(GODERICH, ON) - Members of the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Technological Crime Unit, and the Huron County OPP detachment have arrested and charged a Goderich man, following an on-line undercover child pornography investigation. March 23, police executed a search warrant ...
If you want to know what Paddy Walker had to do with the story of Confederation, you'll have to get a ticket to the Walker House Heritage Dinner, slated for Sunday, April 23, at the Kincardine Legion. Following on the heels of previous sensations,"Paddy Walker: The Lost Years ...
Q: My allergies are starting to kick in and I’ve never really found an effective remedy in the past for them. Is there anything new on the market? A: As the season finally changes to spring and the grass and trees return from their dormant state, allergies also begin to resume th...
The Ripley Arena was covered in a plethora of Canadian icons as the Ripley-Huron Skating Club celebrated the country's 150th birthday as the theme for its annual achievement day, held Saturday afternoon. There were Tim Hortons coffee cups and donuts, Hockey Night in Canada, the Roy...
A Bruce Power worker has been injured at the Bruce Nuclear site. John Peevers, communications and media relations manager, said that earlier today (March 26), an employee, working on an electrical maintenance activity as part of the Unit 5 outage on the non-nuclear side of the plant, r...
Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie got her running shoes on Wednesday morning as she joined the March for Meals, promoting the Meals on Wheels program in the municipality. Her job was to ride along with volunteers Eric and Lynda Williams on their delivery route, helping distribute the nine me...
Our sympathy is sent to Marilyn Glanville, Diane and Andrew MacDonald and family, on the death of Tom Glanville. Sympathy is also extended to the family of Cathy Strauss of Lucknow, and to the family of Kay Small of Kincardine. They will all be missed greatly. We hop...
The Kincardine water treatment plant is back on-line, supplying water to the Town of Kincardine, Huronville, and users along the pipeline to Inverhuron. An emergency situation at the plant, Thursday afternoon (March 23), prompted the municipality to call for conservation as the water w...
Richard Yun has been named the Bruce Power Citizen of the Year. The award was presented last night (March 25) at the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Awards held at the TownePlace Suites Marriott Hotel in Kincardine. Chris Mercanti (above right, with...
Helga Cairns enjoys crocheting beautiful items to give to those in need. This Point Clark resident’s hands are never idle as she makes a variety of warm and woolly articles to donate to people in the area. She can complete a lap blanket in just a few days to the benefit of senior...
Once again, the Kincardine Community Singers are making history as they plan to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and the 40th anniversary birthday of the choir, with a unique series of concerts at the Kincardine Pavilion. The choir has grown to 100 members and will present three...
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 appeals Referrals for entitled veterans to treatment benefits, VIP and speci...
To the Editor: RE: "Ontario Liberals have axed gas-tax fairness, says Huron-Bruce MPP" I applaud Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson for speaking in support of the Bill to share gas tax revenue with all municipalities. I do believe, however, that she is just wasting words. I sa...
The Mudmen are coming to Kincardine and it's not even for the Scottish Festival! This time, the mighty bagpipers, Robby and Sandy Campbell, and their band will be playing at the Kincardine Legion, Saturday, April 8, for a fund-raising dance in support of Special Olympics Ontario - ...
(HURON EAST, ON) - The Huron County OPP has charged two people in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash that killed a Clinton teen, Dec. 6, 2016, near Vanastra. A Chevrolet Malibu was travelling southbound on London Road when the driver encountered stopped traffic, police s...
The Bruce County public speaking championships were held at St. Joseph’s School in Port Elgin, Wednesday, March 22. County warden Mitch Twolan was on hand to judge, as well as Bluewater District School Board trustee Jan Johnstone, and Doreen Schultz, the communications official a...
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre has released the organization’s strategic plan for 2017‐20. The new plan highlights four strategic pillars that will be used to advance the work of the multi-site rural hospital corporation in the coming years so that patients always recei...
YOUTH CHARGED WITH BREAK-IN (CHESLEY, ON) - March 17, at 12:51 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a break-in along 4th Avenue Southwest in Chesley. Officers arrived and found that an attached garage had been forcibly entered. As a result of the investigation, ...
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson was in the Legislature Thursday (March 23), standing up for the municipalities in her riding, and supporting the Bill proposed by her colleague, Progressive Conservative (PC) MPP John Yakabuski (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke), that would have seen gas tax revenu...
(GODERICH, ON) - The Huron County OPP, with assistance from the Office of the Chief Coroner and a Forensic Anthropologist, has completed its investigation into the discovery of human remains found Tuesday, March 21, on St. George's Crescent in Goderich. The investigation has ...
An emergency situation at the Kincardine water treatment plant has prompted the municipality to call for conservation as the water is now being drawn from Huron-Kinloss. A notice was issued by the municipality at 4 p.m. Thursday (March 23), stating the areas affected include the Town o...
After 28 years at the helm of JB's Lingerie in downtown Kincardine, Tawny Phorson has sold the business and is retiring. “I thought it was time to step back from retail, and I'm pleased that Justine McManus is taking over,” said Phorson. “She worked for me bac...
(GODERICH, ON) - The construction of a backyard patio has been put on hold for a Goderich homeowner, following the discovery of human remains. At approximately 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, Huron County OPP officers responded to a property located on St. George's Crescent in God...
Edith “Irene” Bradley of Tiverton died at Tiverton Park Manor, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in her 105th year. Beloved wife of the late H. Stuart Bradley who predeceased her in 1998. Dear mother of Doris (Ernie) Young of Bruce Township and Gordon (Lois) Bradley of Kincardine...
(SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON) -The Bruce Peninsula OPP has received the report of a break and enter that occurred sometime between March 8 at 2 p.m., and March 15 at 11:01 a.m. A large storage shed was broken into and approximately $2,000 in equipment was stolen from the James Mason Memor...
Margaret Rosetta Wall (née Tucker) died peacefully at Tiverton Park Manor, Monday, March 20, 2017, in her 91st year. The last surviving child of Albert and Rosetta Tucker, she was predeceased by siblings, Thomas, Harry, and Peter Tucker, Gweneth Buckingham, and Betty Lampman; as...
(KINLOSS TWP, ON) - A local woman is dead, following a two-vehicle crash on Bruce County Road 86 in Kinloss Township, Tuesday afternoon, March 21. The South Bruce OPP was called to the scene of the accident between a car and a fuel truck at 3:45 p.m. Officers arrived with members of th...
The high wind that moved into the Kincardine area Tuesday afternoon stirred up the water of Lake Huron, causing waves to crash into the shoreline and spew over the glaciers of snow. Kincardine photographer Jerry Fabian captured the "rough day" on Lake Huron, just south of Kin...
The Bluewater District School Board has appointed Paul Hambleton (above) to the position of superintendent of education, effective now until June 30. This follows the recent appointment of superintendent of education Alana Murray to the position of education director. Hambleton b...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - It was a busy March Break for the OPP as officers laid more than 2,400 distraction-related charges during their annual Distracted Driving Campaign. Huron County OPP laid 36 of those charges, an increase from the 24 that were handed out during the 2016 spring camp...
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and the South West Regional Cancer Program is encouraging residents in the South West to get checked with a safe and painless take-home test. When caught early, nine out of every 10 people with colon cancer can be cured. Colon cancer (commonly call...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild won five awards at the Western Ontario Drama League festival's gala celebration and award presentation, held Saturday night in Guelph. The drama league covers a large area, from Tobermory and Owen Sound to Sarnia and Windsor and east to Burlington. It h...
(GODERICH, ON) - The man who died at the Compass Minerals' Salt Mine in Goderich, has been identified as 36-year-old Darcy Clancy of Chepstow. The Huron County OPP and the Ontario Ministry of Labour continue to investigate the sudden death that happened Saturday, March 18, at about...
We hope everyone had an enjoyable Spring Break and stayed safe and healthy! Congratulations to Margaret Reid who celebrated her 90th birthday recently, and to Margery and Ken MacDonald who celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Wow to all of you! Thanks to everyone i...
Kincardine has lost a great mentor, wonderful friend, and incredible community champion. Surrounded by those he loved, Richard Yun, died peacefully in Kincardine, March 17, 2017, at the age of 56. His wife, Karen, and sons, Michael and David, have appreciated, and continue to cheris...
If you're in Grades 10-12 and you want to gain some free skills training, check out YSTOP, the Youth Skills Training Opportunity Program, available through the Bruce Community Futures Development Corporation in Kincardine. Barb Fisher, general manager of Bruce Community Futures, sa...
MANOR MUSINGS Residents and staff at Tiverton Park Manor got into the Irish spirit with some dressing up for St. Patrick's Day, Friday. Wearing their green, are, in the back Helen Watkins (left), Eve McPherson, Joyce VanDam, Paul Hamann, Lauretta Robertson and Joyce Bell; an...
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) - A 47-year-old Central Huron man has been charged with arson in a structure fire that closed the main intersection in Clinton, Saturday morning, March 18. The Central Huron Fire Department called the Huron County OPP to the blaze, shortly after 5:30 a.m. The fire d...
Last year, Amy Boudrais asked the Kincardine community to show off its striped, polka-dot, neon, tall, ruffled and mis-matched socks March 21, in honour of World Down Syndrome Day and the 'Lots of Socks' movement. The response was overwhelming, with hundreds of people taking &#...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild continues its all-Canadian lineup in 2017, marking Canada’s 150th birthday, with the spring production of Norm Foster's "One Actmanship." There’s a little catch, though. This show is not one Canadian play, it’s actually tw...