Ruth Marion Bogues (Balkwill) of Lucknow, and formerly of Kincardine, died peacefully, Feb. 25, 2017, at Pinecrest Manor, Lucknow, at the age of 97. She was the beloved wife of the late William Bogues, who predeceased her in 1986. Ruth was born Sept. 19, 1919, in Carberry, Manitoba,...
The Harambe Lovers (above), Port Elgin’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) team, completed a successful inaugural season by competing at the provincial finals held at University of Waterloo, Saturday, Feb. 4. The team fared well i...
The leachate treatment plant is up and running at the Kincardine Waste Management Centre in Armow. The $1.7-million facility was officially opened in the fall, as municipal councillors and staff, along with members of the media, took a tour of the plant, courtesy of Shamus Anderson, wa...
Bev Fry of Ripley has been honoured for her contributions as Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) homecraft president in the year 2000. The presentation was made at the OAAS convention, Feb. 16-18, in Toronto, by William Morris, Fry's co-president that year. &quo...
Toronto-based rock-and-roll band, The Trews, is set to headline the Saturday night concert at the 18th annual Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games this summer. The festival runs July 7-9 in Victoria Park, with pipe bands, heavy events, Highland dancing and internationally-re...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - The Huron County OPP detachment is reminding seasonal residents to properly secure and check on their vacation homes as frequently as possible to help reduce the number of break-ins and thefts. Monday, Feb. 20, Huron OPP officers responded to three separate b...
The Bruce Power site, located in the Municipality of Kincardine, has become an even busier place since its life-extension program began Jan. 1, 2016. Tuesday (Feb. 21), Top 100 Projects (top100projects.ca/2017filters/) ranked this program number one on its Top 100 Canada’s Bigges...
(ORILLIA, ON) - As part of the Project SILKSTONE multi-jurisdiction investigation into illegal firearms and the trafficking of illegal drugs, the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau is releasing a series of topic-specific videos. The first video in the series features Detectiv...
The Bluewater District School Board has appointed Alana Murray (above) to the position of interim education director, following the resignation of Steve Blake who has taken a position as education director with the Simcoe County District School Board. “We are very excited to welc...
The Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for this year's community achievement awards; and among them, is The Kincardine Record which has been nominated for new business of the year. Executive director Terry-Ann Smith said the selection committee w...
Ripley-Huron Community School held its public- speaking competition Tuesday at the school, with the following results: Junior speakers 1st - Carter Snobelen 2nd - Nathan Pollock 3rd - Owen Nixon Top Junior speakers Owen Nixon (left),...
A high-tech form of insect birth control connected to nuclear power, could solve a devastating pest problem for Ontario farmers, says a University of Guelph researcher. Officials at Bruce Power, the world’s largest operating nuclear facility located in the Municipality of Kincard...
The recent warm weather, with temperatures well above average, has resulted in a gradual melting of the snowpack and slowly rising river and stream levels in the Saugeen Watershed. This has prompted the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) to issue a statement, warning of minor...
INTOXICATED PATRON ARRESTED FOR OVER-80 (GODERICH, ON) - The Huron County OPP has arrested and charged a 31-year-old man of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, following an early-morning incident that took place in Goderich last weekend. At approximately 1:45 a.m., Saturday, Feb...
The Kincardine area is enjoying weather that is more like spring or summer, rather than winter, as glorious sunshine and a balmy 14-degrees Celsius blew through Wednesday. There are banks of snow and ice in Lake Huron, along the shoreline at the Kincardine Harbour, in direct contrast t...
Harold Robert “Bob” White, O.C. died peacefully in Kincardine, Feb. 19 2017. He was 81. He is survived by his wife, Marilyne; his children, Todd, Shawn and Robyn (Michael); his sister, Rachel; his three grandchildren, Jordan, Taylor and Landon; three nephews, David (Karen),...
The Brown Trout Hatchery in Kincardine now has a full complement of volunteers, but more help is needed to organize the annual Chantry Chinook Classic Salmon Derby. That's the word from Dick Verrips of the Lake Huron Fishing Club which puts on the derby every year. Last month, t...
Unseasonably mild temperatures are forecast to continue for the next several days and rain is expected later this week. This has prompted the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) to issue a watershed conditions statement, regarding minor flooding in low-lying areas, and water ...
Jam Sessions coming up in March will be held Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 31. If you haven’t come to one of these events, you are missing out on hearing some of our talented local musicians and singers. Jam Sessions start at 7 p.m. Check it out, and if you play an instrument, ...
Golf season is a couple of months away yet, but the new owners of Ainsdale Golf Course, located just south of Kincardine, are already hard at work. Taylor (Schmidt) and Charles Candler, who purchased the course in January from Al and Kathy Mackay, have launched a new logo and have set ...
The Push For Change hockey challenge to battle homelessness in the area, was a great success, Saturday afternoon at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. Former NHL'ers Greg deVries and Boyd Devereaux assisted the South Bruce OPP, the Kincardine Firefighters and the Kincardine Distric...
Despite a new legislative session, the Ontario Liberal government still refuses to take seriously the impact of skyrocketing hydro rates, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. And nowhere is it more evident than in her own riding. With the resumption of the legislat...
Donald William MacDonald (Dec. 14, 1930 – Jan. 9, 2017) Ripley native Dr. Donald William MacDonald, DVM, Msc, of Edmonton, Alberta, died Jan. 9, 2017, at the age of 86. Born in Ripley, he graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph in 1954. He opened his practice ...
SNC-Lavalin officials are pleased to announce that the company has been awarded contracts worth almost $28-million in support of Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. Under two of four discreet contracts, SNC-Lavalin’s nuclear team, based in Mississauga, ...
Q: I understand there has been some kind of study released about the effects of diet on depression. Can you tell me what you know about it? A: The first-ever randomized and controlled clinical trial designed to test the effects of a specific diet on depression, has just been published....
Team 4137, the LEGO Warriors, represented Kincardine at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) Western Ontario Provincial Championships, Feb. 4, at the University of Waterloo. The team, comprised of students from Huron Heights Public Sch...
The residents and staff at Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, were feeling the love on Valentine's Day, as they raised $1,152.55 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This was the best year ever for the "For the Love of Chocolate" event, said lifestyles co-...
With all this beautiful weather over the weekend, folks got a lot of visiting done and participated in Family Day weekend activities around the community and further away. Safe travelling everyone! Wednesday afternoon, the Ripley and District Horticultural Society had a bri...
It was more like spring than winter, Saturday, but that didn't stop the crowd from enjoying the festivities of the Ripley Winter Carnival, held at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. The day began with a delicious pancake breakfast, including ham, eggs and toast, sponsored by the Eg...
Steve Jurkiewicz of Kincardine died, with family by his side, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine hospital, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at the age of 79. Born Oct. 15, 1937, in Gdynia, Poland, he rejoined his parents, Waclaw and Irene Jurkiewicz, in England after the Second Wo...
The Kincardine Legion hosted its annual public-speaking competition, Saturday morning, with five students taking part. Samantha Kim of Ecole Elgin Market Public School won the Primary division (Grades 1-3). Nicolas Marcotte of St. Anthony's School won the Junior (Grades 4-6) div...
Donald Cameron Weatherhead of Kincardine died peacefully at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine hospital, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in his 83rd year. Dear son of the late Lula Weatherhead. Dear cousin of Bryan (Lisa) Walden of London, Michael (Gail) Walden, and Dale (Jill)...
A snowball-mushball tournament is scheduled for Feb. 25-26, at the Tiverton Ball Park, as a fund-raiser to help Ernie Roberts, a former resident of Tiverton. Roberts lived in the community for more than 40 years but moved back to his hometown of Knowlton, Quebec, to retire a few years ...
It's hard to believe that last weekend, the Kincardine area was battling cold and snow. Saturday morning, the sun was shining and a cool breeze was blowing as the temperature soared to a balmy nine degrees Celsius. The warmth reduced a lot of the snowbanks and caused flooding in fi...
Verna McSween Munro (née Shipley) of RR 2, Tiverton, died at Tiverton Park Manor, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in her 104th year. Beloved wife of the late Neil Munro. Dear mother of Dennis Neil Munro of RR 2, Tiverton; and Cheryl Ann Casey of London. Loved grandmother of Patrick....
In the wake of a fatal fire in Brampton Feb. 14, Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services and the Ontario Fire Marshall remind people to make sure they have working smoke alarms on every storey of their home and outside all sleeping areas, and have practised a home fire escape plan with eve...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb has announced the fourth annual Hometown Heroes “Raise a Little Health” charity hockey game, set for Thursday, July 20. Since 2014, the game has raised more than $130,000 for three community partners: the Goderich-Huron YMCA’s Strong Kids campa...
About 60 young people, along with parents, grandparents and friends, gathered at the Ripley Arena for the Lions Costume Skate, kicking off the Ripley Winter Carnival weekend, Friday night. There were lots of colourful costumes, ranging from lions, owls and monkeys to princesses, firefi...
Doris Annette McKellar (née Anderson) of Kincardine died peacefully, with her beloved husband, Bob, at her side, Thursday, Feb. 16, in her 83rd year. Family was always at the centre of her life and she is remembered with great love by her children, Deborah (Gary Kenny), Joan (Al...
(MUNICIPALITY OF BROCKTON, ON) - Feb. 16, at about 6 p.m., the South Bruce OPP responded to the report of an injured man, following a single-snowmobile collision on Concession 14 East in the Municipality of Brockton. The incident occurred on private property. Investigation reveal...