To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine conducting survey about removal of trees on private property” What a waste of time going through the process of using this survey toward the preparation of a bylaw for tree protection. The content, wording and number of questions are highl...
I have just spent a very pleasant few hours reading the scrapbook Mum made after she and Daddy celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary, May 18, 1990. We hosted a party for extended Hollands and Pollock families and friends in the Parish Hall at the Anglican Church of the Messiah in Kinc...
Eggs, like margarine and other foods, have had a variety of positive and negative reports over the years. I enjoy them and so being diabetic, I have researched what all the banter is about. I have found the following: Eggs are popular and a highly-nutritious food, rich in vitamins, ...
The largest export from Bruce, Grey and Huron counties is the electricity that powers homes and businesses across the province and is helping to boost our local economy. We have truly become a Clean Energy Frontier in the province, with Bruce Power and the three counties making a conce...
Long before Olive and Gordon Hepburn ran the Hope Bay Post Office, Olive helped her father at the family dairy in Wiarton. Olive also wrote a lot for the Yearbook of the Bruce County Historical Society. In this story, from 1978, she tells how milk was delivered to the doorstep 100 years a...
To the Editor: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has reached another important milestone in the site-selection process to build Canada’s Deep Geological Repository (DGR) to safely contain and isolate used nuclear fuel. Beginning this month and throughout the year, ...
I was standing in line at my local Tim Hortons when I heard the man in front of me order an extra-large coffee triple, triple. I had no idea that the restaurant even served that proportion, and I wondered if it could be good for one’s health. Like eggs with cholesterol, and alcoh...
My great salute to all mothers! It is a day that makes people remember the importance and significance of mothers in their lives and building stable families. The day should be observed by making a true connection with mothers and motherly figures around us. My mother is no longer w...
Pickleball is sweeping the world, and rightly so. Fun, social and friendly. The rules are simple, and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for experienced players. Pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, a ...
To the Editor: I am enjoying your letters about recent history. I have a recipe book published by the Kintail Women's institute in 1954. My mother and grandmother were members of that group. One of the interesting things about this book, is that none of the contributors had f...
To the Editor: RE: “South Bruce OPP report holiday weekend traffic initiative results” I was so pleased to read this story about our OPP patrolling our community. The biggest complaint in our community has been speeding, and you see that having our OPP being visib...
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bruce Power is excited to welcome the public back to its new-look visitors’ centre this summer. During the pandemic, we took the opportunity to update and rejuvenate our visitors’ centre and exhibit hall, to enhance the ...
Helene Scott of Stokes Bay wrote a lot for the Bruce County Historical Society “Yearbook.” These “Old Timers’ Tales” are from the 1978 edition. Were marriages among the early settlers of Bruce County peaceful affairs? We’d like to think so. However, ...
To the Editor: I live in the north end of the Town of Kincardine. Three wooded lots of five acres each, near us, have been completely devastated by clear-cutting. We have ash trees everywhere in our municipality being removed because of disease, and 15 acres of healthy woods have be...
To the Editor: I recently spent a Saturday at my South Bruce home, pruning apple trees, while listening in to a symposium on Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons manufacturing site that has suffered severe radioactive contamination. Rocky Flats is a long and sordid tale of pollutio...
If you knew my Mum, Doris Hollands, you will remember her dedication to growing, arranging, showing and judging flowers. You are probably a friend who didn’t leave Mum’s house without a rose or a small bouquet. Since I was “thinking spring” a few days ago, I enjoye...
To the Editor: Kincardine mayor Gerry Glover tells the citizens of this municipality that it is a "balancing act between development and protecting our natural heritage." While he is saying this, the forests and intact ecosystems in north Kincardine are getting bulldozed b...
To the Editor: All the very recent clear-cutting in Kincardine is absolutely heart-breaking and sickening. Shame on the citizens and council members in this municipality who care more about political correctness and being “woke” than standing up for what truly matters. I...
Grief is a strong, sometimes overwhelming, emotion for people, regardless of whether their sadness stems from the loss of a loved one or from a terminal diagnosis they or someone they love, has received. Grief is the natural reaction to loss. Grief is both a universal and a personal exper...
At Bruce Power, we take our three core values very seriously – Safety First, Performance Excellence, and Social Responsibility. Our safety record remains strong and our performance has reached industry excellence in many categories as we’ve optimized the reliability of our ...