POLICE INVESTIGATING EARLY MORNING BREAK-IN (CHESLEY, ON) – May 11, at 2:43 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of an alarm at the Chesley Arena located along 4th Avenue Southeast in Chesley. Officers arrived to find that the arena had been forcibly ent...
Monday, the mayors of Kincardine, Huron-Kinloss and Arran-Elderslie appeared before the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) in connection with the board's Generic Hearing on Natural Gas Expansion in Ontario. Sitting as part of a six-person Southern Bruce witness panel, were Kincardine mayor...
4-‐H Ontario is offering another year of Discovery Days for youth, ages six to 12, across Ontario. These one‐day camps give youth the chance to explore opportunities available in 4‐H Ontario through participation in a variety of stations. Participants are able to...
Progressive Results Group, a marketing company in Kincardine, has expanded its business into Hanover. The new office opened May 2, at 214 10th Street. “This is an exciting time for us," says president Dylan Bartlett. "Hanover has been very helpful and welcoming throu...
An Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of almost $140,000 has helped launch a Bruce County Documentary Project. Announced May 5, the project will be a tribute to the county's and Canada's 150th celebrations. "We call it a docu-drama," says director. Zach Melnick. We&...
Stan Kern always wanted to build a full-sized Merry-go-round-type horse. This past winter, he did just that and now Penetangore the Horse is tied to the gate at his home on Penetangore Row South in Kincardine. The retired Hydro worker moved to Kincardine in Janua...
The Garden Centre at Sobeys Kincardine is now open, providing everything you need to bring colour and sparkle to your home and garden. Choose from a variety of hanging baskets, annuals and perennials, vegetables and herbs, garden decor, patio pots, planters, and more. On sale right ...
Members of the community came through in a huge way for local mental health initiatives during the #BreakTheSilence social media campaign. By sharing the hashtag #BreakTheSilence, thousands of times on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, people from across Ontario – including...
We hope everyone had a blessed and Happy Mother’s Day. The family of Largaret McInnes gathered to celebrate the day and also celebrate Karen’s birthday. Cheryl and Carmon Bridge visited with his mother, Viola Bridge, at RVilla. Also visiting, were Hol...
The 14th annual Multicultural Day will be held Tuesday, May 10, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. Last year’s event attracted more than 1,500 people from across Bruce County, and more than 30 participating cultures and booths with many more represented am...
After much work and waiting, the Kincardine Refugee Committee has accepted the first refugee family for the area. The steering committee last week reviewed and decided to support the application of a family identified as “in high-need for re-settlement” by the Can...
The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation is hosting its ninth biennial conference, "Is The Coast Clear?" Friday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the UNIFOR Family Education Centre in Port Elgin. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Located in Goderich, the coastal cent...
Kincardine District Secondary School student Declan Mowle (above) captured gold in the small-powered equipment division, at the Ontario Technological Skills Competition, May 3, and now advances to the national competition in Moncton, New Brunswick. Following a second-place finish April...
Q: My nails are constantly splitting and breaking apart. Why does this happen and what can I do about it? A: Most of our favourite medical terms refer to assorted nail conditions as they always seem to be at least five syllables long and sound more like a rare tropical disorder...
Osteoporosis was the theme when the Bervie Women's Institute met at the hall Wednesday evening, May 4. President Sylvia Hasbury led with the usual openings. Eight members and three visitors answered the Roll Call – "Something I do to keep my bones strong."&nbs...
The annual collection for the Canadian Cancer Society was conducted in Tiverton and Inverhuron during the month of April and was a great success. Thanks to everyone involved; your generous support is greatly appreciated. TIVERTON LIONS GARAGE SALE Are you doi...
If you didn’t get to the Legion '50s and '60s dance Saturday night, April 30, you missed a good one! The band, "Little Peter and the Elegants," is an amazing group of musicians and singers that kept the dance floor hopping from the first song to the last. There ...
Bruce Power removed Unit 3 from service earlier this week as it embarks on a planned maintenance outage that will last into the third quarter of 2016. It joins Unit 2 in a maintenance outage, while the site prepares for the Station Containment Outage (SCO), a maintenance progra...
(GODERICH, ON) – A call to police regarding a possible impaired driver has led to the arrest and charge against a driver from Bruce County. Just before 5 p.m., May 1, Huron County OPP officers began patrolling for the suspected impaired driver who was observed travelling so...
Claude Jones (L) and Brenda Brown (above) are two motorcycle riders who have seen enough of motorcycle accidents. They, along with members of the Lake Huron Steel Horse Riders and ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education), invite the public to the second annual Motorcycl...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – With warmer temperatures forecast, the South Bruce OPP expects to see motorcycle enthusiasts taking advantage. All drivers must share the roadway and drive courteously to avoid potentially-dangerous incidents. The following tips are offered to ...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The Huron County OPP Auxiliary Unit is absolutely thrilled to report that its recent “Toy & Toiletry Collection” was an astounding success. Saturday, April 30, members from the Huron and Elgin OPP Auxiliary Units were stationed at the Go...
Kincardine council put forward a few suggestions Wednesday night (May 4), for renaming the Kincardine Community Medical Clinic in honour of retired Bruce Power president and chief executive officer Duncan Hawthorne. But when the final vote was taken, council agreed on Hawthorne Communi...
Tanya Leppington, a teacher at Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine, will become vice-principal of that school in September. That's just one of the changes announced by the Bluewater District School Board in a press release regarding principal and vice-principal placements for t...
Kincardine is getting a new full-time emergency room doctor this fall. Following a closed session Wednesday night (May 3), Kincardine council announced it had approved an agreement with Dr. Anna Czyrny, effective September, 2016. In a press release, chief administrative officer Murr...
The Municipality of Kincardine and the Township of Huron-Kinloss have both agreed to fly the Community Living flag through the month of May which is recognized across the province as Community Living month. Monday night, at the township's committee-of-the-whole meeting, Community L...
Provincial environment minister Glen Murray has not been content with his attack on Ontario grain farmers, and has now turned his attention to Ontario's beef farmers by encouraging policies that are damaging to the industry, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Progressive Conservative...
A body pulled from Lake Huron on the shore of MacGregor Point Provincial Park in Saugeen Township, Monday afternoon, has been identified as a Toronto man, missing since mid-March. The South Bruce OPP was called to the scene at 1:31 p.m. where officers removed the body from the water wi...
This was definitely not a wild goose chase. A Canada Goose has been discovered nesting in a hollow tree located in a farmer's field, east of Bervie. The goose is situated fairly high off the ground and did not take kindly to having its photo taken. It suffered in silence for...
Finally, at long last, after years of waiting in anticipation, work has begun to fix the municipal parking lot, east of Queen Street, in Kincardine. Bill and Tom Kempton Construction of Amberley has a section of the parking lot blocked off, behind Gordon Pharmasave and the banks, and h...
For the second year in a row, the Northsiders have captured the cup in the North versus South Challenge Walk, held Monday night at Victoria Park. Organizer Kate Mahood-Richards said this year was even more successful with 206 signing in from the North side, and 188 for the South side. ...
(BRUCE TWP, ON) – May 2, at 1:31 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a body floating in Lake Huron off the shore of MacGregor Point Provincial Park in Saugeen Township. Officers arrived and removed the body from the water with assistance from members of the Sau...
Bruce Power and numerous partners from Bruce, Grey and Huron counties, are encouraging the community to #BreakTheSilence during Mental Health Awareness Week, May 2-8. For every Like or Share of the #BreakTheSilence hashtag on social media, Bruce Power will donate $1 to local ...
Dear Editor: On behalf of Canadian Blood Services and territory manager Stephanie Wilkinson, I send heartfelt thanks to the Kincardine residents who give blood. Many may already know that, currently, less than four per cent of eligible blood donors sustain the blood system for all...
Congratulations to all the folks who worked hard to host the Lucknow Yard Sale on the weekend. The sunshine was an added bonus. Sam and Heather Finnie hosted Andrea Ali, along with Spencer, Brandon and Joseph Finnie. They all came up from Etobicoke for the weekend to help with some tre...
(BRANT TWP, ON) – April 30, at 2:39 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of the theft of a truck from a residence in the 1300 block of Concession 8 in Brant Township. Sometime between 5-7 a.m. April 30, a black Ford F-250 pick-up was taken. The truck has a white ga...
If you want to watch a funny show, filled to the brim with adult humour, compromising situations and snappy one-liners, get a ticket for the final weekend of HAWK Theatre's production of "Sex Please, We're Sixty." This delightful romp through the sexy encounters of se...
Three local fall fair ambassadors were at Kincardine District Secondary School, Thursday, recruiting new participants for the ambassador competition. Joining Kincardine ambassador Hailey Allen (above, left), were Tiverton ambassador Danielle McBride (centre) and Ripley ambassador Marle...
The Bruce County Public Works Association is offering a $1,000 scholarship, to be presented to an outstanding student in Bruce County enrolled in a program related to public works. This student must have completed one or more years of post-secondary education in the respective program....
The Bluewater District School Board is making major changes to schools in the Owen Sound area. Following an extensive accommodation review, including a six-month consultation process, the board agreed at its regular meeting, April 19, to close several schools over the next two years, a...