By Mike Baker The ownership group of Dimensions Health Centres, who recently completed the purchase of a 40-acre resort on Maple Lake, has poured cold water on suggestions it plans to transform the property into…
Roasty Toasty Campfire Wood focus of 11-year-old entrepreneur
By Sue Tiffin Olivia Irvine is Haliburton County’s newest business owner.The 11-year-old Haliburton resident describes her entrepreneurial pursuit as being “really cool,” a project that launched after she read a book recommended by her dad,…
Unprecedented lumber situation part of perfect storm of…
By Darren Lum Rising lumber costs in North America have seen record setting prices and there are multiple aspects to it that need to be considered, say affected industry members.There was a confluence of actions…
Membership push for Haliburton Mountain Bike Club
By Darren Lum Waiting for the intrepid rider, there’s a fulfilling adventure of sweat inducing ascents of single-track that wind its way through the trees, up, over and around boulders and slabs of the Canadian…
Storm element to inaugural Huskies pack
By Darren Lum It’s been a few years, but local boys Ryan Hall and Joe Boice are looking forward to playing a full season together for the first time since winning the OMHA championship while…
Province’s response to LTC questions ‘pretty pathetic’ says…
By Mike Baker More than 600 Ontarians filled the virtual galleries of the Ontario Legislature for Question Period on May 18 to share their stories and demand improvements to long-term care, but Premier Doug Ford…
Keep the empties coming for Snowflake Meadows Rescue
By Darren Lum Founder of the not-for-profit Snowflake Meadows Rescue on Ritchie Falls Road, Kristyn Begbie is picking up where the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association left off by continuing a bottle drive to help with…
Lions club calling on community to show their…
By Mike Baker A new fundraiser is giving local residents the opportunity to show just how much they love Haliburton.The Haliburton & District Lions Club kicked off their Button Up with the Lions initiative last…
Progress Pride flag to fly at TLDSB schools
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Trillium Lakelands District School Board held virtually on May 25. As reported in the Echo, at the…
Overwhelming support for HHOA bottle drive
By Darren Lum Thank you, community.That’s the message from the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) after what is being characterized as a successful bottle drive fundraiser.During the pandemic, which is nearing 15 months, the volunteer…
Haliburton County Public Library launches new survey
By Mike Baker The Haliburton County Public Library [HCPL] is calling on residents from across the Highlands to assist the organization in shaping its new multi-year strategic plan.Library staff released a survey in May, asking…
Total loss of house in West Guilford after…
By Staff At 7:28 a.m. on June 22, a team of 20 firefighters from the Dysart et al fire department responded to a structure fire on Kennisis Lake Road in West Guilford. "Upon arrival there…
Haliburton Highlands OPP investigate Wilberforce death
From OPP press release On June 3, at approximately 2 p.m., members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with EMS, responded to a call for service regarding a body…
Planning for school in September full of ‘moving…
By Sue Tiffin Trillium Lakelands District School Board is currently planning for both in-school and at-home learning for the 2021-2022 year.TLDSB parents were asked to register for online learning by June 1, or be placed…
Second doses available locally despite A.J. LaRue closure
By Sue Tiffin As reported in last week’s Echo, the mass vaccination clinic in Haliburton will close at the end of this month. The health unit has told the Echo that those who received their…
Welcoming the wolves: five pups born at Haliburton…
By Sue Tiffin At the beginning of the month, Luna, the alpha female at Haliburton Forest Wolf Centre began exhibiting denning behaviours – she wasn’t seen much when the rest of the pack was in…
Huskies welcoming billet families to its pack
By Darren Lum Take a unique opportunity to give back to the community by showing the best of the Highlands as a billet family for a Haliburton County Huskies player, said volunteer billet coordinator Jess…
NFTC brings $1 million high-speed expansion to residents…
By Darren Lum Silver Beach residents are looking forward to getting in the fast lane when it comes to internet connectivity this summer after the North Frontenac Telephone Company officially announced they were adding $1…
Generous donation increases library’s large print collection
By Sue Tiffin Ellen Davey has fond memories of her mom, Irmgard Neumann, engaged in one of her favourite pastimes after a visit to the Wilberforce branch of the Haliburton County Public Library.“I remember seeing…
Phone and internet voting coming to Highlands East
By Darren Lum Highlands East is joining the rest of Haliburton County by authorizing residents to vote by phone or through the internet for the next municipal election.The township was last to decide and although…
Athletics Canada shines spotlight on athletes’ mural wall…
By Darren Lum The push by local elementary school students to add siblings Lesley Tashlin, Haliburton’s only Olympian, and Taly Williams, Haliburton’s first pro football player, who played for the CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the…