A fellow reporter once told me that journalists have to be experts on a topic for only the length of time it takes to write the story. And it's true. We research a subject, interview various people, and write the story, including a few delightful photos, and presto ... we're do...
To the Editor: One of the major pillars of the Royal Canadian Legion is our Poppy and Remembrance Program which is why it has been a part of our mission statement for more than 90 years. Through this program - which includes the poster and literary contests, an on-line teach...
To the Editor: RE: "KDSS graduating class told to be phenomenal and never forget you were once a Knight" This week, we have honoured many of our youth who have achieved excellence in academia, sports and activities. I congratulate everyone who graduated with a special men...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine woman celebrates her 100th birthday" It was lovely to read about Miriam Flatt's 100th birthday! Our family and the Flatt family were parishioners at St. James Anglican Church in Dundas, and my Mum, Helen Murphy, my brother, Dennis, and I...
Good Morning, Liz: RE: "There's just no taking a day off with this job" I'm glad you like the big horses at the International Plowing Match. There is a local connection there as well. Mike Geddes, son of Don and Marilyn Geddes of the Southline, Kincardine, lives i...
Tuesday, I was going to take a day off. I had nothing to cover until a public meeting that evening. Plus, I'm a Guider with the Kincardine Brownie Unit, so I had to be at the Kincardine Baptist Church to help with that at 6 p.m. Last week, my husband, David, had suggested we go ...
To the Editor: RE: "Doctor's office is not a playground, says reader" Thank for your concern. However, I was at the medical clinic today and my 15-month-old son brought more joy to the patients in the waiting room than anything I've ever seen. I'm sorry if you...
To the Editor: RE: "That Nute Catto, what a guy, says Keith Davidson" My husband, Bill Subject, is a born and raised South-sider. He lived just around the corner from Nute Catto. I tell Bill he, too, is now a walking history book of the Town of Kincardine as he holds stor...
To the Editor: RE: "Doctor's office is not a playground, says reader" I agree with most of what this lady has seen and listened to---at the medical clinic. However, should staff had intervened or talked to the parents of these children, the kids might have b...
To the Editor: So Brett Hull Catto recently bought the house of his grandparents, Nute and Marg Catto, the old pebble stone house on Princes Street South. Brett noticed an old baseball home plate on the wood pile and asked Nute where it came from. Nute said...
While recently at the Kincardine medical clinic, I observed what I have on the last few occasions – young children were running around and crawling under the seats, squealing at the top of their lungs, while the parents sat, head down, glued to their cell phones. (For your ...
To the Editor: RE: "Readers outraged at loss of maple trees at Kincardine Avenue and Fraser Drive" This is my first letter to a paper ever, so please be patient. First off, I love trees also. I'm not a "tree hugger," but I love to look at them, sit under the...
To the Editor: RE: The section of Lake Range Drive being considered for a speed limit change If a driver could maintain a steady 60 km/h for the whole distance (10 kilometres) on Lake Range Drive, from Point Clark to Kincardine, it would take 10 minutes. At 80 km/h, it would take 7...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine must enact planning amendment to prevent wanton acts of vandalism, says reader" Regarding Mr. van de Bospoort’s letter to the editor, I agree completely that the “removal” of these trees is tantamount to vandalism. ...
To the Editor: RE: "Majestic maple trees removed from corner of Kincardine Avenue and Fraser Drive, Kincardine" Monday, a local developer demonstrated a complete disregard for surrounding residents as he had all-but-one of the mature trees on the old farm property at 603 Kin...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine contract with Paisley Fire Department goes down in flames" Just to clarify a statement by Kincardine CAO (chief administrative officer) Murray Clarke, Paisley Fire Department responded with 10 to the wheat field fire on July 28 and our response...
To the Editor: RE: "Bruce Power's Unit 7 to set new long-run record; and remembering black-out of 2003" The Ontario Liberal party claims that the Green Energy Act, windmills and solar panels shut down the coal-fired plants. I wonder who's right? Bob Johnson Ki...
To the Editor: I drive the highways of southwestern Ontario extensively, logging tens of thousands of kilometres annually, and at this time of year, I cannot help but recognize the extent of corn fields that line the roadways. Over the past several winters, I have also be...
To the Editor: RE: "Taxpayers have grown accustomed to mediocre expectations, says reader" Thank you Ms. McBride for so eloquently portraying my thoughts, with regard to the renaming of the Kincardine medical clinic to the Hawthorne Community Clinic. No offence to Mr. Haw...
To the Editor: RE: "Reader has good memories of Clarke Church in Huron Township" Yes, Bruce (Aitken), we have so many good memories of that little church. My parents were married there and we, as a family, spent all our summers in that wonderful community. My favourite me...