To the Editor: RE: “Municipality agrees to destroy Secord Monument that stood in downtown Kincardine” It gives me indigestion when younger people seek to erase history because they label certain people as racist or intolerant based on a brief period of their lives. If t...
To the Editor: RE: “Municipality agrees to destroy Secord Monument that stood in downtown Kincardine” I’m sure the fact that I am voicing an opinion about this debacle - Kincardine council’s decision to destroy the Secord Monument - will bring all the people wh...
To the Editor: I am proud of the Kincardine council members for their work on the Secord Monument, and I think their efforts deserve recognition. The decision was a long and difficult process for the community, and our council members went out of their way to hear the people of the ...
To the Editor: RE: “Municipality agrees to destroy Secord Monument that stood in downtown Kincardine” I am truly disappointed with the Kincardine council decision to destroy the Dr. Secord sundial monument. It has been made controversial by a minority of very vocal people....
Here is our gang, though I don’t think the term was in general use in those days; so I should say, “These are my high school friends.” We had started Grade 9 together in the same classroom in the old school, since the two Grade 9 classes were divided alphabetically by...
The Chi-Cheemaun. Just saying the ferry’s name makes me smile. And yes, being on the ferry literally turns you into kid again. What’s not to like about being on this pretty painted passenger ship that links Ontario’s north to Manitoulin Island? The name brings back...
To the Editor: I’ve heard many tributes to the late Doug Kennedy, community champion of Kincardine, and for the most part, they are right on the money. Doug was a great guy with a huge heart and a passion for sports. He believed in second and third chances, sticking up for ...
Here I am, ready for a day’s work. Helping Daddy kept me busy not only then but until I went off to university. After all, girls do whatever job needs to be done if they have no brothers. I don’t remember when this pump provided water for the house, located just to the righ...
Few realize that Bruce County women served in key roles during wartime. Take, for example, Helen Margaret Root (right), born in Saugeen First Nation in1920. Her father, Joseph, had served in the First World War and in 1941, she enlisted in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps. Sent to...
To the Editor: We, the Al Merei family, thank our sponsors, the Kincardine Refugee Committee, as well as Dr. Lisa Roth, the teachers and staff at Kincardine District Senior School, Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School and Huron Heights Public School, for their guidance, welcoming...
To the Editor: It is with great concern and disappointment that we, the undersigned, learned of the prominent display of a handmade billboard (along Bluewater Veterans Highway, just north of MTO Road) espousing racist ideology, greeting visitors to the Town of Goderich on the August lo...
To the Editor: RE: “Council okays three-hour parking limit in downtown Kincardine” Regarding the proposed three-hour parking limit in downtown Kincardine, I would be in favour of this initiative. However, I’m not in favour of the staff suggestion that additional par...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine celebrates freedom with raising of Black Liberation flag” It’s great to temporarily raise flags for various reasons and I’m supportive of doing so; however, the most important community flag to raise, does not exist. You may as...
Like the seasons, life, in general, and the world around us, we are always experiencing change. And that’s no different for this column, “Gym Shorts.” After a year of writing about fitness, health and wellness, it’s time for a change. So, in celebration of ke...
It was around this time last year that a renewed Unit 6 reactor was starting up (or achieving first criticality, to use official nuclear terms) before being declared commercially-operational in September, following a successful Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage. The Unit 6 MCR o...
The mail must go through, they say — through snow and rain and gloom of night. Even if it means walking 45 miles, and back. In 1852, that was the job of Cowan Keys, the first mail carrier of Bruce County. With Her Majesty’s mail in a satchel slung over his shoulder, he woul...
To the Editor: I have enjoyed the Scottish festivities in Kincardine, including the Saturday Night Parade since 2001, but wonder if similar coverage by the media, people and the Municipality of Kincardine could be given to the Kincardine Multicultural Festival that was founded in 2003 ...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine honours Tony Doherty for 25 years of dedication to Scottish Festival” I agree that Tony Doherty has worked hard over the years for the Kincardine Scottish Festival when he took over from Jim McArthur. However, I was disappointed that David Ma...
If walking along parts of Lake Huron’s longest shoreline of the five Great Lakes isn’t challenging enough for you, have you checked out the awesome Bruce County trails network? As a new resident or visitor to Bruce County, there’s lots to do and enjoy. The Bruce Count...
To the Editor: RE: “Firefighters battle structure fire, Saturday morning, in downtown Kincardine” What very sad news to hear of the fire at the laundromat in Kincardine. In early 2004, my job had folded in Toronto. I took my severance, we cashed in our house, and searc...