Dugald Knox MacKenzie of RR 2, Tiverton, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in his 86th year. Beloved husband of June MacKenzie (née Duke). Dear father of Bob (Elaine) MacKenzie of RR 2, Tiverton, Andy (Sandy) MacKenzie of Inverhuron...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Huron County residents need to be aware that the Mystery Shopper scam is currently active. In fact, in one recent case, a Huron East resident was victimized for nearly $2,500. Getting paid to go shopping? Sounds like a great gig, making a hefty sum ...
The Southsiders turned the tide this year, winning the North versus South Challenge Walk, Monday night in Victoria Park, Kincardine. The Northsiders have been chirping quite a bit after winning the event two years in a row, since the walk was resurrected by Kate Mahood-Richards and the...
(KINCARDINE TWP, ON) - April 29, at 6:28 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a single-vehicle crash along Bruce County Road 23 (B-line), in Kincardine Township. Officers arrived with Bruce County Paramedics and found that a black Range Rover had left the roadway and ...
Following another year of overwhelming success, Bruce Power will further expand its summer visitors’ centre hours and free bus tour program to meet public demand. Through July and August, the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre will be open seven days per week, from 9 a.m. to 4 p....
Q: I just felt a sudden, sharp pain in my ear followed by some pus-like liquid flowing down my cheek. What’s gone wrong now? A: This sounds like a perforated or ruptured ear drum which is a fairly common occurrence that can be quite painful. When this occurs, you really should ta...
Things got a bit hairy, Friday afternoon, at Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School. But it was all for a good cause, as the school raised an incredible $6,128.45 at its annual Heroes for Hope fund-raising event in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Organized by teache...
A house fire on Reynolds Drive, Kincardine, Friday night, has resulted in several hundred thousand dollars in property damage. Kincardine fire chief Kent Padfield reported that the blaze began shortly after 7:30 p.m. in the garage at 756 Reynolds Drive. Five fire trucks from both Kinca...
For the second straight year, Bruce Power and numerous partners from Bruce, Grey and Huron counties, are encouraging the community to #BreakTheSilence during Mental Health Awareness Week, May 1-5. This year’s awareness campaign will be held Wednesday, May 3, and will be kicked of...
John (Jack) Colwell of Penticton; his sister, Shirley Gilders of Clinton; Betty Carrick of Owen Sound and her daughter, Monica Clemmer of Clavering; Mary-Lou and Allen Colwell of Harriston; Fran and Jim Farrell, visited with Mary Anne Kukoly, Sunday. There were great conversations concern...
Fire has severely damaged a house on Reynolds Drive, Kincardine, and a vehicle parked in the driveway. The Kincardine Fire Department was called to the scene, Friday night, and battled the blaze which, apparently, destroyed the garage at the front of the house and burned the parked car...
Corinne Wolsley of Kincardine has received the prestigious Colonel R.S. McLaughlin award for outstanding service to education. The award was presented Saturday at the annual Home and School Conference in London, where Wolsley was representing Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School....
It was an appropriately sunny and warm morning April 27, as the members of the South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO) gathered at the Pine River United Church for their annual spring meeting. After a short but lively social time, president Pat Emmerton opened the meeting,...
MOTORISTS BE AWARE OF MOTORCYCLISTS (SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - With warmer weather returning to Southern Bruce County, the South Bruce OPP expects to see motorcycle enthusiasts taking advantage of it. All drivers must share the roadway and drive courteously to avoid p...
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident that occurred in the Point Clark area. Thursday, April 27, at about 2 p.m., a woman was walking her dog near the intersection of the 2nd Concession and Victoria ...
(GODERICH, ON) - April 26, the OPP Community Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the West Region Emergency Response Team and the Huron OPP, executed two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants at two residences located on Hamilton Street in Goderich As a result ...
It’s time again for the “Turn Off The Screens” challenge, and the Grey Bruce Health Unit is encouraging youth to participate. The 15th annual event runs from May 1-7. During this week, students and their families do their best to get off the couch and get active by tu...
Officials with Amec Foster Wheeler are pleased to announce they are expanding their presence in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties by establishing an office in Kincardine on the shore of Lake Huron. The company provides technical, analytical, licensing, regulatory, project management and e...
If you saw a lot of fire trucks and firefighters in and around the Village of Ripley on the weekend, there wasn't a rash of fire calls, it was the Bruce County fire school, hosted by the Ripley-Huron Fire Department. About 140 firefighters from across the county, including Kincardi...
Bruce Power, its unions and contractors, gathered Thursday (April 27) to honour fallen and injured workers, marking the annual Day of Mourning. Representatives of Bruce Power, Saugeen Ojibway Nation, the Grey Bruce Labour Council, the Power Workers’ Union, the Society of Energy P...
LIONS CLUB The Tiverton Lions will be holding their annual Garage Sale, May 12-13, at the Tiverton Annex, with a barbecue Friday, May 12, at 5 p.m. Donations can be made Wednesday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 11, from 4-9 p.m., and Friday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to ...
POLICE INVESTIGATING OVERNIGHT THEFT OF ATV (RIPLEY, ON) - April 27, at 7:37 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a residence along Park Street in Ripley. Sometime between 11 p.m. April 26, and 7:30 a.m. April 27, a green Arctic Cat 500-cc All-Terr...
After 25 years of dedicated service to the Kincardine Food Bank, volunteer Marg Scurfield (above, centre, with co-ordinators Pat Stewart, left, and Nancy Dawson) has decided to retire. The co-ordinators and fellow volunteers are grateful for her countless hours of service to the ...
The Ontario Liberal government is artificially balancing the budget with previously-announced cash-grabs and one-time revenue streams to try to curry favour with Ontarians ahead of the 2018 general election, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. "The Liberals are trying to bal...
Several people reported seeing a jet at the Kincardine Airport, Tuesday, trying to land. It was a Navigation Canada (NAV Canada) jet flying the approaches for the runways, says airport manager Blake Evans. "That jet is too large to land at our airport due to the length required fo...
Ms. Rebecca Calder, provincial service officer, will be visiting the branch May 17, at 1 p.m. If you need advice or assistance, regarding: Disability benefit applications, reassessments, reviews and appeal Referrals for entitled veterans to treatment benefits, VIP and special awar...
The Bluewater District School Board is celebrating the history and cultural diversity that has shaped local communities, during Education Week from May 1-5. This year’s theme is “Ontario150” in honour of the 150th anniversary of Ontario. Many students and staff in Blu...
(KINCARDINE, ON) - April 26, at 9:35 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of bones found along the beach at the west end of Harbour Street in Kincardine. A section of the boardwalk was closed while officers investigated. It has since been re-opened. ...
A group of police cars parked at the bottom of Harbour Street, Kincardine, caused quit a stir, Wednesday morning. Apparently, the Kincardine Lions Club had unearthed some bones, while replacing the boardwalk along the Lake Huron shoreline, beside Macpherson Park. The South Bruce OPP...
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny Wednesday in the Kincardine area, as the temperature soared to 23 degrees Celsius. This was a welcome reprieve from the overcast, cloudy and rainy weather in the past few days. However, the weekend looks like a return to the cooler temperatures and ra...
Huron Shores Hospice is hosting its inaugural Hike for Hospice, Sunday, May 14, at the Davidson Centre, Kincardine, with registration at Noon, followed by a welcome and warm-up at 1 p.m. and the hike at 1:30 p.m. This is a family-oriented, non-competitive walk — the first fund-ra...
One of the most popular terms used today in media commentary during various policy debates, is ‘alternative facts.’ While this term can be widely misused, there is no policy debate where it is more appropriate than that of nuclear waste. Here are the facts: Nuclear powe...
FIVE MEN FACING ASSAULT CHARGES (CULROSS TWP, ON) - April 24, at 10:37 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report that five men tried to force their way into a Huron-Bruce Road home in Culross Township and assaulted the homeowner with a weapon. They had left in a white Ford F250...
Ainsdale Golf Course, on Highway 21 south of Kincardine, was the place to be Monday night, for the inaugural meeting of 100 People Who Share Bruce County. There were about 85 members of the group assembled, each prepared to hand over a cheque for $100 for the chosen charity, which was ...
HAWK Theatre's production of "Homecoming," opens this weekend at the Lucknow Town Hall Theatre, and while it's a comedy, it's also a poignant story about the difficulties in passing the family farm down to the next generation. Written by Leeann Minogue, the show i...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - The South Bruce OPP is offering residents two presentations on illegal street drugs and abuse of prescription drugs, at the following locations:. Walkerton District Community School cafeteria, Wednesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. Kincardine District Seco...
Bruce Power employees did their part to protect the environment during Earth Week through numerous activities both on-site and in the community. Bruce Power’s environment group held an E-waste recycling round-up, which diverted about 5,000 pounds of electronics from local landfil...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) - A traffic stop Sunday afternoon has led to an Over-80 charge against a male driver of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh. At 2:21 p.m., April 23, a Huron County OPP officer stopped a Ford Ranger that was travelling eastbound on Zion Road near St. Helen&...
Erin Taylor remembers when things started to go wrong. The 39-year-old Point Clark woman was 23 years old at the time and headed out on the ice to play ringette when she realized her feet weren't working properly. Then she began having other issues, such as dropping items because s...
It was sure nice to see the grass getting greener around the Grove and elsewhere, and with everyone so busy, there isn't as much news! Some more 4-H club meetings this week coming up - the Ripley Dairy Club is meeting Saturday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at the farm of Murray and Sarah Lo...