To the Editor: This summer and COVID-19 (Coronavirus) have brought a lot of visitors to Kincardine. Along with extra vehicles in the municipality, there is plenty of construction on major streets around town. These construction areas mean it takes longer to get around. When you&#...
To the Editor: RE: “Downtown Kincardine resident questions site plan for development next door” Russ Coultrup is right on with this letter. Kincardine is supposed to be a tourist attraction for its “quaint downtown shopping,” but Kincardine council seems to ...
To the Editor: The following is an open letter from Grey Bruce medical officer of health Dr. Ian Arra, to parents, grandparents and guardians of children in Grey-Bruce: As a father of one, I sympathize with everyone’s concerns about having children go back to school during the...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine okays site plan for mixed-use building; downtown parking under review” The following is an open letter to members of Kincardine council and administration: I wanted to take this opportunity to comment on the ill-fated site plan application...
Welcome back! Diabetes – such a simple word - and yet so devastating! You continue to learn more about me than you probably care, yet I write from the heart and the keen desire to challenge seniors to be the best they can be. My journey with diabetes has been an unwelco...
To the Editor: Saturday evening, I accompanied three older teenagers (age 17-plus) down to the beach on the north side in Kincardine. One teen wanted to build a sand castle, one wanted to frolic in the waves, while the third one joined me in some rock-hunting. We noticed a young ...
To the Editor: RE: “Toronto man was adult who died trying to save teens at pier in Kincardine” Due to the fact that people will still walk around and ignore closed signs on the piers, why not place railings around them? Open piers are dangerous, period! I understand ...
To the Editor: RE: “Toronto man was adult who died trying to save teens at pier in Kincardine” Can we, as a municipality, please take responsibility to close the beaches and piers prior to these almost annual drowning incidents? Posting signs does not work. I feel th...
To the Editor: The following is an open letter to Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce I can understand that creating a plan for the return to school this year that would satisfy all students' needs and safety, must have been a difficult one, but the decisions that have been...
Dear Editor: With the return to school this year, there are a lot of questions regarding safety protocols, policies, and procedures, due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Unfortunately, there is also a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding. Here are 10 actions that will help to ensure...
To the Editor: Point Clark had a confirmed EF0 tornado roll through Friday night (Source: Northern Tornadoes Project @westernuNTP). I commend the Township of Huron-Kinloss, the Ripley-Huron Fire Department, the local OPP units, Hydro One and the Point Clark community for their respo...
In challenging times, we see the best in people. That’s never been clearer than what we’ve experienced in 2020, as the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) health crisis has dramatically changed our everyday lives, professionally and personally. In our corner of rural Ontario, we should ...
Wow… What a huge topic. I could fill four articles with all the good stuff on this demon of a disease, yet I have chosen to whet your appetite with a quick summary of my research, and challenge you to check out these sites and begin your understanding and readiness to look at th...
To the Editor: Canada has about 20 per cent of the planet's freshwater resources and sits astride the largest freshwater body of water in the world — the Great Lakes. It goes without saying that it is in everyone’s best interest to maintain and protect this invaluable r...
Across the riding of Huron-Bruce, and indeed, across the province, parents are asking questions about having their children return to school in September. ‘Will it be safe?’ ‘Is there a plan?’ ‘Is the government providing additional funding for all the extra ...
To the Editor: Ontario has done a relatively good job in reducing the rate of infection of COVID -19 (Coronavirus) since March. This happened at great sacrifice to the citizens and businesses of this province, and with the tragic loss of many lives in senior long-term care homes. We ha...
The following is an open letter to parents and guardians of school-aged children, from the Grey Bruce medical officer of health: Dear Parents/Guardians: As the Grey Bruce medical officer of health, I thank you for the great efforts you have invested in keeping your family and our co...
Shingles - the very thought of the perceived pain sends shivers down my back! The Varicella Zoster virus causes shingles. It’s the same virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles is a painful skin rash – with blisters – that can occur anywhere on the body but usually s...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine man proud of the building of Ram temple in Ayodhya, India” Thank you to the author and editor for publishing the story about reinstatement of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, India. "Ramayana" is an epic about the victory of ...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine man proud of the building of Ram temple in Ayodhya, India” Thank you to author Chandra Tripathi for writing this encouraging article, and to the Kincardine Record for publishing it. As a Hindu living in this area, I sometimes feel as if no...