Drivers, please be careful of the children when they are back in school, as of Tuesday, Sept. 6. Thank you, teachers, for all your hard work and care of our children - they are precious. Janet and Wayne Rhody and Gerald Rhody attended the Rhody reunion at the park in Mildmay ...
DRIVING PRIVILEGES LOST FOR RACING DRIVERS Huron OPP charges five more drivers with racing (HURON COUNTY, ON) – As evidenced by five recent Racing charges laid by Huron County OPP, some drivers just aren’t heeding the message to slow down. What is it goi...
Country music star Dean Brody captivated the huge crowd, Friday night, at Lucknow's Music in the Fields. The evening included hugely-talented warm-up acts: The Lovelocks and Tebey, as well as Sacha on the side stage. Zoe Neuman and Ali Raney of The Lovelocks brought a high-energ...
Six girls have entered the competition to become the next Kincardine Fall Fair ambassador. The contest is slated for Friday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m., at the Connaught Park Pavilion. Kincardine Fall Fair ambassador contestants Alice Thorpe (left), Belle Wilson, Raza Hussein and Maggie Ro...
The annual Kincardine Legion fun golf tournament was held Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Kincardine Golf Club, with a team from Kincardine taking the win with a score of 31, which is five under par. Congratulations to Paul "Woody" Widmeyer, Ashley Osborne, Jim Bell and Gord Howes. T...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – In less than a week, children across the detachment area will be back to school. Some will be walking, some will be riding bikes and many others will be riding on school buses to get to and from school. The South Bruce OPP reminds all d...
The Toronto Brigantine tall ships, Pathfinder and Playfair, managed to reach Kincardine Harbour Friday, in time for the third annual Marine Heritage Festival on the weekend. The ships ran into some rough weather and were unable to arrive Thursday night. Playfair sailed into the harbour...
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Penetangear have thrown their support behind the All Abilities Beachside Run, slated for this Sunday, Sept. 4, at Station Beach, Kincardine. Lynda Cain of OPG has presented a donation of $1,000 for the cause, while Penetangear is presenting the prizes...
The Huron Shores Hospice steering committee is holding a public information meeting about bringing a residential hospice to Kincardine, Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Miller Insurance Room at the Davidson Centre, Kincardine. The committee's proposal is to establish a co...
The 25th annual Mass Band Festival drew a huge crowd to Victoria Park, Kincardine, Saturday afternoon, and the Mass Band parade that evening saw almost 300 pipers and drummers march through downtown Kincardine for the Saturday Night Parade. Norm Annetts, who hosts the event with the Ki...
The final two shows at the Blyth Festival wrap up this weekend. Both world premieres, "The Last Donnelly Standing," opened Aug. 4, and runs to Sept. 2, while "If Truth Be Told" opened July 27 and runs to Sept. 3. Gil Garratt is epic as Robert Donnelly in this one...
OPP to conduct Distracted-Driving Campaign over Labour Day weekend (SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – For the first time since Ontario's distracted-driving laws were introduced in 2009, the OPP is reporting that driver inattention-related road deaths are poised to dou...
Tom Evans of Tiverton (right) has won the Canadian Plowing Championship, and has earned the right to represent Canada at the World Plowing Championship in Kenya, next December. Representing Bruce County, Evans won the reversible plowing championship with a total of 681 points over thre...
The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation is hosting its second annual "Home to Kincardine" Radiothon in the main entrance at Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last year, more than 400 people attended the event, and t...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild has kicked off promotion of its fall production, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat." Friday, Aug. 19, guild members were at Boston Pizza for Celebrity Server Night, from 5-9 p.m. This fund-raiser/awareness event was at the invitation ...
Engineering students Joseph Finnie of Kincardine and teammate Jeff McLean in their war canoe, the J&J McFinnie, raced ahead of the competition, winning the championship trophy at the inaugural cardboard boat races, held Saturday morning, at Station Beach, Kincardine. Organized by t...
Under Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne's Liberal government, the province's energy rates have officially become the highest in North America, and many in Huron-Bruce are feeling the drain on their wallets, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. Since the Liberals took office...
Q: I understand there is a new diet that just might help prevent Alzheimer Disease. My grandfather has been recently diagnosed with this and I want to do whatever I can to minimize my risk. A: There is more than some degree of truth in this recent media release. A new diet, k...
It’s wonderful to see the green again after the rain, and the local corn is now for sale. A quick thank you to Pat Stewart in Inverhuron for the wonderful afternoon of chatting about the history of Tiverton and Inverhuron. Pat grew up in Tiverton and since 1953, has had a cottage on...
Negotiations to keep Knechtel Food Market open have failed, and the Lucknow grocery store is slated to close Sept. 1. In a Facebook posting, Brian and Kathy Knechtel, who have operated the business for the past 30 years, said Bob Krupp, acting as president, secretary and treasurer of 6...
(HURON-KINLOSS TWP, ON) – Aug. 27, at 8:37 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of mischief at a tennis court located in the 100 block of Boiler Beach Road in Huron-Kinloss Township. Police arrived and noted a significant amount of offensive graffiti applied with whi...
Ms. Rebecca Calder, provincial service officer, will be visiting Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 183, Kincardine, Wednesday, Oct. 19, at approximately 1 p.m. Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance regarding: war disability pension applications, reviews and appeals; treatment for e...
(ARRAN-ELDERSLIE, ON) - Members of the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (Project “P”), the OPP Technological Crimes Unit and the South Bruce OPP detachment have arrested and charged an Arran-Elderslie Township man, following a three-week child pornography investigation. &nb...
Two brothers from Kingston rocked the side stage during the Thursday Night Throwdown, the opening event of Lucknow's Music in the Fields, last night. John and James Abrams and their band, known as The Abrams, took the crowd by storm with their high-energy performance and amazing ta...
IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED RIDE CHECK (BRANT TWP, ON) - Aug. 19, members of the South Bruce OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Sideroad 30 in Brant Township, when a black Jeep Cherokee was stopped. The officers determined that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Thirty...
The Canadian Federation of University women (CFUW), Kincardine chapter, celebrated its 25th anniversary Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Best Western Plus Governor’s Inn, Kincardine with 22 members and former members attending. Five of the members have been with the group since t...
The Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party is again calling on the Ontario government to abandon its cap-and-trade scheme after California sold only 1.49 per cent of its carbon credits at last week's auction. "The Liberal government is setting Ontario up for failu...
Bruce Power has announced a partnership with four Ontario colleges on six diploma programs which will help to ensure a steady flow of qualified candidates for the company’s workforce. “We want to ensure that people attending college with a goal of employment at Bruc...
They're here for a good time, but not a long time. And that's unfortunate, as the Bluewater Summer Playhouse production of "Oh, Canada, We Sing for Thee!" is a tremendous tribute to Canadian singers, songwriters and musicians, past and present. Created by Leisa Way...
“Stormy Weather” by F. Varley (above and at right) is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. Varley came to Canada from England, and in 1920, he became one of the founding members of th...
Several majestic, 100-year-old maple trees have been removed from the property west of the Willow West subdivision, at the corner of Kincardine Avenue and Fraser Drive, Kincardine. Workers began cutting down the trees Monday morning. The trees were part of an objection by neighbouri...
A plan to lower the speed limit along Lake Range Drive, to 60 km/h, has been tabled by Huron-Kinloss Township. At the Aug. 15 council meeting, deputy mayor Wilfred Gamble told the delegation, led by Wayne and Patt Lowry, that council would listen to the presentation but no decision wou...
Ladies who were able to attend the bridal shower for Nicole (Nikki) Reid, Sunday, enjoyed seeing all the lovely gifts she received. Thanks to everyone who organized and put on the shower. Many gals attended the bridal shower for Kathryn Bridge, held at the home of her sister-in-law, ...
The fire hydrants in Kincardine are not available for use while the water tower is off-line for repairs until the end of September. That's the word from Adam Weishar, public works manager, who clarified earlier reports that the hydrants were charged and could be used. "With...
A good crowd took in the Ripley Food Art Craft Festival, Saturday, at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. Building on the Ripley Artisan Festival of the past few years, the event featured diverse works of art and crafts, as well as delicious local food from the Bruce Botanical Food Gard...
The Ripley 4-H Safety Club, and some members of the Sheep Club, gathered at the Coenen farm on the 5th Concession of the Municipality of Kincardine, Wednesday night, to learn about fire safety on the farm and how to properly use a fire extinguisher. Kincardine fire chief Kent Padfield ...
The Reid's Corners Women's Institute has raised $604 at the Alzheimer Tea, held Wednesday afternoon at the Pine River United Church. About 40 people attended the event, enjoying tea, coffee, dessert and fruit, with all proceeds to the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce. The tea...
Bruce Power is launching a community conversation about the company’s future role in Ontario’s electricity system to advance a multi-year investment plan, announced in December. “We recognize there is a great deal of community interest in what we’re doing ...
The Kincardine Ladies Fitness Co-op is celebrating its first anniversary next month, and to mark the occasion, it is holding an open house. Scheduled for Sept. 10-11, from 1-4 p.m. each day, the open house is an opportunity for ladies to drop in and check out the gym, located in the fo...
The Massed Band Festival, held in Victoria Park, Kincardine, is marking its 25th anniversary this year. Slated for Saturday, Aug. 27, beginning at 11 a.m., the annual event features hot dogs and corn-on-the-cob, along with a great slate of entertainment, including local bands, visiting...