Q: I saw my doctor because of this ongoing overwhelming fatigue I have been experiencing. I figured I must be lacking in iron or have a low thyroid level but she ran some tests and said I have a myelodysplastic syndrome. What is that? A: Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disease...
Nine of 10 residents in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties, believe Bruce Power operates a safe facility, is a good community citizen, and contributes to the community in a positive way. During recent independent telephone polling, conducted across the region, Ipsos found health care, jobs...
Bruce County warden Paul Eagleson is pleased that substantial assessment growth in the county means an affordable tax rate in this year's budget. “With the assessment growth in Bruce County, we have been able to approve a budget that is affordable and maintains the tax rates,...
The Bluewater District School Board is inviting members of the public to participate in an on-line survey as part of the annual budget planning process. Students, parents/guardians, staff, and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide their feedback through a short series of questio...
The Kinetic Knights (FRC Team 781) of Kincardine, travelled to Durham College in Oshawa for their first district competition March 3-4. The team spent Friday evening making some last-minute changes to its robot, named “Richard,” after mentor Richard Yun who died March 17, 2...
To the Editor: RE: “Mel McGuigan of Inverhuron dies at the age of 80” One of the things that was missing in Mel's obituary, was what a fantastic photographer he was. All the photos that he took of our house, from the air, hang on our walls with pride in his work. ...
Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey hosted its annual International Women’s Day celebration, Saturday, March 3, at the Lakeshore Recreation Centre in Port Elgin. The event was a great success, raising $27,700 for the Women's House. The doors opened at 6:30 p.m., and th...
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO ARREST AND CHARGES (CENTRAL HURON, ON) - A traffic stop for failing to lower high beams, has not only resulted in arrests and charges but also the recovery of two stolen laptops that were taken from two area elementary schools. Feb. 28, at 1:32 a.m., a Hu...
Cheryl Cottrill (above, with Duncan Hawthorne at the Handbags for Hospice event last fall) has been named the Bruce Power Citizen of the Year. The announcement was made Friday night at the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce annual community achievement awards held at Ainsdale ...
Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. That means clocks move ahead one hour at 2 a.m., Sunday, March 11. Remember to change your clocks Saturday night. And change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, as well. Even though the cold and snow are stil...
Finger Eleven (above), a Canadian rock band based in Burlington, is the headline act, Saturday night, at the 19th annual Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games, slated for July 6-8. Formed in 1990, Finger Eleven has released seven albums, featuring such hits as “One Thin...
Bruce Power has donated a surplus emergency vehicle to the Grey Bruce Huron branch of St. John Ambulance. The company has donated an ambulance from its fleet to the non-profit organization, which provides first aid coverage at numerous community events throughout the year, while also p...
The Bervie Women’s Institute met at RVilla in Ripley, Wednesday, March 7, at 10 a.m., with nine members and several RVilla residents answering the Roll Call with an Irish reading or joke or their favourite green item. Convener Betty Anne Thompson had the tables decorated ni...
The annual Good Friday Breakfast will be held at the Underwood Community Centre, Friday, March 30, at 8 a.m., put on by the men of Shiloh Community Church. Come and enjoy a hearty buffet breakfast with a short Easter program to follow. KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Lent Bible Talk ...
Melbourne “Mel” John Gerald Jerome Haggin McGuigan of Inverhuron, died peacefully at his home, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the age of 80. Loving partner of Jeanne Morris for 33 years. Cherished forever by his son, Mel Junior; stepdaughter, Kelly (Jamie), and stepson, Trev...
St. Patrick’s Day at the Legion Meat Draw, Saturday, March 17, features great entertainment! We will have Irish dancers and fiddlers performing in the hall that day. The regular eight meat draws will take place, along with a special raffle for a $50 gift certificate to The Beef Way ...
Bruce Power is holding a fun and informative youth drop-in program at the visitors’ centre during March Break, March 12-16. Activities range from a robotics demonstration to turtle conservation, to movies, games, puzzles and indigenous crafts, as well as a dogsledding demonstrati...
It was an exciting time at the Kincardine Legion, Wednesday afternoon, as Catch the Ace organizers presented more than $20,000 to the winner, as well as funds to the 2018 Kincardine Reunion committee, and kicked off the next game. Legion charity chairman Dave Dechene, Legion president ...
After a couple of weeks of sunny, spring-like weather, Kincardine area residents woke up to a blast of snow, Wednesday morning, and had to retrieve their winter coats, boots, and snow shovels. The temperature hovered around zero Celsius, making the snow heavy and hard to shovel. Meanwh...
(LONDON, ON) – The West Region OPP invites members of the public, particularly educators and hospitality workers, to attend START (Stop Trafficking, Advocate and Report Today) training. The program was designed to help members of the public spot the signs of human trafficking.&...
Kincardine is losing one of the five doctors who began working here in 2016. Dr. David Blecher took over the practice of Dr. Michael Emond who retired in November of 2016. A press release, issued Wednesday by the Kincardine Family Health Team, states that Blecher is closing his medi...
"Jack Pine" by Tom Thomson of the Group of Seven artists, is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. It is shown above with auxiliary member Shirley Riggin, as well as to the right and at the bo...
Glen Walden of Lucknow died peacefully at the Wingham and District Hospital, March 5, 2018, in his 90th year. Born March 14, 1928, in Huron Township, he was the son of the late Gertrude L. "Gertie" (Pollock) and Robert J. "Bert" Walden. Survived by his wife of 52 y...
STOLEN BICYCLE RECOVERED (WALKERTON, ON) - March 5, at 7 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a theft complaint from a business located along Catherine Street in Walkerton. A green CCM Pro Tick mountain bike had just been taken. Officers recovered the stolen bicycle and a ...
John Farrell, Mr. Home Hardware, has hung up the red shirt for good, officially retiring after almost 60 years in the business. Many work in casinos until retirement. facts about online casino the total profit of all casinos is 85 billion dollars and continues to increase, so man...
Huron-Kinloss Township taxpayers spent just over $143,000 on council remuneration for 2017, down from $153,000 paid out the year before. Township treasurer Jodi MacArthur presented the report at the committee-of-the-whole meeting Monday morning (March 5), outlining the total cost...
FEMALE ARRESTED AT DISTURBANCE (KINCARDINE, ON) - March 4, at 8:01 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a disturbance at the Tim Horton's located along Durham Street in Kincardine. Officers arrived to find an intoxicated female was involved. Thirty-six-yea...
Members of the Kincardine Skating Club had a chance to demonstrate how much they had achieved in the past year during the annual Skate Spectacular Gala, held Friday evening, Feb. 23, at the Davidson Centre, Kincardine. Julie Brownrigg-Hayes opened the show with her StarSkate Solo, foll...
Kincardine District Secondary School graduate Lindsay Glover, 18, is the guest artist at the Victoria Park Gallery for the month of March. Now a graphic design student at Fanshawe College in London, Lindsay is excited to have her work on display. “I'm honoured to have my artw...
Isn’t it great to see the snowdrops blooming? Hope the snow stays away so we can enjoy them for a while. Sorry to hear that so many folks are suffering from that nasty flu. Get well quickly, please. Welcome home from Florida to Betty Johnson. Safe travelling to all the...
Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, is hosting a special International Women's Day celebration, Tuesday, March 6, at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this event and enjoy an afternoon of fun, food and friendship. Guest speaker is Merri Macartney talking about ...
Congratulations to the Sacred Heart High School's senior boys hockey team which recently won the Centre Wellington Falcons Invitational hockey tournament. The boys defeated the host team by a score of 5-3 in the gold medal game. Mr. Orr, Mr. Hambrock and Mr. Pollock congratulate al...
Almost 30 youth took part in the Legion Zone C-1 public speaking competition, held Saturday in the Kincardine Legion hall. Youth education chairman Robert Forrest conducted the event, with 10 speakers in the primary division, nine in junior, and eight in intermediate. The primary and j...
“The Pigeon King,” which premiered on the Blyth Festival stage last season, with an encore run in 2018, will make its way to the nation’s capital in 2019 as part of the National Arts Centre's English Theatre 2018-19 season, announced March 3. “This is truly ...
“Solving Horticultural Problems with Fun” was the theme of the Feb. 21 meeting as members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society met in the newly-renovated Ripley Legion Hall. After dispensing with the formal business, which included the announcement of new treasu...
Bruce County warden Paul Eagleson has announced the purchase of land at 254 High Street, Southampton, from St. Paul’s Anglican Church, adding to the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre property portfolio and permitting potential future expansion of the museum. “The prop...
Darlene Shirley Grace Hilliard of Kincardine, died suddenly at the London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital, Thursday, March 1, 2018, in her 75th year. Cherished wife of James “Jim” Wade. Also missed by her many friends throughout the Kincardine community. Pr...
Q: I have been hearing a lot about the new blood glucose meter that does not require strips. What can you tell me about it? A: The first easily-accessible (there have been other monitors available already aimed only at the insulin-pump crowd), non-finger-prick blood glucose monitor, kn...
POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT FROM VEHICLES (KINCARDINE, ON) – Feb. 26, at 11:30 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received reports of overnight thefts from vehicles that were parked in the 500 block of Queen Street in Kincardine. A Swiss army knife and a pair of Bushnell binocular...
With the spring-like weather we have been having, it’s only natural that the wild animals are coming out sooner and taking advantage of the warm air. I live in Inverhuron and this week, just outside my bedroom window a lone coyote came walking up to my house obviously looking for so...