The Bluewater District School Board is seeking stakeholder input as it undergoes a review of its multi-year strategic plan. Members of the public are invited to participate in a survey, which is available on the board website at www.bwdsb.on.ca from March 2 until April 24. The board...
The weather cleared up just in time for former Canadian prime minister Paul Martin to make a stop at the Tim Hortons in downtown Kincardine, Wednesday afternoon. With Allan Thompson, federal Liberal candidate for Huron-Bruce, Martin greeted people at the coffee shop and signed a couple...
DONALD ANGUS GRAHAM July 19, 1948 - February 18, 2015 With sadness for all who knew Danny Graham of Kincardine, the day came to say goodbye, for now, to a very soft-hearted Husband, Father, Friend, Grandpa, Brother-in-law, Cousin and Uncle. Beloved husband of ...
(KINCARDINE, ON) - The OPP is supporting Wednesday's launch of the 2015 Crime Prevention Campaign by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and its declaration of Feb. 25 as “Protect Your Property Day.” The South Bruce OPP joins police acros...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The Huron County OPP reminds residents that the online Citizen Self-Reporting System remains available for all citizens to report specific occurrences. You make the report, at your convenience, without the need to attend an OPP detachment or call the OPP ...
High wind and heavy drifting caused the closure of several roads Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 24), and the cancellation of school buses and events. The storm blew in throughout the day and by 12:45 p.m., Highway 21 between Amberley and Goderich was closed by the OPP. Two hours later, Highw...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – The Huron County OPP has closed a section of Bluewater Veterans Highway (Highway 21) from Blyth Road (Huron County Road 25) to Amberley Road (Bruce County Road 86) - Amberley to Goderich - effective 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Blowing s...
The Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club has announced the line-up for the seventh annual Lucknow's Music in the Fields, slated for Aug. 28 and 29, at the Lucknow Soccer Fields. The headliner for Friday night is Dallas Smith who performed at Lucknow's Music in the Fields in ...
(MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE, ON) - Monday, Feb. 23, at about 8:24 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a motor vehicle collision between a school bus and a car on Walsh Street, just north of Russell Street, in the Town of Kincardine. The driver of a First Canada sc...
The Municipality of Kincardine is currently experiencing a large number of frozen water services, due to the depth of frost and continuing cold temperatures. With crews able to thaw about five services per day, the current wait times to have a service thawed and water restored, can exc...
Happy Birthday to Irene Boyle of Walkerton. The family members who were able to travel over there gathered at the Louthers' home on Sunday to celebrate. Congratulations to Anne MacInnes on receiving the Syngenta 4-H Ontario Arbor Award - a well-deserved award for more tha...
(MUNICIPALITY OF BROCKTON, ON) - Monday, Feb. 23, about about 1:53 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a stolen pick-up truck from the parking lot at the Mac’s Convenience store located on Yonge Street, South (Walkerton) in the Municipality of Brockton. The veh...
Q: I understand the measles are back. What do I need to know about them? A: In a fashion similar to the re-emergence of the mumps which we covered about a month ago, measles have re-entered Ontario to some degree for the first time in what seems like a generation. Thanks to the...
Arthur and Norine Turland spent their first year of marriage separated because of the Second World War, but that only spurred them on to stay together. And they have – for seven decades. The Kincardine couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary, surrounded by famil...
The Terracycle program in Kincardine has a new champion, as Kincardine council has agreed to provide some assistance. In committee-of-the-whole Wednesday night (Feb. 18), program co-ordinator Amanda Saxton explained the benefits of Terracycle which began in Kincardine in September, 201...
Due to a restriction in storage space, the Legion has available several non-folding wheelchairs in very good condition. If you are interested in obtaining one, please call John at 519-396-9445 to make an appointment to view the chairs. A donation to the Legion would be appreciated for a c...
A dozen youth took to the stage Saturday morning for the annual Kincardine Legion public speaking competition. Four youngsters in Grades 2 and 3 at St. Anthony's School, competed in the storytelling division, with the following receiving certificates for their performance: Ed...
Despite the stormy winter weather on Valentine's Day, more than 100 people attended the first annual charity Valentine's Gala in support of Community Living of Kincardine and District, Saturday night in the Kincardine Hall at the Davidson Centre. The hall was beautifully decora...
Bragg Communications (Eastlink) is still interested in purchasing Bruce Telecom. That's the word from Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie at the council meeting Wednesday night (Feb. 18). Eadie told council she had contacted Eastlink the previous Friday and the company is interested in re...
Members of the Kincardine Skating Club brought home gold medals after competing at Weskate, a Central Ontario Area competition, held Jan. 31 to Feb. 1. All of the club's skaters had topnotch results at Weskate and the public will have an opportunity to see all of the skaters ...
I hope everyone is staying warm. I didn't know thermometers could register minus-25 Celsius! Our condolences to the Koberinski family. On the night of Feb. 14, Art and Marj Koberinski escaped with their lives and the clothes on their backs when their home on Highway 9, Ki...
Heavy snow and high wind hit the Kincardine area again, Thursday afternoon, causing road closures and headaches for motorists. By 5 p.m., the South Bruce OPP had closed Highway 21 from Southampton to Amberley, and Highway 9 from Kincardine to Walkerton. The severe cold temperature c...
The Kinetic Knights Robotics team of Kincardine has finished building its robot and is gearing up for regional competitions which begin in March. Beginning in early January, the team had six weeks to build the robot for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technolo...
The February meeting of the Reid’s Corners Women's Institute was held at RVilla Retirement Living in Ripley. Residents, many of whom were former Institute members, joined the present members, swelling the attendance to more than 30. Evelyn Elliott, program convener...
Thursday, the Chief Electoral Officer released his report on the apparent contravention of the Elections Act in the Sudbury byelection. “Having reviewed the evidence and findings from this regulatory investigation, it is my opinion that the actions of Gerry Lougheed Jr. a...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb has announced he will host a passport clinic, Wednesday, March 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Kincardine Legion. Staff will be available to assist local residents in either renewing or becoming a first-time passport-holder. Lobb’s office will courier the p...
The beauty of winter descended on Bruce Beach, between the 6th and 8th Concessions, in Huron-Kinloss Township, Monday afternoon. After a weekend of freezing temperatures and blowing and drifting snow, the quiet solitude and sunshine were a welcome change.
A house fire at 5704 Highway 9, Saturday, Feb. 14, has resulted in an estimated loss of $300,000. Kincardine firefighters were called to the blaze at 11:32 p.m., where they found a single-storey home with heavy smoke conditions, said Kincardine fire chief Kent Padfield. Cr...
For the second winter season in a row, Kincardine residents are being asked to let a tap run in their house to avoid frozen water pipes. A notice from Kincardine chief administrative officer Murray Clarke states that due to the current depth of frost and continuing cold temperatures, h...
Huron-Kinloss has been hit with almost $17,000 in legal costs and boarding costs, dealing with dangerous dogs in the township. A report was presented to council at its meeting last night (Feb. 17), stating that the township has experienced an unprecedented number of cases involving &qu...
(MUNICIPALITY OF BROCKTON, ON) - Saturday, Feb. 14, at about 2:20 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol, observed a silver 2002 Honda Civic speeding and being driven erratically southbound on Yonge Street South, Walkerton, in the Municipality of Brockton. The dr...
It was a sunny Family Day in Point Clark, but bitterly cold, as the Huron Shores Lions Club served hot dogs and hot chocolate to the crowd of young people at the Point Clark skating rink, beside the community centre, Monday afternoon. Despite the minus-25 Celsius temperature, about a d...
A funeral will be held Friday morning, for 18-year-old Clint Parker of Kincardine who was killed in a collision between his snowmobile and an SUV Sunday night. Saugeen Shores Police said the crash occurred around 5 p.m. on the Bruce-Saugeen Town Line near MacGregor Point Provincial Par...
The cast and crew of "Ten Times Two, The Eternal Courtship" are brilliant. The costumes, the staging, the set, the actors, the scene changes - every single thing, right down to the finest detail, is superb. The Kincardine Theatre Guild production of David Belke's epic ro...
There was plenty of snow for the Ripley Winter Carnival, Saturday, but it was blowing around, causing problems for motorists and anyone trying to enjoy the great outdoors. The cold, blustery weather didn't stop people from coming out to the Ripley Complex for the many activities, u...
The weather may have been freezing cold Sunday afternoon, but that didn't stop three young people from filming clips for a media production in the No Frills parking lot in Kincardine. Jared Allingham, a Grade 12 student in Keith Colley's media class at Kincardine District Secon...
No cause or damage estimate is yet available in a fire that destroyed a workshop on Sideroad 10, south of Millarton Thursday, Feb. 12. Kincardine fire chief Kent Padfield said firefighters responded to the blaze at 8:15 a.m., and found a storage shed with heavy smoke conditions. Crews ...
Ripley’s “For our Youth” Horticultural Club invites everyone (no membership required) to come to a workshop Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Huron-Kinloss township hall, to work on posters for the Youth Poster Competition, sponsored by District 8 of the On...
Kincardine firefighters not only had to battle the blaze, but also the elements, as they struggled to put out a house fire on the north side of Highway 9, east of Kincardine, overnight Saturday. That section of roadway was still closed late Saturday as firefighters responded to the cal...
Q: I’ve heard of people using TENS machines for their pain. What is it and how does it work? A: Our spinal cord regulates pain messages both to and from the central nervous system (i.e. our brain) to our peripheral nervous system. TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerv...