Seems as if everyone had a safe and quiet Halloween out in the Grove. Congratulations to Kate Leppington of the Ripley 4-H Beef Club who was the Junior Champion Showman at the Royal Winter Fair this weekend. Many folks in the area are enjoying the opportunity to att...
Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey, in partnership with the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH), is urging all Ontarians to purchase a purple scarf or tie from their local women’s shelter in support of the fifth annual Wrapped in Courage Campaign. ...
Bruce Power and Promation Nuclear Ltd. have entered into an agreement valued at more than $4-million in support of the Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. As part of the MCR’s detube-retube program, Promation Nuclear will design and supply all the fuel channel mock-u...
For the next two months, members of the Victoria Park Gallery in downtown Kincardine, will have their work showcased in two exhibits - "Poppies" and "Winter" - in the guest gallery. Up until Remembrance Day, the work on display features "Poppies," includin...
A dozen Kincardine Guides and their leaders had an opportunity to learn about amateur radios and speak over them, during the Guides on the Air event in Tiverton, Saturday, Oct. 21. The unit held a sleepover, gathering at the Tiverton Lions Hall Friday night, and then doing a number of ...
The Kincardine and District Secondary School Me to We Club held its annual "We Scare Hunger" food drive at the end of October and brought in a total of 235 items. All food collected has been donated to the Kincardine Food Bank. The Me to We Club also had a very successful bak...
The basement of the Kincardine hospital was filled with beautiful Christmas decorations and ornaments, as well as a huge selection of baked goods and a tea room, Friday, for the annual Christmas boutique, hosted by the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary. A g...
The basement of St. Andrew's United Church in Ripley was full, Saturday, Oct. 28, as people came for the Harvest Bazaar. The annual event is always well-attended and featured baked goods, treats, preserves, crafts, plants, produce and more, and a delicious lunch of soup, sandwiches...
(HURON TWP, ON) - Nov. 2, at 10:30 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Highway 21 in Huron Township, stopped a grey Dodge Ram pick-up truck. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Thirty-two-year-old Dahnis MacLEOD of Oshweken has been charg...
If you're looking forward to an extra hour of sleep - this is the weekend. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m., so turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night and wake up rested and refreshed Sunday morning. This means it will be brighter ...
It was quite a sight Halloween night, and it certainly wasn't someone in costume. Sarah and Phil Chisholm and their family had just returned from trick-or-treating, Tuesday night, at their home on Birchwood Avenue in the Lake Huron Highlands subdivision, west of the B-line (Bruce C...
Bruce County’s corporate services committee has approved the county's 2018 budget with a 3.27-per-cent increase. “I am pleased with the results of the budget deliberations," said warden Mitch Twolan. "We have approved a budget for 2018 that invests in infrastr...
Q: I’ve been taking my cholesterol medication for a year now and I don’t feel any different than before I started it. I also see lots of negative posts about these drugs on the Internet; I’m thinking about not taking it anymore. How can you advise me? A: Cholesterol d...
Travel was the theme when the Bervie Women's Institute met at the hall, Wednesday morning, with 12 members answering the Roll Call: “A place I dream of travelling to” – many have trips planned for 2018 and others will do armchair vacations. President Sylvia Hasbur...
The Poppy Campaign is under way; please be generous and support this worthwhile cause. Thank you. The Legion Remembrance Services will be held in Tiverton, Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m.; and at the Kincardine Legion on Remembrance day, Saturday, Nov. 11, with the service inside at 10 a.m.,...
Rob and Vicki Rogers, owners of Gordon Pharmasave and Accents by Gordon's in downtown Kincardine, have made some changes to their businesses. The Accents location, to the north of the drug store on Queen Street, has now become the Playful Piper Baby and Kids Boutique, while Accents...
POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN TRUCK (LUCKNOW, ON) - Oct. 31, at 7:35 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a residence along Hamilton Street in Lucknow. Sometime between 4:40-7:30 a.m. Oct. 31, a blue-and-silver GMC Sierra Z71 pick-up truck, with Licenc...
Sargent and Lundy is expanding its local operations and opening a second office in Kincardine which it will share with sub-contractor APTIM Services Canada Corp. The office expansion is a result of a new agreement with Bruce Power to support its Life-Extension Program, which will allow...
The emergency department at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s Kincardine hospital site has been cleared to reopen Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 1), following the investigation of an odour leak that occurred that morning. However, all outpatient appointments have ...
The emergency department at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital site is temporarily closed, Wednesday morning (Nov. 1), while an odour leak in the building is investigated. Police and fire services are currently on-site. All outpatient appointments have been cancel...
A lot of positive comments have been received from those who attended this year's 1960s-themed Gala in support of the Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey - it seems everyone had a "groovy" time! That's the word from Michelle Lamont, community and fund devel...
The "Where's Liz?" contest is entering its final month so submit those photos as soon as possible. Kincardine Record reporter/editor Liz Dadson was seen at the Kincardine Fall Fair ambassador competition, at the Tiverton Fall Fair truck pull, and at the 100 People Who Sha...
Developer Tom Kerr has won his Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) appeal against the Municipality of Kincardine, allowing him the zoning bylaw amendment to proceed with further residential development on property west of the intersection of Kincardine Avenue and Fraser Drive in the Town of Kin...
Random Act of Kindness Day is an opportunity to celebrate those little niceties and encourage others to pay those “acts of kindness” forward. In Grey-Bruce, Friday, Nov. 3, is Random Act of Kindness Day when you have a chance to help someone else and then urge them to do li...
Since November is Radon Awareness Month, Grey Bruce Health Unit officials are urging you to test your home for radon. Radon test kits are available free from the health unit as part of the awareness campaign. Radon exposure is the second-leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. An ...
POLICE SEEKING WITNESSES TO COLLISION WITH PEDESTRIAN (HURON TWP, ON) - Oct. 28, at 12:06 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian along Lake Range Drive in Huron Township. Officers arrived to find that a man had been jogging along the sh...
It's been a busy week in the Purple Grove Community! The Bruce County Women's Institute Rally was held in Chesley, Thursday. Marilyn Reid, Janet Nixon, Mary Anne Kukoly, Deanna Scott and Janet Rhody attended the event. The theme was "Here's to many more," They enj...
The South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO) gathered at the Legion Hall in Ripley, Thursday, for a red-and-white-themed Canada party. Thirty-two members and three guests were welcomed by president Pat Emmerton who opened the meeting by inviting everyone to ch...
Halloween doesn't arrive until Tuesday night, but already there have been plenty of ghostly, ghoulish sights in the Kincardine area. Tuesday night, Kincardine Guiding held its Halloween party at Kincardine Baptist Church, with games, crafts and treats. Wednesday night, members o...
How quickly a year passes! For everyone who interacted, supported, or sponsored in any way, the refugee family from Iran, on behalf of the Kincardine Refugee Committee, here is a summary of the family's year in Kincardine. After many months of meetings and preparations by an ama...
The following are the results of the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair, held Sept. 29-30, 2017. Congratulations to our 2017-18 ambassador Jennelle Smeltzer (above, centre). Arena Volunteer – Marg MacDonald Grounds Volunteer – Mary Armstrong Student Volunteer – Keaton Va...
The Bruce Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star has donated $950 to the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary. At the hospital auxiliary meeting Wednesday, Donna Mowry made the presentation to president Donna Mowry and treasurer Wilma Manary. Mowry has be...
Community Foundation Grey Bruce hosted a celebration of community philanthropy, Thursday, at Stone Tree Golf and Fitness in Owen Sound. The foundation distributed more than $175,000 to 37 charities and not-for-profit organizations across the region. Representatives from a variety of gr...
"Stairway To Heaven,” recorded by the English rock band, “Led Zeppelin,” is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. The print is shown above with auxiliary member Joan Wood, as well as...
LIONS CLUB The Tiverton Lions Christmas Bazaar will be held Saturday, Nov. 11. If you would like to rent a table, contact Lion Rosemary at 519-368-7789. KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The annual Fall Supper will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Whitney Crawford Comm...
After careful deliberation, the board of health for the Grey Bruce Health Unit, has determined that new leadership direction is warranted, and as a result, Dr. Christine Kennedy (above) is no longer with the organization. Kennedy took on the position of Grey-Bruce medical officer of he...
IMPAIRED DRIVER LOSES CONTROL (HURON TWP, ON) - Oct. 25, at 10:47 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a vehicle in the ditch along Bruce County Road 86 in Huron Township. Officers arrived to find a red Oldsmobile Cutlass had left the roadway and was stuck in...
The Government of Ontario has reconfirmed its long-term electricity supply policy which will see Bruce Power, and nuclear, play an important role in the province’s energy sector for decades. The 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan was released Thursday (Oct. 26) after a year of public con...
While the issue of the invasive reed species, phragmites australis, is not new to most residents of the Lake Huron shoreline, members and guests of the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists found a presentation by Dr. Janice Gilbert shocking and galvanizing, Tuesday evening at Pine River United ...
Q: I am a senior looking to receive my flu shot this year. I have heard something about a stronger version that I should consider getting. What can you tell me about it? A: This is a question that we and our colleagues have received several times already this year as our pharmacy, and ...