketing campaign I have ever heard of! Notsimply because the targeted town of Haliburton is somewhere I knowsomething about but of any Highland…
Branding campaign takes the cake
May 12 2015 I read with disbelief last week’s article in the Echo aboutOntario’s Highlands Tourism Organization’s summer campaign launch“Welcome to Nowhere.” I’ll tell you where nowhere is…when you live inthe city and feel depressed. That’s…
Local theatre and music entertains
May 12, 2015 Applause! Applause! Applause! Over the last few weeks, we have been an audience to a variety of musical treats … all first rate! Hats off … to Bill Gliddon, Curtis Eastmuir and…
Sitting in beautiful somewhere
May 12 2015 Since I read the Echo last evening, I have this song running through my head “He’s a nowhere man sitting in a nowhere land” …..strange because I feel like I am a…
V&S a cottage favourite
May 5 2015 Re: “V&S news saddens reader” I agree with last month’s letter. I am a 47-year cottager in this area.My daughter and I love to shop at all the shops in town and…
Forgotten skates and kind acts
May 4 2015 I was recently reminded just how fortunate I am to live and raise my family in a small town like Haliburton. Last week after dropping myson’s hockey skates off to be sharpened…
Disgusted frustrated disappointed in Gooderham litterbugs
April 28 2015 To the Gooderham Litterbugs Thank you so much for sharing your holiday celebration with us… itmust have been quite an event! We are so impressed that you took thetrouble to set the table…
An athletics opportunity
April 21 2015 While the “Province pulling funding for Sport Alliance makes theFuture of Ontario Games unclear” what remains clear is the Haliburton55+ Summer Games are underway and could prove the most successful ever.Our seniors…