By Jenn Watt Published March 19 2019 The Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Pine Ridge District Health Unit is reminding the public of the importance of vaccinations after three linked cases of whooping cough surfaced in Northumberland…
Letter: Name that train
Published March 12 2019 To the Editor In celebration of the 100th year of the CNR I created a wintry scene with the Black Beauty that has graced your town since 1960. She was a…
Letter: Thank you thank you
Published March 12 2019 To the Editor Who could ever have imagined the goodwill of 397 people at a free pancake supper resulting in $3301 in donations?! With 47 volunteers of our St. George’s Anglican…
Opinion: Facebook frustration
By Jenn Watt Published March 12 2019 I’ve become increasingly hesitant to post to Facebook as the level of vitriol on the social media platform seems if not to be ramping up to be continuing…
Blue Haliburton?
By Jenn Watt Published March 5 2019 Awareness of the importance of eliminating single-use plastics has been building in Haliburton. Between conversations at council tables strategizing among environmental groups and changes made at local businesses…
Gallery offers opportunities
Published March 5 2019 To the Editor I’m writing in regard to the Dysart Feb. 14 council budget meeting in particular to address comments by Councillor John Smith as he questions the value of funding…
The Bullet Journal
By Lynda Shadbolt Published March 5 2019 When my daughter was born I began keeping a family journal that was about our everyday life. Art or pieces of art were glued in. Short stories of…
Polar plunge a success
Published Feb. 26 2019 To the Editor Just wanted to let the community know that the recent Haliburton Lions Polar Bear Plunge was a huge success raising over $7700 for the two hospitals. Our Haliburton…
Unfriendly parking
Published Feb. 26 2019 To the Editor I came to Haliburton for a chiropractic appointment Friday afternoon. I parked at a meter on Highland Street and proceeded to try to reach the meter by walking…
The real win
By Sue Tiffin Published Feb. 26 2019 Recently at a meeting held locally in which an engineer was describing the accessibility features in a new building he said the elevator linking two floors was “a…
Positive peer pressure
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 19 2019 The staff working on Dysart’s septic reinspection program have a challenge ahead of them this year as they attempt to stay on schedule. At the most recent environment…
Yoga Journal inspiration
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Feb. 19 2019 I have a friend whose mother is turning 83 today and she is on her way back from her first yoga retreat in Ecuador. She absolutely loved her…
Defining the problem
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 12 2019 Anyone who has moved up to Haliburton in a hurry will tell you it’s hard to find somewhere to live. When I first took a job as a…
Staff shines under pressure
To the Editor Most of us have moved at least once or twice in our lives. No matter the circumstances I think most will agree it is a very stressful time. Yesterday I was at…
The Elements II: members exhibit creations at Rails…
By George Farrell Published Feb. 7 2019 It’s the time of year again when the Rails End Gallery holds its annual Members’ Salon wherein members of the gallery who happen to be artists get to…
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Finding doctors
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 29 2019 Economic development and physician recruitment aren’t commonly paired in job descriptions. However as concepts – particularly when we’re talking about the growth of Haliburton County – they are…
Anonymous helpers come to motorists’ aid
Published Jan. 29 2019 To the Editor While heading home to Bobcaygeon via County Road 1 mid-morning Monday Jan. 21 after spending a long weekend near Haliburton the car suddenly started making horrible noises and…
Funding education
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 22 2019 College and university students needed tuition relief. Ontario’s tuition fees are higher than those in most of Canada and well above what many young people and their families…
May music continue to inspire
Published Jan. 22 2019 To the Editor Thanks to the Echo for their coverage in last week’s edition of special musical events which recently happened in two of our local schools. As a retired music…