Donald William MacDonald (Dec. 14, 1930 – Jan. 9, 2017) Ripley native Dr. Donald William MacDonald, DVM, Msc, of Edmonton, Alberta, died Jan. 9, 2017, at the age of 86. Born in Ripley, he graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph in 1954. He opened his practice ...
SNC-Lavalin officials are pleased to announce that the company has been awarded contracts worth almost $28-million in support of Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. Under two of four discreet contracts, SNC-Lavalin’s nuclear team, based in Mississauga, ...
Q: I understand there has been some kind of study released about the effects of diet on depression. Can you tell me what you know about it? A: The first-ever randomized and controlled clinical trial designed to test the effects of a specific diet on depression, has just been published....
Team 4137, the LEGO Warriors, represented Kincardine at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) Western Ontario Provincial Championships, Feb. 4, at the University of Waterloo. The team, comprised of students from Huron Heights Public Sch...
The residents and staff at Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, were feeling the love on Valentine's Day, as they raised $1,152.55 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This was the best year ever for the "For the Love of Chocolate" event, said lifestyles co-...
With all this beautiful weather over the weekend, folks got a lot of visiting done and participated in Family Day weekend activities around the community and further away. Safe travelling everyone! Wednesday afternoon, the Ripley and District Horticultural Society had a bri...
It was more like spring than winter, Saturday, but that didn't stop the crowd from enjoying the festivities of the Ripley Winter Carnival, held at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. The day began with a delicious pancake breakfast, including ham, eggs and toast, sponsored by the Eg...
Steve Jurkiewicz of Kincardine died, with family by his side, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine hospital, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at the age of 79. Born Oct. 15, 1937, in Gdynia, Poland, he rejoined his parents, Waclaw and Irene Jurkiewicz, in England after the Second Wo...
The Kincardine Legion hosted its annual public-speaking competition, Saturday morning, with five students taking part. Samantha Kim of Ecole Elgin Market Public School won the Primary division (Grades 1-3). Nicolas Marcotte of St. Anthony's School won the Junior (Grades 4-6) div...
Donald Cameron Weatherhead of Kincardine died peacefully at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine hospital, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in his 83rd year. Dear son of the late Lula Weatherhead. Dear cousin of Bryan (Lisa) Walden of London, Michael (Gail) Walden, and Dale (Jill)...
A snowball-mushball tournament is scheduled for Feb. 25-26, at the Tiverton Ball Park, as a fund-raiser to help Ernie Roberts, a former resident of Tiverton. Roberts lived in the community for more than 40 years but moved back to his hometown of Knowlton, Quebec, to retire a few years ...
It's hard to believe that last weekend, the Kincardine area was battling cold and snow. Saturday morning, the sun was shining and a cool breeze was blowing as the temperature soared to a balmy nine degrees Celsius. The warmth reduced a lot of the snowbanks and caused flooding in fi...
Verna McSween Munro (née Shipley) of RR 2, Tiverton, died at Tiverton Park Manor, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in her 104th year. Beloved wife of the late Neil Munro. Dear mother of Dennis Neil Munro of RR 2, Tiverton; and Cheryl Ann Casey of London. Loved grandmother of Patrick....
In the wake of a fatal fire in Brampton Feb. 14, Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services and the Ontario Fire Marshall remind people to make sure they have working smoke alarms on every storey of their home and outside all sleeping areas, and have practised a home fire escape plan with eve...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb has announced the fourth annual Hometown Heroes “Raise a Little Health” charity hockey game, set for Thursday, July 20. Since 2014, the game has raised more than $130,000 for three community partners: the Goderich-Huron YMCA’s Strong Kids campa...
About 60 young people, along with parents, grandparents and friends, gathered at the Ripley Arena for the Lions Costume Skate, kicking off the Ripley Winter Carnival weekend, Friday night. There were lots of colourful costumes, ranging from lions, owls and monkeys to princesses, firefi...
Doris Annette McKellar (née Anderson) of Kincardine died peacefully, with her beloved husband, Bob, at her side, Thursday, Feb. 16, in her 83rd year. Family was always at the centre of her life and she is remembered with great love by her children, Deborah (Gary Kenny), Joan (Al...
(MUNICIPALITY OF BROCKTON, ON) - Feb. 16, at about 6 p.m., the South Bruce OPP responded to the report of an injured man, following a single-snowmobile collision on Concession 14 East in the Municipality of Brockton. The incident occurred on private property. Investigation reveal...
Wayne Peachman of Kincardine died peacefully at the London Regional Cancer Centre, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the age of 75. Beloved husband of Mary Jane (Jane) Mayes-Peachman. Loved and will be missed by step-children: Todd Wingate of White Rock, B.C.; and Larissa Wingate Reynold...
Kincardine is set to welcome another new doctor next January. In 2016, five new physicians joined the Hawthorne Community Clinic in Kincardine, and the municipality has just approved an agreement with Dr. Angela Cavanagh who will begin her medical practice here in January, 2018. Bor...
"Northern River" by Tom Thomson, 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 Dale Chipman; as well as at right and below. Thomson lived his later ye...
(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - Feb. 14, at about 4:45 p.m., the South Bruce OPP, along with Bruce County Emergency Services and the Mildmay Fire Department, responded to a head-on collision involving a 2006 Dodge Ram pick-up truck and a 2010 Mazda Tribute, on Bruce County Road 3, north of Mildmay, i...
Huron-Kinloss councillors Carl Sloetjes and Jim Hanna are concerned that a story about road realignment in Lucknow failed to get the point across that the project was just a proposal, added to the end of the engineer's presentation about a drainage project at the west end of Lucknow. ...
Did you know that the provincial government does not fund any medical equipment in the Kincardine hospital? Did you know that without the continued support of the community, the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation would not have been able to purchase millions of dollars'...
Paul Rosebush, president and chief executive officer of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, will continue to lead that organization through to the spring of 2021. The health centre's board of directors made the announcement Wednesday (Feb. 15). “With Paul (Rosebush)’...
Are you looking for a venue for a wedding anniversary, birthday or another special occasion? The Legion has space available to rent for large or small groups. Give the office a call at 519-396-2372, to see if we can provide a location for your next celebration. Pirate Trivia Night will...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - The Huron County OPP warns residents about a recent scam that landed in the inbox of a South Huron resident. In this case, had it not been for anti-virus software installed on the target's computer, she may have fallen victim to the scam. It all started wh...
A great crowd enjoyed some decadent and delicious desserts at the "For the Love of Chocolate" buffet, held Tuesday afternoon, at Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine. People were decked out in their best red, white and pink for the event, held on Valentine's ...
The Bervie Women’s Institute has donated three books, bears and blankets to the Kincardine Fire Department. These items are for the firefighters to give to children during a traumatic time. Making the presentation, were Ellen Waye and Elsie Schular, while accepting the gifts w...
Jamie McKinnon, education director with the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, has presented his annual report to the board. "I am pleased to have the opportunity to present this report for 2016 to the board," said McKinnon. "It has been a year filled with growth...
Tax season is here, and the Income Security Action Group of the Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force encourages everyone to file a tax return. For modest and low-income Canadians, filing a tax return may actually help increase the number of benefits they can collect and may result in an incre...
From the moment she steps on stage and starts talking in that southern drawl, Nichole Foreman captivates the audience as Mrs. Meredith Prendergast, in the Kincardine Theatre Guild's world premiere of “Office Politics.” Written and directed by Corinne Robertson-Brown of ...
REV. JOHN SMITH March 27, 1933 – Feb. 3, 2017 Rev. John Ernest Smith of Listowel and formerly of Haliburton and Chatham, went home with the Lord, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in his 84th year. Loving husband of Velma (Ghent) Smith of Listowel. Father of Philip and Louise Smith, Ke...
With spring just five weeks away, there has already been a robin-sighting reported. Ron Alexander said there were at least eight robins in his yard in Lorne Beach, Saturday, and he has shared the following photos: After the bitterly-cold, snowy and windy weather in the Kincard...
We hope everyone has a lovely Valentine's Day, Tuesday. 'Tis the season for love, although every season should be the season for love. Wasn’t that "fun" with the power out?! Hope everyone stayed relatively warm or sought out folks with alternative heat. &...
Q: My father fell the other day, pretty much as soon as he stood up. His doctor told him he has orthostatic hypotension. What does that mean and what can we do about it? A: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a chronic, sometimes debilitating, illness that is common (up to 20 per cent of t...
The past week has been a mixed bag of weird weather in the Kincardine area. Wednesday afternoon, a bitterly-cold wind whipped the Lake Huron water into waves and was a chilling reminder that winter still has its grip on the region. However, by Saturday, the weather was more like spr...
Members of the Lucknow and District Chamber of Commerce are upset that a proposal has been brought forward again for the realignment of Bruce County Road 1 through the Village of Lucknow. A letter from the chamber to Huron-Kinloss council, written Jan. 21 and discussed at the committee...
Betty Thelma McFarlan (née Elliott) of Kincardine, died peacefully, with family by her side, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at the age of 83. Beloved wife of Ken McFarlan. Dear mother of Andy McFarlan of Stittsville and Steve (Joanne...
Bruce Power’s Unit 5 was removed from service Feb. 3 to begin a planned maintenance and inspection program that will ensure Bruce Power continues to supply low-cost electricity to Ontario homes and business for the long-term. The $135-million maintenance and inspection program wi...