May, 2020 - I have been here in Ontario since March 11. The world-wide COVID-19 pandemic that has kept me here had such an immediate effect on transportation that I wondered if we might even be reduced to walking. However, Gail’s car has taken us on some lovely excursions and kep...
To the Editor: Do you love being by the lake? Do you enjoy gardening? Well, you can combine both of those hobbies by taking over an established garden plot along the boardwalk at Station Beach, Kincardine. Established plots are available – No. 1, No. 12 and No. 16 &ndash...
To the Editor: RE: "Shame on municipality for shabby treatment of local service club, say residents" The letter that Lois and Bob Blake wrote, concerning the Lions Club's huge yard sale this past weekend, is right on the money! Why would the Municipality of Kincardine...
To the Editor: June 3, I attended the Lions Garage Sale in Kincardine. The turn-out and donations were unbelievable, and as usual, the Kincardine Lions did a fabulous job setting up, tearing down and manning the crowds. However I do feel that the venue was a little too small for the...
To the Editor: Re: “South Bruce OPP make arrest after downtown Kincardine businesses vandalized” It just sickens me that someone would make such a mess of our downtown Kincardine storefronts. I don’t know if the fact that it’s a resident from outside our area m...
Speaking of hermits, we’ve met Cummings, the Wild Man of Oliphant, who had a shanty of logs and driftwood out in the Fishing Islands at the end of the 19th Century. He survived on his island in Lake Huron by fishing and by forays ashore to help himself to farmers' chickens and s...
In the months of May and June in our family, we think about weddings and anniversaries. While noting lists of marriage dates during my research, I haven’t found many examples like the special days that we remember. A great deal of planning and organization has gone into these events...
Here are 60 good ideas for spring activities: Go for a walk Skip rocks Jump rope Go for a hike Find a farmers market and enjoy Play hopscotch with your grandchildren Take a nature walk Fly a kite Play on any playground equipment that you like Try star-gazing ...
We avoid “it!” “It” being, planning for our inevitable end-of-life. Why is “it” important? By not expressing our wishes, we’re giving up control over our own death to others. We will leave our families with difficult decisions to make on our be...
To the editor: Saturday afternoon, our family had an emergency at Grey Matter, in downtown Kincardine, when our son had a seizure. Our family sincerely thanks everyone who assisted us, from Mike and Julie who went above and beyond from a staff perspective, to Ryan, Mark and the othe...
To the Editor: As we in South Bruce explore the opportunity to host Canada's Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for spent nuclear fuel, I think we need to address an important issue. Many people have an unreasonably severe fear of radiation. We can't see or feel radiation, and...
I have researched many senior support groups over the past few years, and I have recently discovered another one right in our backyard, and many similar local support groups are all over Canada. The Council on Aging or the collective voice of seniors, started when a summit was held at ...
In May of 1847, surveyor Alex Wilkinson was directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands in Upper Canada to make a survey “along the shore of Lake Huron, northerly from Ashfield,” in order to open up the Queen’s Bush for settlement. This survey was completed by the follow...
David and William Kennedy opened the door to their shanty, and confronted a plague of mice, eating in the pantry, chewing through boxes of supplies, nesting in the bedding. The brothers were pioneers of Saugeen Township in Bruce County. In the spring of 1851, David, 23, and William, 25...
To the Editor: I have thought quite a bit about the closure of the Reuse Centre (right) at the Kincardine landfill site. I used it to share my unwanted things and usually picked something up. It was very popular for residents, and pickers from other communities also took from it. It...
Unlike the moles or barnacles that I addressed earlier, age spots are small, flat, dark areas on your skin. They won’t hurt you, so you don’t have to treat them. But if you don’t like how they look, you can make the spots less noticeable or even make them disappear. You ...
To the editor: Recently, I had the pleasure of being a keynote speaker and attending the South Bruce Nuclear Exploration Forum in Teeswater. It was heart-warming to see such a strong turn-out of residents and local leaders looking for information about Canada’s plan for the long-...
It’s spring! The season of melting snow, birds singing, crocuses blooming and pot holes! The latter seem particularly prevalent in this town and lots of road-mending is necessary. In days gone by, keeping the roads in shape for those needing to use them, was the responsibility of...
Research shows that less than 10 per cent of folks who set a task/goal actually stick with it for more than a few months. Why? It’s because change is hard. We become comfortable and entrenched in our daily habits, whether bad or good. Often change seems daunting and overwhelming....
To the Editor: Note: The following is a letter sent to Ontario transportation minister Caroline Mulroney, and Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson I live in Ripley, Bruce County, and work at the Bruce Energy Centre. Since the train tracks in this area were removed, our roads a...