To the Editor: RE: “South Bruce OPP report holiday weekend traffic initiative results” I was so pleased to read this story about our OPP patrolling our community. The biggest complaint in our community has been speeding, and you see that having our OPP being visib...
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bruce Power is excited to welcome the public back to its new-look visitors’ centre this summer. During the pandemic, we took the opportunity to update and rejuvenate our visitors’ centre and exhibit hall, to enhance the ...
Helene Scott of Stokes Bay wrote a lot for the Bruce County Historical Society “Yearbook.” These “Old Timers’ Tales” are from the 1978 edition. Were marriages among the early settlers of Bruce County peaceful affairs? We’d like to think so. However, ...
To the Editor: I live in the north end of the Town of Kincardine. Three wooded lots of five acres each, near us, have been completely devastated by clear-cutting. We have ash trees everywhere in our municipality being removed because of disease, and 15 acres of healthy woods have be...
To the Editor: I recently spent a Saturday at my South Bruce home, pruning apple trees, while listening in to a symposium on Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons manufacturing site that has suffered severe radioactive contamination. Rocky Flats is a long and sordid tale of pollutio...
If you knew my Mum, Doris Hollands, you will remember her dedication to growing, arranging, showing and judging flowers. You are probably a friend who didn’t leave Mum’s house without a rose or a small bouquet. Since I was “thinking spring” a few days ago, I enjoye...
To the Editor: Kincardine mayor Gerry Glover tells the citizens of this municipality that it is a "balancing act between development and protecting our natural heritage." While he is saying this, the forests and intact ecosystems in north Kincardine are getting bulldozed b...
To the Editor: All the very recent clear-cutting in Kincardine is absolutely heart-breaking and sickening. Shame on the citizens and council members in this municipality who care more about political correctness and being “woke” than standing up for what truly matters. I...
Grief is a strong, sometimes overwhelming, emotion for people, regardless of whether their sadness stems from the loss of a loved one or from a terminal diagnosis they or someone they love, has received. Grief is the natural reaction to loss. Grief is both a universal and a personal exper...
At Bruce Power, we take our three core values very seriously – Safety First, Performance Excellence, and Social Responsibility. Our safety record remains strong and our performance has reached industry excellence in many categories as we’ve optimized the reliability of our ...
Spring may not have arrived for sure, but April has, and in my immediate family, we have done a lot of celebrating this month. From March 30 to April 15, we count Daddy, son Bill, son-in-law Mike, three grandchildren, a great and a nephew. When I was little, a birthday always warranted...
To the Editor: I have been a community member for some time now. I can’t believe the hate, jealousy, and abuse that happen in this town. Not only the issue that happened Monday night at council, but also for those helping out in the community. I have felt this abuse and hat...
To the Editor: My grandmother, the late Donna Wilson-Kennedy, was the first female mayor of Kincardine in the late 1980s after serving as a councillor and reeve. The stories she told me growing up about the misogyny and sexism she faced, were difficult for me to understand. What do you...
To the Editor: This statement is in reference to the allegations stemming from the Municipality of Kincardine council meeting, April 4. I sincerely apologize to the entire community and to all impacted by my actions. It was not my intention to offend or discriminate. I was frustrate...
An Old Farmer’s Common Sense: Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into ...
To the Editor: I am writing today as a resident of Kincardine to express my utmost outrage, disgust, and disappointment at the comment I heard during Monday night’s Kincardine council meeting. Councillor Dave Cuyler’s verbal attack on councillor Laura Haight was a disgus...
You’ve heard of “singing for your supper?” How about “composing a poem to pay for your boat trip?” One enterprising fellow at the start of the 20th Century proved there was profit in poetry. In October, 1954, local historian Bruce Krug interviewed Bert Mac...
To the Editor: RE: “Victoria Park Gallery features work of Kincardine artist Pat Guay for month of April” Thank you for sharing Pat Guay’s artwork with her many friends and the many people who loved and admired this remarkable lady's creativity. My sister, Pat...
While it makes sense, I have struggled for years about daily exercise as opposed to planned exercise events. I have embraced Pickleball (another article!) and find the experience fulfilling by safely expanding my aerobic needs. I come home pleasantly tired but not exhausted as I did wi...
An oft-repeated story, about using snakes to ward off the law, took place on the Bruce Peninsula in the late 19th Century. Steve Bradley and his family settled at Boat Cove (later called Bradley Harbour), up the coast from Stokes Bay. At the mouth of Spring Creek, he built a log cabin....