The annual World Day of Prayer service is being hosted by the Harbour Church, at 249 Bruce Avenue, Kincardine, Friday, March 1, at 2 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! In 1887, Presbyterian women started a Day of Prayer for Home Missions, soon followed by Baptist Women. In Canada, the ...
Marie Louise (Schmidt) Vollmer of Seaforth, formerly of Point Clark, died peacefully at Jessica House Hospice in Exeter, surrounded by her family, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, at the age of 86. Devoted wife of Michael Vollmer for 65 years. Loving mother of Michael (Lisa), the late Peter, D...
Kincardine councillor Beth Blackwell (above) enthusiastically announced the launch of “Love It!” at the council meeting Wednesday evening (Feb. 14). The new campaign invites members of the community to share what they love about living, working, and playing throughout the l...
Ruth Marion Viola Jackson (Reid) of London died peacefully at Parkwood Hospital, Feb. 9, 2024, in her 87th year. She was born in Clinton, to Stanley and Marion Jackson. Predeceased by her loving husband of 10 years, Irving Reid (2020). Survived by her sister, Edna Newcombe; and s...
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA), in collaboration with Water’s Edge Environmental Solutions, is in the process of completing a flood hazard mapping study for the Township of Huron-Kinloss and for the Southampton area in the Town of Saugeen Shores. This initiative...
Jean C. Lichtenberg (MacDonald), 94, born in Kincardine, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Bill Lichtenberg for 63 years. Cherished mother of Julie Lichtenberg Stern (Joel), Betsy (Mark) Lebeis and John (Anne). Extraordinary grandmother of Christopher (Caroly...
Congratulations to Laura McIntyre who won $2,094 in the Catch the Ace draw, Wednesday. She chose Envelope No. 8 which contained the Five of Spades, If she had caught the Ace of Spades, she would have jumped for joy with a cheque worth $39,774! Next week, we are hoping the jackpot will be ...
David Sidney Thorn died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, at the age of 87. Loving husband of the late Donna Jean (née Hoff) Thorn (2005). Dear father of Mitchell of Kincardine, Eric (Sandy) of Edmonton, Alberta, Julia Pedersson of Surr...
Q: Last week, you mentioned that one of the ways to help prevent constipation is to have a lot of fibre in the diet. What foods would I have to eat? A: To refresh, we discussed our topic of fecal impaction and constipation. We learned that the best way to avoid this preventable occurr...
David Clarence “Casey” Holmes of Mitchell, formerly of Kincardine, died Dec. 3, 2023, at Stratford General Hospital, at the age of 87. His hearty laugh and his quiet, kind ways are missed by all who knew him. Born Feb. 15, 1936, near Wingham, Clarence was the son of Edyt...
A great crowd packed the activity room in the basement of Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine, for the community soup lunch, Wednesday afternoon. More than 100 people were served within the first hour, with more coming in to enjoy savoury soups, crusty bread, coffee or tea, dessert, a...
(ORILLIA, ON) - The OPP is informing the public about romance frauds involving cryptocurrencies this Valentine's Day, in an effort to keep money out of the hands of fraudsters. In 2023, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) received fraud reports totalling a staggering $554-mi...
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre has released its 2022–23 annual report, available on-line at wcwc.ca/en/about/governance-documents/. This was another successful year for the centre which developed and delivered a variety of mandatory and specialized courses to almost 8,000 parti...
Kincardine council has hammered out its 2024 budget, with a 6.86-per-cent tax-rate increase. At the budget meeting, Monday night (Feb. 12), six members of council were on hand, including the mayor and deputy mayor, to take one more look at the operating budget before approving the fina...
The Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club has donated $100,000 toward the capital campaign for the redevelopment of the Kincardine hospital and a new MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine. Kathryn Freimanis and Graham Mahood of the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation capital...
A new Grey Bruce Public Health report, posted this week to the agency's website, highlights the struggles many Grey-Bruce families and individuals are facing to afford basic living expenses, such as sufficient food and rent, as incomes and social assistance rates fail to keep pac...
Bruce County has begun developing an updated child care and early years service system plan for 2024-29 and seeks input from parents and guardians of children, from infants to 12 years of age, who reside in Bruce County, through an on-line survey. Feedback gathered from this surve...
The annual Tiverton Winterfest celebration runs this weekend, from Feb. 16-18. Sponsored by the Tiverton Lions Club and the Tiverton Agricultural Society, the event features numerous activities throughout the village. Friday night, is the Pre-Teen Dance, from 7-9 p.m., at the Whitne...
The Bruce County economic development department has launched a new mobile tourism marketing application (app), Explore the Bruce Rewards, which features destinations within the county that focuses on culinary tourism, hiking trails, prominent landmarks and other attractions. Exploring...
(BLUEWATER, ON) - The Huron County OPP has charged an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township (ACW) resident with an Impaired Driving offence, following a traffic stop on the weekend. Feb. 11, just before 1 a.m., a Huron County OPP officer conducted a traffic stop of a pick-up truck o...
Friday evening, the community gathered for a card party at the Grove. It's great to get together and catch up with each other; having neighbours, family and friends around us is a great blessing! Thanks to the Ripley-Huron Legion for hosting Wing Nights as it makes for a great chan...
Cast members of the Kincardine Theatre Guild’s “Beauty and the Beast” took centre stage, Saturday, during the “Be Our Guest” Disney event held at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. Hosted by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of South Bruce North Huron, the even...
Kathryn Elizabeth (Kip) Fulford of Kincardine died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in her home, with her loved ones by her side. She was 88. Predeceased by her husband, Ted Fulford; her sister, Barb Shewfelt; and her brother-in-law, Paul Hurst. She leaves behind her sister, Donna Hurst; and...
In January, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 of a percentage point to 4.8 per cent. The provincial unemployment rate increased by 0.2 of a percentage point to 5.8 per cent, both unadjusted for seasonality. That’s the word fr...
Congratulations to Jenna Fines who won $1,943 in the Catch the Ace draw. She chose Envelope No. 11 which contained the Eight of Diamonds. If she had found the Ace of Spades, she would have been smiling all the way to the bank with a cheque worth $36,482! Let’s see if we can get the ...
William David Douglas Greb of Sebringville, formerly of Kincardine, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, at Hope Street Terrace, Port Hope, at the age of 79. Born Feb. 24, 1944, in Stratford, he was the son of Douglas Greb and Meadie McKay. Bill is survived by his wife, Diane Henderson; so...
The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is ready to bring county history to life on Family Day (Monday, Feb. 19), with interactive live theatre shows by the award-winning theatre company, Live History. Journey back through time as you travel through the museum’s exhibits, rea...
David Lapsley of Owen Sound, formerly of Kitchener, dear husband, father and only son, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends, Feb. 7, 2024, in his 54th year, after a five-year journey with cancer. He travelled the road with tremendous courage, strength and humour ri...
The Kinetic Knights Robotics Team (FRC Team 781) is busy building its robot for this year’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) challenge, “Crescendo.” With the design and construction of the robot under way, the team needed space, equipm...
Huron-Kinloss council has agreed to put $2,500 toward the costs for loading material during dredging at the Point Clark Harbour and Marina. In committee-of-the-whole Monday morning (Feb. 5), council discussed a report regarding concerns from the Point Clark Boat Club about the escalati...
Feb. 22 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Human trafficking is a serious issue that is affecting communities of all sizes across the country, including Grey and Bruce counties. The Crime Prevention Action Table, operating under the umbrella of the Community Safety and Wel...
The Bluewater District School Board is seeking public feedback as part of the annual budget planning process. Students, parents/guardians, staff, and other members of the public are invited to participate in a short on-line survey to assist the board of trustees in identifying prioriti...
Evelyn Elliott (above) says she’s not sure how she’s supposed to feel at the age of 100. “I’ve never been this old before,” she says, with a laugh. “I never dreamt I would live this long.” A resident of Trillium Court Seniors' Community ...
The Kincardine and District Lions Club met Feb. 6 at the Knotty Pine in Kincardine where the winners of the Annual Dinner Draw were selected by the evening’s guest speakers, Catherine Evans and Jen Raspberry of Community Living of Kincardine and District. Congratulations to all t...
The Bervie Women’s Institute met at the Bervie United Church, Wednesday morning, with “Health” as the theme. President Bev Berndt welcomed everyone and opened with the land acknowledgement, followed by “O Canada,” the Opening Ode and Mary Stewart Collect. ...
Three new faces are among the cast of “Nested,” the Kincardine Theatre Guild’s comedy set to open at the Kincardine Arts Centre in downtown Kincardine, Feb. 15. Taking to the stage for the first time, are Elaina Ravell, Robin Rintoul and Daniel Mahood. ELAINA RAVEL...
“AC/DC” is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. This print, on display at Sobeys Kincardine, is a full-licensed collectible featuring 20 different album arts by AC/DC and includes an LP wit...
In a unified move with other school boards across Ontario, the Bluewater District School Board and the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board have decided to change the Professional Activity (PA) Day, originally scheduled for Friday, April 26, to Monday, April 8. This means students...
Q: My son had diarrhea and was vomiting, and later, was unable to urinate for more than 24 hours. I was worried he was very dehydrated and sent him to the hospital thinking they would hook him up to intravenous fluids. It turns out that he had a fecal impaction that was causing these symp...
The official ribbon-cutting was held Monday afternoon, to formally open the addition at St. Anthony’s School in Kincardine. Students and staff were joined by numerous guests, including members of the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, provincial and municipal officials, f...