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 ...
Imagine a warm and compassionate human being whose job frequently brought her in contact with lonely senior citizens. Imagine her frustration at only being able to offer a listening ear when she could see a need for some kind of action. What to do? She contacted a friend, who gave her...
(CARRICK TWP, ON) - Oct. 26, at 7:10 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a single-vehicle crash along Sideroad 25 in Carrick Township. Officers attended with members of the Mildmay-Carrick Fire Department and Bruce County paramedics to find a white Dodge Ram pick-up ...
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society's “For Our Youth” club met at the home of leader Tryntje Eisen, Saturday, for the final meeting of 2017. The plan was to have fun with pumpkins - and they certainly did! The day began with a hunt for pumpkins that were hidde...
As the Poppy Campaign gets under way this Friday, I thought some information about this program would be good to pass on from the Ontario Command Office. Maintaining the tradition of Remembrance is a sacred trust and the Legion's most important role. Legion Remembrance programs com...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - The South Bruce OPP is urging residents to beware of con-artists after two reports of successful scams in the Municipality of Kincardine. Both involved a phone call from a "lawyer" wanting gift cards to pay fines incurred by car accidents. ...
Florence “Marion” Emmerton (née Nicholson) of Kincardine, died with family by her side, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine hospital, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at the age of 72. Beloved wife of Don Emmerton. Dear mother of Bruce Emmerton of Kincardine ...
With a focus on encouraging people to shop local, Bruce Power and Bruce County have launched the Coupon Country website at couponcountry.ca/ The site was officially revealed Monday afternoon at the Bruce Power Visitors' Centre auditorium. Aimed at small businesses and consumers ...
POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN TRUCK (ELDERSLIE TWP, ON) - Oct. 21, at 6:02 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a residence along Concession 6 in Elderslie Township. At about 6 a.m., the home owner saw the white Dodge Ram pick-up truck being taken from...
The Bruce Grey Child and Family Services Foundation, commonly known as the Our Kids Bruce Grey Foundation, has merged with the United Way Bruce Grey. The announcement was made at the United Way office in Owen Sound, Tuesday morning. Tim Nicol, chairman of the foundation board, said it ...
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson is encouraging students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 with a passion for politics, to submit their applications for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario's annual three-day Model Parliament Program which runs Feb. 21-23, 2018. This educational experience...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Whether you call it an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a Drone or a model aircraft, operators of such devices need to understand there are rules and regulations that must be followed for safe and legal usage. Over the past few weeks, Huron County OPP officers ...
100 People Who Share Bruce County has donated $11,000 to the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens in Ripley. The group held its third meeting, and final one for 2017, Monday night at Ainsdale Golf Course, with 110 members. Bill Pike, who began the group with his wife, Sharon, said that nine...
The Kincardine Community Singers are in rehearsals for the Christmas concert, slated for Dec. 9-10, at Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine. This year, the 90-member choir is celebrating "Forty Years of Christmas," said director Patt Lowry. "We have chosen some of our fa...
(GODERICH, ON) - A trip down to the beach didn't go so well for a driver of Central Huron this past weekend. Just after 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 20, Huron County OPP officers, along with paramedics from Huron County Paramedics Services, responded to a single motor collision on C...
The Bruce County Federation of Agriculture annual meeting was held Friday evening at the Teeswater Community Centre. About 60 people enjoyed a roast beef and pork dinner with all the trimmings and lovely desserts prepared by Rob and Meg Colwell of Mildmay. Guest speaker was Kelly...
What began as a big hole in the ground, has become a beautiful Rain Garden, west of the Bruce County Library in Ripley. Emily Martin, projects co-ordinator with the Pine River Watershed Initiative Network (PRWIN), and a hard-working group of volunteers, completed the project Monday, Oc...
Mathematics was the subject of the day as 41 students in Grades 7 and 8, competed in the second annual Mathletics Challenge, hosted by the Georgian Bay Chapter of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Held Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Bruce Power Visitors' Centre, the event drew students...
The Kincardine Legion's annual poppy campaign begins Oct. 27. Robert Fletcher (above) of the Legion was at the Kincardine council meeting Wednesday night (Oct. 18), during the public forum session, to remind people of the campaign and urge everyone to wear a poppy leading up to Rem...
The past week has brought the Kincardine area some beautiful, warm weather, with gorgeous sunsets, delightful fall colour, and local organizations making some wonderful donations. This gorgeous sunset was captured Thursday night, from Highway 21, just north of the 5th Concession of...
Officials with the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation welcomed members of coastal municipalities, councils, First Nations, and the Historic Saugeen Metis to the second annual Coastal Municipal Form and Ontario Trillium Foundation recognition event, Thursday in Goderich, to learn a...
(GODERICH, ON) - Just after Noon, Saturday, Oct. 21, members of the Huron County OPP, along with paramedics from Huron County Paramedic Services, responded to a motor-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian, at the intersection of Balvina Drive East and Bayfield Road. The prelim...
Commissioning and Technical Services (CSA) North America celebrated its 12th anniversary in Kincardine, with an open house at the business headquarters, located on the upper floor of the Kincardine municipal administrative centre, Wednesday evening, Oct. 11. The company was founded in ...
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society met at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 18), to enjoy a very full program. Guest speaker Betty Lamont of the Kincardine Horticultural Society gave an enthusiastic and knowledgeable presentation on trees: their im...
What beautiful weather we’ve been having and the leaves are finally changing colour. If you watch the weather channel, it states that with this weather, the leaves have been dropping before they've had a chance to change colour. It is sad to see the beautiful village flowers ...
Kincardine, Huron-Kinloss and Arran-Elderslie have sent a letter to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), stating their support of EPCOR's Common Infrastructure Plan (CIP) to serve their respective communities with natural gas services. Dated Oct. 13, it states that the three municipal g...
Kincardine artist Margriet Van Erp, well-known for her beautiful stained-glass pieces, also enjoys making clay creations and oil-painting, and finds her inspiration in Lake Huron, landscapes, trees, forests and the "Spirit on the Wind." One of the founders of the Victoria Par...
Kincardine author Shelley Norman is one of 55 writers from across Canada to have her work published in the just-released book, "Christmas with Hot Apple Cider." Her stories, “Explosion” and “Advent of Healing,” have been included in the anthology which...
Thanks to a successful membership drive, the Bluewater Summer Playhouse has raised the $15,000 it owes the Municipality of Kincardine in rent arrears, for use of the Kincardine Arts Centre in downtown Kincardine. Last night (Oct. 18), Marilyn Clarke and Jennifer Webb were at the counci...
Q: You have discussed a number of conventional treatments for arthritis in your last two articles. What do you think about the natural products available? A: There are a number of reasons people look to the natural or alternative worlds for solutions to their arthritic symptoms. The...
(GODERICH, ON) - Huron County OPP officers are currently investigating a break, enter and theft that took place in Goderich earlier this week. Sometime between 2:30-7:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 16, someone forced entry into a storage unit at the Bennett Street Apartments. Once inside, ...
Ms. Rebecca Calder will be visiting the Branch, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. If you are wishing advice or assistance, regarding: Disability benefit applications, reassessments, reviews and appeals. Referrals for entitled veterans to treatment benefits, VIP and special awards Information a...
Bruce Power officials are pleased to hear the Government of Canada is committed to providing greater stewardship to support a strong and safe nuclear sector. This was part of the federal government's response to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources’ report on the nucle...
Neil Turner, an internationally-renowned woodturner of Stratham, Western Australia, and his wife, Suellen, made a brief stop in the Kincardine area last week, during a workshop tour in Canada. They were the guests of Dave Smith and Catherine Richard of Point Clark where they stayed on ...
The Power Workers' Union (PWU) Bruce Site Equity Committee has donated more than $8,000 to Kincardine District Secondary School. Rob Rix of the PWU was at the school Wednesday, Oct. 4, to present a cheque for $5,000 to support sports, activities and safe schools programs. He als...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT (HURON TWP, ON) - Oct. 12, at 10:29 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a possible impaired driver driving a white Honda Civic on Highway 21. The vehicle was located and stopped on Highway 21 in Huron Township. The driver w...
The Auditor General has flagged serious concerns with the Ontario government's accounting practices in implementing the 'Unfair' Hydro Plan, which will result in Ontarians being on the hook for an extra $- billion in interest, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. This particula...
(BLUEWATER & GODERICH, ON) - The Huron County OPP advises the public that the Canadian Armed Forces and provincial professionals will be once again be conducting a military training event at the former Bluewater Youth Centre located south of Goderich this week. Training will be tak...