The Huron Shores Hospice end-of-year campaign, “Love Never Dies,” has received a boost from the Bruce Power which has generously offered to match the first $5,000 raised. So, $1 becomes $2, giving double the impact. "Bruce Power feels a strong responsibility to contrib...
In a heartwarming display of unity, the Bruce County Punjabi community gathered at the Underwood Community Centre, Sunday, Nov. 26, for a vibrant celebration of Guru Nanak's Gurupurab, blending spiritual reflections with acts of generosity. The event not only commemorated the teach...
The votes are in, and there was a tie for the most popular photo of Kincardine Record editor/reporter Liz Dadson in the “Where's Liz?” contest. Both photos received five votes, so the two numbers were tossed in a hat, and the winner goes to Dennis Flavell of Kincar...
Gary O’Donnell (above), education director for the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, plans to retire early next year. While his contract officially ends July 31, 2024, he says he will stay until the board of trustees selects a new education director. An educator for 3...
Bruce Power has, once again, been named as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ for 2023 by Waterstone Human Capital. This marks the company’s fourth win (2013, 2017, 2020, 2023), earning Bruce Power a place in the Canada’s Most Admired™ Hall o...
The Township of Huron-Kinloss has announced a significant leap forward in its commitment to enhancing landfill efficiency and sustainable waste management practices, with the purchase of a state-of-the-art compactor. Thanks to the generous support of the Near-Term Investment Fund, prov...
“Migration” by Cecil H. Ivey, is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. This print, on display at Sobeys Kincardine, features a bear and his friends on a canoe trip. This heartwarming piece i...
Donna Mae Lackner (nee Gazell/Goessel), formerly of Kincardine, died peacefully, Nov. 13, 2023, at the Victoria Village Senior Living Community in Barrie. She was 89. The only child of Thomas “Harold” Gazell (1900-85) and Caroline “Mae” Calvert (1904-68), Donna ...
COMPLAINT RESULTS IN IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGE (GODERICH, ON) - The Huron County OPP has charged an individual with Impaired driving offences, following a complaint. Just after 9:45 p.m., Monday, Oct. 30, officers responded to an incident on Courthouse Square in the Town of Goder...
Steve Musselman won $880 in Wednesday’s Catch the Ace draw. He chose Envelope No. 32 which contained the Two of Diamonds. If he had caught the Ace of Spades, he would have won $14,243. Next week’s jackpot should be more than $15,000, so keep buying your tickets and good luck! ...
The Kincardine area got a solid blast of snow that blew in Monday night and hung around through Wednesday. Heavy snowfall and high wind combined to bring blowing and drifting snow which caused the cancellation of school buses in Kincardine, Ripley and Lucknow, Tuesday morning, and agai...
The new draft Community Improvement Plan for the Municipality of Kincardine now includes the entire municipality, not just the Town of Kincardine. In a presentation to Kincardine council, Wednesday night (Nov. 22), community economic development co-ordinator Cherie Leslie and strategic...
Dr. Benjamin Lloyd Thompson of Toronto, formerly of Kincardine, died Nov. 20, 2023, at the age of 98. Ben was born Oct. 19, 1925, in Jamaica where he was raised. He arrived in Montreal in 1945 to study medicine at McGill University and never left Canada. His great intellect led to h...
Bruce Power took to the world stage today (Nov. 29), along with Ontario energy minister Todd Smith, at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris, France, to share progress on pre-development work to explore the option to advance large nuclear at the Bruce Power site - a key component of the O...
A person is dead after a house fire on Whippoorwill Lane in the Municipality of Kincardine, Friday. Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services from both Kincardine and Tiverton stations responded to the residential fire and initial reports indicated there was fire visible within the struct...
The renovation of the Ripley-Huron Community Centre is compete, generously funded by a $500,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant and championed by Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. The revitalization initiative, spearheaded by Domm Construction, began in September, 2022, and was competed...
Bruce County is inviting local entrepreneurs, business owners and hiring leaders to the Immigration Strategies for Workforce Success event, designed to help them discover how hiring through immigration can lead to business growth and sustainability by connecting them with immigr...
As the world begins to embrace the fact that nuclear is the path to a clean energy future, Bruce Power is attending international conferences to help share Ontario’s nuclear advantage as a front-runner in the global industry. The company joined Ontario energy minister Todd Smith,...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Huron County OPP officers are expecting some less-than-favourable weather tonight (Nov. 27) and into tomorrow morning (Nov. 28). Huron County is expected to receive a significant amount of snowfall accompanied by high wind, which may cause dangerous-driving co...
A nice, light dusting of snow for Sunday evening just brightened up those lights that are shining in the neighbourhoods; Christmas is coming! Congratulations to the organizers, and those who participated in, the Lucknow Santa Claus Parade, Friday evening. They had a great turn-out and ...
(LONDON, ON) - When OPP officers from West Region come across children who have been involved in a stressful or traumatic situation, giving them an OPP Community Bear can help them regain a sense of calmness and security. Community Bears aren't just soft and cuddly, studies ha...
The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board held its annual organizational meeting, Monday, at the Catholic Education Centre in Hanover. Lori Di Castri (above) is returning for her fifth term as chairperson of the board, for 2023-24, while Linda Strader (right) is returning for her s...
Thanks to the generous community, more than 50 adults and children found warm coats for the winter, free of charge, as the Kincardine Coat Drive distribution was held on the weekend at Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine. Organizer Wendy Cox said there were 14 long tables loaded with ...
If you were planning to attend the special meeting of Kincardine council tonight (Nov. 27), it has been cancelled. Due to an unexpected Internet outage Monday, and the inclement weather, the meeting has been postponed. The municipality will provide notification of this meeting&rsquo...
If you can manage to get a ticket to the Kincardine Theatre Guild’s production of “Beauty and the Beast,” get one, because this is a magnificent show. It is colourful and vibrant, and the music, singing and dancing are breath-taking. The show certainly received rou...
The gathering of the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des Enseignantes Retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) was imbued with the spirit of Christmas, Thursday, at Kincardine United Church. President Frances Nixon welcomed the crowd and...
It was out with the old and in with the new, as the 92-year-old Lucknow standpipe was demolished last week. Priestly Demolition Inc. began the work Monday (Nov. 20), and was set to wrap up by Saturday (Nov. 25). The demolition was done by removing one panel at a time. The old standp...
At last week’s NII Explore Code-a-thon, local elementary students took part in both on-line and off-line activities to learn new coding concepts. Whether that’s throwing down scissors to beat paper as they learn about conditional statements or discovering the ins and outs o...
Shelley and Klaas Jorritsma of Kincardine Super Storage have donated $5,000 to Huron Shores Hospice. The presentation was made Monday afternoon at the storage facility on Mahood-Johnston Drive in Kincardine. This donation reflects the Jorritsmas’ deep gratitude and commitment ...
The Kincardine Food Bank and the Kincardine Christmas Hamper program were the grateful recipients of donations in the past couple of weeks. The first was a donation of $1,829.80 and a truck full of non-perishable items from the Reid family and volunteers, proceeds from the Halloween Ha...
Falls can happen to anyone, at any age, and can significantly affect both the physical and mental health of individuals, potentially leading to life-altering consequences. In Grey-Bruce, the age-standardized rate of emergency department visits due to falls is the second-...
Q: I am told I have folliculitis on my skin. What exactly is that and how do I get rid of it? A: First off, let’s explain the term folliculitis. For many words that end in “itis,” it is a sign that the area in question has some swelling or inflammation. Folliculitis i...
Margaret Janet Alexander, formerly of Kincardine, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at Temiskaming District Hospital. She was 61. The daughter of Samuel and Nelda Alexander (predeceased), Margaret was born in Sudbury and was very family-driven. She put everyone before herself. She loved bei...
Bruce Power has released an updated Green Financing Framework to help the province and country achieve Net-Zero goals through investment in clean-energy projects. The framework will guide future issuance of green bonds for eligible investments associated with the company’s Life-E...
Marvin Freiburger and Sons Inc. of Walkerton has donated $1,000 in support of paramedic services in the region. Angela Freiburger was on hand Thursday to present the donation to Raymond Lux, deputy chief of Bruce County Paramedic Services. The funds will be used to purchase digital ...
Patty Goodspeed of Kincardine won $747 in Wednesday’s Catch the Ace draw. She chose Envelope No. 9 which contained the Six of Diamonds. If she had found the Ace of Spades, she would have danced all the way home with a cheque worth $12,790.50! The next jackpot should be at least $14,...
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Kincardine hospital auxiliary raised $10,961.05 at the Holiday Sale and Tea Room, held Nov. 17-18, at the Inverlyn Lake Estates club room. That news was shared by hospital gift shop conveners Tracy Robinson and Brigitte Rauket at the auxiliary...
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES (SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - Nov. 23, the South Bruce OPP responded to an address in the Municipality of South Bruce and initiated an intimate partner violence investigation. As a result of the investigation, a 42-year-...
Jan Johnstone (right), trustee for Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss on the Bluewater District School Board, has been acclaimed vice-chairperson for the fourth straight one-year term. Jane Thomson, trustee for South Bruce Peninsula and Northern Bruce Peninsula, was acclaimed chairperson, al...
Bruce Power has completed delivery of the company’s largest ever harvest of Cobalt-60, a crucial isotope used worldwide in the sterilization of billions of pieces of medical equipment and in the ongoing fight against cancer. The medical isotopes, harvested in October, were delive...