By Thomas Smith Kim Restivo Galea, longtime cottager of Davis Lake, has been a resident of the Kinmount area for the past eight years. “My mother was one of the first patients of Dr. Mihu,” said Galea ...

By Adam Frisk The Municipality of Dysart et al is moving ahead with its proposed changes to the shoreline protections policy, allowing for the building of sheds, saunas and gazebos on privately-owned ...

By Adam Frisk An air quality warning was issued last week for Haliburton County as wildfire smoke blanketed the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a special air quality ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Thomas Smith Longtime residents Barry Hart and his wife Heather founded Water Ambassadors in 2002. After visiting Haliburton County as a cottager for decades, Hart and his wife would visit ...

By Chris Drost At the Nov. 23 meeting of the Highlands East council, CAO/treasurer Shannon Hunter shared the good news that the period of studies and consultations have been concluded for the ...

By Adam Frisk Hello, Haliburton County! My name is Adam Frisk and I’ve recently joined The Haliburton County Echo, Minden Times and County Life as a reporter and photographer. I’m thrilled to join the ...

By Jenn Watt Within a month of opening the Gardens of Haliburton sales office, about one-third of the new retirement residence’s 70 units were reserved for the building’s opening in the spring of 2021 ...

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 ...

By Emily Stonehouse “We’re not splitting the right vote,” said Jacquie Baker, the Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Brock representative for the New Blue Party. “We’re the only Conservative Party.” Formed ...

By Emily Stonehouse It’s not every day a new doctor comes to town. Actually, it’s fairly rare. The province-wide doctor shortage is a problem that is not isolated to our neck of the woods. But staff ...