To the Editor: Recently, 10 seniors from a local retirement home wanted to take a bus tour of Bruce Power. Many had grown up here but had never been inside the grounds. Because some are not able to take stairs, we had to have our mobility bus cleared to take it through. Bruce Power ...
To the Editor: RE: "Public input sought for Kincardine Parks Master Plan" Some thoughts from someone who has been an enemy of bureaucratic imperialism forever. a) $61,000 is an extraordinary cost for consultants to develop a PLAN. What are you paying your senior sta...
To the Editor: Above, is a photo of the equipment used in a water rescue at Inverhuron last August, for which my son, Gray, is being recognized with a citation, one of five, at the OPP Civilian Awards ceremony in September. That exact equipment is still there today. This reminds me ...
To the Editor: When the Mystic Cove development was created, the coach road was to be replaced by a lake side trail. All this was approved by the Municipality of Kincardine. Now that the lake water level is high and the winds are blowing, the trail is flooded and washed out. The ...
To the Editor: RE: "Signs at the beach should say "Swim at own risk," says reader" Those signs that where put up are 100-per-cent disgusting. This municipality spends millions of dollars on engineering reports and then spends $100 on signs that could save somebo...
To the Editor: RE: "No Swimming signs posted south of the south pier at Station Beach, Kincardine" I think these signs must be replaced with proper signs that state, “Swim at own risk.” These signs are deterring visitors from attending our beautiful beach. Touris...
To the Editor: RE: "'Wally's Cafe' serves up cheap comedy fare at Bluewater Playhouse" After reading the review in the Kincardine Record, I thought maybe I had wasted my money. But, thankfully, the theatre critic was off the mark, in my opinion. As for t...
My former boss, Eric Howald (above), publisher of the Kincardine Independent newspaper for almost 40 years, has finally done what he said he was going to do - and only three years after he officially retired. He has published a book containing some of his favourite columns, "From ...
The Bluewater Summer Playhouse was founded 24 years ago as a Kincardine tourist attraction and remains the only professional theatre in Bruce County. From the beginning, we have shared thousands of performances with our community. However, our impact goes well beyond individual performanc...
To the Editor: Calling all residents, young, old and in-between - come CELEBRATE Canada Day 150 in good ol’ Kincardine. Your Canada Day committee requests that every household and business hoist a Canadian flag, big or small, on their premises the week leading up to Canada Day...
To the Editor: RE: "It could be curtains for Bluewater Summer Playhouse after this season" I am totally disgusted with how some members of Kincardine council are treating the Bluewater Summer Playhouse. The theatre has been bringing tourists to the town for 24 years, and ...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine shoreline protection project develops a few holes" Nature will cause trouble and it's up to man to fix it. But being now an Oldtimer, as I stand here looking out over this mess, have "they" forgotten why the breakwall was insta...
To the Editor: RE: "Millie Zarubick honoured for 12 years as volunteer SMART exercise instructor" Millie Zarubick is, indeed, a devoted instructor who is genuinely interested and cares about seniors' well-being and approach to life daily. A commendable and complimenta...
To the Editor: I had a nice walk around our beaches Wednesday (May 18), and I would like to say thank you to all who look after the municipality and make it a beautiful place to live. As I look forward to enjoying many days at the beach, I hope the municipal staff responsible for ma...
To the Editor: RE: "Rev. Jim Weir of Kincardine celebrates 60 years as ordained Presbyterian Church minister" What an amazing article sent to me today by Rev. Jim and Margaret (Weir). We met at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (in Victoria, British Columbia) i...
To the Editor: RE: "Southsiders take the Cup in North versus South Challenge Walk" Kudos to Keith Davidson for piping the South side to win the challenge this year! There were rollators, walkers, wheelchairs, walking poles, canes and lots of legs. Thanks to everyone fo...
To the Editor: RE: "Charity piggy bank disappears from Jean's Family Restaurant" How low can people go? To steal a piggy bank that was being used to collect funds for Crohn's and Colitis Canada, through the sale of donated books?! Hope those respo...
Dear Editor: So last year in early May, I stopped in at Gordon Pharmasave in downtown Kincardine, and Krista Bell said to me, “Well, Keith, we did it to you again!" I said, "What are you talking about?" "Kate Mahood-Richards got the Great North Side vers...
To the Editor: The results of the Ontario Liberal government's first Cap-and-Trade auction rolled in this week and are showing that the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party was right all along - because of the Liberals' Cap-and-Trade scheme, we are sending our hard-earned dollar...
Dear Editor: Once again, prime minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have hiked taxes on Canadian families and small businesses. Budget 2017 also confirms that the prime minister broke his campaign promise to keep deficit spending under control and balance the budget by...