To the Editor RE: Haliburton Memories It was fun to readEd Burke’s recollection of his childhood days in Haliburton. I wouldinvite anyone who has fond memories of their childhood in Haliburton toshare them with us.…
Getting across
By Jenn Watt H aliburton’s downtown is becoming increasingly unsafe. Not unsafe in the way a city street is unsafe – we’re still all smiling and waving to each other as usual – but the…
Rooting for Pinestone
By Jenn Watt L ook back at the cover of the June 3 1997 Haliburton Echo and you’ll find a familiar headline: “Pinestone sold to group with hotel background.” RHK Capital Inc. a corporation based…
It’s in our hands
by Jenn Watt A few months ago a study made headlines and got office workers moving across the Western world. It suggested that those who sit to work are cutting years off their lives because…
Supporting the Davis family
May 26 2015 We would like to send a huge thank you to the friends and family ofSteve Marianne Jacob and Moss Davis. As some of you know Stevesuffered a stroke to his spine and is…
2014 LettersWith great dismay
January 20 2015 In December the 4Cs had the privilege of distributing toys and more than 200 Christmas food vouchers to our community. This and our regular monthly distribution of food would not be possible without…
Campaign too negative
May 19 2015 Re: “Tourists asked to go ‘nowhere’ this summer” Haliburton Echo May 5 John and Ed two Haliburton seniors are sitting at a table in HeadLake Park playing cribbage. John asks Ed: Where are…
New slogan hits home
May 19 2015 To the Editor Re: Nowhere tourism campaign The absolute worst marketing campaign I have ever heard of! Notsimply because the targeted town of Haliburton is somewhere I knowsomething about but of any Highland…
Branding campaign takes the cake
May 12 2015 I read with disbelief last week’s article in the Echo aboutOntario’s Highlands Tourism Organization’s summer campaign launch“Welcome to Nowhere.” I’ll tell you where nowhere is…when you live inthe city and feel depressed. That’s…
Local theatre and music entertains
May 12, 2015 Applause! Applause! Applause! Over the last few weeks, we have been an audience to a variety of musical treats … all first rate! Hats off … to Bill Gliddon, Curtis Eastmuir and…
Sitting in beautiful somewhere
May 12 2015 Since I read the Echo last evening, I have this song running through my head “He’s a nowhere man sitting in a nowhere land” …..strange because I feel like I am a…
V&S a cottage favourite
May 5 2015 Re: “V&S news saddens reader” I agree with last month’s letter. I am a 47-year cottager in this area.My daughter and I love to shop at all the shops in town and…
Forgotten skates and kind acts
May 4 2015 I was recently reminded just how fortunate I am to live and raise my family in a small town like Haliburton. Last week after dropping myson’s hockey skates off to be sharpened…
Disgusted frustrated disappointed in Gooderham litterbugs
April 28 2015 To the Gooderham Litterbugs Thank you so much for sharing your holiday celebration with us… itmust have been quite an event! We are so impressed that you took thetrouble to set the table…
An athletics opportunity
April 21 2015 While the “Province pulling funding for Sport Alliance makes theFuture of Ontario Games unclear” what remains clear is the Haliburton55+ Summer Games are underway and could prove the most successful ever.Our seniors…
Disgusted with two groups
April 21 2015 I have just returned from my daily walk with my dog around the parkand along the waterfront. Now that the snow has melted I am disgustedwith two groups of people: those who…
The closing of a local store
April 21 2015 A few weeks ago I was informed of the inevitable closing of ourlocal store V&S Stedman’s in Haliburton. That is unless someonecomes forward to purchase it and continue the operation. This closingjust can’t…
War is necessary for our security
April 21 2015 Re: letter to the editor “Not so proud to be a Canadian” In response to the letter it would be nice if only peacekeepers wereneeded for what is happening in the world…
We need to fight war abroad
April 21 2015 RE: letter to the editor “Not so proud to be a Canadian” Anyone who cannot be proud to be a Canadian has never left Canada toappreciate what Canada is all about. We are the only country on…
Municipalities need more federal funds
April 14 2015 I am calling on the government in the strongest terms to provideincreased stable long-term funding to our municipalities in theupcoming federal budget. Currently despite providing increasedservices municipalities receive only eight to nine cents…
Not so proud to be Canadian
April 14 2015 I have always been so proud to be a Canadian. We have been perceived as nice funny and generous people by the world as a whole. Our armedforces which were modest for…