Bruce Power has reached a milestone in its Unit 3 Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage, beginning the removal and replacement series of key components, following months of safe and successful preparation. Workers have completed the installation of protective shielding and 16 bulkhe...
Meagan Fair (above, left, with John Peevers of Bruce Power) has been named the Bruce Power Citizen of the Year. The award was one of 15 presented at the Community Achievement Awards, hosted by the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce, Saturday, Oct. 14, at Ainsdale Golf Cou...
The Kincardine Winter Coat Drive has begun. People are urged to “share the warmth” by dropping off their surplus, clean, gently-used winter coats, hats, scarves, mitts, etc., at the West Shore Clothing and Surf Shop at 792 Queen Street, or Little Beginnings Daycare and Lear...
Bruce Power has been awarded a gold-level certification for the fourth consecutive time by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), for excellence in Indigenous relations. The award for achieving certification in Progressive Aboriginal Relations™ (PAR), handed out dur...
The Bruce County draft budget for 2024-28 capital and operating expenses, was tabled at the Oct. 12 corporate services committee meeting. The proposed budget illustrates intentions to support assets, including people and capital, to continue to build the financial foundation by buildin...
Members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society generously shared their harvest at the annual sale of produce, preserves, plants and baked goods at the October meeting, held Wednesday at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. A special sale addition was made in the form of peony r...
Donald “Neil’ Bruce McCallum of Kincardine died peacefully, with his family at his bedside, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at Wingham and District Hospital, in his 76th year. Born June 24, 1948, in Kincardine, Neil was the fourth child for Donald and Loretta McCallum. Survived b...
Earlier today (Oct. 20), Bruce Power notified the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) of its intent to launch an Impact Assessment (IA) for potential new nuclear generation on the Bruce Power site, including early community, Indigeno...
It’s appropriate at this time of year to reflect on, and express gratitude for, the blessings in our lives. With the theme, “We Are Thankful,” members of the South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des Enseignantes Retraitées de l’Ontar...
“Bon Echo,” by A.J. Casson, a member of the Group of Seven is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. Casson is best-known for his landscape paintings, and this print, on display at Sobeys Kin...
Andries “Andy” Groenveld of Ripley died peacefully, with family by his side, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at the age of 95. Survived by his wife of 68 years, Ann Groenveld (De Vries); and sister, Janny De Vries of Belleville. ...
Christine MacDonald (above) is the new chief administrative officer (CAO) for Bruce County, effective Dec. 16. The county made the announcement in a press release, issued Thursday. MacDonald is currently the county’s deputy CAO and has previously served as the interim CAO and ...
“Yeah!” That’s the word from Bruce Power president and chief executive officer Mike Rencheck as he pumped his fist in the air in celebration of the safe and successful return-to-service of Unit 6 at the Bruce Nuclear site, Tuesday morning. James Scongack, chief dev...
Every year, Canadians gather at their local cenotaph on Remembrance Day (Nov. 11) to honour those who served their country in the military and especially those who have not returned home. These are emotional moments as the loss of loved ones or dear friends is difficult to understand and ...
Q: I heard there are some new reports of serious side effects with Ozempic. Can you shed some light on this? A: There have been some new reports of serious stomach side effects which include pancreatitis, intestinal blockage and stomach paralysis associated with GLP-1 inhibitors, such ...
South Bruce OPP constable Kevin Martin (above, left, with associate transportation minister Vijay Thanigasalam), community safety officer, has received the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) award for lifetime achievement for traffic safety. The award was presented last week in Nort...
Shane Watson (above) is the new fire chief for the Township of Huron-Kinloss, effective Oct. 30. Mayor Don Murray made the announcement Tuesday after council approved the hiring of Watson at its meeting Monday night. Watson brings 10 years’ experience in the fire service as a ...
Once again this year, the Ripley and District Lions Club is pleased to assist those in Huron Township who need some extra help at Christmas. Individuals or families may be referred through schools, community service agencies or churches. Referrals must be received by Nov. 30, and the d...
Bruce County has announced that there will be an alternating lane closure on the Durham Street Bridge in Walkerton, Oct. 23 and Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Rain dates are Oct. 24 and Oct. 26). This alternating lane closure is to carry out further bridge inspection. One lane of t...
Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services responded to an early-morning fire, Monday, at a multi-unit residential building on Durham Market Street North, Kincardine. Firefighters from both Kincardine and Tiverton stations were dispatched, and upon arrival, observed flames and smoke coming...
The popular Books in the Bruce program will continue, with Karen Ruetz of Point Clark and Megan Cook of Amberley taking over as co-ordinators. Colleen Shute who founded the program in 2017, is stepping down in order to concentrate on other things in her life. “It’s time ...
Stewart Beausoleil of London, formerly of Kincardine and St. Lucia, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, with family by his side. He was 77. Beloved husband of Jacinta Eudoxie-Beausoleil for 32 years. Dear son of Muriel and the late Victor. Loving Dad of Nicholas (Denise Azevedo) and Came...
Thanksgiving weekend marked the end of another successful season for the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens in Ripley. Over the course of the season and under the capable hands of garden manager Aprille Fox, the gardens grew close to 1,500 kilograms of produce which was distributed to the co...
Wilma Sutton entertained her nieces, Elizabeth Watson, Evelyn Elliott, Joy Ward, and Edith Wright, of Wiarton and Owen Sound, Thursday. The Carmen Bridge family visited recently with her sister, Wendy and Jim Hooisma, of Hanover. Also visiting, were Dianne and Ron Ellis. Happy Birth...
Barb and Ray Kester came to Kincardine in 1972 and have been stalwart supporters of the Kincardine Curling Club ever since. To mark this momentous occasion, the club is hosting a celebration and open house, Sunday, Oct. 29, from 1:30-3 p.m., at 277 Penetangore Row, Kincardine. The 2...
It was a windy, cold, rainy weekend for the Tiverton Fall Fair, as people bundled up in winter coats to take in the many events and activities, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8. The rain held off for the parade and part of the afternoon before the dark clouds rolled in, bringing a heavy d...
The famous Rock With Your Docs concert will return next summer, featuring “Local Anesthesia” and “Lulus,” Friday, June 21, at the Davidson Centre. A third band will be announced closer to the event, and the concert will include a meal. That’s the word from...
The Kincardine Community Singers are in rehearsals for their Christmas concert, slated for Dec. 9-10, at Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine. One song in the repertoire is “Sanctus,” a Latin piece that is tricky to speak, let alone sing. For that reason, the choir welco...
The 4th annual Reid Family Halloween Haunt fund-raiser runs Oct. 27-28, 7-9 p.m., at the home of Nick and Nicole Reid, 953 Boardwalk, Kincardine. Admission is a non-perishable item for the Kincardine Food Bank or a monetary donation. One hundred per cent of all donations go to the food...
The Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario has re-affirmed its commitment to work closely with Bruce Power, site contractors and the local community, to support the company’s ongoing Major Component Replacement (MCR) project and Life-Extension Program. Del...
The Bruce County Active Transportation and Recreational Trails Master Plan, is open to public review and comment, from now until Nov. 24. The plan recommends goals for existing and future active transportation and recreational trails within the county road rights-of-way and county fore...
The Municipality of Kincardine has announced that much of the downtown has re-opened to vehicular traffic, as the reconstruction project nears completion. Queen Street is now open, between Durham Market South and Lambton Street, with on-street parking available. “This has been...
(LONDON, ON) - The West Region OPP laid the most speeding and impaired-driving charges of any region policed by the OPP, over the course of the Operation Impact Thanksgiving long-weekend traffic campaign. Officers from West Region's 13 detachments laid a total of 2,217 charges...
The winner of Wednesday’s Catch the Ace draw, was Jake Hunter who chose Envelope No. 7 which contained the Four of Spades. He won $604; if he had found the Ace of Spades, he, he would have collected $6,061. Tickets are $5 each; remember, it takes only one ticket to win. There wer...
A new study by Kinectrics and FuelCell Energy, supported by Bruce Power, will explore the potential to produce hydrogen, using electricity generated by clean, reliable and affordable nuclear power. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) announced Thursday (Oct. 12) that it ...
Members of the Kincardine and District Lions Club gathered Thursday morning to present a donation of $30,000 to the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation. This represents 60 per cent of the funds raised from the sale of the club’s Hospital Fund-raising Raffle. Throughou...
Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine will celebrate its 175th anniversary next year. After Kincardine founders Withers and Cameron arrived in 1848, others followed and by 1849, people were holding church services in homes and other spaces. In 1855, a frame church was built...
Canada’s steel industry is one of the greenest in the world, thanks to carbon-free electricity generated by nuclear power, including the strong baseload supply from Bruce Power. And as Canadian steelmakers look to further de-carbonize their processes over the coming years, the deman...
The Huron Fringe Field Naturalist club began the new season of meetings, Sept. 26, with a presentation of outstanding photos by Goderich-based photographer, Dale Matthies. Members enjoyed beautiful images of birds, wildlife, landscapes and butterflies. A number of spectacular photos fe...
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, DISTURBANCE LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES (GODERICH, ON) - An investigation conducted by the Huron County OPP involving damage to property in the Town of Goderich, has resulted in several criminal charges for a Goderich resident. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at approxima...