By Mike Baker The kids, they did alright.OK, maybe they did better than just alright.When word first got out a few months ago that a collection of elementary school students had banded together to ask…
We need a local option
By Mike Baker I think it’s fairly safe to say that the Haliburton vaccination clinic, which operated out of A.J. LaRue Arena from early April until this past Wednesday, June 9, was an overwhelming success.There’s…
By Mike Baker There was finally something to celebrate this past weekend, as the Haliburton Legion, Haliburton Highlanders Riding Club and dozens of onlookers paid their respects to a man who laid his life on…
Do the right thing
By Mike Baker The local movement seeking to add Black athletes Lesley Tashlin and Taly Williams to the mural wall of fame at A.J. LaRue Arena in Haliburton is starting to receive national attention.As reported…
More harm than good
By Mike Baker I have to admit, I let my emotions get the better of me last week when Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced yet another extension to this seemingly never ending third provincial lockdown.It…
Hockey in the Highlands
By Mike Baker I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who felt a smile stretch across their face last week when news that Haliburton County would be getting its very own Jr. A hockey team…
Finding the middle ground
By Mike Baker Just how much responsibility does a government, or we as a society have when it comes to ensuring our poorest and most vulnerable individuals are sufficiently taken care of?Just this past weekend,…
It’s a ridiculous market
By Mike Baker It’s hard to believe what’s happened to the housing market over the past 12 months.Call me naïve, but when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit a little more than a year ago and…
It’s time for it to disappear
I had to give my head a shake this past Friday afternoon when, with everything else that’s happening in the world today, the Ontario government still found time to roll out its 2021 Sunshine List.Released…
Something to answer for
By Mike Baker It was quite disconcerting last week hearing the stories from parents whose children are going to be impacted by the latest classroom reshuffle within Trillium Lakelands District School Board [TLDSB].Quite frankly, and…
Now isn’t the time to relax
By Mike Baker, Editor When news came through late last week that Haliburton County would be moving into the Yellow-Protect level of Ontario’s COVID-19 framework response, you could almost sense the broad exhale of a…
All vaccines are important
By Mike Baker It’s interesting how quickly things can change in the world of science, especially as it pertains to COVID-19.Looking back to the final few months of 2020, shortly after Health Canada had approved…
Internet investments sorely needed
By Mike Baker It was difficult last week listening to some of our local students talk about the struggles they have had and obstacles they’ve faced with online learning.As highlighted in today’s front page story,…
Introducing the Secret Samaritan
By Mike Baker It’s amazing how often a simple idea or a small gesture can snowball into something truly special.We saw a great example of this right here in Haliburton just before the holidays, when…
English is a funny ol’ thing
By Mike Baker I read, often, that English is by far the single most difficult language an individual can try to learn.It’s a strange concept for most of us anglophones to wrap our heads around.…
He’s finally gone
By Mike Baker Brace yourselves people, the United States of America are on the verge of re-entering the civilized world.It’s a date that, I would imagine, has long been marked down, highlighted and circled in…
This isn’t the time to be playing games
By Mike Baker As a massive sports fan, there’s a big part of me that kinda, sorta hates the fact that I wrote this editorial. Alas, it had to be done. I expect I’ll cop…
A silly tradition
By Mike Baker When you really think about it, New Year’s resolutions are a bit silly.It’s a tradition that dates back some 4,000 years, to the time of the ancient Babylonians. There’s evidence that the…
Make the most of your Christmas
By Mike Baker Bah Humbug.While Christmas hasn’t been completely cancelled, and the early speculation that the Ontario government would be enacting a province-wide lockdown on the eve of the biggest and best holiday of the…
Editorial: Ripple effect
By Sue Tiffin When Don Smith’s family responded to a request about people who might want to talk about his life, and his contribution to Haliburton County, which he first visited in 1947, the list…
Letters to the editor: Dec. 8
The following is a letter to the editor published in the Dec.8 issue of the Haliburton County Echo. Focusing on the wrong government To the Editor, This Letter to the Editor is in response to…