To the Editor: As the municipal election approaches, candidates in Bruce County should be asked to state clearly where they stand on large-scale data-centre development. The county may appear attractive to data-centre developers because of its proximity to abundant nuclear generation an...
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father...
To the editor: RE: "Get Real: Feeling the pain" As a resident of Huron-Kinloss, I read a recent editorial in the Kincardine Record where you note you've requested virtual access to view Huron-Kinloss council proceedings on-line, but do not want council to open this up to members of the ...
So, about a month ago, I had dental surgery in Port Elgin in the afternoon, followed by a Kincardine council meeting in the evening, and I'm trying to decide which was less painful! Sounds like a good joke, if it weren't so painfully true. There's something to be said for a little Lidoc...
To the Editor: I am looking for anyone who remembers Frank Baker of the Kincardine, Tiverton, Inverhuron and Ripley areas. I am his daughter, Cheryl, and I am seeking stories from people who remember him when he lived in the area or who worked with him at Ontario Hydro (now Ontario Power...
It’s an understatement to say Kincardine is a hopping place in the summer. Just getting outside this summer is a joy whether you’re walking, running, biking, trail-hiking or simply cruising around. The surrounding beaches have so much to offer as well. From swimming and surfi...
“The butterfly is a flying flower, the flower a tethered butterfly.” This line, written by 18th-Century French lyric poet Ponce Denis Écouchard Le Brun, perfectly describes my native plant gardens in the middle of summer. Whether working in the house or out in the yar...
To the Editor: According to your story, "Kincardine mayor named chairman of Grey-Bruce board of health," the province has returned control of the health unit to the local board. A story on CTV London television news, Friday, said that most of the beaches in Huron County, just to the sou...
While most people believe that the third United States president Thomas Jefferson stated, "The government you elect is the government you deserve," that statement is actually attributed to 18th Century Savoyard philosopher and counter-revolutionary Joseph de Maistre. In an 1811 letter, M...
By Bruce Krug, September, 1965 Nov. 21, 1883, the "Erie Belle" was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine. She was a wrecking tug owned by a Windsor firm. Previously, the "Erie Belle" had been a passenger steamer, first on the Atlantic coast and later on Lake Erie...
To the Editor: A recent community discussion about the Kincardine Municipal Airport generated more heat than light, and having accidentally started it, I'd like to state my position more carefully than a comment thread allows. I am not against the airport. I am against operating any mun...
Can you read this right the first time? The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. We must polish the Polish furniture. He could lead if he would get the lead out. The ...
“Summertime, and the living is easy.” For me, this line from a George Gershwin song evokes sandals, shorts, ice cream, fresh produce, afternoons spent in the water, and evenings spent around a fire under starry skies. Those expansive night-time vistas are precisely the reason...
It was a humbling moment playing piano for the first time in front of a full house. Well, in this case, a full church. That, in itself, made it all the more emotional given the somewhat grandness of the main church hall. Then, there was the real piano which my fingers have never played,...
It all began as a pleasure excursion. The sheriff of Simcoe County, Benjamin Walker Smith, had invited premier John A. Macdonald and members of his cabinet on a planned five-day outing to Sault Ste. Marie, aboard the steamer, "Ploughboy." The party left Toronto by train and headed to Coll...
Have you ever wondered why so many people seem to fade soon after the age of 80 while the light in their eyes dims and their energy slowly slips away? It's not always fate; it's not just genetics either. Often, it's small habits, quiet choices we don't even notice that gently shape the f...
The sound of the bell ringing 27 times in two hours brought smiles to a lot of faces attending the Kincardine Environmental Action Network (KEAN) Repair Café event earlier this spring. It meant the people volunteering to repair items for free for members of the public, were succe...
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” This famous quote by actress Audrey Hepburn is one of my favourites. In just a few words, it captures the hope and optimism of gardening. If you’ve visited a garden centre this spring, you’ve probably experienced those...
May 24, 2026 Dear Dr. Solomon Secord: Today, on your 192nd birthday, we pause not only to remember the day you were born, but to honour a life that became woven into the history of both a family and a community. From the old photographs that still survive — your monument standing...
Travel to Bruce County in the mid-1850s was difficult. The few roads were often in poor condition. Travel by horse, buggy and stage coach, and by sleigh in winter, was often arduous. Bad weather wreaked havoc with the schedules of schooners sailing on the lake. Railways were years in the ...