An open letter to the Honourable Christine Elliott Minister of Health Our chapter received a call from a local lady in distress. She had been on a waiting list for over three weeks after being…
Control over healthcare
By Jenn Watt Published June 18 2019 The provincial government put out the call for regional groups to apply to become Ontario Health Teams following the announcement that the previous Local Health Integration Networks would…
A healthy debate on climate change
Another record – and repeated – year for severe spring flooding has hit parts of Canada and our region has also suffered in its wake. Climate change is blamed by many as the culprit. Given…
Cuts taking province backward
To the Editor The frequently shared “Rules for Teachers 1872” sounds like an old regressive conservative platform. Today it’s cut health education library research environment welfare and more budgets. This is replaced with a one-dollar…
Editorial: More to do
By Jenn Watt Nothing seems more hopeful and pleasant than a sunny afternoon in June spent in the company of smart motivated women snacking on canapés and sipping wine. There was real camaraderie in the…
Honk Jr.
By Lynda Shadbolt I take my seat in the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion and I start to look at the program for the play that we are attending Honk Jr. The cover art is…
Park washrooms welcome
To the Editor Congratulations to the new Dysart council and to the Haliburton Rotary Club for taking the initiative to build new washrooms combined with a welcome centre at Head Lake Park. The current outhouse…
Thanks to county gardeners
To the gardening community of all Haliburton County Thank you for the overwhelming and generous reception to our Haliburton County Master Gardeners Plant Sale at its new venue this year in the town of Haliburton.…
Editorial: Stopping species invasions
By Jenn Watt Invasive species – whether in plant or animal form – pose a serious threat to our native flora and fauna the enjoyment of our properties and sometimes to our health. Most of…
Letter: Decision-making approach hurting many
Ms. Scott: In 1969 the late Jimmy Breslin a Pulitzer Prize-winning American columnist and author wrote a great little book called The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. It was a bestseller and it was about…
Scott letter raises questions
Published May 28 2019 To the Editor In response to the open letter from MPP Laurie Scott: There are a lot of words in Laurie Scott’s letter and I have questions about some of them.…
Will provincial policy help Haliburton County?
Published May 28 2019 To the Editor Re: Open letter from MPP Laurie Scott Haliburton Echo May 21 Tell me Ms. Scott how many of these good paying jobs will end up in Haliburton County?…
Keeping turtles safe
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Letter to the editor: Educator opposed to province’s funding…
Dear Member Scott As a former educational leader with Scarborough Board of Education/TDSB and current advocate for quality public education I want to express my strong opposition to the proposed cuts to education funding and…
Letter to the editor: MP’s newsletter should inform
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Letter to the editor: Ontario gov’t blind to…
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Letter to the editor: Will we survive with…
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Creating new opportunities and making life more affordable
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Big Bike coming to the Highlands
To the Editor The Heart and Stroke Foundation is rolling the Big Bike into the Highlands on Thursday May 16. The purpose of this 29-seat bike is to raise money for research for cardiovascular disease.…
Letter: CARP urges further thought on cuts
To the Editor CARP Chapter 54 is deeply concerned by the news of the cuts to health units and library services. Small town libraries are limited in their collections and losing the inter-library loan system…
Letter: Group commends council for banning plastics
Dear Mayor Roberts and Members of Dysart Council On behalf of Concerned Citizens of Haliburton County I would like to commend the council for their decision to ban single use plastic water bottles from the…