A long-standing tradition associated with the New Year has been to make a resolution - a commitment to do something, to start something, or even finish something, in the coming year. As we begin 2018, I'd like to share with you my New Year's resolutions as your Member of Provin...
To the Editor: Liz, thanks for all you do in running your on-line news source to keep us all informed and up to date. Thank you for your coverage of local happenings (large and small), for your active participation in area events, and for all the support and encouragement you ...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine area rings in New Year with snowstorm" Oh you make me laugh with your report. Not funny. But I love your “good for you!” I did not even THINK about coming home for Christmas this year. I had Christmas all by myself. I just kne...
To the Editor: Thank you, Liz, and all your contributors for an excellent on-line paper. Happy New Year to everyone from the Purple Grove Women’s Institute correspondents. We appreciate your excellent coverage of our area. Mary Anne Kukoly Purple Grove W.I. Editor...
To the Editor: RE: "Davidson wants framed Paul Henderson sweater hanging in Davidson Centre" The following is a letter sent by Keith Davidson to Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie, regarding Davidson's plan to have a Paul Henderson autographed hockey sweater hanging in the Davi...
Twenty-eight years ago, Canada was shaken by the violent mass-murder of 14 young women at École Polytechnique, generating awareness on the ongoing social issue of gender-based violence and misogyny. Today, we commemorate and honour the lives of everyone who has died from gender-...
To the Editor: RE: "Great crowd for 37th annual Kincardine Legion Craft Show" I just read the Kincardine Legion Craft Show story, and saw the pictures of my daughter, Sandra, and granddaughter, Lindsay, at the craft sale. I live in northern Ontario, so it was nice to be a...
To the Editor: RE: "Delightful, poignant 'The Giant's Garden' is huge hit for Kincardine Theatre Guild" Dear Liz, Just a note from Pete and Scott (playwrights of "The Giant's Garden - A Musical of Epic Proportion"). We saw both...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine hospital auxiliary funds purchase of new mammography chair at hospital" What a good idea! Anything that helps make that test more comfortable is a good thing. Janice Curtis Kincardine
To the Editor: RE: "Huron-Kinloss clerk to become CAO/clerk of Brockton Jan. 1, 2018" Congratulations and best wishes to you, Sonya (Watson), on your new position with Brockton. It has always been a pleasure communicating with you during your time at Huron-Kinloss. M...
Every year, for a brief moment in the middle of November, the heroes of yesterday once again walk with us. Every Remembrance Day, in the middle of a busy morning, we stand for a minute's pause and remember the men and women who fought so bravely on foreign shores to defend the valu...
To the Editor: RE: "Proper ID a safety requirement to take bus tour of Bruce Power, says reader" About a month back, I sent a letter to the editor about an incident regarding seniors wanting to take the bus tour of the Bruce Power site. We were denied at the last minute beca...
Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy. Most local business owners are middle-class Canadians — the people who put their time, effort, and sweat into paying the bills and paying their employees before they pay themselves. The federal Liberal government of prime mi...
To the Editor: RE: "Work begins on entrance to Davidson Centre, Kincardine" Gee, you certainly wouldn’t want to do this during the summer when the place is practically closed. Let’s wait until September, right when the hockey season is kicking into full gear! ...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine woman on a mission to weed flower beds, rake the beach" My family and I have been summer residents of your beautiful town for 50 years, and live only a few houses from Dunsmoor Park - our cottage is across from the Rock Garden. Every morning...
To the Editor: Recently, 10 seniors from a local retirement home wanted to take a bus tour of Bruce Power. Many had grown up here but had never been inside the grounds. Because some are not able to take stairs, we had to have our mobility bus cleared to take it through. Bruce Power ...
To the Editor: RE: "Public input sought for Kincardine Parks Master Plan" Some thoughts from someone who has been an enemy of bureaucratic imperialism forever. a) $61,000 is an extraordinary cost for consultants to develop a PLAN. What are you paying your senior sta...
To the Editor: Above, is a photo of the equipment used in a water rescue at Inverhuron last August, for which my son, Gray, is being recognized with a citation, one of five, at the OPP Civilian Awards ceremony in September. That exact equipment is still there today. This reminds me ...
To the Editor: When the Mystic Cove development was created, the coach road was to be replaced by a lake side trail. All this was approved by the Municipality of Kincardine. Now that the lake water level is high and the winds are blowing, the trail is flooded and washed out. The ...
To the Editor: RE: "Signs at the beach should say "Swim at own risk," says reader" Those signs that where put up are 100-per-cent disgusting. This municipality spends millions of dollars on engineering reports and then spends $100 on signs that could save somebo...