To the Editor: On Earth Day, I was delighted to witness three groups of students from KDSS diligently collecting litter in my neighbourhood. These young individuals were not only enthusiastic but also cheerful, boisterous, and well-behaved, all while staying focused on their task. Thei...
I’m sitting at the computer in April, 2025. For the past few weeks, my Facebook has been filled with posts urging me to “Buy Canadian” or telling me, “These products are produced in Canada.” In the grocery stores, red flags decorate the aisles, helping ...
As a means of escaping the law, eating your arrest warrant wouldn’t seem a likely solution. Yet it happened, in 1859. We’ll let Norman Robertson tell this strange story. It’s from his “History of the County of Bruce,” published by the Bruce County Historic...
To the Editor: As the weather warms up and spring approaches, many of us are eager to begin cleaning up our yards and gardens. However, I want to encourage our community to rethink how we approach this seasonal task. Instead of viewing leaves and yard trimmings as "waste" ...
You would think taking your first painting lesson while having a pint of beer, would be a questionable mix! It turns out, for a group of novice painters, it produced good results under the guiding hand of painting instructor Lisa Farrell. That was the theme at the Feb. 19 Paint and ...
By John C. Carter This timely piece on annexing Canada is by a guest author, historian John Carter. He holds a PhD in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester and is the Peninsula director of the Bruce County Historical Society. He is the author of “The Perils and Pitfalls...
To the Editor: Well, Tariff Tuesday has finally arrived and I’m sitting here hoping that whoever has wished us all to live in “interesting times” would quit, soon! I’m also trying to figure out all the many, and various, impacts that are about to descend on our ...
If you’ve been reading my columns, you know that I moved to Kincardine in 2019. The move was a big change for me and my husband, Jim, but we are always up to the challenge of change. Embracing the Municipality of Kincardine and the Grey-Bruce region, its people and rich history, ...
In telling family stories, I can find a great number of names repeated through the generations. There are nine Williams in the Pollock tree, several Catherines in the Farrells, many Mathews in the Davis clan and half a dozen Daniels among the Edges. Today, I would like to comment on th...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine announces new doctor set to arrive as early as May” It is unfortunate that it has taken this long to implement the Practice Ready Ontario (PRO) program in Ontario. This fast-track program will allow for internationally-trained family phys...
There has been a lot of sabre-rattling from the president of our neighbouring country around tariffs and while it’s difficult to discern how and when these threats might be applied, it has exposed vulnerabilities that we must work together to address. At Bruce Power, it’s o...
To the Editor: Ontario premier Doug Ford wants to spend billions on a tunnel under the 401 in Toronto. Maybe he should first keep the highways above ground open. Highway 21 is closed again today; that makes seven days in a row. Maybe rural Ontario doesn’t count. Eric ...
To the Editor: I am writing in strong support of the proposed Indoor Sports Dome at the Kin-Bruce Park in Huron-Kinloss Township. As detailed in my recent research on Kincardine and Saugeen Shores, community attitudes regarding development often lean toward NIMBYism (Not In My Back ...
You wouldn’t usually turn to a history book for some funny one-liners. Yet here they are, in Norman Robertson’s “History of the County of Bruce,” published by the Bruce County Historical Society. While writing the book in 1906, Robertson called on a schoolteache...
To the Editor: Last fall, four members of Kincardine council voted to direct staff to sever and rezone part of the parking lot behind the Bruce Power Training Centre at 705 Princes Street, Kincardine (the former W.E. Thompson Public School). Council had spent $15,000 on a repor...
To the Editor: It is with great sadness that I write this article concerning the destruction of the Dr. Solomon Secord sundial monument. I was born and raised in Kincardine and have lived here most of my life. For 25 years, I was a member of Heritage Kincardine, the last year as the...
When you’re traveling, be prepared for anything. My husband, Jim, and I were given a chilling reminder of how important that mindset is, especially in winter. We happened to be visiting my sister, Laurie Dixon, and her partner, Ray Evans, in the Town of Gravenhurst, the week t...
To the Editor: Many of my friends and colleagues have received unsolicited funds. The amount is curious as everyone is receiving the same amount. Circulating in many circles are rumours saying that everyone in Ontario will receive a cheque in the amount of $200. In a world of fraud,...
My first thought on seeing this prompt was of the beautiful, old, lacy valentines in Mrs. R.’s collection. Unfortunately, I haven’t found them. Could I have sold them as they had no family names? These valentines (above) were in the collection of postcards. The one on the l...
To the Editor: I write to express my deep concerns and frustrations regarding the lack of progress on building a new high school to replace the outdated Kincardine District Secondary School (KDSS), now called the Kincardine District Senior School. This project, has been funded for s...