By Chad IngramHaliburton County councillors are supporting going ahead with snowshoe festival Hike Haliburton: Winter Edition this February.Last February saw the inaugural winter version of the county’s popular Hike Haliburton Festival, the latter typically taking…
By Jenn Watt After years of running successful cooking and retail programs around Haliburton County, SIRCH Community Services is expanding, bringing together multiple facets of its operations under one roof and creating a community space.Renovations…
By Jenn Watt Four investigators from the Office of the Fire Marshal are on the scene of a fatal house fire in Highlands East that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 15. …
Students wishing to switch placed on waiting list, board says class cap sizes play into decisions By Jenn Watt Students who want to switch between in-school and at-home learning will have their name added to…
By Jenn Watt Over the last fiscal year, and in the months since the coronavirus pandemic began, Haliburton County Development Corporation has been making funding available to the county’s business community with hundreds of thousands…
By Staff Marking the 19th Waste Reduction Week, the County of Haliburton, the four lower-tier municipalities and the Haliburton County Public Library are teaming up to provide information on how to reduce the amount of…
By Jenn Watt It wasn’t until an illustration from one of Thomas C. Haliburton’s books was reproduced in a festival program that many in Windsor, N.S. became aware of the racist content in The Clockmaker,…
By Sue Tiffin Mid-September, Felicia Dai, co-owner of Win Yeung Chinese Restaurant in Haliburton posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page that, since the restaurant has not been open for dine-in service since March, they had…
By Jenn Watt Water Ambassadors Canada, founded by Haliburton residents Barry Hart and Heather Alloway, has established itself over the years as a charity that provides water and sanitation access to communities in need. Most…
By Sue Tiffin A traditional rights of way project established by the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association to preserve, maintain and protect key portage routes is gaining interest throughout Haliburton County and might be of…
By Jenn Watt Plans by the federal government to ban six single-use plastic items and establish recycled content requirements for packaging and products are up for public discussion. Plastic checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack…
By Echo Staff Yours Outdoors, an experiential tourism company founded by Barrie Martin in 2006, has partnered with Haliburton Forest to “provide and promote the very best tourism opportunities available in the Haliburton Highlands,” the…
By Sue Tiffin “Thank goodness guidelines have changed, easier on families for sure,” said Dr. Norm Bottum after the provincial government updated screening protocols for children last week, amending a COVID-19 screening policy to focus…
By Jenn WattDespite the rain, about a dozen people came out to the Water Ambassadors Canada walk in Haliburton on Sunday, Oct. 4, with about 60 in total around Ontario, raising funds for clean drinking…
By Jenn Watt Kilometres of hiking trails, mixed forest, wetlands, open field and a picturesque waterfall will be accessible for the general public when Barnum Creek Nature Reserve opens on Friday, Oct. 16.The 500-acre property,…
By Jenn Watt Supporters of Boundless, a film by creator/director Kate Campbell of Haliburton, came out to the Little Pit Drive-In at Abbey Gardens on Friday, Oct. 2 for a private screening.Boundless, a short film…
By Jenn Watt Results from sediment and water sampling at three decommissioned mine sites in the area around Cardiff and Bancroft conducted in 2019 show the public and environment are protected, information released last month…
By Jenn Watt Santa will still come to Haliburton this year, but just like everything else during the coronavirus pandemic, the way he does so will look different.On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Haliburton BIA and…
By Michael RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The Haliburton Highlands Studio Tour celebrated its 33rd year of operation Oct. 3 and 4 – the first of two weekends. Due to COVID-19 and its restrictions, 12 artists…
By Darren Lum The Highland Storm are moving forward with their season despite the Greater Toronto Hockey League’s announcement on Saturday that they’re postponing the start of their season until January due to concerns about…
By Chad Ingram Many cottage owners will see their electricity bills increase substantially sometime next year.On Sept. 17, the Ontario Energy Board, the province’s energy regulator, upheld a 2015 directive that Hydro One eliminate the…