By Chad Ingram Virtuosic Haliburton Highlands guitarist Nick Russell is dropping a new album March 1.Entitled ARCHTOP, the album takes its name from the 1949 Gibson L-7 guitar Russell used throughout its recording. Archtop guitars…
Echo/Times up for multiple OCNA awards
The Haliburton Echo and sister publication the Minden Times have been nominated in numerous categories for this year’s Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspapers Competition.The Echo is nominated for general excellence in its circulation class,…
SIRCH offering pathway to jobs through free four-month…
By Mike Baker SIRCH Community Services is preparing to relaunch a pair of popular programs designed to help area residents learn new skills and potentially enter the workforce.The ‘Cook It Up’ and ‘Ready For Retail’…
Second Talk with the Doc meeting planned for…
By Sue Tiffin Members of the public can now connect directly with the health unit’s acting medical officer of health and have questions related to COVID-19 and the ongoing pandemic answered in ‘Talk with the…
Cardiff pool project encounters issues
By Darren Lum The recommendation to council is to focus on meeting provincial requirements for the Cardiff pool when it comes to renovations said Shannon Hunter, Highlands East Township CAO and treasurer at the virtual…
Keep eyes open for Hydro One letters
By Chad Ingram Seasonal residents in the county may want to keep an eye out for letters from Hydro One, with details on the next step of the process by which the Ontario Energy Board…
Dysart approves 2021 budget with 1.16 per cent…
By Mike Baker Following several months of discussion, Dysart et al council officially approved its 2021 budget on Friday morning [Feb. 12].In what was a third draft of the document, councillors settled on implementing a…
Families react to decision to delay March Break
By Mike Baker The Ontario government’s recent decision to postpone March Break for all students and teachers across the province has received a mixed response from families throughout Haliburton County.Last Thursday [Feb. 11], Ontario’s education…
Dysart delays review of township’s ward boundary system
By Mike Baker A majority of Dysart et al council felt this was an inopportune time to get into a thorough review of the municipality’s ward boundaries, that despite one councillor’s claim that the current…
Canadian rites of passage for rink makers
By Darren Lum There are few images more iconic than skating on a lake, surrounded by a blanket of snow, set against a stand of trees that stretches off to the horizon, or on a…
Haliburton County to post shoreline FAQs for public
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will create and post answers to frequently asked questions regarding a shoreline preservation bylaw, to be housed on the county’s website.As previously reported, during a Jan. 27 meeting,…
Lockdown over, but risk not diminished: MOH
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually Feb. 10. As of Feb. 16, Ontario’s stay-at-home orders will be lifted and public…
Gerry Hunnius, ‘calm radical,’ remembered for life of…
By Sue Tiffin After Christmas dinner this past December, Valerie Hunnius read the first chapter of a book to her children about the life of Gerry Hunnius - her husband. The pair – married for…
Seventh year for Make Dreams Come True
By Darren Lum Chapters of achievement still need to be recognized now more than ever said Jenn Abbott of Make Dreams Come True, a community initiative to provide free formal clothing to graduating students.Abbott, who…
New office space coming to site on County…
By Mike Baker Dysart et al council has signed off on the development of a new office building on the corner of County Road 21 and Nimigon Lane – right next door to Tim Hortons.During…
BIA lowers tax levy for downtown merchants, welcomes…
By Mike Baker History was likely made at the Haliburton BIA’s 2021 annual general meeting on Thursday evening [Feb. 11] as the organization announced it would be reducing its annual tax levy for downtown merchants.Luke…
LTC coalition passes declaration to ‘fix’ long-term care…
By Mike Baker The percentage of long-term care COVID-19 deaths in Canada is the highest in the world, Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, told a group of around 50 Haliburton area…
Township staffer talks diversity, inclusion and gender neutrality
By Mike Baker There was some discussion last week about Dysart et al potentially implementing some new “diversity and inclusion” measures in the future.Andrea Mueller, Dysart’s recreation coordinator, filled council in on the numerous training…
County council passes 2021 budget
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors passed the 2021 budget during a Feb. 10 meeting, the final budget containing a tax increase of 3.84 per cent.Councillors had first reviewed the budget during a Jan. 11…
More than 150 students ‘left behind’ as internet…
By Mike Baker When students from across Haliburton County returned to the classroom late last month, teen Finn Tentrees breathed a huge sigh of relief.It has been a rough year for the Haliburton Highlands Secondary…
Haliburton County to remain in lockdown until at…
By Mike Baker The provincial stay-at-home order will remain in place for residents of Haliburton County for at least another week.Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday [Feb. 8] that the lockdown had been extended…