Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb used his one-minute statement in the House of Commons, May 9, to encourage other members and Canadians to make Huron-Bruce their vacation destination of choice this summer. The video of his statement has been viewed more than 19,000 times on social media platfor...
Q: My dad is undergoing chemotherapy and, as a result, has developed a bunch of sores within his mouth. What’s going on and how can I help him? A: This side effect is known as mucositis and is the most common and frequently debilitating side effect of many of the chemotherapy a...
The Senior Men enjoyed a great breakfast and some fine weather, for their weekly scramble, at Ainsdale Golf Course, May 11. The team of Dick Ford, Dave Hannay, Ken Bresee and Don Paquette finished on top with a minus-three score on the front nine. Closest to the pin marksmen w...
Lakeside Downtown Kincardine has joined with local fiddlers to help celebrate World Fiddle Day, Saturday, May 21 in Kincardine. A group of 25-30 enthusiastic local fiddle players, led by Deb Morris, will be performing on Harbour Street from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Featured guest artists include...
The Ontario government has rejected an urgent request made by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to halt the Liberals' plan to roll out a cap-and-tax scheme next year, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) environment critic. In a letter sen...
Kincardine Legion is closed Victoria Day, Monday, May 23. We are open Monday to Friday from 3-10 p.m., Saturday from 2-6 p.m., and closed Sunday. We extend the hours for some functions such as Trivia Night and Mega Meat Draws. On the subject of Meat Draws, they are held every...
May 29, the Tiverton Lions will be holding their annual Walk for Dog Guides at the Tiverton Lions Hall. This has been a successful and fun event so come and have a nice walk with friends. Registration is at 12:30 p.m. with the walk beginning at 1 p.m. For information, call 226 222-1731. ...
Nature and the environment were the focus at two local schools over the past couple of weeks. At Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School, Becky Cohoon's Grade 1 class challenged other students to do a special class project in celebration of Earth Day in April. Each class put its...
(SAUGEEN TWP, ON) – May 11, at 8:10 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Bruce County Road 3 in Saugeen Township, stopped a black GMC Canyon. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Fifty-two-year-old Murray MORISON of Saugeen Shores has been...
McDonald's in Kincardine raised almost $10,000 at its annual McHappy Day event, held Wednesday, May 4, at the restaurant. All funds go toward Ronald McDonald Children's Charities. The public was welcome to spin the wheel and win a prize, purchase tickets for a raffle, and buy s...
SKINNY DIPPER FACING CHARGES (GODERICH, ON) – Huron County OPP arrested a 28-year-old Waterloo man this week after he drew attention to himself taking a plunge into Lake Huron in the nude. At about 7:20 p.m., May 9, officers were dispatched to the St. Christopher...
Kincardine's new public works director, Adam Weishar, is a Bruce County boy and proud of it. The 32-year-old was born and raised in Teeswater and went to Conestoga College in Kitchener to became a civil engineering technologist. He worked for five years at R.J. Burnside and Asso...
It is with regret and sadness that the family advises you of the death of Jane Elizabeth Miller (née Goodison) at Trillium Court, Kincardine, May 7, 2016, at the age of 80. She will be missed by her husband, Murray; her sons, William, John and Barry; her daughters-in-law, Cathy ...
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...