The OPP responded to 27 snowmobile-related deaths during the 2016-17 season, marking the highest number of fatalities since the winter of 2003-04. Last season was also the worst on record for snowmobilers whose ride took a tragic turn while travelling on frozen waterways. One third (ni...
For the second year in a row, the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band has welcomed a sold-out crowd to the Robbie Burns Supper. Including the band, almost 200 people enjoyed the great food and fabulous entertainment at the 24th annual event held Saturday night at the Kincardine Legion. Natha...
Sierra Systems, a leading Information Technology (IT) services and management consulting firm, has moved into the Kincardine municipal office in Underwood. The official ribbon-cutting was held Wednesday afternoon. Sarah Shortreed, vice-president and chief information officer at Bruce P...
About 20 residents and staff at Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, joined the Walk for Memories, Friday morning, in support of the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce. The participants walked laps of the atrium, on the third floor, for about an hour, earning tickets for eac...
Whether it comes from tobacco, cannabis or from a hookah pipe, smoke is smoke and you need to limit your exposure to it. That’s the message from the Grey Bruce Health Unit as the agency joins health organizations across the country in marking National Non-Smoking Week, Jan. 21-27...
The Kincardine Guides worked in groups to complete an engineering experiment, Tuesday night at Kincardine Baptist Church. The activity is part of the spring session which is centred on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). One group was to build a chair out of small stic...
The Grey Bruce Labour Council rallied around workers at the Tim Hortons in downtown Kincardine, Friday. Vice-president Dave Trumble said the national information picket was an opportunity to urge people to support Tim Hortons workers, "and to make sure we tell the story that the l...
A large contingent of Kincardine students, including those from Ecole Elgin Market and Huron Heights public schools, packed the Davidson Centre in Kincardine, Tuesday morning, to greet the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario's Lieutenant Governor. The students were joined by l...
Westario Power customers are encouraged to take part in the Ontario Energy Board (OEB)'s review of the utility’s application to raise electricity distribution rates by $2.78 per month for the typical residential customer. The application may affect customers’ bills for the...
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society, formed in 1927 for those interested in promoting education of horticultural activities, beautification of home, and maintenance of community gardens, held its first meeting of 2018, Wednesday, at the Ripley Legion. President Sandra MacDona...
Janet Victoria MacKenzie (née Reid) of Tiverton, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in her 95th year. Beloved wife of the late John MacKenzie (2016) and the late Jack Gazel (1965). Cherished mother of Carmen Gazel of Tiverton, Cora ...
Students enrolled in welding courses at eight Bluewater District School Board secondary schools, are heading to class sporting some top-of-the-line new apparel. A shipment of 75 welding jackets, through the Canadian Welding Association (CWA) Foundation’s national initiative, was ...
Save the Date! Tiverton Winterfest will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, and Sunday, Feb. 11, with lots of fun for the whole family! The event includes a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m., story time and craft at 11 a.m., sleigh rides for the adventurous or a euchre party for the rest, at 1:30 p.m. D...
It's business as usual for the Kincardine water system. Tuesday, the Kincardine Water Treatment Plant was taken off-line in order to undergo SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) system upgrades. That work is now complete and the plant is back up and running. Customer...
Shirley Olive Lockwood (Beattie) of Ripley, beloved wife of the late Ross Lockwood, died at the Kincardine hospital, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at the age of 92. Born in Richmond County, Quebec, Sept. 5, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Walker) and John Beattie. Greatl...
Margot “Ann” Lichtenberg (née Morrison) of Kincardine, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late Thorpe “Mate” Lichtenberg (1990). Loving mother of Sally (Bill Smith) Lich...
The Grey-Bruce Labour Council will be holding an information picket at the Tim Hortons store on Queen Street, Kincardine, Friday at noon. There was a national call from the Canadian Labour Congress to hold information pickets at Tim Hortons, Jan. 19. Organizers hope the public will att...
Residents of a Bruce County affordable housing unit in Mildmay are still waiting to return to their homes. A water leak forced evacuation of the building Jan. 12. County staff is working with a restoration company, environmental engineers and the public health department to address all...
Q: Are there lifestyle changes I can make that can help improve my mood? A: This past Monday (Jan. 15) was termed “Blue Monday” as it is, apparently, the most depressing day of the year for some. With the excitement of the holidays in the rear-view mirror, the mid-Januar...
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, was at Stoney Island Conservation Area in Kincardine, Tuesday morning, to admire the cold and snow of a typical Bruce County winter. Actually, she was there to unveil a plaque, made by Kincardine artist Jana Mika, com...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild is presenting the "Vagina Monologues" at the Kincardine Arts Centre, Friday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. This episodic play, written by Eve Ensler, delves into consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences, body image, genital muti...
The steering committee of the Kincardine Refugee Committee met recently to discuss the possibility of sponsoring another family. The group discussed the huge community support shown to the first family, the Elahis. After a very long journey, they arrived at a safe harbour where t...
(GREENOCK TWP, ON) - Jan. 12, at 12:07 p.m., the South Bruce OPP was called to a two-vehicle crash, involving a transport truck, at the intersection of Highway 9 and Bruce County Road 4 in Greenock Township. The police investigation showed that the collision occurred when the tractor t...
Tom Evans had the experience of a lifetime when he travelled to Kenya in December, for the international plowing competition, and brought home a silver medal in grassland plowing. The 41-year-old Tiverton plowman won the national reversible-plowing championship in 2016, making him elig...
Huron-Kinloss council has accepted the proposal of Domm Construction Ltd. of Ayton, in the amount of $135,000, plus HST, to complete renovations to the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. At the council meeting last night (Jan. 15), treasurer Jodi MacArthur explained why this project was ba...
Huron-Kinloss council has given pre-budget approval for the Ripley-Huron fire chief to spend $20,000 on firefighter training and certification. At the Jan. 8 committee-of-the-whole meeting, fire chief Chris Cleave requested $12,000 to conduct the National Fire Protection Association (N...
If you live along the Lake Huron shoreline, or have a cottage on the lake, you can make a difference in the health of this important body of water. No matter whether you live in Manitoulin Island, Parry Sound, Wasaga Beach, Tobermory, or Port Franks, the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal C...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild is in rehearsals for its next production, "Suburban Standoff," a comedy by Michael Grant. The story centres around Ty who is in need of cash, so with the help of his girlfriend, Candy, he stages his first home invasion. However, the home he&...
Winter is here, bringing with it the usual cold and snow, the difficulties of clearing driveways and cleaning off vehicles, and hazardous winter-driving. Wouldn't you rather enjoy the warmth of of RVilla Retirement Living in Ripley? Located at 22 Park Street, the retirement resi...
The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula economic region fell by 0.2 percentage points to 4.1 per cent, with more people employed and searching for work, reports the Four County Labour Market Planning Board. The local labour force grew by 900 people in December, continui...
Maureen and Roy Collins visited with his cousin, Shirley Gilders, in Clinton, Sunday Our sympathy goes to Ruthe Patterson on the death of her husband, Hugh Duncan, of Bloomingdale. Sympathy as well to Dr. Susan Boron on the death of her husband, Doug. ...
Above, is the most recent "Where's Liz?" photo, taken of Kincardine Record reporter/editor Liz Dadson splashing in the Atlantic Ocean at a beachside resort in the Bahamas. David and I have just returned from a week of holidays in the sunny south. We left the snow and cold...
A water leak Friday, forced the evacuation of Bruce County’s affordable housing units on Adam Street in Mildmay. County staff is working to get the residents back into their homes as early as possible, and is working closely with the Grey Bruce Health Unit to ensure that all safe...
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell (above), Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will make an official visit to the Municipality of Kincardine, Tuesday, Jan. 16. She will begin her day visiting with students at the Kincardine Davidson Centre at 10:30 a.m., before heading out to Stoney Isla...
(TOWNSHIP HURON- KINLOSS, ON) - Jan. 13, at about 1 p.m., the South Bruce OPP apprehended a man wanted in connection with an uttering-threats incident involving a firearm, which occurred Jan. 11 in the Township of Huron-Kinloss. Shortly after 12 p.m. Jan. 13, the man was observed...
The first week back to school after Christmas break, was a short one, as students enjoyed a second snow day, Friday, in the Kincardine area. The first snow day was Monday. After a couple of warm days with rain (Wednesday and Thursday), freezing rain arrived, making roads slippery in th...
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) has issued a watershed conditions statement and is urging people to be aware of water safety. Above-normal temperatures have resulted in some melting of the snowpack, and rainfall occurred over the Saugeen Watershed overnight Thursday. I...
(GREENOCK TWP, ON) - Jan. 12, at 12:07 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a two-vehicle crash, involving a transport truck, at the intersection of Highway 9 and Bruce County Road 4 in Greenock Township. Initially, the road was blocked at this intersection for the safety o...
Bruce Power is launching additional community engagement activities in January and February, regarding its licence-renewal process, with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) hearings scheduled to begin in March. “Bruce Power will present the case to the CNSC for an extension...
With all the road closures, it’s hard to find a reliable source for the most accurate updates. Recently, I checked three different websites to find out which roads were closed, Bayshore Broadcasting, Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) and the Weather Network. All sites were di...