By Jenn Watt Published May 19 2020 Leash up your shaggy dog and don those golf cleats – Ontario’s stage one is here – if you’re ready for it. The provincial government has begun the…

By Jenn Watt Now that the provincial government is beginning to ease restrictions on business and activities and more seasonal property owners are returning to cottage country it’s time for us to focus on what’s…

By Sue Tiffin Although change can be difficult humans have a remarkable ability to adapt. During the COVID-19 crisis we’ve all seen numerous examples of local individuals agencies services and businesses adapting whether by offering…

By Jenn Watt For several years I spent a good deal of time in one of our long-term care homes Highland Wood in Haliburton visiting my friend Ruby who lived there. I’d go for a…

By Jenn Watt Being stuck in the house during a global pandemic is stifling for almost anyone. Even when there’s nowhere to go knowing that we can’t or shouldn’t leave the house is frustrating and…

By Jenn Watt W e now know for sure that the coronavirus is present in the Haliburton County community. For weeks we have watched as our neighbouring towns reported cases but it wasn't until Wednesday…

By Sue Tiffin A s we begin to learn in the next week how much our efforts of physical distancing have prevented the spread of the coronavirus the question asked since public health officials first…

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By Jenn Watt Preparations for the arrival of the new coronavirus in this community intensified exponentially last week following the World Health Organization’s declaration on Wednesday that the virus’s spread qualified as a global pandemic.…

By Sue Tiffin An uptick of cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Canada is being reported with each daily update by the Public Health Agency of Canada and though the public health risk…

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By Jenn Watt “We are not asked for our ideas and input on what could be done” “Organization seemed to be hiding behind insurance coverage” “Overwhelmed trying to meet the needs of 30 people undergoing…

By Sue Tiffin Forest School an outdoor education delivery model is frequently traced back to Denmark in the 1950s as a formal model since the early 1990s and in Canada since the early 2000s with…

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By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 28 2019 We watched the news last week as rescue workers spent days searching for the bodies of six snowmobilers who went through the ice in Quebec’s Lac-Saint-Jean region. The…

Our elementary schools have a problem with violence. It’s a problem in Ontario a problem in our region and a problem in our local schools. And while it doesn’t affect all classrooms all students or…

By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 14 2019 Those buried at Willow’s Rest Green Burial Area in Niagara Falls have their names recognized on a central memorial a stone mined from a local quarry. Embalming is…

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T his is our last paper in 2019. We at the Haliburton Echo will be taking a week off to enjoy the holidays with our family and friends. As the year comes to a close…

By Jenn Watt The warm sweet smell of apple cider. The anticipation of a new toy. Singing along with holiday tunes on the car ride home. Saving up to give something special to a loved…