Luke Charbonneau has been re-elected chairman of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA). The deputy mayor of Saugeen Shores was restored to the agency's top spot at the annual meeting held Friday at the administrative office in Formosa. Dan Gieruszak of Brockton was re...
Q: All right, it’s mid-January and I’m already sick of this weather with two (possibly three or four?) more months to go. I would love to get away to a warm destination and am wondering if I still need to consider the Zika Virus in my planning? A: With the arrival of a part...
The owner of a home damaged by fire in downtown Kincardine, has been ticketed by the Kincardine Fire Department for failing to maintain smoke alarms and failing to install carbon monoxide alarms in the building. Jan. 5, firefighters responded to the structure fire on Queen Street in Ki...
DRIVER TO TRY WALKING FOR THREE DAYS (KINCARDINE, ON) – Jan. 17, at 1:23 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Highway 21 in the Municipality of Kincardine, stopped a black Ford pick-up truck. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. A three...
The Ontario Ministry of Education is developing a renewed Child Care and Early Years Policy Framework to support an integrated system of child care and early years programs, focused on quality, affordability, access, and responsiveness. The framework builds on important achieveme...
The Grade 8 information night, slated for tonight (Jan. 17) at Kincardine District Secondary School, has been postponed to Jan. 24, at 7 p.m., due to inclement weather. Students in Grades 7 and 8 and their parents are invited to learn about the multitude of excellent programs and extra...
It's full steam ahead for the Kinetic Knights, FRC Team 781, as they take on the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Steamworks robotics challenge for 2017. About 25 team members and mentors gathered at the Best Western Plus Governor's Inn, Saturda...
Kincardine District Secondary School is hosting its Knight of the Arts, Thursday, Jan. 19, from 7-10 p.m., at the school. An annual event for the past three years, it is an opportunity for students to showcase their creative works, ranging from acting to visual art. Featured at the sho...
The Pine River Watershed Initiative Network (PRWIN) is offering free tree seedlings, and spring planting, to property owners in the watershed. Office administrator Penny Faragher Robertson says any landowners who need a shelter belt or wind break, or have property that would benefit fr...
Congratulations to all the folks who were honoured at Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson’s Remarkable Citizens presentation in Teeswater last week. Many folks enjoyed the presentations at the Grey-Bruce Farmers Week in Elmwood last week in spite of the poor weather. Jan...
A new fund-raising foundation is in the works for Bruce County. "100 People Who Share" is a forum for people to meet three times a year for an hour each time, hear presentations on three local initiatives, and vote on a $10,000 immediate impact for our region ($100 tax-deduct...
After being postponed a week, the weather co-operated and Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson was able to present Remarkable Citizen awards to 19 residents of Huron and Bruce counties at the fifth annual New Year's Levee, held Wednesday night in Teeswater. "All of these individuals ...
Althea Devitt of Tiverton died at the Kincardine hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in her 98th year. Born Oct. 18, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Melvina Shantz and Emerson Bock. Beloved wife of the late Homer Devitt who predeceased her in 1991. Greatly missed by her ch...
The weather co-operated, allowing the Bervie Women's Institute to meet at the Bervie United Church, Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m., with seven members and one guest answering the Roll Call with "my winter project." President Sylvia Hasbury opened with a poem, "The Ol...
The Municipality of Kincardine is hosting a public information meeting Thursday, Jan. 26, to explain how the Kincardine Fire Department will provide fire service for residents in the northeast section of the municipality, formerly served by the Paisley Fire Department. The public meeti...
Chris Potter (above right, with Athabasca fire chief Travis Shalapay), a Kincardine native now living and working in Edmonton, Alberta, has been recognized by the province for helping battle the wildfire in Fort McMurray, back in May. The 24-year-old son of Tim and Nancy Potter of Kinc...
(Edith) Norine Turland (nee Farrell) - her life was her kith and kin - Norine Turland’s life came full circle Jan. 9, 2017, at the Kincardine hospital, when she died in the same place where she was born 92 years earlier (Sept. 15, 1924). The most important thing for Norine wa...
DRIVER CHARGED AT SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH (TIVERTON, ON) – Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of King Street and Main Street in Tiverton. Officers arrived to find that a brown Toyota Sienna van had struc...
The Tiverton Agricultural Society will be holding its annual meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the activity room at Tiverton Park Manor. Everyone is welcome, please come out and get involved in your community. TIVERTON LIBRARY NEWS Bring the family out for Family Literacy Day, Jan. 27. ...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – A 21-year-old Kincardine man has been charged with arson, following investigation into a house fire in downtown Kincardine. Jan. 5, at 2:29 a.m., the South Bruce OPP was called to the scene of a fire in the 800 block of Queen Street, Kincardine. As a result ...
The following is a statement by Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Progressive Conservative (PC) critic for environment and Cap-and-Trade, on the recent charges laid against two former executives of Ontario Tire Stewardship. "The charges laid Wednesday against two former Ontari...
BREAK, ENTER AND THEFT AT SKIPPERS IN GODERICH (GODERICH, ON) – Huron County OPP officers and members of the Huron OPP Property Crimes Unit are currently investigating a break, enter and theft that happened earlier this week at Skippers Restaurant on Victoria Street North in Gode...
The opening day of the 2017 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) will be known as ‘Bruce Power Day’ after the company donated $100,000 to be a Distinguished Partner in the Huron County event. The 100th IPM will run Sept. 19-23 on 1,000 acres of farmland near Wal...
If you're looking to participate in some evening activities, why not come by the Legion with some friends and play Pool or Shuffleboard? These are available to anyone in the community during our regular hours. We also have some new finger foods on the bar menu that you can try out whi...
Huron-Kinloss council has approved an open air burning bylaw which means all residents must purchase a permit prior to conducting any kind of fire. This includes a special permit to have a fire at the beach. Cost of the permit is an annual fee of $10. A press release from Ripley-Hur...
Kincardine has received a federal government grant of about $150,000 for repairs to the municipality's iconic lighthouse. In committee-of-the-whole last night (Jan. 11), Jim Cooper of the Kincardine Yacht Club, which leases the structure, said the Canada 150 grant of $146,667 will ...
Ripley's Taylor Pollard, 17, brought home gold and silver medals, as a member of Team Canada, at the International Dance Championships, held Oct. 21-31, 2016, in Wetzler, Germany. The Grade 12 student at Kincardine District Secondary School is an accomplished dancer, and with the t...
This year, the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce is recognizing 30 years of service to the community. “During those 30 years, we have provided support and counselling for thousands of people with dementia and for their caregivers,” said Deborah Barker, the agency's execut...
A prestigious competition has named Bruce Power one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for the sixth consecutive year. The award, which is part of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, recognized Bruce Power for its focus on young employees through the on-site Nor...
The Bruce County highways department has a plan to realign Bruce County Road 1 through Lucknow. Engineer Brian Knox brought that proposal to Huron-Kinloss council at its committee-of-the-whole meeting Monday morning. The plan calls for a curved roadway built to the east of the old g...
MAN CHARGED WITH MISCHIEF AND OBSTRUCT PEACE OFFICER (GODERICH, ON) – The Huron County OPP have arrested and charged a 25-year-old Goderich man with Mischief and Obstruct Peace Officer, following an incident that took place Jan. 3. Just after 7 a.m., the Huron OPP and Goderich...
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson has once again been nominated as the Progressive Conservative (PC) candidate for the riding in the 2018 provincial election. "I'm honoured to have the confidence and support in Huron-Bruce to continue the good work of making Ontario prosper ...
Students in Grades 7 and 8 and their parents are invited to learn about the multitude of excellent programs and extracurricular opportunities that await them in Bluewater District School Board secondary schools. Information nights are being hosted by all 10 secondary schools during Jan...
Last year was a busy one for the Municipality of Kincardine, with exciting things happening; and 2017 will feature more of the same, with a focus on bringing natural gas to the area, and receiving the final decision on Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s Deep Geological Repository (DGR) ...
Officials at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre are teaming up with those at the Bruce County Public Library system to increase access to culture and heritage in the region, with the creation of the Museum Explorer Pass. Both institutions recognize their shared client base, an...
Have you successfully quit smoking? The Grey Bruce Health Unit wants to hear your story! It wants to know about “your quit moment” – the moment that you realized it was time to quit. To celebrate National Non-Smoking Week, Jan. 15-21, the health unit is launching the ...
POLICE INVESTIGATING BREAK-IN (KINCARDINE, ON) – Jan. 1, at 3:22 a.m., members of the South Bruce OPP responded to an alarm at Boston Pizza located along Millennium Way in Kincardine. Officers arrived to find that the business had been forcibly entered. There is no list ...
Highway 21 was closed, yet again, Saturday night after heavy snow and high wind combined to cause blowing and drifting snow in the Kincardine area. The South Bruce OPP reported Highway 21 closed from Amberley to Port Elgin, at 9:55 p.m., Saturday. The highway was also reportedly closed...
Dylan and Dayle Chinnick, both 11, of Kincardine, have continued the joyful spirit of giving, by donating money they received at Christmas, to the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program. Kincardine Canadian Tire dealer John Satosek said he was thrilled when the pair came into his store, Frida...
We hope everyone had a Happy New Year and wish you all the best in 2017! Happy Birthday greetings go to Wilma Sutton and Barb Messenger who celebrated their 80th birthdays this week, and to Fran and Jim Farrell. Maureen and Roy Collins had their children, Jennifer, Angel...