By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Dorset man is concerned by the lack of accountability at both the provincial and municipal levels as a pack of wolves run roughshod over his tiny, rural…
Presentation on blue-green algae blooms draws huge audience
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cyanobacteria are one of the oldest organisms on the planet, evolving about three billion years ago, but there is still much for us to learn about cyanobacteria and…
Board of health advocating for paid sick day…
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Acknowledging the difficulty in staying at home and self-isolating for people who do not have paid sick leave benefits, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit’s board…
100 years of Agnew’s General Store having what…
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Karen Knox remembers that the adventure-filled bike rides from her family’s cottage on Big Straggle Lake to Agnew’s General Store on Allen Lake in Harcourt Park began in…
Region sees 1,000th case of COVID-19
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually Feb. 17. The health unit marked a milestone over this…
Dysart discusses main priorities outlined in new service…
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dysart et al council continued to kick the can on its service delivery review process last week, with township CAO Tamara Wilbee providing a thorough breakdown of seven…
Students displaying symptoms told to stay home for…
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario government has introduced changes to the COVID-19 school screening protocol, now calling on students who display even a single symptom to stay home for at least…
Passion for hockey drives Highland Storm’s second session
By Darren Lum This past Friday the A.J. LaRue arena came alive with the sound of skates on ice, carving and stopping, accompanied by the intermittent ping of a puck off the post or the…
New Nick Russell album to be released next…
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…