To the Editor How very interesting Highlands East council backtracking on the short-term rental bylaw. I wonder would the forthcoming election have anything to do with causing council to scurry for cover. They once again…
Piano story brings back memories
To the Editor Re: “Pianos strike a chord throughout the county” Haliburton Echo Sept. 4 Thank you for the article about pianos at the cottage! It proved nostalgic for me. My grandfather Wilton Morse had…
Respect the skate park
To the Editor The recently constructed Junction Skateboard Park has become a wonderful facility providing an excellent outdoor activity for kids and youth of the community. We live close by and were able to watch…
‘Eyeing’ swimmer’s itch
Published Sept 11 2018 To the Editor I enjoyed your article on swimmer’s itch and perhaps you would be interested in some more information. In 1971 while in graduate school studying parasitology in Toronto my…
Rhubarb pie
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Sept 11 2018 When I wrote my first business plan in 1996 to get on the self-employed assistance program with Haliburton County Development Corporation I ended the submission with a paragraph…
Goodbye good friend
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 4 2018 A ngelica Ingram came to work as a reporter at the Haliburton Echo and Minden Times during a time of flux. As readers will remember from her column…
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Accidents and other stuff
To the Editor The neighbour kid came over the other day with his arm in a sling. Seven or eight years old and it’s the second time he’s broken that arm! With me it was…
Land trust raises more than $10000
To the Editor The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is pleased to say we had sold 112 tickets to our Aug. 10 “Rock Our World” fundraising dance at the Haliburton Legion. Great considering this was kind of a…
Regulating Rentals: It’s a Good Thing
By Timothy James Published Aug. 28 2018 There’s been a lot of buzz recently about Highlands East’s proposed bylaw to regulate short-term accommodation in the municipality. Not surprising! Globally this is a hotly contested issue…
The Martha effect
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 28 2018 In the fall of 2009 Martha Perkins made a decision that changed my life forever. The former editor of the Haliburton County Echo and Minden Times decided that…
The tent
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Aug. 28 2018 I fell in love with camping and sleeping in a tent at a very young age. My parents purchased a little “pup tent” for my sister and I…
Honey: it's complicated
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 21 2018 Health Canada announced last week a proposal to phase out neonicotinoids pesticides linked to bee population declines. This news was welcomed by many who had worried about the…
Making a point: safe disposal of used needles is…
Most of us will hang on to a candy wrapper empty chip bag or other piece of trash until we can toss it into a garbage can. Littering outdoors goes against our nature so having…
Be careful what you post
Published Aug. 14 2018 To the Editor While I am the owner of Haliburton’s Bonnie View Inn I am actually writing this letter with all local businesses in mind. There have been so many changes…
Our museum
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 14 2018 We often publish stories about the beginnings of things and the promise they hold but less frequently do we reflect on long-term successes. In the early days of…
Surprises
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Aug. 14 2018 I saw MaMma Mia – Here We go Again recently in Kinmount and what I loved about the movie was when “Young Donna” who was travelling on her…
Through the eyes of deer
Published Aug. 14 2018 To the Editor On Aug. 3 my husband Ben Guenther and myself Jamie Guenther including our employee Sandra Harris were all blessed to capture this beautiful photo of a mother deer…
Room to grow
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 7 2018 During the next three months you should be hearing from candidates in the municipal election looking for your vote. Election Day is Oct. 22 - a time when…
Truth or power which gets you further?
To the Editor I have recently written about missed opportunities for truth to be spoken to power and this sad story is about power being used to deny the value of truth. In spite of…
For the children
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