Reeve or mayor which title is better? To the Editor Editor’s note: This letter addresses a recent decision by Algonquin Highlands council to change titles from reeve and deputy-reeve to mayor and deputy-mayor. I felt…
The moon and the sun
By Lynda Shadbolt Published July 11 2017 The very almost nearly full thunder/buck moon kept me company on Saturday evening as I drove home from Orillia where I had been at the Mariposa Folk Festival…
100 per cent Canadian
Published July 4 2017 To the Editor This July we are celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday although the indigenous people consider their country centuries older. I have strong memories of the year Canada celebrated its 100th…
A long marriage
By Janet Trull Published July 4 2017 D ysart et al and Canada go arm in arm into the sesquicentennial celebrations like an old couple strolling around the Rotary Carnival. For better and for worse…
Kick off a sesquicentennial summer!
By Kate Butler Published June 27 2017 It’s not every year that your community turns 150! 2017 is an incredibly important year not only for our country which is marking its sesquicentennial but also for…
Summer programming at the library
By Bessie Sullivan CEO Haliburton County Public Library Published June 27 2017 The Haliburton County Public Library’s summer programming starts on July 4 and runs until Aug. 31. We have some of our past favourite…
Don't miss this
By Jenn Watt Published June 27 2017 W hen I was a kid I liked to watch the Polka Dot Door. On that program the hosts had a glass jar that was filled with mysterious…
Minimum wage hike threatens business’s viability
Letter to the editor, We moved here in 2013 and, with the help of HCDC (as well as family), opened Baked & Battered. We’ve put everything we’ve got into it, and we are working…
Check for ticks regularly
To the Editor re: Preparing for Lyme disease June 13 Haliburton Echo. In central Europe where I grew up ticks are common. Residents of rural communities learn how to avoid Lyme disease by dealing with…
Vote for Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Published June 20 2017 Every four years we’re given a ballot and a decision – who do we want on our local council? Within that four years we likely have another couple…
Who is the Downtown Haliburton BIA?
By Cindy Campbell Published June 20 2017 Since taking on the role of BIA administrator last November many people have asked me “What is the Downtown Haliburton Business Improvement Area (BIA)?” Simply answered it is…
Preparing for Lyme disease
By Jenn Watt Editor Late last month the federal government announced a small but important envelope of funding for a health issue that seems to get lots of attention but little action. Money was allocated…
Get connected
By Jenn Watt Published June 6 2017 H aliburton County has added its endorsement to an application for funding that would greatly enhance cellular service in the region. Giving their seal of approval to the…
Highlands marks Therapeutic Touch Week
Published May 30 2017 The Haliburton Highlands branch of The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario held two events in the county the first week of May to celebrate the inaugural CARE150 Therapeutic Touch Awareness Week…
Declining bat populations
Life is about to get a lot buggier for most of us in Ontario. Bat populations are in steep decline due to a fast-spreading and incredibly deadly disease called white-nose syndrome which made its way…
Climate changes
By Jenn Watt Published May 16 2017 We’ve all been watching Minden in the last weeks as the waters crept higher and higher over riverbanks and then streets flooding homes and cottages along the Gull…
Support for paddling festival
To the Editor I was interested in the article entitled “Reel Paddling Film Festival aims to fix the Gull” (by Jerelyn Craden) in the April 23 issue of County Life. It was exciting to read…
The Pause
Published May 16 2017 By Lynda Shadbolt In my 20 years of learning about yoga I have come to understand that every style and every teacher has his or her own focus for the practice.…
Feds should pay flooding costs
Published May 9 2017 To the Editor It would seem Parks Canada did not learn from their flood disaster in 2013. Once again they prematurely filled up the large lakes at the top of the…
Fuel for Warmth doubles fuel ‘gifts’
Published May 9 2017 Fuel for Warmth a registered charitable organization serving all areas of the Haliburton Highlands reports that the winter of 2016/17 was a period of high demand for its services. Fuel for…
Give kids a chance stop littering
Published May 9 2017 To the Editor It is not nice to litter. My problem is that I see garbage from my home to my school and back every day and that is sad. Because…