​Kincardine Record “Top 10 Stories” contest runs to the end of the year

The Kincardine Record just celebrated its 10th anniversary and we asked our readers to come up with the “Top 10 Stories Over the Past 10 Years” but few have been up to the challenge.

Reporter Liz Dadson has compiled her list, based on coverage by the Kincardine Record, the only locally-owned and locally-operated on-line news source, serving Kincardine, Ripley, Tiverton, Lucknow and the surrounding area, since it was launched Dec. 16, 2014.

One of the very first stories was the swearing in of the new council, Dec. 7, 2014, with mayor Anne Eadie, deputy mayor Jacqueline Faubert, and councillors Laura Haight, Andrew White, Gordon Campbell, Maureen Couture, Mike Leggett, Linda McKee and Randy Roppel.

Sept. 1, 2014, Bruce Bowling Lanes in Kincardine was badly damaged by fire. In March, 2015, the plan was to rebuild the structure and restore it to the six-lane, five-pin bowling alley that was there before the fire. The building currently sits empty.

In August of 2015, the community celebrated the Ripley Reunion, followed by the Kincardine Reunion in 2018, and the Tiverton Reunion in 2019.

In January, 2020, Bruce Power began the refurbishment of Unit 6 at the Bruce Nuclear site, part of its Major Component Replacement project, set to run from 2020-2033.

Oct. 17, 2020, Kincardine deputy mayor Marie Wilson died, only two years into that council’s mandate. Ward 3 councillor Randy Roppel became deputy mayor and Dorne Fitzsimmons was appointed councillor for Ward 3. April 7, 2021, Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie resigned. Ward 1 councillor Gerry Glover became mayor and Andrea Clarke was appointed Ward 1 councillor.

December, 2020, to February, 2021, debate ensued about whether to purchase a Drive or Edge CT Scanner for the Kincardine Hospital. The hospital board purchased the Edge scanner and it was up and running by March 26, 2023.

April 4, 2022, Kincardine councillor Dave Cuyler uttered a profane comment about councillor Laura Haight at the council meeting. He was later reprimanded for breaching the Code of Conduct, council formally denounced his actions, and he lost three months’ wages.

In December, 2022, the Kincardine Hospital was approved for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine, boosting the local contribution for hospital redevelopment to $18-million from $12-million.

In October, 2023, Kincardine sold Bruce Telecom to Windsor Private Capital for about $32-million.

Sept. 11, 2024, Kincardine council decided to destroy the Secord Monument, respectfully. The monument had been located in front of the Kincardine Library for over a century.

Compile your list of the “Top 10 Stories Over the Past 10 Years.” They could be news, sports, features, human interest stories – whatever you believe were the most interesting stories from Dec. 16, 2014, to now.

All those who participate will have their names put into a draw to win a $100 gift card to a local business, as well as a finely-crafted Kincardine Record hat and pen.

Send your submissions to kincardinerecord@gmail.com.

In January, we will run a story featuring all the “Top 10 Stories Over the Past 10 Years.”