POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN ATV (CARRICK TWP, ON) – March 17, at 6:50 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the repot of a theft at a residence along Sideroad 25 in Carrick Township. Sometime between 3:30-6:45 p.m., March 17, a black 2016 Can Am XMR All-Terrain Vehicl...
Monday, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day and to celebrate, individuals around the globe are encouraged to wear 'Lots of Socks.' Community Living of Kincardine and District encourages everyone to wear striped, polka-dot, bright, tall, ruffled, mis-matched or even three pairs...
The Ripley Wolves will defend their WOAA Senior "A" title against the Tillsonburg Thunder. Although the Wolves have home-ice advantage for the series, Game 1 will be in Tillsonburg Saturday, March 19, at 8:30 p.m. The Wolves will regain home ice in Game 5, if necessar...
Just a reminder that the Legion is open Monday to Friday, from 3-10 p.m. (or later when required), Saturday, from 2-6 p.m., and closed Sunday. Also closed Good Friday, March 25. Kitchen Parties will be held April 1, 15 and 29 at 7 p.m. Come and enjoy the local talented musician...
Kincardine will have a new doctor this summer. Dr. Daniel Soong has signed an agreement with Kincardine council to take up his medical practice in the municipality, as of July, 2016. The arrival of Soong will provide much needed relief to the physicians at the Kincardine Community Medi...
For the second year in a row, Kincardine ratepayers shelled out almost $300,000 in remuneration to their council, local boards and the Bruce Telecom board. The amount paid to council members in 2015 increased by about $10,000, to $233,797.41, from $223,132.91 in 2014, while t...
Wednesday, March 16, the Reid's Corners Women's Institute held its annual "work bee" meeting. Some members tied a comfort quilt which will be donated to the Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey in Kincardine along with some crocheted afghans and other items for th...
After many months of dreaming and planning, the community of Holyrood and the Holyrood board of directors are pleased to announce the opening of the Holyrood Health Clinic located in the old school, Holyrood. This grassroots initiative is likely the first of its kind in Ontario. Funded...
What looks like a regular dairy barn on the outside, is a magnificent high-tech marvel on the inside. The state-of-the-art indoor compost pack facility was built last spring and summer on the farm of Geoff and Sandra Farrell, on Highway 21, south of Kincardine. Working with the...
(BRUCE TWP, ON) – March 10, at 9:02 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a break-in at Bruce Telecom located along Highway 21 in Bruce Township. Sometime between 10 p.m. March 9, and 8 a.m. March 10, the business was forcibly entered. The list of stolen property...
Ontario residents have been breathing easier since the final coal plants were shut down in 2014, according to a report released last week by the provincial government. The 2014 Air Quality Report shows there were no smog advisories that year, which directly corresponds to the s...
Q: What’s the latest research on Vitamin D? A: Vitamin D has probably received more press clippings in the last decade than the rest of the other vitamins combined. The vast majority of its coverage has been positive as it has been linked to numerous health benefits and...
American country artist Lee Brice, and Canadian country music sensation Dean Brody are the headliners for the 2016 Lucknow's Music in the Fields. The line-up was announced Tuesday (March 15) at 8 a.m., as the Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club prepares to break new ground yet again ...
Advanced Medical Marijuana Canada (AMMCan), a subsidiary of Supreme Pharmaceuticals, has been licensed to grow medical marijuana in the greenhouses at the Bruce Energy Centre, located in the Municipality of Kincardine. John Fowler chief executive officer of Supreme, said the ...
Sympathy to family of Terry Paquette whose funeral was last Friday at St. Andrew’s United Church. His sense of humour, kindness and willingness to serve will be missed by many of us. Sympathy, as well, to the family of Allan MacFarlane of Teeswater, Betty Ritchi...
SUSPICIOUS MAN ARRESTED (WALKERTON, ON) – March 13, at 7:22 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of suspicious activity at Valve Train Industries located along Durham Street East in Walkerton. Officers arrived to find that a quantity of metal had been ta...
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – A 68-year-old Saugeen Shores woman has been identified as the driver killed in a single-vehicle crash, Friday, in Carrick Township. The South Bruce OPP, Bruce County Paramedics and the Mildmay Fire Department were called to the scene March 11, at 2:06 p.m., al...
The 30th Annual Bowl for Kids Sake has raised $30,000 for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District. Held March 5-6 at the newly-refurbished Bruce Bowling Lanes in Kincardine, the event fund-raising total was at $29,584.67 in the last hour of bowling when Royal LePage Kin...
More than 200 people attended the Kincardine Wedding Show, held Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Davidson Centre, Kincardine, raising $1,080 for Community Living of Kincardine and District. Organizing the event, were Amanda Ross, certified wedding planner, of Lucknow; Kat Hazelwood, photographe...
The FIRST Lego League (FLL) Team 4137, the Clean-up Crew, of Kincardine has had an exciting season. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an organization with the goal of getting young people interested in science and technology. Kincardine is well-...
The Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for the annual community achievement awards to be presented at the gala celebration, Saturday, April 2, at the Best Western Plus Governor's Inn. These awards highlight the people, businesses and organization...
Attention Veterans Please mark May 25 on your calendars if you have any concerns about dealing with Veterans Affairs Canada. The Provincial Service Officer, Ms. Rebecca Calder, will be visiting the Kincardine Legion on that date and will provide assistance to you. Please call Peggy Gri...
One of the many activities completed as part of the Unit 8 maintenance program at Bruce Power has been the removal of Cobalt-60 which will be processed by Nordion, an Ottawa-based company, for use in industrial irradiation applications worldwide. Cobalt-60 irradiators are used ...
March 11, at 3:15 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a fire at a residence in the 1400 block of Concession 12 in Bruce Township. Officers arrived with members of Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services to find the home was completely engulfed by fire. ...
Fire has destroyed a $300,000 home at 1426 Concession 12, Municipality of Kincardine. At 3:15 a.m., Friday (March 11), Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services was dispatched to the scene where firefighters found a two-storey house on fire, said Kincardine fire chief Kent Padfield. The a...
Tiverton Knox Presbyterian Church News Gerda Roppel (L) and Alberta Smith of the Tiverton Knox Presbyterian Church Women's Missionary Society (WMS) stand with the paper products collected at the March 9 meeting which will be presented to the Women's House Serving Bruc...
"IF YOU ARE TEXTING, YOU ARE NOT DRIVING, SAYS OPP COMMISSIONER (SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – Heading into its annual Distracted Driving Campaign next week (March 14-20), the OPP has confirmed that 2015 marked the third consecutive year that driver distraction, as a ...
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson is calling on Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne to fix a significant oversight in the government's neonicotinoid regulations that bans the only seed treatment in Canada that can be used for the corn flea beetle. "The government has the power ...
Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. That means clocks move ahead one hour at 2 a.m., Sunday, March 13. Remember to change your clocks Saturday night. And change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, as well. The warm, sunny weather is a good ind...
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – March 11, at 2:06 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a single-vehicle crash along Bruce County Road 3 in Carrick Township. Officers arrived on scene with Bruce County Paramedics and the Mildmay Fire Department to find that a beige Nissan le...
Khushali Shah (above) is off to Queen's Park, Toronto, for a month, serving as a Page in the Ontario Legislature. The 13-year-old Grade 8 student at Huron Heights Public School, says she discovered the opportunity in a newsletter put out last fall by Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa ...
The Kinetic Knights robotics Team 781 of Kincardine, took its robot to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Greater Toronto Central competition on the weekend, and made it to the quarter-finals before being eliminated. The team has worked on the robot f...
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) is warning the public to stay well away from rivers and streams. The recent warm weather has been melting the snowpack, resulting in rising river and stream levels in the Saugeen watershed. Since Tuesday, water levels have been rising an...
Kincardine has a new public works director. Effective May 9, Adam Weishar will join the municipality, taking over from chief administrative officer Murray Clarke, who has been acting public works director since November, 2013. Weishar comes to Kincardine from the Municipality of Sou...
Community Foundation Grey Bruce invites not-for-profit organizations across Grey and Bruce counties to apply now for the spring round of granting. The applicant’s project must benefit local communities in one of the following categories: Arts & Culture, Children’s Inter...
This Friday (March 11) marks the fifth anniversary of the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility. Although the facility withstood the 9.0-magnitude earthquake, as per its design, a tsunami washed out the back-up generators at...
POLICE CALLED TO DISTURBANCE AT MOTEL (GODERICH, ON) - An incident that took place at a local motel this past weekend has resulted in a 37-year-old Goderich man arrested and charged with several criminal offences. Just before 1 a.m., Sunday, March 6, Huron County...
Some people believe refugees are flooding into Europe to improve their economic well-being. That’s not the case, says the moderator of the 141st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Refugees are literally fleeing for their lives, said Rev. Karen Horst ...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is investigating several reports of Canada Post community mailboxes being pried open in the Kincardine area between March 3-6. The affected Canada Post sites are reported to be: Saugeen Street in Kincardine. Ja...
The Kincardine Legion hosted the Zone C-1 public speaking competition, Saturday, with almost 30 speakers from 10 branches. The top speaker in each category advances to District competition, April 2, in Fergus. The results are as follows: PRIMARY (Grades 1-3) 1st, Mi...