This year marks the 100th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in Ontario, and Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thomson is encouraging young women from the riding to apply to participate in a special event at the Ontario Legislature, honouring the occasion. The Ontario Legislativ...
It was a terrific evening of food and entertainment for the sold-out crowd at the 23rd annual Robbie Burns Night, held Saturday evening at the Kincardine Legion. Hosted by the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band, the event drew quite a few people dressed in their clan tartan, and many others...
Robert Wright of Kincardine was the lucky winner of the VIA Rail return trip for two, from Toronto to Halifax, Nova Scotia, by way of Montreal, a raffle sponsored by the Kincardine Rotary Club in support of the Kincardine Legion's new furnace fund. The draw was made New Year's ...
The past week has seen above-zero-Celsius temperatures and rain, melting the drifts of snow that had accumulated since New Year's Eve. This has also resulted in fast-moving water in the rivers and streams, as they head to Lake Huron. The tributary to the Penetangore River was thund...
Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound, and the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich are set to become designated stroke centres this spring, part of the South West Stroke Project to realign stroke care in the South West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). The annou...
It's a major costume change for the Kincardine Theatre Guild, as the storage area above the Century 21 office in downtown Kincardine, has been sold. President Shirley Bieman and several theatre guild members were at the site Thursday morning, sorting costumes and deciding what to k...
The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) basketball league executive is seeking more players and volunteers to participate this season. New president Jason Whitcroft, who took over from Ray Luinstra, was at the Davidson Centre Thursday morning, with league treasurer Mary Lynn Young, to accep...
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is seeking public comments on the additional information submitted by the proponent, Ontario Power Generation (OPG), for the proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) project for the long-term management of low- and intermediate-level nuclear was...
Two Kincardine District Secondary School students were among the military co-op program graduates honoured Friday afternoon, at the Owen Sound Armoury of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters, a primary reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. Alex Convay and Bradley Pickett were insp...
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Progressive Conservative (PC) critic for environment and Cap-and-Trade, is calling on environment minister Glen Murray to begin the phase-out of Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) in light of numerous allegations of wrong-doing connected with the organization.&n...
To get a greater number of Canadian youth working this summer, the deadline for the Canada Summer Jobs employer application period, has been extended. All not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with up to 50 employees, will have another two weeks to ...
Well what happened to the “bad winter” we were supposed to get? Is it on its way or did it go south with all the snowbirds? I’m watching for my crocuses to pop up through the dirt and I’m told that people with fish ponds are still watching their fish swim around. P...
“Youthful exuberance will defeat veteran savvy. This challenge is all about young and fast, versus old and slow.” Those were the fighting words from Peter Wolfe of Kincardine District Secondary School (left, in photo at right, with South Bruce OPP constable Dave Hackney and...
Like elsewhere in the province, the Grey-Bruce region is experiencing increased reports of respiratory illness. Since mid-December, there have been seven respiratory outbreaks, including five influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities. There are another 26 lab-confirmed influenza...
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society held its first meeting of 2017, Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Ripley Legion. Outgoing president Ann Finlayson welcomed more than 35 members to the Annual General Meeting which, in addition to regular business and year-end reports, included sev...
Trivia Night is Friday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m., in the hall. I’m sure our trivia-master, Laura, will have some interesting questions for us. If you have never been to trivia it’s a great night of fun. Check it out Jan. 27 and mark your calendars for Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. because I&rsq...
Residents of the Willow West subdivision continue to oppose a residential development, located west of the intersection of Kincardine Avenue and Fraser Drive, Kincardine. A new proposal by developer Tom Kerr was presented at the public meeting last night (Jan. 18), during Kincardine co...
If you did not purchase tickets for this Saturday night's Robbie Burns Supper, you are out of luck. The event is officially sold-out, with the remaining tickets scooped up by Wednesday night. Hosted by the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band, the 23rd annual Robbie Burns Supper will b...
Luke Charbonneau has been re-elected chairman of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA). The deputy mayor of Saugeen Shores was restored to the agency's top spot at the annual meeting held Friday at the administrative office in Formosa. Dan Gieruszak of Brockton was re...
Q: All right, it’s mid-January and I’m already sick of this weather with two (possibly three or four?) more months to go. I would love to get away to a warm destination and am wondering if I still need to consider the Zika Virus in my planning? A: With the arrival of a part...
The owner of a home damaged by fire in downtown Kincardine, has been ticketed by the Kincardine Fire Department for failing to maintain smoke alarms and failing to install carbon monoxide alarms in the building. Jan. 5, firefighters responded to the structure fire on Queen Street in Ki...
DRIVER TO TRY WALKING FOR THREE DAYS (KINCARDINE, ON) – Jan. 17, at 1:23 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Highway 21 in the Municipality of Kincardine, stopped a black Ford pick-up truck. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. A three...
The Ontario Ministry of Education is developing a renewed Child Care and Early Years Policy Framework to support an integrated system of child care and early years programs, focused on quality, affordability, access, and responsiveness. The framework builds on important achieveme...
The Grade 8 information night, slated for tonight (Jan. 17) at Kincardine District Secondary School, has been postponed to Jan. 24, at 7 p.m., due to inclement weather. Students in Grades 7 and 8 and their parents are invited to learn about the multitude of excellent programs and extra...
It's full steam ahead for the Kinetic Knights, FRC Team 781, as they take on the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Steamworks robotics challenge for 2017. About 25 team members and mentors gathered at the Best Western Plus Governor's Inn, Saturda...
Kincardine District Secondary School is hosting its Knight of the Arts, Thursday, Jan. 19, from 7-10 p.m., at the school. An annual event for the past three years, it is an opportunity for students to showcase their creative works, ranging from acting to visual art. Featured at the sho...
The Pine River Watershed Initiative Network (PRWIN) is offering free tree seedlings, and spring planting, to property owners in the watershed. Office administrator Penny Faragher Robertson says any landowners who need a shelter belt or wind break, or have property that would benefit fr...
Congratulations to all the folks who were honoured at Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson’s Remarkable Citizens presentation in Teeswater last week. Many folks enjoyed the presentations at the Grey-Bruce Farmers Week in Elmwood last week in spite of the poor weather. Jan...
A new fund-raising foundation is in the works for Bruce County. "100 People Who Share" is a forum for people to meet three times a year for an hour each time, hear presentations on three local initiatives, and vote on a $10,000 immediate impact for our region ($100 tax-deduct...
After being postponed a week, the weather co-operated and Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson was able to present Remarkable Citizen awards to 19 residents of Huron and Bruce counties at the fifth annual New Year's Levee, held Wednesday night in Teeswater. "All of these individuals ...
Althea Devitt of Tiverton died at the Kincardine hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in her 98th year. Born Oct. 18, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Melvina Shantz and Emerson Bock. Beloved wife of the late Homer Devitt who predeceased her in 1991. Greatly missed by her ch...
The weather co-operated, allowing the Bervie Women's Institute to meet at the Bervie United Church, Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m., with seven members and one guest answering the Roll Call with "my winter project." President Sylvia Hasbury opened with a poem, "The Ol...
The Municipality of Kincardine is hosting a public information meeting Thursday, Jan. 26, to explain how the Kincardine Fire Department will provide fire service for residents in the northeast section of the municipality, formerly served by the Paisley Fire Department. The public meeti...
Chris Potter (above right, with Athabasca fire chief Travis Shalapay), a Kincardine native now living and working in Edmonton, Alberta, has been recognized by the province for helping battle the wildfire in Fort McMurray, back in May. The 24-year-old son of Tim and Nancy Potter of Kinc...
(Edith) Norine Turland (nee Farrell) - her life was her kith and kin - Norine Turland’s life came full circle Jan. 9, 2017, at the Kincardine hospital, when she died in the same place where she was born 92 years earlier (Sept. 15, 1924). The most important thing for Norine wa...
DRIVER CHARGED AT SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH (TIVERTON, ON) – Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of King Street and Main Street in Tiverton. Officers arrived to find that a brown Toyota Sienna van had struc...
The Tiverton Agricultural Society will be holding its annual meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the activity room at Tiverton Park Manor. Everyone is welcome, please come out and get involved in your community. TIVERTON LIBRARY NEWS Bring the family out for Family Literacy Day, Jan. 27. ...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – A 21-year-old Kincardine man has been charged with arson, following investigation into a house fire in downtown Kincardine. Jan. 5, at 2:29 a.m., the South Bruce OPP was called to the scene of a fire in the 800 block of Queen Street, Kincardine. As a result ...
The following is a statement by Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Progressive Conservative (PC) critic for environment and Cap-and-Trade, on the recent charges laid against two former executives of Ontario Tire Stewardship. "The charges laid Wednesday against two former Ontari...
BREAK, ENTER AND THEFT AT SKIPPERS IN GODERICH (GODERICH, ON) – Huron County OPP officers and members of the Huron OPP Property Crimes Unit are currently investigating a break, enter and theft that happened earlier this week at Skippers Restaurant on Victoria Street North in Gode...