By Darren Lum The following are Highlands East briefs from the March 9 council meeting. Highlands East is looking to re-tender the work related to the Cardiff pool change room addition.While visiting the construction site…
Lost hikers rescued in QEII
By Sue Tiffin Two 62-year-old hikers were rescued after becoming lost in Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park on March 5, despite numerous challenges for OPP in the recovery.At about 4:19 p.m. that day, Haliburton…
Students required to quarantine after two confirmed cases…
By Staff This story has been updated from the original version. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students in a Grade 11 chemistry class, a Grade 12 English class and a Grade 12 math class have been…
Sterling’s star shines, takes family work ethic to…
By Darren Lum Sterling Nesbitt shares more than the initials and the surname with the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena. Named for her great-grandfather Sinclair ‘Sinc’ George Nesbitt, the Highlands teen has been on an enduring…
Highlands East tax rate increases 2.23 per cent
By Darren Lum The following are briefs from Highlands East special meeting of council on March 2 via YouTube, featuring the finance 2021 budget. The budget estimates bylaw will be approved at the March 9…
Vaccines rolling out across county
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Vaccines rolling out across county The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with acting medical officer of health Dr.…
OGRA elects Highlands East Mayor Burton as next…
By Darren Lum Since 1894 the Ontario Good Roads Association has been working with municipalities to improve transportation throughout the province. Although the oldest municipal association in Ontario, executive director Scott Butler said OGRA’s mandate…
Fleming College receives $336,000 to bolster mental health…
By Mike Baker With many post-secondary students across the province struggling to adapt to new learning protocols brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government is stepping in to provide additional funding for programs…
The Past Year of a Pandemic: Community reflects…
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. In Haliburton County, 51 cases of COVID-19 and one death due to…
Starlink brings the world to rural Highlanders
By Darren Lum High speed internet is here for rural residents through Starlink, an effort being led by the private spaceflight company owned by Elon Musk, SpaceX.SpaceX is constructing a satellite internet constellation to provide…
Fourteen variants of concern identified in region
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fourteen additional variants of concern have been identified in COVID-19 cases in the region, that number more than doubling last week from five last Monday to 12 on…
Jaycock plans to keep community connections
By Chad Ingram One of Canoe FM’s iconic figures is moving away from Haliburton County, but listeners of the community volunteer radio station are still likely to hear Mike Jaycock’s signature baritone on the air…
Operatic artists form Racial Equity Advisory Council
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As the pandemic progressed, so too did more public discussion of systemic racism alongside a rise in xenophobia, in which Asian people faced verbal and physical attacks and…
HCDC provides millions in loans during pandemic
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton County Development Corporation has provided millions of dollars in loans to local businesses since the COVID-19 pandemic began nearly a year ago.“Basically as soon as the pandemic hit, I got…
Council concerned with costs involved with affordable housing…
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dysart et al council has some concerns with a proposal that would see the Lakeview Motel, located along County Road 21, converted into a 15-unit affordable housing complex.This…
High demand for holiday homes driven by pandemic
By Darren Lum Finding that perfect spot on a lakefront in cottage country will be even more elusive than ever before thanks to unprecedented demand this year spurred by a desire to get away following…
Head Lake Ice Out contest
It’s that time of the year again!While it may not feel like it now, spring, and the warmer weather it brings, is right around the corner. To go along with that, the Haliburton Echo is…
Vaccine roll-out: ‘trickle is starting to turn into…
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The following are brief reports from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with Dr. Ian Gemmill, acting medical officer of health, held on Feb.…
Community biking challenge pencilled in for September
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Haliburton’s Friends of the Rail Trail [FoRT] are hoping to kick-start a brand new annual event.Pamela Marsales, a FoRT member, says the organization want to organize a family-friendly…
CMHA continues to support transgender and gender-diverse people
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Canadian Mental Health Association of Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge has launched a new program to provide additional community supports for transgender and gender-diverse individuals.Unveiled on Monday [March…
Sales of ‘Girl Gang’ T-shirts benefit food banks
By Darren Lum Lifelong friends and newly formed business partners Kirsten Rae and Kelly Kay are paying it forward to the community they’ve always called home through the sale of T-shirts with what they call…