That summertime feeling Opinion13 July 2021 By Mike Baker If anyone walking around downtown Haliburton on Friday afternoon heard an accented voice bellowing out the word “freedom” in a loud, over-the-top manner, don’t worry, there wasn’t a live re-enactment of the brutal Braveheart scene showcasing William Wallace’s death going on nearby. Instead, yours truly simply allowed excitement to shine through at the news that Ontario will be moving into Step 3 of its reopening plan as early as this week. It’s a long time coming, isn’t it. Aside from a couple of weeks in March, Ontario has been partially under lock and key for the best part of six months. Six months. We’ve had to watch on as allies and neighbours all around us have opened up and gone about their day-to-day lives in, well, pretty much normal fashion.