By John C. Carter This timely piece on annexing Canada is by a guest author, historian John Carter. He holds a PhD in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester and is the Peninsula director of the Bruce County Historical Society. He is the author of “The Perils and Pitfalls...
To the Editor: Well, Tariff Tuesday has finally arrived and I’m sitting here hoping that whoever has wished us all to live in “interesting times” would quit, soon! I’m also trying to figure out all the many, and various, impacts that are about to descend on our ...
If you’ve been reading my columns, you know that I moved to Kincardine in 2019. The move was a big change for me and my husband, Jim, but we are always up to the challenge of change. Embracing the Municipality of Kincardine and the Grey-Bruce region, its people and rich history, ...
In telling family stories, I can find a great number of names repeated through the generations. There are nine Williams in the Pollock tree, several Catherines in the Farrells, many Mathews in the Davis clan and half a dozen Daniels among the Edges. Today, I would like to comment on th...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine announces new doctor set to arrive as early as May” It is unfortunate that it has taken this long to implement the Practice Ready Ontario (PRO) program in Ontario. This fast-track program will allow for internationally-trained family phys...
There has been a lot of sabre-rattling from the president of our neighbouring country around tariffs and while it’s difficult to discern how and when these threats might be applied, it has exposed vulnerabilities that we must work together to address. At Bruce Power, it’s o...
To the Editor: Ontario premier Doug Ford wants to spend billions on a tunnel under the 401 in Toronto. Maybe he should first keep the highways above ground open. Highway 21 is closed again today; that makes seven days in a row. Maybe rural Ontario doesn’t count. Eric ...
To the Editor: I am writing in strong support of the proposed Indoor Sports Dome at the Kin-Bruce Park in Huron-Kinloss Township. As detailed in my recent research on Kincardine and Saugeen Shores, community attitudes regarding development often lean toward NIMBYism (Not In My Back ...
You wouldn’t usually turn to a history book for some funny one-liners. Yet here they are, in Norman Robertson’s “History of the County of Bruce,” published by the Bruce County Historical Society. While writing the book in 1906, Robertson called on a schoolteache...
To the Editor: Last fall, four members of Kincardine council voted to direct staff to sever and rezone part of the parking lot behind the Bruce Power Training Centre at 705 Princes Street, Kincardine (the former W.E. Thompson Public School). Council had spent $15,000 on a repor...
To the Editor: It is with great sadness that I write this article concerning the destruction of the Dr. Solomon Secord sundial monument. I was born and raised in Kincardine and have lived here most of my life. For 25 years, I was a member of Heritage Kincardine, the last year as the...
When you’re traveling, be prepared for anything. My husband, Jim, and I were given a chilling reminder of how important that mindset is, especially in winter. We happened to be visiting my sister, Laurie Dixon, and her partner, Ray Evans, in the Town of Gravenhurst, the week t...
To the Editor: Many of my friends and colleagues have received unsolicited funds. The amount is curious as everyone is receiving the same amount. Circulating in many circles are rumours saying that everyone in Ontario will receive a cheque in the amount of $200. In a world of fraud,...
My first thought on seeing this prompt was of the beautiful, old, lacy valentines in Mrs. R.’s collection. Unfortunately, I haven’t found them. Could I have sold them as they had no family names? These valentines (above) were in the collection of postcards. The one on the l...
To the Editor: I write to express my deep concerns and frustrations regarding the lack of progress on building a new high school to replace the outdated Kincardine District Secondary School (KDSS), now called the Kincardine District Senior School. This project, has been funded for s...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine whittles 2025 budget back to 8% tax-rate increase” Kincardine council is about to spend $80,000 for a community development person to assist the manager of strategic initiatives create a more welcoming, inclusive and accessible community. ...
To the Editor: RE: “Ripley woodworker makes statement with Secord Monument replicas” I thank you, Mr. Harold Galloway, for standing up and supporting the vast majority of Kincardine citizens and the Dr. Solomon Secord family, who were all opposed to the destruction of the ...
To the Editor: How haunting for me it was, reading this article (below) about my great-uncle, Dr. Solomon Secord. As you read and envision how he lanced the throat of a young child who was lying there dying with diphtheria, as a last effort, and sucked the infection out with his own...
In January, 2025, wildfires, driven by hurricane-force winds, invaded Los Angeles, destroying more than 17,000 structures. Over a century ago, towns in Bruce County suffered similar, if much smaller, destruction. The Southampton fire of 1886 consumed more than 50 buildings on High S...
To the Editor: The residents of Kincardine deserve better! Over the past three years, this term of Kincardine council has proposed tax hikes totalling 24 per cent, a staggering increase far out-pacing inflation or the incomes of most residents. Such decisions are especially egregiou...