Norm Foster's newest play, "Jonas and Barry in the Home," is a surefire hit as the world premiere opened Thursday night at the Bluewater Summer Playhouse in downtown Kincardine. Ralph Small (above, left, with Hallie Seline and Jonathan Whittaker), Bluewater's artistic...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb is pleased to announce Jesse Barfield will be joining the roster as a coach for the third annual Hometown Heroes "Raise a Little Health" charity hockey game which runs this Thursday night (July 21) at the Maitland Recreation Centre in Goderich. A forme...
A crowd of children took part in the first Cheetahs Fun Run, held Saturday at Macpherson Park, Kincardine. Organized by Karen Jacques and the Cheetahs running group, the event saw children, ages two to 10, running an obstacle course through the various pieces of playground equipment, t...
Huron-Kinloss Township is hosting a Water Stewardship event this Saturday to promote environmental awareness and inform the permanent and seasonal residents of the ongoing water stewardship initiatives within the township. The township continues to take the lead in Ontario wi...
Kincardine reporter/editor Liz Dadson has been spotted in several places over the past couple of weeks, as the following entries to the "Where's Liz?" contest, demonstrate. Liz was found at the Shriners Parade, the Piping of the Tartan, the Kincardine Scottish Festival, t...
James Samuel "J.S." Robb, of Kincardine and formerly of Point Clark, died at Malcolm Place, Kincardine, Friday, July 15, 2016, in his 87th year. Born in Wingham Oct. 2, 1929, he was the son of the late Mary Jane (McNain) and Charles W. Robb. Survived by two sisters: Kather...
Folks from the area enjoyed the Parkinson’s Support Group picnic at the lake, Tuesday. Thanks to the Ripley Firefighters for a great breakfast Saturday morning. Our sympathy is extended to Erlma Jean Haldenby and her family, on the death of her brother, Way...
Michael W. Rencheck (above), former deputy chief operating officer of AREVA, is the new president and chief executive officer of Bruce Power, effective Aug. 15. The board of directors made the announcement Monday. Rencheck is a seasoned executive in the international nuclear industr...
Kathy and Brian Knechtel (right) of Knechtel Food Market in Lucknow have announced they will be closing the store July 27. The grocery store has been a fixture in the village for 30 years, with the current location at the corner of Campbell Street and Bruce County Road 1. The Knecht...
It was perfect weather for a beach party, Saturday afternoon, in Port Elgin. And Bruce Power capitalized on that, hosting hundreds of people on the main beach for the annual event, held alternate years in Kincardine and Port Elgin, as a way to thank the community for its support of the...
If you're looking for a unique gift or a special item to brighten up your own home, stop in at J'Adorn in downtown Kincardine where there is a great variety of new things from which to choose. Owner/operator Corinne Robertson-Brown and her friendly, helpful staff are pleased to...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb is urging local organizations to apply for the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP). Proposals for projects should be led or inspired by seniors and have a focus of keeping Canadian seniors active, engaged and informed. Applications will be accepted until July 2...
Leading up to 2017, Community Foundations across Canada will provide thousands of small matching grants for local projects in every province and territory to engage the broadest possible array of Canadians. This initiative is supported by the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th &nd...
Sunny, hot weather drew about 170 people to the Kincardine and District Horticultural Society's annual Through the Garden Gate tour, Sunday, July 10. Besides visiting eight Kincardine area gardens, the tour included refreshments at the Walker House on Harbour Street, Kincardine. ...
Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, hosted a Mobility Scooter Rodeo and Workshop, put on by the Kincardine accessibility advisory committee, Wednesday afternoon. The workshop featured guest speakers: South Bruce OPP constable Kevin Martin, community services officer; and...
A fund-raising auction, organized by the Pine River United Church, has raised $8,955.50 for a new dining hall at the Silver Lake United Church Camp. Held June 25, at the Point Clark Community Centre, the event was a great success as a crowd turned out for the live auction and lunc...
The grand opening of the Armow Wind Power Facility was held June 29, hosted by Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development). The 180-megawatt (MW) Armow Wind is expected to generate enough clean energy to power approximately 70,000 Ontario ...
Despite the chilly, wet weather Saturday, a great crowd turned out to enjoy a tremendous line-up of entertainment at the Lighthouse Blues Festival, held on the weekend in downtown Kincardine. Besides the main stage shows at the Bruce Steakhouse Friday and Saturday nights, there were co...
This competitive dance season has been a busy one for Taylor and Ty Pollard, children of Jeff and Maryellen Pollard of Ripley. Besides their regular training at Danceology MWO in Lucknow, they have attended six competitions with their team, and several workshops. Taylor, 16, a stude...
With all this hot weather, I’m sure we can all appreciate that we live on the shores of one of the cleanest Great Lakes. Yes, it’s cold but refreshing, when the temperature rises to the 30s. We must also also take care and respect this lake. It only takes a second for a traged...
Huron-Kinloss mayor Mitch Twolan has announced he will seek a third term as warden of Bruce County. The announcement was made July 7, when the county council meeting was held in the township council chamber. Twolan says he has unfinished business he would like to see completed which is...
A great crowd turned out for the final day of the Kincardine Scottish Festival, Family Day, Sunday afternoon, July 3. The event featured numerous displays and demonstrations, including the Clydesdales, Highland Cattle, piping and drumming, and children's activities in the gazebo. ...
Any men who are interested in playing darts, the men’s Thursday night darts is continuing through the summer. The league would love to have anyone interested in playing darts come out and join the group, Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 2 will see the return of "Peter a...
The Kincardine and Tiverton standpipes will be out of service until Sept. 30 for required maintenance activities. A press release, issued Thursday (July 14) by public works director Adam Weishar, urges property owners in Tiverton, Kincardine, Huronville, Inverhuron, and along the pipel...
Station Beach, Kincardine, has become more accessible for those who may never have considered making a trip to the beach before. Tuesday, July 5, the Kincardine accessibility committee was joined by numerous officials, members of Community Living of Kincardine and District, and residen...
The next print in the Kincardine hospital auxiliary's Art Easel Fund-raising Program is entitled “Catillac," above with Judy Lackner, first vice-president of the auxiliary. The original artwork was created by Dean Russo, a Brooklyn-based artist. His body of work ref...
A NEW WAY TO “COUCH SURF” RESULTS IN CRIMINAL CHARGES (TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – July 10, around 2 a.m., Huron County OPP officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving a number of injured people on Mill Line near Dungann...
It was hot, hazy and humid Tuesday afternoon, as a heat wave hit the Kincardine area, causing the temperature to climb to 30 degrees Celsius, feeling more like 36 degrees Celsius with the humidity. Lake Huron, along Goderich Street and Boiler Beach Road, south of Kincardine, was a beau...
The 78th Fraser Highlanders took the trophy for the top band at the Grade 1 level, at the Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games, July 2. The Fraser Highlanders had the best pipes, the best drums and the best bass. In second place, was the Toronto Police Pipe Band, and in thir...
Bruce Power is inviting the community to celebrate summer at its annual beach party, being held Saturday, July 16, at Port Elgin’s main beach. Scheduled from 4-10 p.m., the event is one of the ways Bruce Power says thanks to the community for its ongoing support. ...
(LONDON, ON) – The West Region OPP is issuing a warning in light of another motorcycle fatal collision that occurred in Essex Ontario, Monday, July 11. So far this year, motorcycle collisions have claimed the lives of 23 drivers and three passengers in Ontario. In 2015, t...
The Hawthorne Community Clinic, Clinic Laboratory Services and Kincardine Family Health Team will provide limited services, from July 27 to Aug. 5 (inclusive), the result of a planned computer systems upgrade. During the limited services period, physicians and nurse practitione...
Q: Rather than answer a specific question this week, we thought we would share a few articles that we have come across over the past few months that caught our attention but, for one reason or another, never made it into a separate column. A: In a study published a few weeks ...
Kincardine's visitor information centre will be moved back to Highway 21 next spring. In committee-of-the-whole Wednesday night (July 6), council agreed that the centre should be relocated to the highway, with satellite operations in the downtown area. Two years ago, council end...
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued a heat warning for this week. Over the next two to three days, local daytime high temperatures are predicted to reach or exceed 31 degrees Celsius, with nighttime lows dropping to only 21 degrees Celsius. These conditions increase the risk of he...
Kincardine’s first refugee family is set to arrive at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, Wednesday, July 27. Rev. Kathy Fraser of Knox Presbyterian Church said Sunday that the Kincardine Refugee Committee’s welcoming committee met Friday evening and that t...
Congratulations to Nancy and Gerald Murray who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently. Congratulations to Patricia Murray and David James who were married Saturday. The setting by the lake was lovely. Thanks to the Ripley and District Lions Club for another great beef ba...
Elizabeth Bruce of Kingston was very excited to win the 16th annual Kincardine Women's Triathlon, Saturday morning, at Station Beach. The Bruce Beach cottager joined her fellow triathletes in a duathlon, after the rough water of Lake Huron was deemed unsafe and the swim portion of ...
Ron Nickles of London created some beautiful Egyptian oil paintings which are now hanging in the guest gallery at the Victoria Park Gallery for the month of July. Nickles was born in London, one of five children in a tough, working-class family. He was raised in the Great Depression an...
Zack Miller of Ripley was named the professional drummer of the day at the Kincardine Scottish Festival. Professional piper of the day was Sean McKeown, while amateur piper of the day was Andrew Hutton, and amateur drummer of the day was James Kirkwood. A great number of pipers, dru...