SUCCESSFUL "ROAD TOLL" FOR SPECIAL OLYMPIANS (HURON COUNTY, ON) - The heaps of change have been counted, and the results are now in for the 2017 Easter Weekend "Road Toll" Special Olympics fund-raiser. In a five-hour period, Saturday, April 15, volunte...
Q: I am a middle-aged man and at this point, bathrooms can’t come frequently or fast enough when I’m on the road. I’d rather not take a drug; is there any other way to solve this issue? A: Contrary to popular opinion, men are just as likely as women to develop these s...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT (ELDERSLIE TWP, ON) - April 23, at 12:56 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Bruce County Road 10 in Elderslie Township, stopped a black Dodge Ram pick-up truck. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol.&...
Andrew Walls has a way of getting a crowd fired up. Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, he was in Kincardine for the Companions of the Quaich scotch-tasting event, held Friday night at the Best Western Plus Governor's Inn. But first, he performed his fire baton routine befo...
Two vehicles suffered major damage and had to be towed away after a crash at the intersection of Sutton Street and Highway 21, in the Town of Kincardine, Sunday afternoon. South Bruce OPP officers were on the scene, directing traffic. There is no official police report yet; therefore, ...
Kate Leppington of Ripley has advanced to the Legion Provincial Finals in public-speaking, after winning the Intermediate category at the Area competition, Saturday in Barrie. The Area combines Legion Zones C, D and E, covering all of southwestern Ontario, including Etobicoke and Woodb...
Lindsay Glover is proud of her work and pleased to have it chosen to grace the north entrance at Kincardine District Secondary School. The Grade 12 student's colourful mural was unveiled Friday afternoon, with plenty of glowing comments from the group assembled. Principal Mark O...
The sun was shining and there was no snow, Saturday, but it was a cold, windy welcome to golfers at the grand opening of Ainsdale Golf Course, just south of Kincardine on Highway 21. New owners Charles and Taylor Candler and their son, Wyatt, were joined by a crowd of well-wishers, as ...
A piggy bank, used for collecting donations for Crohn's and Colitis Canada, has disappeared from Jean's Family Restaurant in Kincardine. Owners Harold and Lynda Maurer said the plastic bank was in its usual place beside the used book sale, Wednesday morning. Patrons help themse...
The Sacred Heart High School junior boys hockey team won the Jake Dupuis Crusader Hockey Classic tournament, held April 12 in Guelph. The gold-medal game saw the Sacred Heart Crusaders emerge victorious with a tight 2-0 defeat of the Westside Thunder of Orangeville. Matt Donnelly wa...
It was cold and windy Friday morning as Bruce County warden Mitch Twolan (above left), also mayor of Huron-Kinloss Township, was joined by Huron-Kinloss deputy mayor Wilfred Gamble (above right) in planting a commemorative tree in Ripley. A handful of people braved the elements as the ...
In recognition of National Immunization Awareness Week, April 22-29, officials with the Grey Bruce Health Unit urge you to check up on your immunization status. Protect yourself, and protect others. Parents are generally very careful to ensure their children are properly vaccinated. Ho...
(ORILLIA, ON) - The OPP has finalized its 2016 traffic data, which revealed increases in many fatality categories, including the most tragic snowmobile season in 14 years. The OPP is sharing the data with the public to raise awareness of the impact ongoing poor behaviours have on the...
To the Editor: RE: "Davidson calls all Southsiders to unite for Great Challenge Walk" Last year, I pushed my walker up and down to Victoria Park for this event, and was so disappointed. Just a table to sign in and no celebrities. Thanks for leading the walk this year, ...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - Members of the South Bruce OPP and the Community Street Crime Unit - South Bruce, are attempting to locate a wanted female. Twenty-nine-year-old Katelynn SIMS of West Perth is described as white, 5' 3" tall, weighing 108 pounds, with long brown ha...
MISTRAS Group, Inc. is establishing an office in Kincardine in an effort to create local jobs and support the community’s industrial economy. The company is a leading global one-source provider of asset protection solutions, used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical e...
Emergency Preparedness Week is an annual event that takes place each year during the first full week of May. This national event is co-ordinated by Public Safety Canada, in close collaboration with the provinces and territories and partners. This year, the theme is "Plan. Prepare....
(RIPLEY, ON) - April 16, at 7:03 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a suspicious man who tried to get into RVilla Retirement Living along Park Street in Ripley. Officers arrived and located the man who was arrested without incident. Twenty-seven-year-old Kyle G...
NOTICE OF MOTION Comrade Bob Forrest has put forward a motion, to be presented at the next Branch General Membership Meeting, Sunday, April 30, at 2 p.m., with regard to replacing the Legion Hall electric heating/cooling unit with a propane heating/cooling unit and installing two heati...
Kincardine's Walker House, Library and old post office will be sporting fancy heritage plaques after they were presented by Heritage Kincardine, last night (April 19), at the Kincardine council meeting. Sylvia Leigh of Heritage Kincardine said the plaques feature the name of the bu...
Members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society were favoured with a fascinating look at cacti and succulents at the meeting Wednesday (April 19). Presenter Daniel Davidson (above left, with Ripley horticultural society member Linda Jaynes) of Formosa describes himself as an a...
(BRUCE TWP, ON) - April 19, at 10 a.m., a member of the South Bruce OPP was on patrol along Bruce County Road 20 in Bruce Township. The police vehicle was westbound when it left the roadway and entered the ditch near the intersection of Bruce County Road 20 and Tie Road. ...
Delage Mowle has wanted to travel to India since she was in Grade 2. Last fall, the Kincardine teen got her wish. Oct. 13, 2016, she travelled by plane for 13 hours to Abu Dhabi, and from there, took a four-hour flight to Hyderabad in the south of India, where she lived and worked f...
The Grey Bruce Health Unit, in partnership with the Walkerton Clean Water Centre and with the assistance of the district office of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, is hosting a public information session about healthy lakes and rivers. Participants will learn...
"Canoe" by Tom Thomson is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. The print is shown above with auxiliary member Bessie Farrell, as well as to the right and below. Thomson had a close conn...
A Salvadoran-inspired meal and silent auction are being held as a fund-raiser for Otra Fe, a non-profit organization in support of farmers in western El Salvador. Eileen Simpson of the 6th Concession in the Municipality of Kincardine, says the organization is attempting to raise more t...
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Bruce County's official formation. To celebrate and provide a legacy of this special year, 14 mature trees will be planted across the county. Friday, April 21, just one day before Earth Day, each of Bruce County's eight municipalities...
The Southsiders need to rally their troops for the third annual North versus South Challenge Walk, slated for Monday, May 1, from 6-7:30 p.m., in Victoria Park. The popular event was resurrected in 2015 and the past two years, the Northsiders have captured the cup. Last year, 206 pe...
It was good news for taxpayers in the Township of Huron-Kinloss. At the council meeting last night (April 17), a report from treasurer Jodi MacArthur indicated the final 2017 overall taxes for an average residential property will decrease by almost $20. Back in March, MacArthur'...
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary held another successful spring lunch and card party, Tuesday, April 11, at the Inverlyn Lake Estates clubhouse. The event helps raise funds to purchase equipment for the Kincardine hospital. There were 25 tables of ladi...
Q: I have been told that my dad is suffering from dementia. I understand that Alzheimer Disease is not the only type. What are they and do we treat them differently? A: Dementia is a general term for a number of disorders that differ in how they arise but share many similarities in how...
A very Happy Easter to all on a beautiful weekend. The community Good Friday Service, held at Knox Presbyterian Church, was well-received and well-attended. Also appreciated, was the presentation at the Kingsbridge Centre – A Journey to Easter - Good Friday evening. &nb...
Students in Grades 5 and 6 at Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine, have been learning the skills of puppetry and put on a performance for their fellow classmates in the library, Thursday afternoon. Led by Kincardine artist and puppeteer Andrea Zimmer, the Wildlife Puppet Project wa...
Amid some fanfare and an official ribbon-cutting, Sargent and Lundy of Chicago, Illinois, and CB&I (Chicago Bridge and Iron) opened their office in downtown Kincardine, Wednesday evening. Part of the supply chain for Bruce Power, the two companies are working together on the refurb...
The Kincardine Sparks and Brownies held their Easter party Tuesday evening at Kincardine Baptist Church. The girls enjoyed decorating Easter eggs, creating Easter baskets, playing games, and finished the evening with treats and a snack. The Guides and Pathfinders held their party We...
The annual Lions Foundation of Canada Walk for Dog Guides will be held in Kincardine and Tiverton, Sunday, May 28. The national sponsor this year is Pet Valu. In Kincardine, the event begins with registration at 12:30 p.m. at Lions Park, beside the Davidson Centre, followed by the walk...
A Blessed Easter to all the faithful readers of the Kincardine Record, and to our many family and friends. Have a wonderful holiday weekend and stay tuned for more news, sports, editorials and more on Kincardine's only locally-owned and locally-operated on-line news source. Liz ...
The inaugural Ripley Easter Egg Hunt began as a soggy affair, as a crowd gathered for the event, Saturday morning, in Lewis Park. However, as is traditional for Ripley events, the rain quit just before 11 a.m., so the children and adults could start searching through the park for their...
Teams are getting ready to gather in Walkerton for the annual Grey Bruce Gutsy Walk in support of Crohn's and Colitis Canada. The walk will take place Sunday, June 4, at the Walkerton District Community School, beginning at 9 a.m. Karen Grubb (above) of Neustadt is the honourary...
LIONS CLUB The Tiverton Lions will be holding their annual Garage Sale, May 12-13, at the Tiverton Annex. KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Women's Missionary Society (WMS) and Men’s Group will be holding a Rummage Sale at the Tiverton Knox Presbyterian Church, Thursday, May...