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…
Don’t forget classical musicians
April 7 2015 Haliburton has welcomed even more Juno award winners and nomineesthan Lynda Shadbolt mentioned in her column last week (Green MeadowMarch 31). Lynda included mainly performers from the folk and countrygenres but we’ve also…
Hockeyville thanks
April 7 2015 Thank you thank youthank you………… To all of you who put forth yourtime and efforts voting and supporting Haliburton for the title ofHockeyville 2015. Your support is sincerely appreciated by all of us…
Paying kindness forward
April 7 2015 Hello my name is Jack Gmuzdek I am 9 and I’m in Grade 4 Frenchimmersion. Today I am going to tell you about the SIRCH Cook it Upprogram at Baked and Battered.…
V&S news saddens reader
April 7 2015 I am saddened to hear of the possible closing of V & S. Theyhave been a cornerstone business for years. I guess we are all gettingwhat we deserve. When people boast about…
Reliable Internet a priority
March 31 2015 Thank you for the article last week about the significant gaps inthe Internet broadband service. Your story was from north of thevillage of Haliburton. South on the Old Donald Road we are strugglingwith…
Kicking the tobacco habit
March 24 2015 To the Editor We live in a very legalistic era so much so thatpeople spend time sorting out what they can do and what they can’t doleaving very little time to do what…
Let’s keep fishing alive in Haliburton County
March 24 2015 I read with interest and some nostalgia the article from the March7 1995 edition of The Echo which talks of closing 43 lake trout lakesto winter fishing and restricting fishing on 42…