The Sparks and Brownies celebrated Valentine's Day with a party Tuesday night at Kincardine Baptist Church, while the Guides and Pathfinder celebrated Wednesday night at Kincardine United Church. The Sparks and Brownies made Valentine cards by putting paint on their hands and feet ...
The Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey has received a donation of $2,500 from The Co-operators, presented by advisor Jennifer Cook of Kincardine, and advisor Jocelyn Robbins of Port Elgin. The funding will help the Women's House with its International Women’s Day event,...
About 200 Grade 8 students were welcomed to Sacred Heart High School in Walkerton, Thursday, Feb. 2, for Grade 9 orientation. Students participated in a variety of different activities, had lunch, and met future Crusaders. It was a great time for the future Grade 9 students to becom...
Work has begun on the $300,000 shoreline protection project along the coast of Lake Huron, from the north pier to Dunsmoor Park, in Kincardine. Approved in June, the project was prompted by the erosion of the coastal bank to such an extent that the boardwalk, built by the Kincardine Li...
Organizers welcome the public to the 11th annual Family Heritage Day celebration, Monday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in Southampton. Family Heritage Day is an interactive day of fun activities at the museum, featuring the skills, tale...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb is pleased to announce that former Toronto Blue Jay and two-time Golden Glove winner Jesse Barfield will be headlining the list of instructors at the second annual Kincardine Minor Baseball Camp and the fifth annual Clinton Minor Baseball Camp, this summer. Barf...
Tiverton Winterfest was a great success. The “Pancake” breakfast was not just pancakes but all you could eat and drink, featuring a menu of scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, orange juice and McDonalds coffee. Everyone was gearing up for the rest of the weekend festivities...
For a full dining experience, check out Bean's Bistro in downtown Kincardine. Newly-renovated, the restaurant is more than a coffee house, offering exquisite dinner service, beginning at 5 p.m., in its beautiful, licensed dining room. Owner-operator Rob Millar said he and his st...
Do you like to play an instrument or listen to music, maybe sing a tune or two? Then come out to the Jam Session, Friday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m., in the clubhouse. This is a great way to meet some people and have fun this winter at the Legion. Bring your instruments along or come and listen t...
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson has been appointed the Progressive Conservative (PC) critic for international trade, and indigenous relations and reconciliation. "I'm looking forward to taking on the challenges and opportunities that these two portfolios provide for our pr...
The Bluewater District School Board has announced, with regret, the resignation of education director Steve Blake, effective March 20. Blake has accepted the position of education director at the Simcoe County District School Board. “It is with mixed emotions that we accept Steve...
John Hill of Kincardine (above, with his dog, "Sparky") says he feels about the same today as he did when he turned 70 years old, but his birth certificate says he marked his 90th birthday Wednesday. Born Feb. 8, 1927, in the west end of Toronto, Hill completed his schooling ...
(LUCKNOW, ON) – Feb. 6, at 11:06 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Wheeler Street in Lucknow, stopped a green Pontiac Grand Prix. The officer found that the driver wasn’t licensed and further investigation revealed the vehicle was reported stolen. Twenty...
In recognition of Canada’s 150th birthday, Bruce Power is launching a $75,000 fund to support local celebrations in 2017. The Canada 150 Fund is part of Bruce Power’s corporate social responsibility program and is accessible to organizations across the region. “Bru...
(ORILLIA, ON) – Six recent snowmobile deaths have led the OPP and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) to strongly urge snowmobilers to stop taking unnecessary risks while riding. The latest series of incidents brings to 13 the number of snowmobile ...
Huron-Kinloss council has approved a $25,000 loan to the Lucknow Reunion 2018 committee. Co-chairmen Luke Smith and Glen Gibson attended the committee-of-the-whole meeting Monday morning (Feb. 6), to make the request, and present the event's budget. The reunion is slated for June 2...
(ORILLIA, ON) – The OPP continues to encourage responsible use of on-line technology to young people and their families in support of International Safer Internet Day which is today (Feb. 7). The theme this year is “Be the Change: Unite for a Better Internet.” The ...
Enbridge has provided a $10,000 Safe Community Program grant to the new Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village. The mission of the Safety Village is to provide an innovative and interactive educational safety facility to aid in the elimination of preventable childhood injuries ...
(WALKERTON, ON) – Feb. 6, at 7:37 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a suspicious man damaging a vehicle while it was parked along Archy Street in Walkerton. Officers arrived and located the man nearby where he was arrested without incident. Twenty-seven-year-...
The Kincardine Physicians Group is advising the public that the communications system at the Hawthorne Community Clinic in Kincardine has been upgraded, in order to mitigate problems with congestion and concerns that patients are unable to contact their physician's office. Prior to...
The United Way of Bruce-Grey has received a three-year pledge of $1.6-million from Bruce Power’s United Way campaign, allowing the organization to double its utility assistance program and enhance food security efforts for families and individuals struggling in the region. ...
Kincardine ratepayers are looking at a rate increase of 7.28 per cent on the municipal portion of their tax bill, after council finalized its 2017 budget last night (Feb. 6). That equates to a hike of $101.85 for the average residential assessment of $244,000. With the Bruce County lev...
OPERATOR AIRLIFTED TO LONDON AFTER SNOWMOBILE HITS TREE (KINLOSS TWP, ON) – Feb. 5, at 11:13 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of a snowmobile collision at the Fisherman’s Cove park along Southline Avenue in Kinloss Township. Officers arrived with members...
Q: I have been recently diagnosed with cancer and have been told to eventually expect a significant amount of pain. My oncologist thinks I should have some narcotic pain killers available just in case, but with everything I read about all of the overdoses, I’m a little nervous to us...
There was a good turn-out for the second day of Tiverton Winterfest, as people enjoyed the many events featured Sunday morning and afternoon. About 80 attended the worship service, Sunday morning at Knox Presbyterian Church, followed by a delicious chili-and-hot-dog luncheon, put on by...
After three years in downtown Kincardine, the municipality's tourist information centre is being moved back to Highway 21. In committee-of-the-whole, Wednesday night (Feb. 1), clerk Donna MacDougall presented the staff recommendation: to lease office space beside the Service Ontari...
Two people were injured in a fire that destroyed a house on the Southline, Kincardine, Friday night. Kincardine fire chief Kent Padfield said firefighters responded to the structure fire at 1433 Southline, at 3:25 p.m. Feb. 3. Firefighters from both Kincardine and Tiverton stations ...
Josh and Katie Kunkel and Matt and Kate McKenzie of Tiverton, and their families, created a colourful, blue-and-green giant turtle snow sculpture, taking first prize in the contest, hosted by the Tiverton Lions Club, during Tiverton Winterfest, Saturday morning. Coming in second place,...
Wednesday night's Kincardine council meeting began with a minute of silence in honour of Charles Mann, mayor of the former Town of Kincardine, and veteran of the Second World War. Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie said many people in the area and from around the world had the privilege o...
Century 21 Sunset Realty Inc. in Kincardine is partnering with Easter Seals for the Kids to Camp program. Grocery tokens for the carts at No Frills in Kincardine, are available in exchange for a donation to the Kids to Camp program. To get your key chain token, drop in at the Century 2...
Kincardine is hosting two Bruce County household hazardous waste days this year. The first is Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the public works yard, on Valentine Avenue in the Town of Kincardine. The second is Saturday, July 22, from 1-4 p.m., also at the public works ya...
Bruce Edmunds of Kincardine is concerned that people are stealing boards off the barns at the old Hartwick Farm property, located along Bruce County Road 23 (B-line), just north of the Town of Kincardine. As a result of Environmental Assessments done for development purposes, these bui...
History was the theme of the Bervie Women's Institute meeting when the ladies met at the Bervie United Church, Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 10 a.m. Eleven members answered the Roll Call: “What type of book do you enjoy reading?” After the usual openings, president Sylvia Ha...
A significant private sector initiative to invest in, and mentor, entrepreneurial companies in the Grey‐Bruce region was launched Wednesday, with the introduction of the Bluewater Angel Investor Group. Bluewater Angels, with 15 angel investors, is looking for investment‐rea...
In 1989, the Saugeen Valley Conservation Foundation (the fund-raising arm of Saugeen Conservation) established a Memorial Grove Program. The idea was to provide individuals with an opportunity to plant a tree in memory of a loved one. Planting a tree not only bestows honour to our loved o...
Opening night of the Kincardine Theatre Guild's production of "Office Politics," is sold-out. The world premiere of the play, written and directed by Kincardine's Corinne Robertson-Brown, opens Friday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m., at the Kincardine Arts Centre. Set in a typ...
February is heart month and Trillium Court Seniors' Community is hosting its annual decadent event, "For the Love of Chocolate," on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14), as a fund-raiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This special event, scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Atrium,...
The Family Dinner will be Sunday, Feb. 12, from 4:30-6 p.m. The meal consists of roast beef and roast pork, potatoes, vegetables and dessert. Come to the Legion and enjoy this delicious meal! Cost is $14 each for adults, $10 each for children age 12 and under, $12 each for seniors (age 65...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – A Community Satisfaction Survey is currently under way in West Region and you may end up getting a cold-call seeking your input. The West Region surveys started in January in an effort to solicit public opinion about the services the OPP detachments del...
Prompted by a citizenry citing life-and-death statistics, and mired in a procedural nightmare, Kincardine council has capitulated on its decision to terminate the Paisley fire agreement, and accepted an offer sent by E-mail to the municipality from Arran-Elderslie Township, Monday, Jan. 2...