With hockey season just wound up, it’s time for “Bruce County Memories” to recall a local hockey hero, Cyclone Taylor. To present this story, “Cyclone Taylor, the Tara tornado,” we have a guest author, Sylvia Hasbury. Her look back at our own Sta...
Kincardine, known for its scenic lakefront and summer tourism, is quietly facing a deepening emergency — one that is pushing long-time residents, working families, and seniors to the edge. In 2025, the average price of a home in Kincardine hovers around $530,000, with rents soari...
To the Editor: RE: “Parking changes at Station Beach in Kincardine” As a local community member and someone who regularly uses Station Beach in Kincardine, I would like to publicly share my concern with the recent parking changes that restrict public beach and volleyball c...
To the Editor: We ask this question, with respect: are you tired, yet, of having the rule of law, your rights and all environmental protections for your community, stripped away by the current provincial government? Bulldozer Doug just rammed through two highly-undemocratic, harmful...
To the Editor: RE: “Petition calls for community vote on location of affordable housing proposal in Kincardine” In theory, affordable, supportive housing sounds fantastic. Supportive housing is designed so that people can live successfully and live safely, whether this ...
Learning something new, or finding a new hobby, can be good for your brain and general self wellness. If you’re lucky, it can also be good for your stomach. So it was, when I discovered how to make sourdough from my older and, I should add, wiser sister, Susan Oxley in Prince Edw...
It is with profound sorrow that we mourn the loss of four of our students and a beloved teacher at Walkerton District Community School. This tragedy has deeply affected our school community, leaving us heartbroken and searching for ways to heal. The grief felt by our students and staff...
To the Editor: As we look around our communities today, we cannot ignore the rising tide of challenges that echo — and in some ways surpass — the hardships we endured during the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic instability brought on by inflation through 2023 and 2024 has...
The tradition of helping a neighbour started early in Bruce County. Our pioneer ancestors had no more than a humble log shanty but would throw open the door for any traveller and share their meagre fare, be it only a lowly potato. The depth of this generosity was often noted by Norm...
To the Editor: Imagine that the Town of Kincardine were declared a special economic zone under Bill 5, as proposed by Ontario premier Doug Ford’s government. Let’s say the private luxury spa that took over Ontario Place wanted to build a second spa on the currently publi...
To the Editor: RE: “Remembering the Pine River hockey team of possibly 1937” Robert “Bob” Allister Liddle, the goalie on the Pine River hockey team, was born and raised in Ripley, the oldest son of Charles and Florence (McMurchy) Liddle. He had five younger...
It appears that hockey has been a long-time favourite sport in Bruce County. Thanks to Wayne Pollock for this picture of the Pine River team – in 1937, he thinks, but maybe earlier. In those days, there would have been several rural teams in Huron Township. “A History of...
To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kincardine council and staff for approving my request to have the municipal flag raised from May 13-27, in the municipality. I also thank the Multicultural Celebration committee for accepting this flag-raising as an addit...
The past few months has been a whirlwind of being reminded about what it means to be Canadian. It’s a love affair we didn’t know we needed, and it’s one that we are wholeheartedly embracing. The mosaic of Canada – its lands, water and people - are truly a testament...
To the Editor: On Earth Day, I was delighted to witness three groups of students from KDSS diligently collecting litter in my neighbourhood. These young individuals were not only enthusiastic but also cheerful, boisterous, and well-behaved, all while staying focused on their task. Thei...
I’m sitting at the computer in April, 2025. For the past few weeks, my Facebook has been filled with posts urging me to “Buy Canadian” or telling me, “These products are produced in Canada.” In the grocery stores, red flags decorate the aisles, helping ...
As a means of escaping the law, eating your arrest warrant wouldn’t seem a likely solution. Yet it happened, in 1859. We’ll let Norman Robertson tell this strange story. It’s from his “History of the County of Bruce,” published by the Bruce County Historic...
To the Editor: As the weather warms up and spring approaches, many of us are eager to begin cleaning up our yards and gardens. However, I want to encourage our community to rethink how we approach this seasonal task. Instead of viewing leaves and yard trimmings as "waste" ...
You would think taking your first painting lesson while having a pint of beer, would be a questionable mix! It turns out, for a group of novice painters, it produced good results under the guiding hand of painting instructor Lisa Farrell. That was the theme at the Feb. 19 Paint and ...
By John C. Carter This timely piece on annexing Canada is by a guest author, historian John Carter. He holds a PhD in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester and is the Peninsula director of the Bruce County Historical Society. He is the author of “The Perils and Pitfalls...