By Thomas Smith One person’s trash is another’s treasure. But how are you supposed to find that treasure before it ends up in the landfill? That is the goal of SIRCH Community Service’s Thrift ...

By Adam Frisk A new report recommends that Highlands East should work to consolidate its fire services by closing some of its current fire halls while building a new facility. Consulting firm Loomex ...

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, ...

By Chris Drost The Bancroft Times (the Echo’s sister paper) was contacted recently by a Highlands East resident who asked us to investigate who Conservation Authorities are responsible to and why the ...

By Emily Stonehouse If you were to explain Canada Day to someone who had never heard of the holiday before, how would you start? Would you lead with the fact that it’s the day we officially became a ...

The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) have voted to stop all non-emergency OHIP-covered services and procedures starting Sept. 1 unless the Ontario government takes measures to provide ...

The Lindsay BIA and the Lindsay Chamber joined forces to offer the only major candidates meeting in our riding on April 15 at the Pie Eyed Monk in the heart of Lindsay. While all candidates were ...

Sam Slick Park is located across from the high school in Haliburton. The park is named for the character created by Thomas Chandler Haliburton, who was an author, politician, and judge born in Nova ...

Environmental groups and cottagers associations are hoping Queen’s Park will continue to be partners in the maintenance of freshwater lake health. The Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Association ...

By Emily Stonehouse He’s always been a star, but now he wears it on his jersey. Haliburton County’s Matt Duchene signed a four-contract with the Dallas Stars on June 19, valued at $18 million, with an ...

By Emily Stonehouse We watched the smoke float through our neighbourhood without batting an eye. Some just called it “haze” or “fog”, like it wasn’t toxic air floating from neighbouring provinces.

By James Matthews Collecting lake health data now can contribute to future safe water quality. The U-Links Centre for Community-based Research has been keeping an eye for a few years on the water ...