POLICE INVESTIGATING OVERNIGHT THEFT OF TOOLS (WALKERTON, ON) – April 20, at 9:55 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a residence along Jackson Street South in Walkerton. Sometime between 11 p.m. April 19, and 9:50 a.m. April 20, a black B...
2016 is the International Year of the Pulse, and although this pulse doesn't refer to the beat of your heart, the foods comprising pulses do support excellent heart health. Dried beans, lentils, and dried/split peas and chickpeas provide protein-packed nutrition with fibre...
Saturday, April 30, the Kincardine Legion is hosting a '50s and '60s Music Hop in the Legion Hall. Music is provided by Little Peter and the Elegants of Toronto. Tickets are only $15 each; available at the Legion bar or at the door. Come dressed up if you like. Doors open at 8 p.m...
Kincardine will soon have the Duncan Hawthorne Medical Clinic, as mayor Anne Eadie made the announcement, Wednesday night. It was one of many accolades given in honour of Bruce Power's retired president and chief executive officer, at the Tribute to Duncan Hawthorne, held o...
(BRUCE TWP, ON) – April 21, at 6:07 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of a single-vehicle crash along Highway 21 south of North Bruce in Bruce Township. Sometime prior to the time of the incident, a grey Volkswagen struck a guardrail on the east side of Highway 21...
A crowd of more than 600 helped raise $100,000 for charity, and honoured retired Bruce Power president and chief executive officer Duncan Hawthorne (above, with wife, Lesley), at the same time, last night (April 20) in Ripley. The Tribute to Duncan Hawthorne was held on the arena floor...
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car near Belgrave, Wednesday afternoon, April 20. At about 1:15 p.m., Huron County OPP, along with Huron County EMS and North Huron Fire Department personnel, responded to the collision, at the intersection of Lo...
The cardboard-recycling bins, located beside The Beef Way in the Municipality of Kincardine, have been removed. Chief administrative officer Murray Clarke says the bins were put there as a courtesy for taxpayers, and by permission of the owner. However, there has been constant misus...
THEFT FROM WIND TURBINE SITE (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – April 18, at 10:24 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft from a wind turbine site in the 800 block of Bervie Sideroad, Kincardine Township. Sometime between 1 p.m. March 8, and 10 a.m. April 1...
Officials with the Home and School Associations in Kincardine are pleased to announce that one of their own, Heather Padfield, has won the prestigious Col. R.S. McLaughlin Memorial award. Padfield received the award at the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations aw...
The Grey Bruce Integrated Health Coalition has developed four key strategic directions to form a foundation for its future work. The organization represents an important network of health and community service providers across Grey and Bruce counties who have been meeting regularly ove...
The South Bruce OPP is challenging everyone to participate in the “Bruce County Shuffle,” a six-week activity to get us all moving in 2016. Create a team of 10 people and join in the fun as we track your team’s success and “cyber- trek” across Bruc...
Janice and Brad Chalmers, dedicated volunteers with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District, will be hosting a musical night to be remembered. Rick Fines and Roly Platt, singers, songwriters and performers of the Blues, folk and dockside soul music, are performing at th...
The glorious spring sunshine has finally reached the Kincardine area. The warm weather and sunny skies arrived last week and residents enjoyed double-digit temperatures throughout the weekend, with many people out doing yard work, walking the boardwalk, or relaxing at the beach. Mon...
Monday, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) environment and Cap-and-Trade critic, called on premier Kathleen Wynne to drop her flawed Cap-and-Trade bill and begin developing a revenue-neutral plan that protects taxpayers and is subject to rigorous oversigh...
Congratulations to everyone involved in the Roots of Bruce - what a marvellous venture! Congratulations as well to Kinetic Knights Robotics, Team 781, of Kincardine, and all the helpers who put on a fine fund-raising spaghetti dinner at the Kincardine Legion Sunday evening. And to t...
Vicky Morrison of Lucknow, has joined the merry band of veteran HAWK Theatre actors, in the delightful romp, “Sex Please, We're Sixty,” which opens Thursday, April 28, at the Lucknow Town Hall Theatre. Owner/operator of Grassroots Rural Retreat, on Highway 86,...
The municipal parking lot, east of Queen Street, Kincardine, is going to be paved – finally - and upgraded with improved drainage, a concrete island, lighting, landscaping, and an electric vehicle charging station, at a cost of $568.044.15 plus engineering and contingency. Budget fo...
Two free Caregiver Support Training workshops will be held in Bruce County as part of the Rural Women’s Health Support Initiative pilot project. This initiative, through the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario's ROSE (Reaching Ontario Sharing Education) Progra...
The sun is shining and spring has finally arrived. That means time for spring cleaning! Bring your Lego, board games and children's books, in good, usable condition, to Jacques Law, in downtown Kincardine, during the month of April. The company will prepare bins of goods ...
The past few weeks have seen some dramatic changes in weather. They have also seen some development and donations in the Kincardine area. East of Highway 21, in the Kincardine Business Park, work is under way on the construction of a new car wash and pet wash, east of Canadian Tire. ...
Prompted by concerns about fentanyl overdoses, the Grey Bruce Health Unit has introduced the Fentanyl Patch Return Program, also known as Patch 4 Patch. This program requires patients to return used patches to their pharmacy before they can receive more. The program sees the doctor, ph...
The Bervie Women’s Institute met April 13 at the Bervie United Church for the regular meeting. Following the usual openings, 11 members answered the roll call with a joke and payment of fees. Upcoming events include the W.I. District Annual at the Southampton...
Rebecca Calder, provincial service officer, will be visiting Branch 183, Kincardine, Wednesday, May 25, at approximately 1 p.m. Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance regarding: 1. War disability pension applications, reviews and appeals; 2. Treatment for entitled veterans; 3. A...
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has informed the federal government that the company will complete further studies on its proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) by Dec. 31, 2016, states a press release from OPG. In February, the federal minister of environment and climate chang...
Friday, the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Caucus called on the Liberal government to abandon its Cap-and-Trade bill and begin developing a revenue-neutral plan that is subject to rigorous, independent oversight. Environment and Cap-and-Trade critic Lisa Thompson, Huron-...
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – April 15, at 8:09 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft from the Mildmay Veterinary Clinic located along Highway 9 in Carrick Township. Sometime between 3-5 a.m., a large quantity of prescribed medication was taken from the business. ...
The Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce will hold its first Walk for Alzheimer’s, Saturday, May 7. This is a national walk being held by Alzheimer Societies across Canada, and replaces the former Walk for Memories that was held each January in several communities, including K...
They may have moved away from their Ripley roots, but for Jeremiah (above, left) and Nathan Pike, giving back to their community is a major part of their lives. Sons of Bill and Sharon Pike of Huron-Kinloss Township, Jeremiah was living in Stratford, while Nathan was living in Kitchene...
The Penetangore Watershed Group is urging landowners to purchase trees for their property during the Tree Sale in Kincardine. This sale is a part of a Tall Tree Initiative which has been very successful in other municipalities, including Saugeen Shores. More information about the progr...
Unit 1 at Bruce Power’s Bruce A generating station, set a new post-refurbishment record run Thursday (April 14) as it reached 151 days of consecutive operation. “With this long-run record, we continue to demonstrate to the people of Ontario that refurbishment of nuc...
(GODERICH, ON) – A Goderich man is facing criminal charges, following a traffic stop in the Town of Goderich April 13. At approximately 9:40 p.m., a Huron County OPP officer spotted an E-bike driver operating his vehicle without a helmet and without lights. The driver was su...
The Municipality of Kincardine has been declared a youth-friendly community. In committee-of-the-whole last night (April 13), the Youth Waves Coalition presented mayor Anne Eadie with a certificate and sign, stating the municipality has met the criteria for the bronze designati...
The Kincardine Family Health Team has announced the development of a strategic partnership with Westover Treatment Centre for the provision of Recovery Support (formerly referred to as, ‘Aftercare’) and A New Beginning: Women’s Program. The partnership will result in...
Dave Underwood is on the road to recovery thanks to the generosity of family, friends, his church, and the compassionate and caring Kincardine community. The Kincardine man has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease and has just finished his third week of treatment at the Sponaugle Wellness ...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild is in rehearsals for its next show, "Mrs. Parliament's Night Out," which opens Friday, May 27, at 8 p.m., at the Kincardine Arts Centre. This is another great comedy by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, produced by Donna Baxter, and direc...
The Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the second annual Kincardine Expo, Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24,at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. This year's event will feature a large assortment of local vendors, displaying all the great ...
Bruce Telecom will be converted to a municipal services corporation from the current municipal services board by the end of this year. Owned by the Municipality of Kincardine, the company was the subject of a special meeting Monday night (April 11) to discuss its 2015 financial results...
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre board is calling on the Municipality of Kincardine and the Township of Huron-Kinloss to help fund $440,000 in studies to reinforce the plan to revamp the Kincardine hospital. Paul Rosebush, president and chief executive officer of the health c...
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG CHARGE (HURON TWP, ON) – April 9, at 10:34 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Highway 21 in Huron Township, stopped a black Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The officer found a quantity of illegal street drugs in the vehicle. A 25-ye...