Highway 21, from Goderich to Port Elgin, remained closed for the sixth day in a row, Saturday (Feb. 22), as crews continue to clear heavy snow drifts, due to the blowing and drifting snow that hit Monday (Feb. 17). Most activities went on as usual in the Kincardine area. However, organ...
Huron-Kinloss council met Friday to review the draft 2025 budget, and by the end of the day, had hammered out a final product, with a 4.75-per-cent tax-rate increase. This equates to an extra $91.58 on the average residential assessment of $266,435. Treasurer Christine Heinisch pr...
Many communities require rural properties to have 911 signs (fire numbers) visible at the end of their driveways, so they can be easily seen by emergency responders. With the massive amount of snow that Bruce County has received in recent weeks, many rural residences have had these sig...
The annual Coldest Night of the Year Walk will be held today (Feb. 22), beginning at 4 p.m. at the Kincardine Legion, as well as in Saugeen Shores, Meaford, and Grey Highlands. However, due to current conditions, organizers have eliminated the five-kilometre route. All walkers are aske...
Highway 21, from Grand Bend to Southampton, remained closed for the fifth day in a row, Friday (Feb. 21), as crews continued to clear heavy snow drifts, due to the blowing and drifting snow that hit Monday (Feb. 17). School buses were cancelled for Kincardine and Ripley, but the school...
It required a lot of heavy lifting, but all eight hulking steam generators have now been placed into Unit 3 to advance Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program and Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. The moment was capped off, Feb. 12, with the steam drum being set atop a row ...
Kincardine council is holding a special meeting, Monday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. to have further discussions and possibly finalize the 2025 budget. The agenda for this meeting is available on-line at events.kincardine.ca/council. Council first began reviewing the 2025 budget at the Dec. ...
Q: I am pregnant and I am exposed to so many people that are sick. Can you tell me what medications I might be able to take if I get sick? A: Pregnancy is often a time of wonder and excitement but, unfortunately, pregnant women can still find themselves afflicted with illnesses that ca...
The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre recognizes Muriel Shular (above) as a recipient of the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal. This distinguished honour acknowledges Shular’s exceptional dedication and outstanding service to the museum and the broader community...
Highway 21, from Grand Bend to Southampton, remained closed for the fourth day in a row, Thursday (Feb. 20), as crews worked to clear heavy snow drifts, due to the blowing and drifting snow that hit Monday (Feb. 17). This would be a record for 2025, except for that five-day Highway 21 ...
Unit 2 at the Bruce Power nuclear generating site, northwest of Tiverton, was proactively removed from service, Feb. 13, due to a high volume of fish (gizzard shad) in the Bruce “A” intake channel. That’s the word from John Peevers, director of community, media relati...
Well, we can’t seem to find places to put all this snow, and no one has been able to find the Ace of Spades either. Allie Vander Hoek won $3,706 in this week’s Catch the Ace draw. She chose Envelope No. 27 which revealed the Jack of Spades. Next week, the jackpot will be an es...
At the Bruce County council meeting, Thursday (Feb. 20), warden Luke Charbonneau shared a message of recognition for the community’s efforts and strength in response to the recent winter storms: “I want to take a moment to sincerely thank everyone who played a role in respo...
(LONDON, ON) - This winter's snowmobiling conditions are just about perfect, but some of the riding behaviours seen on area trails are not. Members of the West Region OPP patrolled the trails during Ontario Snowmobile Safety Week, Feb. 10-17, and officers issued 49 charges dur...
Bruce County encourages eligible families to explore the Child Activity Assistance Program (CAAP), which helps provide children the opportunity to participate in activities and programming when fees are a barrier. This opportunity is available for families with a gross income of less t...
The Kincardine Family Health Organization (also known as the Kincardine Physicians Group), in collaboration with the Kincardine Family Health Team, has launched a new on-line form for residents to join the wait-list for a family doctor. A press release, issued Tuesday, states that resi...
Highway 21, from Grand Bend to Southampton, was closed for the third day in a row, Wednesday (Feb. 19), as crews worked to clear heavy snow drifts, due to the blowing and drifting snow that hit Monday (Feb. 17). School buses were cancelled for Kincardine, Ripley, Lucknow and Walkerton,...
Ronald John Brennan of Kincardine, died Feb. 12, 2025, at the Kincardine Hospital. He was 88. In the summer of 1936, a record-breaking heat wave smothered central Ontario. Asphalt scorched shoe soles, livestock collapsed from dehydration, and fields lay blanched and bereft. Amidst this...
(MUNICIPALITY OF SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - Feb. 17, the South Bruce OPP investigated a matter involving intimate partners in the Municipality of South Bruce. Investigation determined that a dispute between individuals inside a residence led to an assault. The accused continued to be assa...
Applications are now open for Bruce County’s Summer Company Program which provides aspiring young entrepreneurs, aged 15 to 29, with the tools and support to start their own summer business. Funded by the Province of Ontario and delivered by Business to Bruce,...
Snow squalls continued to play havoc in the Kincardine area for the second day in a row, as Highway 21, from Grand Bend to Southampton, remained closed, Tuesday, due to blowing snow, heavy drifting, and poor-to-nil visibility. Bruce County roads and Kincardine rural roads also remained...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Over the past several weeks, Huron County has received an unusually large amount of snow, which has caused road closures, collisions, and hazardous situations for motorists. Snow has accumulated into large banks along roadways and at the end of laneways. Reduc...
As a leader in the production of cancer-fighting medical isotopes, Bruce Power recently completed the largest harvest of Cobalt-60 in its history, during its Unit 5 planned outage, bolstering the global health-care community’s supply of this key tool in fighting disease, the sterili...
(HURON-KINLOSS, ON) - Feb. 11, at 4:19 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at an address along Walter Street in Lucknow. Investigation revealed the theft of a number of items from a maintenance room on the property, with the accused attempting to cover up surv...
Incumbent Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson of the Progressive Conservatives is facing five other candidates in the Feb. 27 provincial election. Joining her on the ballot, are Ian Burbidge of the Liberals, Nick McGregor of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Matthew Van Ankum of the Green Part...
It was cold and snowy, but that didn’t stop a good crowd from enjoying the fun at the annual Tiverton Winterfest celebration on the weekend. The activities began Friday evening, with a Family Games Night. Saturday morning, the Tiverton Firefighters hosted a delicious breakfast...
Heavy snow and high wind have caused the closure of Highway 21 in the Kincardine area for the 11th day this year. Monday (Feb. 17), at 1:40 a.m., the South Bruce OPP reported Highway 21 was closed, from Amberley to Kincardine, due to blowing and drifting snow and poor-to-nil visibility...
Margaret (“Peggy”) Taylor (nee Brisbin) of Ripley, beloved wife of the late Bob Taylor, died peacefully, with family by her side, at the Kincardine Hospital, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the age of 78. Born Dec. 10, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Jean (Stewart) and W...
Another snowy week and weekend for our community and we 're all needing to take care of each other and ourselves! Hope everyone was able to be close to some of the near and dear people in your lives over this Valentine’s weekend too! It sure was great to see all the kids a...
There was a plethora of snow as a great crowd turned out for the annual Ripley Winter Carnival on the weekend. The event began Friday night with the costume skate, featuring plenty of young people in colourful outfits, at the Ripley Arena. Saturday, saw a number of Huron-Bruce Minor...
Kincardine council held budget discussions at the start of the council meeting Wednesday night (Feb. 12) but was hampered by a number of things and failed to hammer out draft 2025 operating and capital budgets. First off, due to an impending snowstorm, council met on Zoom, with seven m...
The United Way of Bruce Grey is welcoming everyone to join in the annual Coldest Night of the Year Walk, Feb. 22, beginning at 4:30 p.m., at the Kincardine Legion. This event is also being held in Saugeen Shores, Meaford, Grey Highlands, Owen Sound, and Hanover. As part of a nationw...
Rev. Dr. Pat Dutcher-Walls (above), moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, will be the guest preacher at Knox Kincardine, Sunday, March 2. Many will be familiar with her name, since the current minister at Knox Kincardine, Rev. Dan West, and retired minister, Rev. Kathy Fraser...
Fincher’s in downtown Kincardine is slated to close this summer. Owners Dawn and Tom Fincher posted a retirement notice to their valued customers and the community, on the Fincher’s Goderich Facebook page, Saturday. The notice states that the Kincardine store will remain...
Wendy Louise Ritchie (nee Powell) of Whitechurch and formerly of Lucknow, died at the Wingham and District Hospital, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the age of 61. Born Sept. 2, 1963, in Goderich, she was the daughter of the late Robert Gordon Powell and Donna Haggitt. Greatly missed by...
Highway 21, from Kincardine to Amberley, is open. The South Bruce OPP reported that, as of 5 a.m., Saturday (Feb. 15), the highway was re-opened, after being closed since first thing Friday morning (Feb. 14). However, Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Kinc...
For the second weekend in a row, Highway 21 in the Kincardine area is closed, due to heavy snow, high wind, and heavy snow drifts across the roadway. Friday, at 12:05 a.m., the South Bruce OPP reported the highway was closed, from Amberley to Tiverton, due to blowing and drifting snow....
(ARRAN-ELDERSLIE, ON) - Feb. 13, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a disturbance at an address along 1st Avenue South in Chesley. While police were on scene, an individual became assaultive with officers. The individual was subsequently pl...
(LONDON) - Members of the West Region OPP remind motorists that more winter weather is on the way and to take extra care on our roadways and highways as southern Ontario is expected to receive 20-30 centimetres of snow this weekend. The police encourage motorists to respond to adv...
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of two distinguished leaders as co-chairmen of its Ontario Business and Trade Leadership Coalition: James Scongack, chief operating officer and executive vice-president of operational services at Bruce Power, and Chris Conway, ...