By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 15 2019 Unlike the leaders’ debates which are so aggressive and partisan that many people avoid them or change the channel in frustration the local candidates’ meeting last week was…
Happy ending in case of missing dog
To the Editor Sandra Dee is a white toy poodle dog that came into our lives at the age of three years old. Our daughter Tracy rescued this beautiful animal and asked my wife and…
Liberals not conservative with money
To the Editor Re: Letter to the editor “Vote to be heard in Ottawa” Tuesday Oct. 8 I would like to give a reminder that Ontario was once one of the richest provinces until the…
Clark’s column will be missed
Published Oct. 8 2019 To the Editor I spent my public school years living and growing up in Wilberforce. When my family moved away my parents kept our small family home and used it as…
More federal deficits are not OK
Published Oct. 8 2019 To the Editor Our government deficit and debt are becoming important topics as we approach the federal election. For the fiscal year ended March 31 2018 the federal debt was $671…
Vote to be heard in Ottawa
Published Oct. 8 2019 To the Editor OK so will you vote in the upcoming federal election on Oct. 21? Many of you are too busy with your everyday life to learn about the issues…
Listen
By Sue Tiffin Last week we published a story about Barb Thibault who was planning on attending the March of Dimes 2019 Aphasia Camp at Camp Wanakita this past weekend. Barb would be one of…
Animal protectors
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Schools should embrace climate demonstration
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Stroke survivors and families not alone
To the Editor On Thursday Sept. 19 the Haliburton Highlands Stroke Support Group held their 12th anniversary meeting. We were pleased to have Philippa Barry a most inspiring speaker a blind lady from CNIB share…
Supporting Orange Shirt Day
By Jenn Watt Phyllis Webstad was six years old when she first attended St. Joseph’s residential school in Williams Lake B.C. Excited for her first day, she proudly wore a new shiny orange shirt with…
What is Downtown Haliburton?
By Cindy Campbell BIA I have had the privilege of writing this column for The Echo for almost two years now. I say privilege because not everyone has a platform to say the most wonderful…
Practice
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Sept. 17 2019 This article comes to you from Beausoleil Island which is located a 15-minute boat ride from Honey Harbour in Georgian Bay. I’ve been working at a yoga and…
Election time is here
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 17 2019 It’s that time again; election signs are sprouting up on lawns your friends are posting Facebook memes about the shocking behaviour of party leader so-and-so and you’ve got…
A happy ending
Published Sept. 17 2019 To the Editor Twenty years ago our son Stephen McCall was burned in a gasoline truck fire. The fire caused tremendous damage and the fire crews fought hard to contain it.…
Cellphones not the same as note-passing
Published Sept. 17 2019 To the Editor Thank-you for your timely piece on cellphones in the classroom. I am going into my 17th year teaching and I have seen technology jump from flip phones to…
Slow down in hospital zone
Published Sept. 17 2019 To the Editor At some time around 7 p.m. on Tuesday Sept. 10 a driver on Gelert Road (County Road 1) struck a deer and left the scene. That poor animal…
Cellphones in the classroom
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 3 2019 As we head into the new school year the Ontario government has announced it’s going forward with its classroom cellphone ban to take effect in November. The new…
Goodbye
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Sept. 3 2019 As I sit to write this article I’m sitting on a dock overlooking beautiful Drag Lake. I’m looking after a friend’s dogs while they drop their daughter off…
Boyhood in Haliburton
Published Sept. 3 2019 To the Editor As others have expressed it is good fun to read Ed’s childhood memories of Haliburton boyhood activities. I too share many of the reminiscences of Ed and those…
Some background on the boat races
Published Sept. 3 2019 To the Editor Re: “Weekend event too noisy” Haliburton Echo Aug. 20 2019 Haliburton Outboard Power Boat Races marked their fifth year at Head Lake this past month. As the event…