Kincardine council members and staff wore Kincardine Bulldogs hockey jerseys at the council meeting Wednesday night (April 11), in support of the community of Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Friday, April 6, Humboldt's junior hockey team, the Broncos, was heading to Nipawin for a playoff g...
It is with deepest regret that the family of Rev. Robert (Bob) Putman announces his sudden and peaceful death in Lindsay, Monday, April 2, 2018, at the age of 72. Born in Cambridge (Galt), he was the son of Ada and Charles Putman (deceased). Cherished husband of Pamela (Doerr) for 49 y...
The Royal Canadian Legion in Goderich hosted the District public-speaking competition, Saturday, with two Kincardine youth winning their divisions and advancing to the Area contest, slated for April 29 in Scarborough. The District consists of 50 Legion branches in six counties (Bruce, ...
Lisa Jean Katherine Hohnstein, born in Walkerton, died suddenly in Kincardine, Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the age of 42. Having spent the early years of her life in St. Thomas, Lisa had made Kincardine her home for the past 20 years. Lisa was a magnetic force to many friends and fa...
Mother Nature has provided the Kincardine area with some strange weather over the past few weeks, including a startling spring snowstorm Wednesday, April 4, that resulted in Highway 21 being closed in the afternoon and remaining closed until early Thursday morning, April 5. However, th...
Canada is one of the most naturally-beautiful countries in the world, blessed with pure water, clean air, forests, lakes, wildlife, and biodiversity, besides the cultural diversity. As citizens, it is our responsibility to keep this natural wealth and clean environment. Prior to t...
Q: I have been told that there is a new drug coming to Canada in the very near future for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Is it very much different than the current options that I am using? A: Unfortunately, Mavenclad (pronounced MAY-ven-clad, with its active ingredient being...
POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN PICK-UP TRUCK (WALKERTON, ON) - April 10, at 6:29 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a residence along Maple Street in Walkerton. Sometime between 10 p.m. April 9, and 6 a.m. April 10, a white Ford F150 FX4 pick-up truck, with...
It was a sold-out, enthusiastic crowd Friday night at the Kincardine Arts Centre, for the first “Greenock Bridge” concert of fiddle music and step-dancing, in support of World Fiddle Day. Deb Morris was MC for the evening and explained the Greenock Bridge joins both sides o...
The next four weeks will be busy for Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson (above) as she manages her responsibilities at Queen's Park and looks to shift into election mode when the writs drops later in May. Thompson was acclaimed for the Huron-Bruce nomination for the Ontario Progre...
High school students in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties can now apply for post-secondary scholarships as part of Bruce Power’s annual scholarship program. Once again this year, Bruce Power will award $500 to 100 successful applicants who are pursuing post-secondary education or a ...
Cliff Emmerton of Lucknow and formerly of Ripley, died Dec. 30, 2017, at Pinecrest Manor. He was 74. Dear father of Diane and Chris Dowding of London, Shannon Emmerton of Mississauga, Rob and partner Michelle Kirwin of Woodstock. Missed by his grandchildren, Tyler, Connor, Reilly an...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - In 2017, there were 106 stolen vehicles reported to the South Bruce OPP. Provincially, the numbers continue to rise, most notably in rural and agricultural communities within southwestern Ontario. In over 50 per cent of the cases, the thefts wer...
Carrie Pynn of Trillium Court Seniors Community, Kincardine, celebrated her 100th birthday, Tuesday, surrounded by family and friends in the atrium at Trillium Court. Originally from St. John's, Newfoundland, Mrs. Pynn worked for Purity Foods, and enjoyed doing ceramics and needlew...
'Tis the season for road construction in Kincardine. Not only is Broadway closed at the west end, in Kincardine, but beginning Monday (April 9), sections of Sutton Street, Gary Street, Mechanics Avenue, and James Street, will be closed for street reconstruction, with access availab...
Marion Laverne MacKinnon (Stinson), until recently of Lucknow, died April 6, 2018, at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 101. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald, in 2011, after 67 years of marriage. Born in Cartwright Township, Durham County, March 29, 1917, she ...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – A missing Kincardine woman has been found deceased five days after she was reported missing. April 5, at 11:10 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received a missing person report, and asked the public's help in locating 42-year-old Lisa HOHNSTEIN who was last seen a...
Chelby Morris and Jessie Henry accepted Bruce County’s invitation to present their award-winning speeches at county council Thursday (April 5). The speakers were welcomed by warden Paul Eagleson who shared the pride he feels in the students who won this contest. “The cou...
Bruce Power, MIRARCO Mining Innovation and Laurentian University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enhance strategic research opportunities, including the long-term potential for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to generate clean, low-cost and reliable electricity in rural/...
Jan Johnstone (above) of Kincardine has announced her candidacy for nomination to represent the Huron-Bruce New Democratic Party (NDP) in the June Ontario election. Johnstone has been active in the local community particularly in the field of education, serving as a trustee in the Blue...
Huron Shores Hospice welcomes dignitaries, donors, sponsors and the media to the grand opening celebration of the one-bed residential hospice suite, located in Tiverton Park Manor, Wednesday, April 11, with the ribbon-cutting slated for 2 p.m. “The grand opening is a community ce...
The Bervie Women's Institute met at the Bervie United Church, Wednesday at 10 a.m. It was a snowy morning – much like an April Fool’s joke! President Sylvia Hasbury opened with a reading on April, and after the usual openings, 12 members answered the Roll Call with a jo...
(HURON EAST, ON) - A traffic stop in Vanastra Thursday morning, April 5, has resulted in police laying drug-trafficking charges against three men. Members of the Huron-Perth Community Street Crimes Unit, along with a Huron County OPP officer, stopped a vehicle of interest just after 11...
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY There will be two "Judging Schools" held in Walkerton for those interested in attending. Cost is $25, with refreshments and lunch included. "Vegetables, Fruit, Eggs, Honey and Maple Syrup," April 14, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. &...
(KINCARDINE, ON) - April 5, at 11:10 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a missing person. Forty-two-year-old Lisa HOHNSTEIN (right) of Kincardine was last seen at 11 p.m., April 2. Description: 5'8" tall, weighing 140 pounds Brown hair with...
If you were planning a road trip down Broadway, past Connaught Park to Saugeen Street in Kincardine, you may want to postpone that for a few months. Road reconstruction has begun on the section of Broadway, from Huron Terrace to Saugeen Street, which is now open to local traffic only. ...
The Kincardine Family Health Organization has announced that a contingency plan to maintain the practice of Dr. David Blecher, has been developed. A press release, issued Thursday by the organization and the Kincardine Family Health Team states that both groups realize a practice closu...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Despite warning road users ahead of the long weekend and their high visibility throughout the weekend, the OPP laid 1,524 seatbelt charges during the Easter long weekend seatbelt campaign (March 30-April 2). The charges mark a five-year high in Easter long weekend ...
April is Election Month, when our Legion votes in its new executive for the coming year. Please consider nominating someone you believe will do a great job representing the Legion membership. Elections will be held Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m. in the hall. Mark the date on your calendars a...
(KINCARDINE, ON) - April 5, at 11:10 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a missing person. Forty-two-year-old Lisa HOHNSTEIN of Kincardine was last seen at 11 p.m., April 2. Description: 5'8" tall, weighing 140 pounds Brown hair with purple ...
The calendar may say spring, but it looked more like January as snow and high wind hit the Kincardine area Wednesday. The snowstorm escalated through the day and by 2 p.m., the South Bruce OPP had closed Highway 21 between Kincardine and Port Elgin due to high wind, blowing snow and po...
Huron-Kinloss Township will receive $300,000 this year through the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)'s Exploring Partnerships and Community Well-Being program. As the township engages in more detailed discussions with the NWMO about future decision-making and the potenti...
(PAISLEY, ON) - March 30, at 11:22 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol, noticed a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed on Queen Street South in Paisley. The vehicle speed was displayed on radar at more than 100 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone. Twenty-one-year-old Geoff...
Bruce Power will partner with the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) to conduct a climate-change study over the next three years, providing leadership in this emerging area of importance. The study will provide insight into the following issues: The state of climate c...
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) - The police investigation into a double homicide that took place March 29 on C Line Road southwest of Wroxeter, has led to further criminal charges being laid against the accused. In addition to the two first-degree murder charges, police have charged 56-year-ol...
The Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure has announced that the Southern Bruce Natural Gas project, created under the leadership of the Municipality of Kincardine, the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie and the Township of Huron-Kinloss, will receive provincial grant funding of up to $27.73-mi...
Huron-Kinloss Township's public works director has announced he is retiring at the end of August. In a letter to township council, to be addressed in committee-of-the-whole tomorrow night (April 4), Hugh Nichol states that after 17 years as the public works superintendent/director ...
MAN FACING CHARGES AFTER THEFT (WALKERTON, ON) - March 31, at 8:27 a.m., the South Bruce OPP was advised that a front-end loader had been taken from a business along Kincardine Highway in Walkerton. Officers located the loader on Old Durham Road in Walkerton and arrested a man witho...
Kincardine District Secondary School will be featured tonight (April 3) on CBC's “Rick Mercer Report.” On this final show, Mercer and Plan International Canada will celebrate the winners of the 11th annual Spread the Net Student Challenge – a friendly nationwide c...
It was a sunny but cold morning as a huge crowd of children, parents and grandparents gathered in Victoria Park, Kincardine, for the 11th annual Rotary Easter Egg Hunt. Rotarians were on hand to scatter the treat-filled Easter eggs on a bed of straw so the children could rush in and gr...