By Jenn Watt Editor Published Nov. 28 2017 Everyweek this paper features a “pic of the past” that shows a pieceof local history. Frequently images come from Haliburton’sdowntown area many decades ago. Dirt roads Model…
We need to listen
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 21 2017 As a community we haven’t been doing a good enough job listening to young people. Among us we find examples of exceptional people going out of their way…
Get tested
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 14 2017 Radon is a gas naturallyoccurring during the breakdown of uranium in the earth. Typically as this processhappens radon is dispersed into the air posing no health risk. However…
Normal is a setting on the dryer
By Laurie Jones Published Nov. 9 2017 I invited myself onto Phylis Baker’s Canoe FM morning show last week to chat about Rails End Gallery’s latest exhibition. Having talked with Phylis at the Volunteer and…
100 years later
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 7 2017 This is the second year that we’re publishing our We Remember feature composed of images readers send in of loved ones who served over the years. Overwhelmingly composed…
Central calendar needed
To the Editor Re: editorial Haliburton Echo Oct. 31 “Is there too much to do?” I have been saying this for years. Too many events on the same night or even on the same weekend.…
Normal is a setting on the dryer
By Laurie Jones Published Nov. 7 2017 I invited myself onto Phylis Baker’s Canoe FM morning show last week to chat about Rails End Gallery’s latest exhibition. Having talked with Phylis at the Volunteer and…
This poppy symbolizes …
Published Nov. 7 2017 This morning I reached down and took hold of the Remembrance Day poppy that I had picked up from the army fellow sitting outside at the West Guilford Shopping Centre the…
Is there too much to do?
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 31 2017 Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Over the last couple of weeks a concert in Minden was cancelled due to low ticket sales…
Playgrounds to playgrounds
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Oct. 31 2017 For the first seven to eight years of my daughter’s life she spent a lot of time at Head Lake Park running around on the playground. It was…
Beyond statistics
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 24 2017 Human trafficking happens in our community. It’s hard to imagine perhaps because representations in the media typically show images of young women brought from another country smuggled across…
Lower your risk for stroke
To the Editor World Stroke Day is Sunday Oct. 29. This year’s theme is “What’s Your Reason for Preventing Stroke.” Stroke effects everyone – we all have a reason to prevent it. The effects of…
Lower your risk for stroke
To the Editor World Stroke Day is Sunday Oct. 29. This year’s theme is “What’s Your Reason for Preventing Stroke.” Stroke effects everyone – we all have a reason to prevent it. The effects of…
Making Hometown Hockey
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 17 2017 Sunday night Haliburton was Hometown Hockey. Despite the rain cold and blasting winds the town showed up clad in jerseys and those big bright smiles to watch as…
Volunteer and Wellness Fair this weekend
Published Oct.17 2017 To the Editor Mark October 21 on your calendar! The 2017 Volunteer and Family Wellness Fair taking place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Haliburton high school gym promises to…
We are a community that welcomes
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Oct. 17 2017 I just smiled all weekend at Hometown Hockey. What a welcome they got! And what a welcome the Wiso family got this time last year. I am proud…
Forest embracing emerging markets
Published Oct. 10 2017 To the Editor The recent letter to the editor from John Cowan (“Carbon credits complicate” Oct. 3 2017) presents some interesting points and warrants a response. The management team at Haliburton…
Hockey town
By Jenn Watt Editor Published Oct. 10 2017 H aliburton’s particular brand of hockey obsession became apparent to me nearly four years ago on a cold night in January. It was the premiere of the…
Promoting respect
Published Oct. 10 2017 To the Editor I read with interest your editorial re: your 10 years at the paper. I wanted to take the time to thank you for all you do for our…
Special spirit of performance
Published Oct. 10 2017 To the Editor It is a joy and a privilege to be able to sing and I love to do it. It’s also a lot of work to put together on…
Thank you to a community
I grew up in a small town but thought I might like living in “the big city” only to find after university that all I really wanted was to be back in the countryside again.…