Q: With the kids going back to school, should I be using an antibacterial soap to keep the germs away? A: There are many brands of antibacterial soap out there and their use is becoming as widespread as that of common soap. People use antibacterial soap in the hopes that the...
The Bervie Women’s Institute had an interesting and informative tour of the Kincardine Fish Hatchery, Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. Local anglers appreciate this excellent facility, operated by volunteers with the Lake Huron Fishing Club, for restocking the fish in the area.&nb...
(ORILLIA, ON) – The 2016 OPP community satisfaction survey results are now available and reveal that more than 98 per cent of respondents feel ‘very safe’ or ‘safe’ in their communities. Ninety-six per cent feel ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfie...
The Municipality of Kincardine was unsuccessful in the recent arbitration, respecting the aborted sale of the Bruce Telecom assets to the Eastlink corporation. That was the word from Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie, at the council meeting Wednesday night (Sept. 7). "By order ...
Ambassador Competition 2016-17 Kincardine Fall Fair Ambassador – Delage Mowle Runner-Up - Ashley McConnell Miss Congeniality – Ashley McConnell Pie & Cake Auction Highest price paid: 1st - Apple pie made by Blair Kempers ...
DRAMATIC CRASH SHUTS DOWN BAYFIELD ROAD IN GODERICH (GODERICH, ON) - Thursday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m., Huron County OPP officers had just cleared the scene of a single-motor vehicle collision that took place Wednesday night in Goderich, and re-opened Bayfield Road. ...
John Ambrose Gamble of Kincardine, died at Trillium Court, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at the age of 79. He was born Feb. 15, 1937 in Clinton, son of Marion (McDonald) and George Gamble. Dearly loved by wife Barbara, daughter Debra (John) McKay, sons Michael (partner Peter) and Paul (p...
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – Sept. 7, at 2:51 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a missing person. Fifty-one-year-old Gail TUPLIN (right) was last seen on Concession 12 East in Carrick Township, Sept. 3, at 10:30 a.m. She is described as: 5’6&rdq...
Painting of the outside of the Kincardine water tower is nearly completed. Workers with Jacques Daoust Coating Management Inc. of Cambridge, started painting the logo on the side of the tower Tuesday, and have it almost finished. Because of the humid weather Wednesday, they were una...
Huron-Kinloss council has decided to leave the speed limit as is, along Lake Range Drive, for now. At the committee-of-the-whole meeting last night (Sept. 7), public works director Hugh Nichol recommended that council return to his original suggestion Aug. 3, which was to install overs...
Cassandra Ritchie (left, and above right, with Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie) of Community Living of Kincardine and District presented Pinwheels for Peace to Kincardine council, last night (Sept. 7), during the public forum portion of the council meeting. Joined by Sona Carroll and Jane ...
Almost 800 charges laid in Distracted-Driving Campaign (SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – While the data is preliminary, the OPP is reporting 12 road fatalities, one marine fatality and one off-road vehicle death over the long weekend, marking the deadliest Labour Day long wee...
School buses were back on the road, students were walking to school, and crossing guards were stopping traffic so students could cross the street, as the school year officially began, Tuesday morning, in Kincardine. Stephanie Rutledge was back at her post, as the crossing guard on Russ...
Runners of all ages and experience levels gathered at Station Beach, Kincardine, Sunday morning, for the All-Abilities Beachside Run in support of Community Living of Kincardine and District. It was a perfect, sunny day, with more than 120 runners taking part, raising $13,000 for the a...
Bruce Power has once again helped to provide much-needed school supplies to about 2,100 youth in Bruce and Grey counties. The company donated $26,000 to the United Way of Bruce Grey’s annual Backpack program, which helps school to be a positive experience for all children...
Kincardine is celebrating the triumphant courage of an iconic Canadian Hero, by supporting the 36th Anniversary of the Terry Fox Run, Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Davidson Centre. Registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. Join in helping to ra...
Perfect weather and a variety of great activities drew one of the largest crowds ever to the Kincardine Fall Fair on the weekend. The three-day event began Friday night when Delage Mowle was chosen as the new fall fair ambassador. Saturday featured 4-H dairy and beef invitational sh...
Sunday, Sept. 11, walkers from Kincardine, Port Elgin and the surrounding area will gather in North Shore Park, Port Elgin, to raise funds in support of those living with Parkinson Disease in southwestern Ontario. This year, Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario is presenting the firs...
"Split Rock, Georgian Bay," by Tom Thomson (above, with Kincardine hospital auxiliary member Nicole Whitwell, and at right) is the next print in the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary's Art/Easel Program fund-raiser. Tom Thomson was a l...
Kim Rudd, parliamentary secretary to the Ontario minister of natural resources, toured the Bruce Power site, Wednesday, when all eight units were at high power and providing 30 per cent of Ontario’s supply at 30 per cent below the average residential price. “It is...
Krista Young of Elmwood is the new Bruce County Queen of the Furrow, winning the title, Friday afternoon, at the Bruce County Plowing Match. She will represent Bruce County at the 2017 International Plowing Match in Walton. First runner-up was Laura Fullerton of Paisley; also competing...
Jacquie Gillespie loves to paint richly-textured landscapes of the Canadian prairies and the Ontario countryside, capturing the vivid transformations that accompany each season. The London artist has her vibrant, colourful paintings on display at the Victoria Park Gallery in downtown K...
Spectators at the 19th annual Bruce Grey Holstein Show held Aug. 30 at the Walkerton Fairgrounds, watched as Bruce Sayles of Paris, Ontario, judged 94 head of Holsteins exhibited by breeders from Bruce, Grey and Huron counties. Grand Champion of the show was the mature cow class winner...
One year after implementing a new patient experience surveying program at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, more than 1,400 patients have shared their experiences with the hospital organization. In September, 2015, the program was launched at the health centre's four sites, Kinca...
Mix sunny, warm weather with a great crowd, and you have the perfect combination for the Kincardine Fall Fair parade, Saturday. Kruz (Andy Kruzynski) of Kincardine led the parade with his Heroes cruiser, followed by the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band with drum majors Nick Wood and Lorne...
It is a milestone year for what has become a hugely-successful back-to-school tradition in the Bluewater District School Board area. Link Crew Day will mark its 10th anniversary, Tuesday, Sept. 6, with all 10 secondary schools co-ordinating a variety of activities to welcome incoming G...
Delage Mowle is the new Kincardine Fall Fair ambassador, after winning the title at the pageant held Friday night at the Connaught Park Pavilion. A huge crowd gathered for the competition, with the contestants and dignitaries piped in by Nathan Smith and Andy Smith of the Kincardine Sc...
Q: What can you tell me about the newest antidepressant that recently became available in Canada? A: The drug Fetzima (fet-ZEE-muh) entered the Canadian marketplace a few months ago. Its active ingredient, levomilnacipran, is a modified version of a drug previously released y...
Bruce Power has taken an important step toward its refurbishment preparations by opening the Centre for Project Excellence on the Bruce site. The centre will be dedicated to the company’s extensive planning activities to prepare for the successful execution of the first r...
Talented Canadian country music stars wowed the crowd Saturday, at Lucknow's Music in the Fields. First up, was JoJo Mason of British Columbia, giving a great performance despite a bit of rainfall. He was a surefire crowd-pleaser from the start of his show, right to the very end. ...
Drivers, please be careful of the children when they are back in school, as of Tuesday, Sept. 6. Thank you, teachers, for all your hard work and care of our children - they are precious. Janet and Wayne Rhody and Gerald Rhody attended the Rhody reunion at the park in Mildmay ...
DRIVING PRIVILEGES LOST FOR RACING DRIVERS Huron OPP charges five more drivers with racing (HURON COUNTY, ON) – As evidenced by five recent Racing charges laid by Huron County OPP, some drivers just aren’t heeding the message to slow down. What is it goi...
Country music star Dean Brody captivated the huge crowd, Friday night, at Lucknow's Music in the Fields. The evening included hugely-talented warm-up acts: The Lovelocks and Tebey, as well as Sacha on the side stage. Zoe Neuman and Ali Raney of The Lovelocks brought a high-energ...
Six girls have entered the competition to become the next Kincardine Fall Fair ambassador. The contest is slated for Friday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m., at the Connaught Park Pavilion. Kincardine Fall Fair ambassador contestants Alice Thorpe (left), Belle Wilson, Raza Hussein and Maggie Ro...
The annual Kincardine Legion fun golf tournament was held Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Kincardine Golf Club, with a team from Kincardine taking the win with a score of 31, which is five under par. Congratulations to Paul "Woody" Widmeyer, Ashley Osborne, Jim Bell and Gord Howes. T...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – In less than a week, children across the detachment area will be back to school. Some will be walking, some will be riding bikes and many others will be riding on school buses to get to and from school. The South Bruce OPP reminds all d...
The Toronto Brigantine tall ships, Pathfinder and Playfair, managed to reach Kincardine Harbour Friday, in time for the third annual Marine Heritage Festival on the weekend. The ships ran into some rough weather and were unable to arrive Thursday night. Playfair sailed into the harbour...
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Penetangear have thrown their support behind the All Abilities Beachside Run, slated for this Sunday, Sept. 4, at Station Beach, Kincardine. Lynda Cain of OPG has presented a donation of $1,000 for the cause, while Penetangear is presenting the prizes...
The Huron Shores Hospice steering committee is holding a public information meeting about bringing a residential hospice to Kincardine, Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Miller Insurance Room at the Davidson Centre, Kincardine. The committee's proposal is to establish a co...
The 25th annual Mass Band Festival drew a huge crowd to Victoria Park, Kincardine, Saturday afternoon, and the Mass Band parade that evening saw almost 300 pipers and drummers march through downtown Kincardine for the Saturday Night Parade. Norm Annetts, who hosts the event with the Ki...