To the Editor: RE: "Southsiders take the Cup in North versus South Challenge Walk" Kudos to Keith Davidson for piping the South side to win the challenge this year! There were rollators, walkers, wheelchairs, walking poles, canes and lots of legs. Thanks to everyone fo...
To the Editor: RE: "Charity piggy bank disappears from Jean's Family Restaurant" How low can people go? To steal a piggy bank that was being used to collect funds for Crohn's and Colitis Canada, through the sale of donated books?! Hope those respo...
Dear Editor: So last year in early May, I stopped in at Gordon Pharmasave in downtown Kincardine, and Krista Bell said to me, “Well, Keith, we did it to you again!" I said, "What are you talking about?" "Kate Mahood-Richards got the Great North Side vers...
To the Editor: The results of the Ontario Liberal government's first Cap-and-Trade auction rolled in this week and are showing that the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party was right all along - because of the Liberals' Cap-and-Trade scheme, we are sending our hard-earned dollar...
Dear Editor: Once again, prime minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have hiked taxes on Canadian families and small businesses. Budget 2017 also confirms that the prime minister broke his campaign promise to keep deficit spending under control and balance the budget by...
To the Editor: RE: "W5 draws small crowd to town hall meeting about OPG's proposed DGR in Kincardine" I just read your article about the W5 coverage of the DGR debate held at the Legion. It is good to see open and transparent discussion on this issue that has divided the...
To the Editor: RE: "Get Real - A long-suffering reporter speaks out" Way to go Liz! It is so easy for people to say no. And like you say, with so actual research, knowledge or scientific findings to back it up! How many times do you have to prove something safe? ...
Sometimes those of us who cover the news get caught up in an event and become the news. Such was the case Friday night. I was covering the town hall meeting hosted by CTV's W5 at the Legion in Kincardine. The focus, of course, was Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s proposed De...
To the Editor: RE: "Small Town Grocery store opens in Lucknow" I am so happy for the people of Lucknow that this wonderful person has gone out on a limb and opened the Small Town Grocery store. The residents of Lucknow and area deserve this very much! Joan Hartwick Ki...
Hi Liz: We are big followers of your site. We took this picture today (March 14) in Armow and thought it was fitting after the snowy owl incident. "Snowball the cat" photo credits go to Brayden and Aubrey Campbell. We would love to see this on your site to share with...
To the Editor: RE: “W5 draws small crowd to town hall meeting about OPG's proposed DGR in Kincardine” I have noticed that all the people arguing against OPG's proposed DGR don't actually understand what it will be storing and where that waste already is stored....
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine councillor loses month's pay for violating code of conduct" I do not agree that the Kincardine chief administrative officer (CAO) and water and wastewater supervisor have so much say, since council is their boss! It would have been much ...
The following is a letter to federal environment minister Catherine McKenna from Bruce Power president and chief executive officer Mike Rencheck RE: Support for Ontario Power Generation’s Deep Geological Repository at the Bruce site Dear Minister McKenna: I would like...
There is a lot of discussion and debate about electricity bills and it has become a top-of-mind issue for Ontarians. What the discussion is often missing is a focus on real solutions to ensure a long-term supply of low-cost electricity, which is critical to our families, businesses and...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine councillor loses month's pay for violating code of conduct" Thank goodness. Mr. (Gordon) Campbell being censured by the integrity commissioner - it's about time, as this has gone on for many years. I hope that he now realizes you ...
To the Editor: RE: "Snowy owl on a line causes power outage in Point Clark area" Thanks for the story. I wondered why the power would go out on a non-stormy and non-windy day. How did you find out about this? I looked at the Hydro One website and could not find anything. ...
"Community Matters" is an opinion column by James Scongack, vice-president of corporate affairs and environment at Bruce Power, which will appear monthly in The Kincardine Record. Jan. 1, 2017, Ontario’s new Cap-and-Trade program came into effect. In a general sense,...
To the Editor: RE: "A different perspective of the Kincardine shoreline protection project" The information submitted by Marcus Wadsworth was very informative - clear and concise. I hope the project is successful in preserving the shoreline. Growing up, the beach was a ...
To the Editor: I am writing to offer my perspective on recent and continuing concerns raised by Shirley Wright regarding the North Beach Erosion Protection project. In the spirit of full disclosure, I wish to advise that I own the property at 177 Harbour Street immediately adjacent ...
To the Editor: RE: "Work begins on Lake Huron shoreline protection project in Kincardine" It just makes me want to cry to see what they are doing to the beach at Macpherson Park, to our beautiful beach! It will be so dangerous to anyone trying to cross it; it is so unsigh...