March 3 2015 Pierre Poutine is up to his tricks again. I checked the Haliburtonweather on Environment Canada Tuesday night and found among other linksthis one. “Anti-Terrorism Act 2015 How We Are Protecting Canadians” The link directed…
Games participants thank community
March 3 2015 This was our first experience in Ontario’s 55+ Winter Games and itwas wonderful. We would like to thank the committee for planning such agreat event. The organization was incredible right from the streamlined registration…
Ideas to get the HHHS message out
February 24 2015 Glad to read it [Haliburton Highlands Health Services money] is aprovincial grant received for rebranding because it sounds like HHHShas already been rebranded and it sure needs to get that news out. Justto review the bidding…
Come to the Special Olympics gala
February 10 2015 The Haliburton County Special Olympics Red Wolves Team is hostingthe seventh annual Gala Fundraiser Dinner Dance on Feb. 21 at theHaliburton Legion. The cost is $25 for the evening. Music provided byRon Murphy of…
$50000 too much for rebrand
February 10 2015 To the Editor RE: HHHS rebranding Conversations in the community often are about the great health care we receive with a dedicated staff. There has been a strong volunteereffort of thousands of hours.…
Money should be spent elsewhere
February 10 2015 Re: “HHHS to spend $50000 to rebrand” After reading in the Feb. 3 edition of the Haliburton Echo that theHHHS is to receive $50000(!) to fund rebranding of the organization Iwas extremely…
Ice fishing roads equal involuntary manslaughter
February 10 2015 I don’t like to be the one to identify the life-threatening hazardthat ice fishing roads pose to other users of our frozen lakes. I am the last one to condemn other user…
Communicate clear
February 3 2015 Regarding Ms. Bell’s letter “A grammatical disgrace” and Mr. Bush’sletter “Two wrongs don’t make a right” I wholeheartedly concur. To thecounty tourism committee members please communicate clear! Sean Penny legion Haliburton
Put our best word forward
February 3 2015 RE: the tourism saying I can’t even bring myself to write. Several years ago when I moved to this county I asked a lodge owner why he hired university students from elsewhere…
Stop with the hashtags
February 3 2015 RE: “Write Grammatical” While the increasing use of incorrect #grammar (and #spelling forthat matter) throughout our #culture and #society is deplorable evenmore #insidious is the #proliferation of the use of #tags to…
Powerboat race an eco-hazard
February 3 2015 Re: Head Lake to host powerboat race event Council and The Echo have ignored the fact that this event will have a negative impact on the ecology of Head Lake. For example…
A little help here MTO
February 3 2015 There has been a lot of talk these days about the maintenance of our winter roads. Carol Moffatt posted a picture on Facebook the otherweekend of the deplorable conditions on Hwy 35…
Let’s share community promotional space
February 3 2015 The Highlands are an amazing place to live. One look at anycommunity bulletin board covered with flyers and posters will show thewide variety of events fundraisers and opportunities being organizedand offered on…
Two wrongs don’t make a right
January 27 2015 The following letter was submitted to the paper after being sent toAlgonquin Highlands Reeve and chairwoman of the county’s tourismcommittee Carol Moffatt. Dear Carol I just tweeted that “Unwind Local” is the most…
A grammatical disgrace
January 27 2015 Dear County Tourism Committee Members I was dismayed by the article in yesterday’s Echo telling us of thepromotional video that is being made. I wasn’t dismayed by the idea ofthe video itself…