By Sue Tiffin Published June 8 2017 The Highlands Food and Beverage Showcase has it all – food entertainment silent auction even a pickling competition – all while promoting local culinary tourism and raising money…
County fair packs a day full of fun
By Sue Tiffin Published Juhe 1 2017 Cathy Fisher is excited about the 153rd annual Haliburton County Fair. Fisher a Minden resident is not only working on the fair board but she’s a grandmother to…
Farmers' market makes a move
By Sue Tiffin Published June 8 2017 Two of the county farmers’ markets are in full swing and the third is prepared to open in a new place with a new name. The Carnarvon market…
Kinmount couple raising money for angiosarcoma research
By Darren Lum Published June 8 2017 Sometimes you need superheroes to bring people together. Kinmount residents Robert and Melissa Moody and Regan Correia are becoming Team Angiosarcoma Avengers to compete at the Spartan Sprint…
Land trust focuses on core principles
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 8 2017 The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust increased their funds by more than a third in 2016 thanks in large part to their new charity golf tournament. The land trust’s…
Minden man recovering from crash
By Sue Tiffin Published June 8 2017 Larry Reynolds wanted to mark the sale of his friend’s hunting camp by enjoying one more dirt bike ride with his friends on the property. But on May…
Rare London cab taxis around county
By Sue Tiffin Published June 8 2017 A ride in a taxi during a visit to London England almost 30 years ago was more meaningful than Kevin Shea intended. He ended up bringing the cab…
County fair packs a day full of fun
By Sue Tiffin Published Juhe 1 2017 Cathy Fisher is excited about the 153rd annual Haliburton County Fair. Fisher a Minden resident is not only working on the fair board but she’s a grandmother to…
County questions its role in UN designation
By Chad Ingram Published May 30 2017 Earlier this year Haliburton County was designated as an exceptional area for environmental education by the United Nations. The UN chose Peterborough and its surrounding area including Haliburton…
County takes second look at paramedicine program
By Chad Ingram Published June 1 2017 Haliburton County will apply for funding through the province’s Central East Local Health Integration Network for the second attempt at a community paramedicine program. During a May 24…
Local pastor and writer finalist for national contest
Ron Mahler a pastor author and eightyear resident of Minden has been shortlisted by the Word Guild (a national association of Canadian writers) in the Best New Canadian Manuscript Contest sponsored by Castle Quay Books.…
Musicians to sing for Minden
By Sue Tiffin Published June 1 2017 A Minden “weekender” who has been visiting the town for more than 50 years is pitching in to help the community. John Dawson a Pickering resident is a…
Province makes changes to the OMB
By Chad Ingram Published June 1 2017 The provincial government is making changes to the Ontario Municipal Board a body that hears appeals on municipal planning decisions effectively replacing the board with what it is…
Sandy Bay Road residents want better maintenance
By Chad Ingram Published June 1 2017 Residents of Sandy Bay Road along the shores of Gull Lake are asking Minden Hills township to do a better job on maintenance of the thoroughfare. Jack Sward…
HHHS balances budget
By Jenn Watt Published May 25 2017 Finance committee chairman David Gray gave a report to the boardat its May 25 meeting in which he explained the “clean bill ofhealth” the corporation had been given…
State of emergency lifted bridge reopens
By Chad Ingram Published May 25 2017 A state of emergency that had been inplace in Minden Hills for nearly three weeks due to flooding waslifted on the morning of Friday May 26. “The widespread…
Bob Lake residents prepare for legal action
By Chad Ingram Published May 25 2017 It looks like residents of Bob Lake may suethe property owner who blocked access to a long-used boat launch on hisproperty last year. During their May 25 meeting…
Out of the gloomy winter rises one grateful…
By Robert Mackenzie Published May 23 2017 It's a beautiful day in Haliburton and I'm inside my Echo office banging my head against a desk because I'm not good atwriting personal introductions like this. How…
Festival of Banners returns to Minden
The streets of Minden will once again be decorated with hand painted banners after artists responded enthusiastically to a revival of the Festival of Banners project. The project which invites artists to paint designs onto…
Fraudsters aim to rip off flood victims
By Robert Mackenzie Published May 25 2017 As flooding in the county begins to dry up the Ontario Provincial Police are warning residents cottagers and business owners against “flood fraudsters” who may be looking to…
HHOA brings Catch the Ace to county as…
By Darren Lum Published May 25 2017 The Haliburton Highlands Outdoor Association is looking to a popular East Coast fundraising idea to help them meet growing financial demands. HHOA vice-president of education and marketing Rusty…