To the Editor Effective Sept. 12 which is upon us our Gooderham Post Office is supposed to close. What happened to that so-called public meeting council was going to have? When Bank of Nova Scotia…
Stop for school buses
By Jenn Watt Sept. 6 2016 Friendly bright yellow school buses have returned to our roads filled with kids still sporting their summer tans nervous about the first days of school. The process of returning…
What your vote means
To the Editor “POLITICIANS WANT TO CHANGE WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS.” Is Jamie Schmale shouting in print with this headline on his most recent mailout? “URGENT!” “RESPONSE REQUIRED.” Some have been trying to open discussions…
Keeping lakes clean
By Jenn Watt Aug. 30 2016 Without thoughtful planned constant action it’s highly likely the health of our lakes would degrade rapidly. Given the population pressures on relatively small water bodies throughout the Highlands it…
A prized prize
To the editor An unexpected phone call recently to my city home from Laurie Jones of the Rails End Gallery stunned me. I had won the main prize in the gallery’s Arts and Crafts Festival…
Generally speaking
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 23 2016 Next week the final installment of a three-part series on general stores will be published in the long-weekend issue of this paper. The series which was penned by…
Second constituency referendum a bad idea
To the Editor Both last week's Haliburton Echo and Minden Times carried an article outlining our local MP Jamie Schmale's intention to hold a second constituency referendum this time on the question whether there should…
Take a broader look
To the Editor Re Condo plan meets resistance: We are not about to enter into any debate about the pros and cons of the Wallings Way proposal since we no longer live in Haliburton –…
The meat of the thing
To the Editor Re: Voting change In your editorial of Aug. 6 you speculated about why plebiscites in many provinces have not led to reform. Voting change you wrote and getting into the meat of…
Electoral reform – keep it simple
To the Editor In last year’s election campaign the Liberal party’s promise was that the next election would not use the first past the post system. This system is known to distort the representation of…
Homeless count needed
By Jenn Watt Published August 9 2016 Haliburton County and City of Kawartha Lakes are examining an important and often overlooked issue in rural Ontario: homelessness. During the week of Aug. 22 a count of…
Play in the Park
by Gail Stelter Published August 9 2016 Come To Town Tuesdays! Kids come and join the staff from the Haliburton Highlands Museum and Dysart Recreation to Play in the Park at 2 p.m. across from…
Fireworks display spectactular
To the Editor I would like to thank and compliment the Rotary Club for the spectacular fireworks display toward the end of their carnival this year. I suggest donations be made next year to assist…
Things we throw away
By Jenn Watt August 2 2016 A side effect of not having municipal garbage collection in Haliburton County is the confrontation we have each week with the things we throw away. Every Sunday as I drive…
Community makes the library
By Bessie Sullivan Published July 28 2016 We knew when it was built that it was special. How could it not be when it took so much collaboration to make it happen? The old Wilberforce…
August in the Highlands
By Jenn Watt Published July 26 2106 The civic holiday long weekend is here marking one of the busiest times in the Haliburton Highlands. The summer is half over but there’s still much to look…
Hundreds signed post office petition
To the Editor Recently there has been information out there regarding major changes to the operation of the Gooderham Post Office. Information such as the 150 names on the petition presented to the Municipality of…
Lost lovebird found in Haliburton
To the Editor On Wednesday July 20 staff at Echo Hills Apartments became the temporary caregivers to a tame Lovebird. The bird is obviously someone’s beloved pet but somehow must have escaped its home and…
OPP costs too high
To the Editor Response to OPP billing equity By OPP Superintendent M.M. (Marc) Bedard I would like to provide some clarification on this sensitive issue which affects the taxation of policing services within the County…
Glamorgan Rd crumbling
To the Editor How many repairs to our vehicles is it going to take before county council realizes County Road 3 (Glamorgan Road) is in dire need of major re-construction? Perhaps if we all send…
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To the Editor Kudos to the Haliburton village farmers’ market for responding to a request for assistance for a senior. This week I was greeted by a vendor whose Grade 9 son would be earning…