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Group shares idea for HE transitional housing community

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Little Blue Cabins may be a means to help alleviate the housing crunch in Highlands East. Kevin Taylor, the chairperson of the Little Blue Cabins (LBC) board of…

Aluminium houses

By Vivian Collings Housing, housing, housing How many times is that word in today’s paper? Short-term rentals, transitional housing, affordable housing, a lack thereof. Council’s approval to allow additional dwelling units on some developed lots…

Share your light

By Lynda Shadbolt It was a cool Saturday. I pulled on my Long Johns, my work pants, wool socks, a couple of layers of tops and a sweater, an old coat, mitts and a hat.…

Words to live by

By Steve Galea The other day, I was perusing through the 1960 issue of Sportsman’s Guide, a defunct magazine once mailed out by the people who also produced Sportsman Cigarettes. OK, I’m a little behind…

Halco Electronics to close shop this month

By Vivian Collings Halco Electronics, a staple storefront of Haliburton’s downtown for the past few decades, is getting ready to power down and close up. Owner Don van Nood said it’s time for retirement after…

Fulfilling graduation dreams

By Vivian Collings Jennifer Abbott has been helping make the dreams of graduates come true for the past 11 years. Make Dreams Come True is a not-for-profit local organization that collects donated dresses or suits,…

BIA ready for a fresh, new year

By Vivian Collings Brandon Nimigon joined the Haliburton Business Improvement Area (BIA) board in 2016 with the desire to see downtown grow and flourish. After eight years of participating in decisions, helping hang flowers, put…

Area public health boards petition province for merger

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Given their history collaborating, it only makes sense for the local and Peterborough health boards to merge. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) and Peterborough…

Dysart releases 2023 waste management study

By Vivian Collings Dysart residents care about what they consume and where it’s going. It’s evident the municipality’s innovative waste management programs are doing the trick. With only two of Dysart’s five landfills “active”, it’s…

Cultivating joy: The solution to the LTC crisis

By Vivian Collings Lurking in the shadows of crises in Canada are long-term care homes. During the Aging Together as Community’s conference last month, Dr. Pat Armstrong, professor of sociology at the University of Toronto,…

Hawks soar high at OFSAA Nordic championships

Violet Humphries earns bronze medal; Three Red Hawk relay sprint team finish top 5 By Karen Gervais, Special to the Echo The Red Hawk Nordic Ski team found huge success at the OFSAA Nordic Championships…

Many students comply with immunization record request

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The public health campaign toward updated student vaccination records garnered much compliance. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reminded parents and guardians of students that health…

Two individuals charged in Minden

Submitted by the Haliburton Highlands OPP (TOWNSHIP OF MINDEN HILLS, ON) -The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals in relation to an assault and robbery that occurred earlier this…

Group brings green, winter burial issue to Highlands…

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterThe Green Burial Society would like to resurrect the past effort to allow that form of interment in Highlands East.The municipality had by 2019 sponsored a U-Links research project…

Local syrup producers take advantage of warm winter

By Thomas Smith Warmer temperatures and a lack of snow has made for plenty of changes in Haliburton County this winter.One Haliburton County couple knows this well.Rick and Wendy Wood have been boiling maple sap…

STR rules complicate lives, says operator

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterPeople do whatever they can to get through the curveballs that life throws at them.Sometimes doing whatever you can includes putting your Highlands East area cottage up for rent…

County taps the brakes on thoroughfare

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterHaliburton County will reduce the speed limit on a section of County Road 3 to improve motorist safety.The speed limit along part of County Road 3 starting at 370-metres…

Haliburton County chooses its deputy warden

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Haliburton County’s deputy warden is Highlands East Mayor Dave Burton.The two-horse race for deputy warden Jan. 24 was between Coun. Burton and Coun. Bob Carter, the mayor of…

Dysart OKs company to monitor STR compliance

By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dysart gave the nod to Granicus Canada Holdings to ensure short-term rental property owners comply with rules that will regulate the industry in Haliburton County.The contract is the…