DRIVER FACING SEVERAL CHARGES (GODERICH, ON) – A 68-year-old Goderich man is facing several charges including an Over 80 charge after he was stopped by police April 16. At approximately 3 p.m., Huron County OPP officers received information about a possible impai...
Huron-Kinloss council welcomes the construction of a 4-H livestock shelter east of the Ripley-Huron Community Complex, but not near the new Ripley well. At the council meeting last night (April 20), Mike Gallant, spokesman for the project, said the interested parties would prefer to bu...
The Kincardine District Secondary School gymnastics team travelled to Owen Sound Friday (April 17), to the Satellites Gym for the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) qualifying meet. Seven athletes qualified for the OFSAA competition in Sudbury in early May. T...
Kincardine is losing two of its newest doctors this summer. Gerry Glover, chief executive officer of the Kincardine Family Health Team, announced Monday that Dr. Rejean Duwyn and Dr. Steven Poirier (R) are closing their medical practices at the Kincardine Community Medical Clinic, effe...
The April meeting of the Purple Grove Women's Institute was held at the home of Wilma Sutton. The gathering began with the recipients of the Ontario Volunteer Awards from 2014 and 2015 sharing memories.It also included the presentation of the certificates to Maureen Collins, Joyce Far...
Christine Elliott, Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) health critic and leadership candidate, had a first-hand look at the desperate infrastructure needs at the Kincardine hospital, Saturday morning. Travelling through the riding with Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Elliott was welco...
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) spent three-and-a-half days at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine last week, hearing almost 60 oral submissions regarding Bruce Power's five-year licence renewal application to operate the Bruce A and B generating stations at the Bruce Nucl...
The Kinetic Knights Robotics Team 781 was busy Saturday morning, canvassing the Kincardine area for empty beer and alcohol bottles and cans to raise money for the team's trip to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) world championships in St. Louis, Mis...
Q: The following are a couple of short paragraphs from medical articles/breakthroughs that have caught our attention in the past few months. If anyone would like the full article with references, contact us at Gordon Pharmasave and we will be happy to pass them along. A: In w...
Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School raised almost $400 at the "Paint it Yellow for the Cancer Society" walk, Friday afternoon at the school. Students and staff were decked out in yellow clothing, and waved their daffodil pinwheels in the air, as they walked around the ...
Huron Heights Public School and St. Anthony's School in Kincardine held a number of environmental awareness activities Friday, in honour of Earth Day which is April 22. An assembly was held at Huron Heights Friday morning, with lots of student participation. Winners of the Earth Da...
The 16th annual Kincardine Scottish Festival will feature Ashley MacIsaac and The Barra MacNeils in an East Coast Celtic Music Night, Saturday, July 4. Also performing Friday night and Sunday afternoon at the festival, which runs July 3-5 in Victoria Park, are The Mudmen, The Thogs, Th...
The International Women's Day event, held last month, was attended by 90 people and raised $9,400 for Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey. This year, there were a few new things that were enjoyed by all - the trivia game, live auction and One Billion Rising Movement. Peo...
HAWK Theatre's spring production is the premiere of another original play by local playwright Harold Menary. "A Small Town Homecoming," opens April 23 at 7:30 p.m., at the Lucknow Town Hall Theatre. In true small-town fashion, it relates the goings-on during preparatio...
Cash Bingo is held every Thursday at the Legion Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m., is Trivia Night in the Legion Clubhouse. Test your knowledge. Everyone welcome. The weekly Meat Draw and 50/50 draw will be held Saturday, April 25,...
Organizers of the 2015 Bruce Telecom Lighthouse Blues Festival have announced the line-up for the July 10-12 event, and it is the best yet. Again this year, the ticketed Friday and Saturday night main stage will be hosted in the rear parking lot of the Bruce Steakhouse, overlooking the...
(ORILLIA, ON) – The OPP is improving its capacity for emergency response and enhancing the safety for an important segment of the communities it serves. As of Wednesday, April 15, the OPP is equipped to receive emergency calls for service via Text with 911 (T9-1-1) from p...
Eighteen members and one guest met at Pine River United Church for the Reid's Corners Women's Institute annual meeting, Wednesday, April 15. Michelle of Ripley Variety catered a delicious dinner for the ladies. First-vice Brenda Ramsdale conducted the business mee...
Residents and visitors in Kincardine and Saugeen Shores will soon benefit from Bruce County Rail Trail upgrades, thanks to federal investments to expand and improve snowmobile, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), off-road motorcycle and non-motorized recreational trails from coast-to-coast-to-coas...
POLICE CALLED TO COLLISION BETWEEN CAR AND HOUSE (KINCARDINE, ON) – April 13, at 9:40 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a collision involving a house along Queen Street North in Kincardine. Officers attended with members of the Kincardine Fire depa...
The South Bruce OPP was able to withstand the heat, and the antics, brought on by the Kincardine Fire Department, to take the Bronze Nozzle, in the third annual Guns 'n' Hoses charity hockey game, Sunday afternoon at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. All proceeds from the event g...
The Municipality of Kincardine has done as much as its bylaws will allow, concerning recent dog attacks in the Lorne Beach area. The situation is now in the hands of the police and the courts. That's the word from councillor Linda McKee and chief administrative officer Murray Clark...
Ontario's proposed Cap-and-Trade program will be a tax on everything and is a cash grab by the Liberal government, forcing families to make sacrifices, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Progressive Conservative (PC) critic for the environment and climate change. Under the Cap-and...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) - The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the OPP are reminding people to take simple precautions this spring to prevent attracting black bears as they come out of hibernation. The potential for human-bear conflict increases when there is l...
Canada’s most famous soldier, retired general Roméo Dallaire, is coming to Huron-Bruce next month to support federal Liberal candidate Allan Thompson. Dallaire will make several campaign-style stops across the riding with Thompson on Friday, May 15. In addition to a midday...
(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – With warmer weather returning to Southern Bruce County, you can expect to see area youth getting their bikes out. The South Bruce OPP is offering the following tips to help prevent serious crashes involving bicycle riders: Stay alert. Cycl...
Using the Jaws of Life, Duncan Hawthorne, president and chief executive officer of Bruce Power, cut through the ceremonial chain to officially open the new fire training facility at the Bruce Nuclear site, Monday morning. The $25-million, 23,000-square-foot facility took 18 months to b...
The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 183, Kincardine, hosted the annual District C Convention on the weekend, complete with a parade through downtown Kincardine, a banquet, and several meetings and events. The convention began with registration and informal hospitality at the Legion Hall ...
DISQUALIFIED DRIVER CAUGHT SPEEDING (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – April 9, at 11:35 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Highway 9 in Kincardine Township, noted a red Pontiac G5 moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle speed was found to be more than 110 k...
Our deepest sympathy is sent to the families of Kay Farrell Fraser of Point Clark, Ron Harkness of Bervie, and Merle Rhody, formerly of Kinlough. And on the other side, congratulations to Jenn and Jer Nahwegahbow on the birth of their new daughter. The third granddaughte...
Q: I believe I may have a kidney stone. What can I do about it? A: Roughly one-in-10 Canadians will experience the joys of passing a kidney stone at some point in their lives. Kidney stones are small, hard mineral deposits that form inside your kidneys and bedevil your life w...
More than 3,400 people have signed an on-line petition in favour of Bruce Power’s five-year licence renewal to operate the Bruce A and Bruce B generating stations at the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kincardine. The second part of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commissio...
Proponents of a Huron-Kinloss Mural in downtown Ripley, are hoping to have the project completed by the Ripley Reunion at the end of July. There are many stunning historic buildings in the village. Some look better than others, and no one knows this better than local developer David Br...
Men of Grey and Bruce counties are once again being invited to put on a pair of women’s heels for charity. The third annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®” fund-raiser is coming soon! Bruce County walkers will take the pledge Sunday, May 24, at the Queen&rsquo...
Junior and senior students at Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine, brought home numerous medals from the Bluewater Regional Science Fair in Owen Sound. Teacher Sylvia Leigh said 18 juniors (Grades 4-6) attended the regional event April 8, while 23 seniors (Grades 7-8) attended the ...
The second portion of Bruce Power's relicensing process begins next week in Kincardine. The company has applied for a five-year renewal of the two nuclear power reactor operating licences for Bruce A and Bruce B generating stations, and consolidating them into a single operating li...
Kincardine taxpayers paid almost $300,000 in remuneration to their council, local boards and the Bruce Telecom board in 2014, down about $7,000 from 2013. The amount paid to council was down by $7,000, at 223,132.91, compared to $230,320.22 in 2013, while the amount paid to the...
The Pine River Watershed Initiative Network (PRWIN) has introduced its new sponsorship program. This donor program has levels of financial commitment, with recognition benefits tailored for each level. The donor(s) can choose to be recognized for the generous donation to our goal of &q...
The Kinetic Knights Robotics FRC Team 781 of Kincardine held a successful button drive Saturday, April 4, raising more than $4,500. Jed Gonzales (L) and Lana Splettstoesser of the Kinetic Knights collect donations at Canadian Tire, Kincardine, during the button drive, Saturday, A...
A planned maintenance and inspection program is under way on Unit 6, part of the Bruce B generating station at the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kincardine. A press release from Bruce Power, operator of the site, states that this program will see an investment of about $100...