To the Editor I read with great interest the full page letter from Mayo Schmidt president and CEO of Hydro One published in the Jan. 17 edition of the Echo . Mr. Schmidt goes to…
Pic of the past names revealed
To the Editor Thank you to Bill Archer for the walk down memory lane. His father Max Archer was the principal of Victoria Street School when this pic was taken which I guess is why…
The irony of a branch closure
By Jenn Watt The world is changing – becoming more connected more wired less personal less tangible. We see this in every aspect of our lives. It has transformed how we watch TV how we…
Avoiding tragedies
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 17 2107 Over the weekend police in the Bracebridge area spent Saturday evening and Sunday searching for a missing snowmobiler near Sopher’s Landing in Gravenhurst. Around 8 p.m. witnesses say…
Bank machine should stay
To the Editor Many people especially seniors and businesses have been clients of Scotiabank in Wilberforce for many years and the fact they are being moved to Bancroft was a blow to many of us.…
Discovering our history
By Jenn Watt Jan. 10 2017 Residents packed Haliburton’s A.J. LaRue Arena this weekend to watch the first public screening of Kim Emmerson’s Dysart 150 The Movie a short history of the founding of Dysart…
Ontario’s climate change plan
To the Editor Scientists agree – 2016 was the hottest year ever recorded. Whether it was higher costs due to a hotter summer or more severe flooding because of a faster spring melt families and…
2016 goes out with a bang for local…
Published Jan. 3 2017 On Thursday Dec. 22 local Army Cadets attended their last official training function in 2016. Ten cadets participated in an Air Rifle Range Night at the Haliburton Branch 129 Royal Canadian…
Celebrate 2017
By Cindy Campbell Published Jan. 3 2017 January always brings new opportunities. Would you like to be more fit eat healthier have more leisure time and perhaps even a career change? Anything and everything seems…
Stories to watch
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 3 2017 In Haliburton County 2016 offered a relatively even-keeled year despite fireworks on the international stage. In most cases challenges were met with creativity and tenacity by residents. Many…
Merry Christmas
By Jenn Watt Dec. 20 2016 Christmas tends to bring out the best in us. The month of December in the Highlands is always a time of incredible joy and charity and this year has…
Online reality
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 13 2016 Sometimes it feels as though the fast-forward button got stuck on our world. News events move at lightning speed. The scandal of yesterday has to move over for…
The Pitfalls of Profile
To the Editor All organizations have to consider their “profile.” Profile is how people view us. Do they know what we do? Do they understand the issues our clients deal with? Do they know how…
Let’s get moving
By Jenn Watt Dec. 6 2016 About a month ago I was at a gathering in Bancroft where I met an older woman who used to live in Wilberforce. While she enjoyed living in the…
Talking electoral reform
To the Editor A friend and I met with Jamie Schmale the Conservative MP for this riding for an hour on Friday morning. We discussed the issues around creating a more proportional system of electoral…
A life well lived
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 29 2016 Gerald Irish local educator lifelong Highlands resident and prolific writer died Nov. 17. Irish had been contributing a “senior’s moment” column to the Echo for years which encouraged…
Lions make village merry
To the Editor Am I proud to be a Canadian? You bet! When I looked out at all those children waving Canadian flags and yelling Merry Christmas and Hi Lions Club knowing it would not…
Parade brings village together
By Cindy Campbell Published Nov. 29 2016 Happy Holidays Haliburton! It’s been just over a month since I started in the role of Haliburton Village BIA administrator. There have been so many people who have…
Snow banks hinder movement
To the Editor It is extremely difficult for seniors in the winter in Haliburton. The stores shovel snow to the curb and then the snow plow comes along and pushes the snow to the edge…
Making appointments
By Jenn Watt Nov. 22 2016 Back in April of 2014 the Echo reported that Andrea Roberts would be joining the race for deputy-reeve of Dysart et al. The field had two candidates: Roberts a…
Don't veer for deer
By Jenn Watt Nov. 15 2016 Fire prevention advocates came up with a brilliant association when they coupled checking your smoke detector when Daylight Saving Time is observed twice a year. That easy connection likely…