What a beautiful week of great weather we’ve had; looks as if lots of folks got some Christmas decorating done before reality set in on Saturday with the arrival of snow! Don’t forget to clean off your vehicle before heading out on the roads; be able to see and be seen! Drive ...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – Last year, the OPP investigated 65 road collisions in which a drug-impaired driver was found to be the primary cause of the crash. So far, this year, the same factor was behind 59 such collisions on OPP-patrolled roads. Tragically, 35 people have die...
Santa Claus stopped in for a quick visit at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary boutique, Friday morning. He had a difficult time greeting people as there was such a large crowd at this popular annual event, held Friday and Saturday at the hospital. Th...
The Ripley Christmas Store is officially open for the holiday season. Located on the southwest corner of Huron and Queen Streets in downtown Ripley (former Village Flower Shop), the store opened Monday, Nov. 14, and will remain open until Dec. 24. The hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a...
The South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO) has donated $450 to the Our Kids Foundation in support of children who are living with their families while in the care of Child and Family Services in Bruce and Grey counties. The presentation was made Thursday aft...
Q: What is the recommended treatment for cluster headaches? A: Cluster headaches are often termed suicide headaches because of the severity of the pain they cause. These headaches most often are one-sided and occur near the eye, and may also cause a runny/stuffy nose, tearing and restl...
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society held its annual Christmas potluck luncheon Wednesday at the Ripley Complex, with about 60 members and guests attending. Following the meal, there were a number of presentations. Courtney Bridge of RBC Royal Bank presented an award to Shi...
Trillium Court Seniors' Community of Kincardine hosted a Remembrance Day Poppies for Peace Art Exhibit and Sale Friday afternoon, Nov. 11. A good crowd turned out for the event which showcased paintings by local artists. Among these, were pieces by students of Bert deGraaf who teac...
The Kincardine area has experienced some weird, warm weather over the past week. While Remembrance Day was cold and windy, ever since, it's been more like late-summer weather. Friday night was very strange, with a warm breeze and a high of 18 degrees Celsius. But that is about t...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our mom and grandma, Janet Isabel Cress (nee Dobbie), Nov. 18, 2016, at the Kincardine hospital, at the age of 83, following a brief illness. Janet will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 63 years, Roswell; sons, Barry (Lorra...
The Municipality of Kincardine and its partners in the natural gas project, Huron-Kinloss and Arran Elderslie, are pleased that the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has made its decision on the generic hearing that the three mayors participated in back in May. "We were very encouraged w...
TIVERTON AND DISTRICT LIONS The Tiverton Lions invite all seniors 65 years of age and older, to attend their annual Seniors Christmas Dinner, Friday, Dec. 2. This invitation is extended to those living in Tiverton, Glammis, Inverhuron, as far as North Bruce and south to the 5th Concess...
Coffee drinkers at Bruce Power are reducing their environmental footprint with the new certified 100-per-cent compostable President’s Choice® single-serve coffee pods. Many of the 4,200 workers at the Bruce Power site are members of employee-run coffee clubs. Their used singl...
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has issued a new regulatory framework for the expansion of natural gas service to rural, northern and First Nation communities. In a press release, Andrea Stass, manager, external communications and media relations for Union Gas, states that expanding nat...
The World Fiddle Day in Kincardine organization is hosting a Bluegrass, Country, Folk and Fiddle Music Matinee, Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m., at the Walker House, Kincardine. Titled "Up Close and Personal," the concert features Ray Legere, 2016 New Brunswick Country Music Hall ...
Friday, Nov. 11, the Grey Bruce Health Unit received laboratory results confirming Influenza A (H3) in a Grey County resident. Area health care practitioners have been notified. Provincially, there is increased influenza activity with 87 laboratory-confirmed cases this influenza season...
One date to mark on your calendar, with all those other Christmas events, is the December Mega Meat Draw which will be held Dec. 17 in the hall. Tickets go on sale at 2:30 p.m. with first draw at 3 p.m. There will be our eight regular meat draws plus eight draws for turkeys and a raffle f...
(LAKE HURON, ON) – The body of a Kincardine woman, and a vehicle were recovered from Lake Huron, near the north pier at Kincardine Harbour, Wednesday afternoon. The South Bruce OPP was called to the scene Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 3:53 p.m., after receiving the report of a vehicle ent...
The Christmas Tour of Homes, organized by the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary, was a great success, with a total of 627 tickets sold and $9,800 collected, including some generous donations for the Kincardine hospital. Held on the weekend, the tour allowed...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – Nov. 13, at 12:31 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of damage done to a telephone pedestal box at the corner of Bruce Avenue and Mahood-Johnston Drive in Kincardine. Officers attended and noted extensive damage done to the box. Fluids were lef...
The following is a statement by Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson after the Liberal government released its 2016 Fall Economic Statement Monday, Nov. 14: "The Fall Economic Statement has proven that the Liberal government continues to remain disconnected from the people of Ontar...
Kincardine firefighters were searching Lake Huron at the end of the north pier, Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 15), following reports that a car was driven off the pier. The fire department was called to the scene around 4 p.m., and two firefighters in rescue gear climbed into an inflatable r...
An updated report, released Monday by the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) and Bruce Power, concludes that Bruce Power’s unique Public-Private Partnership (P3) continues to help Ontario achieve a number of key goals, including keeping electricity prices low f...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - A free on-line tool, available to the public, is being promoted by the Huron County OPP as a way to keep stolen property out of the hands of innocent victims. At this point, it’s not well known, but the public now has limited access to the Canadia...
About 50 people attended the Seniors' Forum Tuesday night, at RVilla Retirement Living in Ripley. What was supposed to be a discussion about concerns for seniors, with Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb and MPP Lisa Thompson, ended up with the federal representative fielding a myriad of quest...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – On Nov. 11, at 8:46 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol, stopped a red Ford Focus on Bruce County Road 15 in Kincardine Township. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Twenty-three-ye...
The Ripley and area Christmas Hamper committee, made up of local service clubs and area churches, is again asking for donations from the public to help the less fortunate this season. Donation boxes have been placed in area businesses, and White Gifts will be collected at the local chu...
(BROCKTON, ON) – Nov. 10, the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau – Drug Enforcement Unit, assisted by the Tactics and Rescue Unit, West Region Emergency Response Team, South Bruce OPP, and Hanover Police, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant...
Despite the cold, windy weather Friday morning, there was a huge crowd gathered at the cenotaph beside the Kincardine Legion for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. It was standing-room only inside the Legion hall for the Remembrance Day service held at 10 a.m., led by Rev. Jim Weir, ...
A good crowd turned out for the 36th annual Kincardine Legion craft show and bake sale, held Saturday in the Legion Hall. Twenty-three vendors displayed a variety of items, including handmade jewellery and Christmas ornaments, bird feeders, wooden cutting boards, knitted hedgehogs, and...
Several local 4-H members have participated at the Royal Winter Fair and others have been down to watch all the shows as well. Ripley-Huron Community School students attended last Monday. Congratulations to all exhibitors for a wonderful show; we couldn’t have had any better weather...
Santa Claus was greeting everyone, young and old, at the Tiverton Lions Christmas Bazaar, held Saturday at the Whitney Crawford Community Centre in Tiverton. Meanwhile, customers were enjoying the wide variety of gift items available at the show, including home decor, Epicure spices, k...
Norma Ethelwyn Hoover (née Young), died peacefully at her residence, Trillium Court in Kincardine, Nov. 4, 2016, at the age of 100. Born Aug. 3, 1916, in the Young home on the banks of the Grand River, she was one of six children born to Harry and Winnie (née Martindale) ...
Thursday, Nov. 10, Bruce Power announced that it will provide $5-million in funding to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) to conduct health research in Northern Ontario, specifically in relation to radiation and the environment. Bruce Power’s contributions to NOSM wil...
Q: I heard Health Canada has issued a warning regarding antidepressants and glaucoma. What is that all about? A: This warning was apparently issued after Health Canada found out that the FDA in the United States was investigating a possible connection between angle-closure glaucoma and...
Fritz William Larsen of Kincardine died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Kincardine hospital, Nov. 9, 2016, in his 84th year. Much-loved partner and best friend of Peps Lorentzen for 32 years. Cherished father of Heidi (Peter) Munro of Durham and Anita (Paul Pearce) Sur...
Bruce Power and its partners raised $126,000 for Wounded Warriors Canada at a charity dinner, held in Kincardine Nov. 9. Wounded Warriors Canada honours and supports ill and injured members of the Canadian Armed Forces, veterans, first-responders and their families, all across Canada. ...
The Good Food Box returns to Lucknow with a new volunteer co-ordinator, Megan Cohoon. Her job is to act as a local contact, organize orders and work with volunteers to pack boxes on pick-up day. “We are lucky to have such dedicated and passionate volunteer co-ordinators for ea...
REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY AT TIVERTON CENOTAPH The weather was exceptionally warm and sunny Sunday, Nov. 6, for the Kincardine Legion Remembrance Day ceremony at the Tiverton Cenotaph. About 100 people where there, including Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie, councilor Randy Roppel and Huron-...
Master Corporal Matthew Patterson of Hanover served a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan and said his most memorable moment was spending time with two brothers who hoped to become a doctor and a lawyer some day. Speaking at the Kincardine District Secondary School Remembrance Day se...