It was a mixed bag of weather on the weekend. After two days of closed roads and cancelled bus routes and events, things returned to normal Saturday, as the final portion of Highway 21, from Amberley to Goderich, was finally opened. High wind and heavy snow returned Sunday morning, ...
Q: My gout keeps reoccurring and I’m finding that the anti-inflammatories and colchicines just don’t work as well or as quickly as they once did. Is there another alternative that can relieve my discomfort? A: Gout is one of the most painful forms of arthritis. It occurs wh...
Santa Claus was greeting everyone, young and old, during Breakfast with Santa at Jean's Family Restaurant, Saturday morning. The Jolly Old Elf welcomed youngsters to sit on his knee and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. And he handed out candy canes and bags of candy. He ...
The holiday season will be a bit brighter for many local families after Bruce Power donated $53,000 to 26 local food banks and Christmas Hamper programs. “At this time of year, there is a lot of pressure on people to provide a special Christmas for their families,” said Rob...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – Saturday, Dec. 10, members of the South Bruce OPP Auxiliary Unit spent time at the No Frills and Sobeys grocery stores, collecting donations to “fill-a-cruiser” for the Kincardine Food Bank. More than $1,000 in food and $250 in cash donations was re...
Barbara "Ellen" McFadyen (née Edmiston) of Kincardine, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine hospital, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in her 81st year. Beloved wife of Duncan, and mother of Scott (Nancy) McFadyen of Smiths Falls, Sue (Brian) Samson of Hamilton...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The Huron County OPP is reminding motorists and passengers to “Lock-it or Lose-it” when it comes to their vehicles and valuables as part of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s annual campaign. Ontario police services have launched ...
For the second day in a row, school buses were cancelled and roads remained closed in the Kincardine area Friday morning, as the severe snowstorm that struck Wednesday afternoon, finally began to ease up. Most Bruce County roads were re-opened early Friday morning, and by 9 a.m., Highw...
Well, the Bruce County weather has us in its grip again. The weather this past week has been horrendous. I, for one, got my vehicle stuck in the snow and had to have it pulled out. My friend, Rachel, came to rescue me and her vehicle also got stuck in the snow on Bruce County Road 15. Tha...
Today marks the second-year anniversary for the Kincardine Record, the only locally-owned and locally-operated on-line news source, serving Kincardine, Ripley, Tiverton and Lucknow, and the surrounding area. Thanks to the support of our great advertisers, faithful readers, family...
It's been a few years since the Kincardine area saw roads closed and school bus routes cancelled in December. But that was the case Wednesday night as Highway 21 was closed, and area school officials cancelled their buses, with students either picked up by their parents or billeted...
The Epsilon Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Kincardine, was at the Kincardine Food Bank, Thursday morning, to present a donation of $340. Rather than hold a gift exchange, the sorority puts the money toward an annual donation to the food bank. Gladly accepting the funds, were co-or...
(GODERICH, ON) – Huron County OPP officers are investigating a break, enter and theft at a detached garage in Goderich. The victim reported to police that sometime overnight Dec. 11, someone came onto the property located on Victoria Street North in Goderich. Once on the...
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner - have you bought your ticket for the annual Legion New Year’s Eve Dance? Tickets are available at the Legion bar, Jerome Flowers and Gifts, and Harbour Rose Boutique. Tickets are $35 per person; this includes party favours, munchies, a...
CHARGE LAID IN THREE-VEHICLE CRASH (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – Dec. 12, at 5:47 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a three-vehicle crash on Highway 21 in Kincardine Township. Officers arrived to find that a white Ford F250, a grey Ford Edge and a white Pontiac V...
After an exceptionally-mild fall, winter has come with a bang. Members of the Kincardine Cross-Country Ski Club are thrilled at having to shovel the white stuff, and are also enjoying an early start to skiing at Stoney Island Conservation Area, after sulking over a green Christmas for ...
Fixing up the Kincardine Airport is going to cost about $2.2-million, and Kincardine council has committed two years' worth of Armow Wind community benefit funds to completing this project. In committee-of-the-whole last night (Dec. 14), chief administrative officer Murray Clarke g...
Blowing and drifting snow, and pockets of zero visibility, prompted the OPP to close Highway 21, north and south of Kincardine, Wednesday afternoon. The South Bruce OPP reported Highway 21 closed, from Amberley to Allenford, at 12:45 p.m., due to the high wind and blowing snow. For ...
It's time the provincial government stopped playing shell games with Ontarians' money, and started getting down to the business of scrapping the Drive Clean program altogether, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Progressive Conservative (PC) critic for environment and Cap-and-Tra...
Kincardine council has had its first look at the draft 2017 budget which estimates a tax-rate hike of almost 10 per cent in order to maintain existing service levels in the municipality. Treasurer Roxana Baumann presented the document in committee-of-the-whole, Monday night (Dec. 12), ...
It's been a snowy, blustery couple of days, creating havoc for motorists and pedestrians in the Kincardine area. One driver ended up planting a car in the ditch on Bruce Avenue, west of Highway 21, Tuesday morning, due to the slippery roads. And pedestrians had to take care, walkin...
The season of giving continues with cheque presentations to the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation. Isabel and George Jones, representing the Bruce Chapter 253 Order of the Eastern Star, presented a cheque for $2,000 for refurbishment of a room in the hospital. To date, th...
Celebrations marking Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017 will be held across Bruce and Grey counties and the First Nations, thanks to grants from Community Foundation Grey Bruce and Community Foundations of Canada. A total of $50,000 was distributed Tuesday, to 10...
If you still aren’t sure what to get that special someone for Christmas, Lucknow’s Music in the Fields tickets are available now until Dec. 31, at the Early Bird price of $135 each. The ticket price increases to $150 each in the new year. This year’s festival has some...
Volunteers at Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine, welcomed a good crowd to "A Visit to Bethlehem," Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3, at the church. Visitors were greeted at the city gates where they met Mary and Joseph at the manger. They then went downstairs where they visited t...
'Tis the season of giving and there has been an absolute plethora of cheque presentations over the past few weeks. Donna Sue Errington and her Zumba class held a Zumbathon, raising $1,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association of Grey-Bruce. Fraser Clarke and Victoria Zambit...
RVilla residents enjoyed making their annual donation to St. Andrew’s United Church, Ripley. The money is raised by the residents through their manicure program and special events. They also made a donation of cash and goods to the Ripley and District Christmas Hamper program. ...
Bruce Power’s Unit 7 returned to service Monday morning after workers safely completed thousands of tasks during a 94-day, planned maintenance outage. The maintenance program sets the unit up to provide low-cost power to Ontario families and businesses for another long run. Unit ...
St. Anthony's Parish Hall, Kincardine, had more than 40 volunteers ready to take on the incredible amount of donations brought in by the Kincardine District Secondary School Christmas Knights during their 20th annual food and toy drive, Saturday morning. Heather Finnie, co-ordinato...
Kincardine council has deferred a proposal to put $15,000 toward three annual festivals, until budget talks tomorrow night (Dec. 12). At the council meeting Wednesday night (Dec. 7), deputy mayor Jacqueline Faubert's motion, put forward at the Nov. 16 meeting, stated that the munic...
After almost 20 years of pressuring the Ontario government to make changes to the Children's Law Reform Act, a new law now recognizes the relationship between a grandchild and grandparent. Since 1997, six bill attempts were made to amend the Act, allowing grandparents access to the...
Hope everyone is in the Christmas spirit with all this snow we’ve been getting. What a wake-up call in our driving skills recently. Hope none of you went on unexpected scenic tours in ditches. Please drive carefully, folks, we want to see you at the Purple Grove concert, Saturday ev...
Cancer Care Ontario releases Ontario Cancer Screening Performance Report 2016 The number of people newly diagnosed with cancer in Ontario has increased over the last two decades and will continue to rise, largely due to an aging population. In the South West region, it is estimated ...
A great crowd of students filled the atrium at Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, Friday afternoon, as members of the band and choir at Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine, performed under the direction of Shelley Van Veghel. The band includes Grades 6-8 students, w...
Well, I guess the Bruce County winters are finally here. We have been spoiled by the nice weather, to date, but are we really ready for winter? Because Bruce County winters can be so bad, we should all have the necessary supplies in our vehicles, such as extra clothes, candles, shovels, c...
Lions Club International, the largest service organization in the world with clubs in 208 countries, will be celebrating its centennial in 2017. To celebrate, clubs have been asked to perform a new service project for their communities. The Tiverton and District Lions Club chose to ...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb is encouraging employers to apply for funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to help create student jobs. Canada Summer Jobs helps students gain the skills and experience they need to be successful, while earning money for the upcoming school year. The p...
At the request of the Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has announced $50,000 in funding for the Lake Huron Learning Centre in Kincardine, to help ensure its continued operation in 2017. “Skills training at the Lake Huron Learning Centre helps to develop ...
IMPAIRED DRIVER INVOLVED IN CRASH (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – Dec. 7, at 6:13 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a two-vehicle crash on Bruce County Road 23 in Kincardine Township. Officers arrived to find that a red GMC Sierra pick-up and a green Dodge Caravan ...
Q: I understand there will be a new type of shingles vaccine coming out soon. What can you tell me about it and should I hold off getting the current one (Zostavax ll) in order to wait for it? A: The new shingles vaccine, which is expected to be available to the public sometime in late...