The Honourable Catherine McKenna, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A9 RE: Stop OPG's nuclear waste dump Dear Minister McKenna: In your consideration of the report of the Joint Review P...
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A9 Email: Catherine.McKenna@parl.gc.ca RE: Stop OPG's nuclear waste dump Dear Minister McKenna: Ontario Po...
Dear Catherine McKenna, federal minister of the environment and climate change: In the mid-1990s, recognizing the problem of nuclear waste, the Liberal government of the time commissioned an independent, apolitical, multi-party Royal Commission to look into the growing issue of...
Dear Catherine McKenna, minister of the environment and climate change: In appointing you to the post of minister of the environment and climate change, the prime minister of Canada clearly defined your mandate and his expectations. In light of his statements in that letter, ...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine hammers out 2016 budget with 6.5% tax rate increase" Nice one. NOT! We seniors have our incomes go up only 0.5 per cent (Workplace Safety Insurance Board - WSIB) to a glorious 1.5 per cent (Canada Pension Plan - CPP; and Old Age Pensio...
To the Editor: RE: "Maple Street in Tiverton could use some work, says reader" We also live on Maple Street in Tiverton and Mike is the one who called the Municipality of Kincardine last spring, concerning the poor road conditions on this street. The municipality's an...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine gives pre-budget approval to fixing municipal parking lot" I see the municipality is going to spend some money on redoing the parking lot in Kincardine (east of the downtown). Too bad council wouldn’t spend some money on Maple Street i...
To the Editor: RE: "Objections to Willow West development centre on safety, says reader" I know the area well, having lived in Kincardine for more than 20 years. I was in and out of that neighbourhood all the time. Of course, the safety issues are paramount and need to be...
Dear Editor: RE: "We should wish for others the nice neighbourhood we enjoy ourselves, says reader" I am concerned that Jennifer Allen may not have a good understanding of the issues regarding the proposed building project on the corner of Kincardine Avenue and Fraser Drive....
To the Editor: RE: "Residents object to proposed development at entrance to Willow West subdivision" It’s easy for me to comment, writing, as I do, from a city to the east. These sorts of situations always make me uneasy. I am empathetic to the current resid...
The following is in response to recent letters circulated by Mitzie Hunter, associate minister of finance for Ontario To the editor: Finance minister Mitzie Hunter's lopsided view on the impact of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is, quite frankly, dangerous ...
To: Kincardine Council, and local media: RE: "Kincardine okays safety audit of Station Beach including north and south piers" I feel that the link I supply here here contains valuable advice regarding rip currents and survival. In all of last year’s discussions rega...
To the Editor: I commend the Ripley Reunion committee for making such good profits from the event and giving the money back to the community. However, in the call-out to the community for groups to submit funding requests, the offer seemed genuine for a variety of ...
To the Editor: RE: An incident at Sobeys Kincardine in which a wallet was misplaced Thank you very much to the gentleman who returned my wallet on Sunday at Sobeys Kincardine. I didn’t even ask your name but I am very grateful. Thank you, Mary Ripley
Dear Liz et al: Learning of your publication and reading it, since February, 2015, I want to comment on how much we enjoy it! We lived in Kincardine for 21 years, through the 1980s, '90s, until 2003, and like being able to maintain a "finger on the pulse" of our ...
Thank you, Liz: RE: "Great turn-out for KDSS Christmas Knights food and toy drive" Once again, you outdid yourself in your coverage of the Kincardine District Secondary School Christmas Knights food and toy drive and the Christmas Hamper Program. It is with the help of fo...
A year ago, today, the Kincardine Record was launched as Kincardine's only locally-owned and locally-operated on-line news source. Thanks to the support of our great advertisers, faithful readers, family and friends, the Record has seen incredible growth in its first year, ...
To the Editor: The Christmas Knights food and toy drive is a huge community involvement charity event, spearheaded by Kincardine District Secondary School students. This year marks the 19th anniversary of the student-run program. Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to Noon, about 120 stu...
Dear Editor: RE: "Bruce Power signs agreement to refurbish Units 3-8 at Bruce Nuclear site" The news that Bruce Power has reached a deal with the provincial government on the refurbishment of six units, is welcomed by the Grey-Bruce Labour Council. The labou...
From Holland with sympathy, by Renske RE: "Alice Middelkamp dies at the age of 96" I am a daughter of Jan Bosch and Jantje Schoenmaker. Jan was Aunt Aaltje (Alice Middelkamp)'s eldest brother. I will try to write something in English because I think there is no o...