The following Letters to Santa Claus were written by students in Mrs. Cohoon’s Grade 1 class at Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School: Dear Santa, Thank you for the gifts last year. I would want two mini nerf guns and an electric nerf gun and I would want a nerf gun shield....
To the Editor: On behalf of the Ripley and District Christmas Hamper program, we send out a huge thank you to the individuals and families who gave personal donations to our program, in lieu of family Christmas gifts. What a selfless thing to do for the less fortunate in our community!...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine ends use of yellow garbage bag tags at end of December” There goes the Municipality of Kincardine again, basically punishing those who have done a good job of recycling! We believe this is the second time the municipality has tried to...
To the Editor: RE: “Grey-Bruce medical official says COVID-19 vaccine may be available by spring” I take exception to Grey Bruce medical officer of health Dr. Ian Arra’s comment about changing behaviour. I've been stuck in the house doing everything the ...
Christmas is always a magical time of year. Everyone is busy with last-minute shopping and preparing for that perfect meal. The holidays are usually the perfect time to gather with friends and loved ones. Unfortunately, this year will be a little different on how we celebrate. These ar...
Our number one value at Bruce Power is Safety First. It’s a message delivered to the people who work at our facilities every day – we want every woman and man who comes through our gates to go home safely at the end of their work day. When they’re at home, we want them t...
To the Editor: RE: “Bruce Power puts $300,000 into trails; mental and physical health programs” While it’s great that Bruce Power is putting money and a focus on outdoor recreation, I would still like to see a Green Gym in the Municipality of Kincardine. This is o...
To the Editor: Has anyone else noticed that in the past week or so, the Kincardine hospital (part of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre) has reactivated the paid parking barriers, after they were out of service since the spring? In this day of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), and...
To the Editor: RE: “Time to abolish the ward system in Kincardine” Excellent article regarding the Municipality of Kincardine’s ward system. I share your skepticism and have never been in favour of the ward system. It has been very divisive and counter-productive....
To the Editor: The Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) Christmas Knights will not be going door-to-door in December to collect non-perishable food and new toys for the Kincardine Christmas Hamper program. For the past 23 years, KDSS students have trudged through three feet of s...
Kincardine council made history Monday night (Nov. 9) and is now one step closer to abolishing the ward system in the municipality. Congratulations to Ward 3 councillor Randy Roppel for bravely stepping up to fill the position of deputy mayor, left vacant after the death of Marie Wilso...
To the Editor: I find it ironic that those rabidly opposed to the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel in South Bruce, keep claiming that there is not enough research to support building a DGR; yet, they keep insisting we stop the research and have a referend...
To the Editor: RE: “Edith Smith of Ripley remembered for love of sewing, knitting, genealogy, and her pink jello” Thank you Beverley Smith, for a lovely, informative life story of your mother. She will be missed by all of your family and by her neighbours and the ...
Editor's Note: This in the final “Seniors Matter(s)” column by Bill Pike. The Kincardine Record thanks him for his hard work and dedication in providing this information for our readers over the past two years. The Valuable Time of Maturity “I counted my years ...
To the Editor: RE: “NWMO update on progress with landowners in South Bruce” With respect to the recent article, entitled “NWMO update on progress with landowners in South Bruce,” I would like to stress to all residents of Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss that this ...
To the Editor: In 2003, two mates from Melbourne, Australia - Travis Garone and Luke Slattery - were having a quiet beer at the Gypsy Bar in Fitzroy when their conversation turned to recurring fashion trends. The moustache, a fixture in past decades, was nowhere to be seen in recent tr...
To the Editor: I would like to share a few suggestions with your readers and the Municipality of Kincardine: 1. Bike paths. Where are they? Do we need more studies of the local traffic to design them? Or do we only need paint on the roadways? Marked pathways on the roads within t...
2020 has been an extremely challenging year. For the residents of our communities, our health-care and front-line workers, businesses, elected leaders and, most importantly, our families and friends, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has impacted the world in a way many of us haven&rsqu...
To the Editor: RE: “Downtown landowner upset neighbouring developer plans to destroy 100-year-old trees” As a certified forester, I know that during development, construction, road work or service work, most trees should be removed prior to the tree failure. In this cas...
Dear Neighbour: I’m writing to you again to provide an important update on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)’s work in South Bruce. As you may have heard, we recently announced we have aggregated more than 1,500 acres in the area and have formed a potentia...