The federal Progressive Conservative (PC) government has balanced the budget and fulfilled its promise to Canadians, says Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb. But Allan Thompson, Liberal candidate for this riding, has a different perspective. In a press release, Lobb said the government's rece...
Congratulations to all Grades 1-8 students at Ripley-Huron Community School (RHCS), and the Kincardine Community Concert Band members for bringing home medals from the Midwestern Ontario Rotary Music Festival You should be extremely proud of your accomplishments! The following students...
For the fifth year in a row, the Kinetic Knights Robotics Team 781 travelled to St. Louis, Missouri, to compete at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) "Recycle Rush" world championships, April 23-25. The team left Tuesday night, arriving in S...
In another step forward in his bid to be the next MP for Huron-Bruce, Liberal candidate Allan Thompson will formally open his first campaign volunteer centre Saturday morning, May 9, in Kincardine. The centre is located at 969 Queen St., at Broadway, just across from the downtown Tim H...
Thursday, May 7 - Cash Bingo - Doors open at 6 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7 p.m. More bingo players means bigger cash prizes. Please come and support the Legion. All funds raised go to local charities. Friday, May 8, at 7:15 p.m., Senior Euchre in the Redroom. Everyone welcome. Saturd...
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) is pleased to announce that the Approximate Regulation and Screening Mapping will now be available on its website for use by landowners. “What this means," says Luke Charbonneau, chairman of the SVCA, “is that ...
Eight young people and five adults from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District, took part in Clean Sweep, helping clean up garbage that had blown into the wooded area at the Armow Landfill Site, Saturday, April 25. They gathered up lots of paper and plastic, working fr...
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – May 1, at 6:09 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Bruce County Road 28 and Huron-Bruce Road. Officers arrived to find that a green Chevrolet Camaro had collided with a white International stake truck. &...
The Tiverton and District Lions Club is holding its annual Garage Sale Friday, May 8, from 6-9 p.m., with a barbecue at 5 p.m.; and Saturday, May 9, from 8 a.m. to Noon, at the Tiverton Annex (beside the Community Centre). Donations for the sale can be made on Wednesday, May 6, from ...
Wednesday, the Auditor General released her report on winter road maintenance, and it confirms the Ontario Ministry of Transportation's performance-based contracts, introduced in 2009, were initiated for no other reason than to cut corners and save money, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Tho...
POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN VEHICLE (CULROSS TWP, ON) – April 30, at 10:15 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a stolen vehicle from a residence in the 1200 block of Concession 4 in Culross Township. Sometime between 6-9 p.m. April 29, a grey 2003 Ford...
It's time to revisit an old rivalry in the former Town of Kincardine. As part of "Turn Off the Screens Week," the Huron Heights Home and School Association is resurrecting the North-versus South Challenge Walk, Monday, May 4, from 6:30-8 p.m. Organizers hope community ...
Workplace safety is everybody’s responsibility and each person on the Bruce Power site, from the shop floor to the board room, has a duty to ensure employees get home safely at night. That was the message conveyed during an on-site ceremony, marking the anniversary of the...
The congregations of Knox Presbyterian Church in Tiverton and St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Glammis, have formed a new partnership, effective April 1. Knox Presbyterian Church, Tiverton Under the new relationship, known as “shared ministry,” Rev. Je...
The Ripley-Huron Skating Club recognized its skaters' accomplishments with the presentation of awards at the skating banquet. CanSkate winners: Lauren Cassidy, CanSkate Achievement Award MaKenna Haldenby, Learn to Skate Achievement Award Cole Cepek, CanSkater of t...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – Two Huron County residents are facing multiple criminal charges after police executed a search warrant and recovered stolen property from an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh residence last week. April 23, members of the Huron County OPP,...
Kincardine council has decided to suspend any further engagement with Bragg Communications (Eastlink) over the sale of Bruce Telecom. Council discussed the matter in closed session last night (April 29), and agreed unanimously, by a recorded vote, to no longer pursue the deal which was...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Representatives of the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund and the Goderich-Huron YMCA Strong Kids Campaign were all smiles Tuesday afternoon, after they received an equal share of the proceeds from the 2015 Goderich Guns 'n' Hoses charity hockey game. ...
The three current local fall fair ambassadors were at Kincardine District Secondary School Wednesday, promoting the program with students there. Ripley ambassador Meghan Johnson, Kincardine ambassador Sadie Shewfelt, and Tiverton ambassador Kerri Rice spoke to young people at KDSS, urg...
Effective June 1, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre will begin billing patients for all uninsured laboratory tests. The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) covers the cost of most lab tests; however, there are some specialized, non‐routine tests that are not covered. To date...
Bruce Power and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) have entered into an agreement that will see the two companies explore new areas of collaboration, with a particular focus on enhancing nuclear safety, operational performance and execution of large projects, such as refurbishment. &nb...
POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF COPPER (KINCARDINE, ON) – April 27, at 9:26 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft from the former landfill site along Valentine Avenue in Kincardine. Sometime between 3:30 p.m. April 25, and 8:30 a.m. April 27, mor...
About 100 vendors filled the Davidson Centre in Kincardine for the inaugural Kincardine Expo, organized by the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce, on the weekend. Admission to the event was free, but people were urged to bring items for the Kincardine Food Bank. There were ...
The Kincardine Celebration Singers are in rehearsals for their spring concert in June. The group, under the direction of Willa Schoffer, with piano accompaniment by Katherine Gowing, practises Monday afternoons at Kincardine Baptist Church. This year's spring concert will be per...
(ARRAN TWP, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is investigating reports of overnight mischief in Arran Township. Between 10 p.m. April 23, and 8 a.m. April 24, three mailboxes were destroyed; one on Bruce County Road 10, one on Mill Street and one on Concession 10. During th...
RVilla Retirement Living in Ripley honoured its volunteers, Sunday, April 26. Volunteers were entertained by the “Silly Seniors” band and treated to a recitation by Wanita Hollands. Donelda Pollard also read one of her well-known poems and gave a personal tha...
Congratulations to Gabrielle and Greg Smith on the birth of their son, Benjamin Peter -a first grandson for Heather and Sam Finnie and first great-grandchild for Irene Boyle of Walkerton. The Smith family visited this weekend with Heather and Sam - Benjamin's first big trip. Joseph Fi...
DRUGS SEIZED AT TRAFFIC STOP (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – April 26, at 2:39 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Queen Street North in Kincardine Township, stopped a green Chevrolet Silverado. The officer found a quantity of illegal street drugs in the vehic...
Q: I seem to be steadily gaining weight despite eating the same amount and exercising no less than usual. Could it be the medication that I am taking? A: While there are many causes of unexplained weight gain (fluid retention, low thyroid, Cushing’s syndrome, polycystic o...
You don't have to come from a small town to enjoy HAWK Theatre's production of "Small Town Homecoming," but it helps. Mainly because you will recognize every single character on stage as someone you know or have encountered, from the cranky oldtimer to the coffee shop...
Muriel Isabelle (née Quinn) Newton of Kincardine, a Second World War veteran, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Saturday, April 25, 2015, in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late Robert Dunlop (1965) and the late Gordon Newton (1998). Dear mother of Shir...
The Kincardine Tartan Twirlers modern square-dance club welcomed clubs from Clinton, Lucknow, Owen Sound and Hanover, to celebrate Kincardine's 40th anniversary at the annual Tart 'n' Cheesecake dance, Friday night at the St. Anthony's School gymnasium. The forerunner o...
The Kincardine Guides and Pathfinders became designers when they made new things out of recycled items. The girls presented a fashion show for their parents, Wednesday night, April 22. Candied treats represented eye shadow, lipstick, rouge, and mascara. High-heeled shoes made from c...
The Lake Huron shoreline, at Kincardine, was covered in ice, while the water further out was a pristine blue, Friday afternoon. While temperatures are warming up again, following a blast of winter early last week, the breeze continues to be chilly despite the sunshine. Meanwhile, Je...
A new bar and grill is set to open in Kincardine next month. Chuck's Roadhouse has moved into the former Crabby Joe's location on Sutton Street, across from the Sutton Park Plaza. Manager Steven Gould welcomes people to drop in with their resumes, as he plans to hire about 4...
The second annual Kincardine Health and Wellness Fair drew a crowd to the Kincardine Hall at the Davidson Centre, Sunday, April 19. A wide variety of vendors promoted everything from ways to keep your body and mind healthy, to products for a healthy home. There were demonstrations o...
Cash Bingo is held every Thursday at the Legion Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m., is the Kitchen Party in the Clubroom. If you can play piano, guitar, violin, banjo, bass, etc., we need your talents. Spectators are also welcome Friday,...
Members of the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO/OERO) met at Chalmers Community Church, Thursday, April 23. Following registration, they introduced themselves and gave an interesting remembrance of their teaching years. Sharron Coulter, Area 1 director,...
A Grade 10 student at Kincardine District Secondary School has qualified for the provincial Skills Ontario competition, May 5, in Waterloo. Declan Mowle, son of Kevin and Joan Mowle of Kincardine, competed in the small engine performance division at the regional Ontario Skills contest ...
After a relaxing and sunny vacation south, I’m back to keep everyone informed of what’s happening in our community. Tiverton Knox Presbyterian Church News Women's Missionary Society (WMS) Mission Awareness Sunday will be held April 26 at 10 a.m. Lunc...