Michele Gade of Kincardine is launching an awareness campaign about the invasive Garlic Mustard plant that is taking over the trails and natural areas throughout the Municipality of Kincardine. “It’s even in our yards,” she says, “and it needs to go!” T...
“Beachy Keen,” by artist Connie Raye Townsend, is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. On display at Sobeys Kincardine, this print features two dogs and a cat inside an old-school Volkswage...
Do you have a green thumb, and want to showcase your gardens? What could be better than to sit in the sunshine and be creative, experimenting with nature! That is what gardening is all about. Yes, you tend to get your hands dirty, but then you sit back and admire what you have creat...
Applications for Bruce Power’s annual post-secondary scholarships are now open, and students who live in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties are eligible to apply, before June 16. Bruce Power will award $500 each to 100 successful applicants who will be pursuing post-secondary educati...
Kincardine council has approved a $1.7-million contract for the extension of water and sewer services from Kincardine Avenue eastward, across Highway 21, to the Southline. At the meeting Wednesday night (May 8), council moved into closed session to discuss advice that was subject to so...
As part of its community support, Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine, has donated $750 to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of South Bruce and North Huron. This donation will be used to send a group of Little Brothers and Little Sisters to a day program at Camp Kintail. Last year, nine ch...
The Bruce County Public Library is hosting grand-writing workshops for organizations, Wednesday, June 5, at the Port Elgin and Wiarton Branches. These workshops are offered as part of Bruce County’s Cultural Action Plan and are intended to help non-profit organizations overcome t...
(ORILLIA, ON) - As national Canada Road Safety Week gets under way across the country, the OPP is reminding road-users what can happen when they don't share the road safely. Sadly, 2023 was an historically-tragic year on OPP-patrolled roads, with 411 people kill...
Q: I received an E-mail suggesting that I contact my pharmacy regarding the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Gordon Pharmasave was listed as a pharmacy that will be included in this round of vaccinations. Can you shed some light on what is new with COVID-19 and who should be receiving a vaccine t...
The third annual Rock With Your Docs fund-raiser, in support of the Kincardine hospital, is set to run Friday, June 21, at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. Doors open at 3 p.m., and the show starts at 4 p.m. and runs until 11 p.m. This year’s concert features a great line-up of...
All good things come to an end, and so, for our final Kincardine Record photo contest this year, we will feature freelancer, David Dadson (above), in “Where’s Dave?” Beginning with the Victoria Day long weekend, May 18, through to the end of October, everyone is ...
Bruce Power announced Monday (May 13) that Mike Rencheck (above), current president and chief executive officer (CEO), will be retiring, effective June 30, 2024, and will assume the role of executive vice-chairman, continuing to serve as a senior advisor to Bruce Power and the industry, i...
Gwendolynne (Lynne) Teskey (nee Campbell) died suddenly at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Kincardine, May 7, 2024, in her 83rd year. Beloved wife and best friend of the late John Teskey for 53 years. Lynne enjoyed farm life with John and the kids. She loved to take walks...
We hope everyone had a lovely day on Mother's Day, honouring our mothers, grandmothers and extended family. It is always good to have the sunshine to to lift our spirits. For all those families that are grieving, our thoughts are with you, especially the families of Bet...
It was wet, rainy and windy, Saturday morning, but that didn’t stop a crowd of hikers from gathering at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine for the eighth annual Hike for Hospice. The weather may have been dicey, but the support was solid, as the event raised $79,339.77 for Huron S...
It was a chilly Wednesday, with the threat of rain, as organizers hosted the annual McHappy Day at McDonald’s Restaurant in Kincardine. Local celebrities and volunteers assisted throughout the day, handing out food at the drive-thru, working the counter, and assisting with the ac...
(TEESWATER, ON) - May 11, at 3:42 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Clinton Street, Teeswater, noticed a vehicle being driven by an individual known to police. The driver was found to be operating a motor vehicle while his licence was prohibited under the Criminal Co...
Dr. Gareth James Michael Doherty of Ottawa, son of Tony and Catherine Doherty of Kincardine, was presented with the Meritorious Service Medal, by Governor General Mary Simon, Wednesday, May 8, at Rideau Hall. Created by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, June 6, 1991, the Meritorious...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - The South Bruce OPP is highlighting local officers during Police Week which runs May 12-18. This is an annual recognition week that focuses on increasing community awareness and acknowledgement of police services, while strengthening partnerships betw...
Jobe King loves to capture aspects of God’s vast creation through the medium of photography. The 13-year-old son of Keith and Lisa King of Kincardine has his work on display at the Victoria Park Gallery in downtown Kincardine, as the guest artist for the month of May. His inte...
(KINCARDINE, ON) - May 11, at 5:52 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a robbery at a jewellery store in downtown Kincardine. Officers arrived to find that the business owner had been injured. The involved person was arrested at the scene. As a result of the p...
Ronald "Ron" Smith of Kincardine, died peacefully, with family by his side, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Thursday, May 9, 2024. He was 80. Beloved husband of Marian (née Sugden) for 54 years. Loving father of Venetta (predeceased, Dec. 25, 2023...
(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - Members of the South Bruce OPP will be patrolling the waters of Lake Huron, and small inland lakes this spring, and summer. May 9, the large patrol craft was launched in Kincardine. Expect to see marine operators out on several bodies of water over the next sev...
“Banding Together,” a fund-raising concert to support school music programs, featured five community bands in an epic night of music, Saturday, May 4, at Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS). Each band performed a number of pieces, showcasing the band members’ ama...
The CH-146 Griffon helicopter, call-sign Tiger 432, made a stop at the Kincardine Airport, Thursday, en route from Sault Ste. Marie to its base in Trenton. The search-and-rescue helicopter and its crew of six were in Sault Ste. Marie on training exercises for a few days. Those training...
We avoid ‘it!’ ‘It’ being planning for our inevitable end of life. Why is ‘it’ important? By not expressing our wishes, we’re giving up control over our own death to others. We will leave our families with difficult decisions to make on our beh...
Fanshawe College is partnering with the CWB Welding Foundation and Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) Explore to deliver a week-long co-operative education experience for 25 students from Kincardine District Senior School’s Energy Specialist High Skills Major program. The focus will...
The City Nature Challenge is an international, friendly competition to see who can make the most observations of nature, find the most species, and engage the most people using biodiversity apps and platforms, such as iNaturalist. Observations were made April 26-29 and the competition ...
Congratulations to Linda Regier of Port Elgin who won $7,624 in the Catch the Ace draw. She chose Envelope No. 38 which contained the Queen of Clubs. If she had found the Ace of Spades, she would have received $128,111.50! The jackpot for next Wednesday’s draw is estimated to be $14...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - Road safety is a responsibility that is shared between pedestrians and drivers. The South Bruce OPP is reminding the community to be aware of pedestrian traffic along roads at dusk, dark and dawn. With the increase in summer residents in the area, ...
Bruce Power has donated $100,000 to the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation, in support of the new CT scanner. The foundation’s “Caring Together” campaign is focused on raising at least $2.5-million for a CT scanner and the required facility renovations. CT ...
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre will host a community webinar, Tuesday, May 14, to answer questions about the Durham hospital site. The health centre also operates hospitals in Kincardine, Walkerton and Chesley. Recently, the health centre announced the decision to transition 10 inp...
The Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band travelled to Edinburgh, Tuesday, with a few stops along the way. Wednesday, was a free day in Edinburgh with a late afternoon engagement on the Royal Mile near St. Giles Cathedral. To view a couple of videos by Michelle Thomas of the Kincardine Scot...
Bruce Power has launched the on-line registration portal for its popular Summer Bus Tour Program which features tours each week day in June and expands to seven days per week in July and August to meet growing demand. The public is encouraged to pre-register for a free bus tour of the ...
(KINCARDINE, ON) - May 6, at 5:49 p.m., members of the South Bruce OPP received the report of an altercation between two individuals at an address on Highway 21 in Kincardine Township. Police have charged a 26-year-old individual of Sarnia with Assault. The accused has been rel...
Once again this year, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary partnered with Kincardine Canadian Tire store owner John Satosek to hold the auxiliary’s Geranium Sale at the store’s Garden Centre. The sale ran from May 3-6 and the auxiliary re...
(ORILLIA, ON) - The OPP issues multiple public safety (policing) emergency alerts each year on behalf of police services across the province. During Emergency Preparedness Week, May 5-11, the OPP is reminding people of the steps they can take to secure their safety if they are fac...
Sam Dinsmore (above) is the new director of corporate services for Bruce County, effective June 3. As a member of the county’s senior leadership team, he will deliver sustainable and transparent financial services, and oversee purchasing, risk management, and insurance. Dinsmo...
A small but appreciative crowd gathered in Victoria Park, Saturday morning, for the concert related to the Canadian Armed Forces’ Exercise Trillium Venture. It was a very entertaining concert, featuring the combined bands, the Windsor Regiment and the Royal Highland Light Infantr...
(BROCKTON, ON) - May 6, the South Bruce OPP received the report of the theft of two personal watercraft in Brockton, taken sometime between May 2-6. A 2023 blue-and-black Yamaha GP1800A (below, left) and a 2023 blue Yamaha GP1800A (below, right) were secured in a rural property on...