Spring is here and so is another year for the South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club. The club kicked off the first meeting, April 9, at the Teeswater Agri-Curl. Every year, the club focuses on a different part of the dairy industry. Last year, the members learned about the dairy cow’s nutri...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Huron County OPP officers are getting ready for a busy Easter long weekend as they participate in the province-wide seatbelt campaign/traffic safety initiative and work around the clock to keep the motoring public safe. Last year, only three motor ve...
Berend "Ben" Beishuizen of Ripley, died, surrounded by his family, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, April 16, 2025, at the age of 75. Beloved husband of Linda for 52 years. Dear father of Derek Beishuizen of Ripley, Karen and Thomas Rohrbach of Switzerlan...
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN WALKERTON (WALKERTON, ON) - April 16, at 12:16 p.m., the South Bruce OPP and Bruce County Paramedic Services responded to a collision involving a pedestrian, at Durham Street East and Colborne Street South, Walkerton. A 64-year-old pedestrian was...
Russell Glen Brubacher of Point Clark, died peacefully, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, April 14, 2025 at the age of 95. Beloved husband of the late Barbara (nee Dickson). Loving stepfather of Mac and Marie Pittman of Calgary, and Greg and Bettie Pittman of Ripley...
(ORILLIA, ON) - The choice to wear or not wear a seatbelt is an important life-and-death decision that left dozens of families mourning the loss of a loved one in 2024. Failure to wear a seatbelt caused, or was a contributing factor in, the deaths of 60 people involved i...
Kathleen Lewis of Kincardine, died, surrounded by the love of family and friends, at Victoria Hospital, London, Monday, April 14, 2025, after a short but hard battle with leukemia. She was 67. Survived by her daughter, Alicia Barfoot, and son-in-law Tim Barfoot; her four grandchildren,...
The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation has announced that its “Building Health Care for Generations” campaign has reached $10-million! This significant milestone brings the foundation closer to its ambitious goal of raising $18- million for the expansion of the...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild is sailing high with 11 Western Ontario Drama League nominations for its production of “The Pirates of Penzance,” performed back in November. Congratulations to the following cast and crew for being recognized by the drama league: Be...
Q: I heard the shingles vaccine can help reduce my risk of dementia. Can you tell me more about this? A: Yes, you heard correctly! This is based on compelling findings from a large study conducted in Wales, which suggests that certain viral infections, including shingles, may have long...
About 40 professionals from the Kincardine area gathered at Kincardine District Senior School, Wednesday afternoon, to talk about what they do and how they do it, during Career Day. Organized by Watson Morris and his team, the event included a wide variety of careers, such as a welder,...
Kazimiera (Katherine) Burek (Chędoga), formerly of Kincardine, died peacefully at Woodingford Lodge Long-Term Care Facility in Woodstock, April 9, 2025, after a brief illness. She was in her 92nd year. Kazimiera was born in Poland, near the city of Stanisławów, in the area of Po...
In celebration of its 75th anniversary, March 16, the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) has launched the Explore Saugeen Conservation Program. This initiative encourages the public to visit SVCA’s scenic conservation areas for a chance to win great prizes while discove...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Chatham’s 3 Tenors will not be able to perform April 26 at Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine. The church is planning to bring the musical group back to the church for a concert in the fall. Anyone who has purchased tickets, can return th...
DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED (KINCARDINE, ON) - April 10, at approximately 4:50 p.m., a member of the South Bruce OPP stopped to check a vehicle along Huron Terrace, Kincardine. The investigating officer detected signs of impairment from the driver who was subsequently placed u...
Congratulations to the Ripley Curling Club hosting its 60th Anniversary Celebration last weekend at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre! After a delicious lasagna dinner and some brief speeches by secretary Jackie Nesbitt and president Jason Murray, recognizing some of the outstanding curle...
Students of Huron Heights Public School in Kincardine brought home numerous medals from the Junior Bluewater Regional Science and Technology Fair, held Wednesday, at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound. Team Huron Heights featured 17 students, presenting their scie...
Walter Thomas “Wally” Hodgins, formerly of Kincardine, died Saturday, April 5, 2025, with family by his side, at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 74. Born Feb. 8, 1951, at Kincardine Hospital, he was the beloved son of the late Frances Edward Hodgins (1990) an...
In March, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 5.4 per cent. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate increased to 7.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent, both unadjusted for seasonality. That’s the word from the...
Effective Friday (April 11), two yard waste depots have opened in Huron-Kinloss Township. They are located at: Huron Yard Waste Depot: just east of the landfill at 2083 Concession 6 E Lucknow Yard Waste Depot: 907 Havelock St., just south of the soccer fields ...
The Kincardine Horticultural Society’s April speaker was Harriet Suter who presented a slide show and commentary on the photographs she took and considered for entry into the Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) District photo contest. She considered photographic principles, s...
Treat the special person in your life to a charming and relaxing afternoon tea in the historic elegance of the Walker House Museum in Kincardine. Everyone is welcome to the event, Saturday, May 10, or Sunday, May 11, from Noon to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per person. Enjoy a delightful ...
The Municipality of Kincardine has passed a bylaw for Area-Specific Development Charges on the lands at Highway 9 and 21. The bylaw was approved March 26, but any person or organization may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, with respect to the bylaw, by filing a notice of appeal wit...
This year, the Kincardine Multicultural Celebration marks 20 years of embracing diversity and facilitating community connection. The event will take place Tuesday, May 13, from 5:30-8 p.m., at the Davidson Centre. Admission is free, and all are welcome! Attendees will have the oppor...
Bruce Power is proud of the role it plays in providing reliable, made-in-Canada electricity and cancer-fighting medical isotopes with a domestic supply chain that has an economic impact felt across the Clean Energy Frontier region of Bruce, Grey and Huron counties, Ontario, and Canada. ...
Thursday (April 10), the Ontario government launched the first call for proposals to create and expand up to 80 primary care teams which will connect 300,000 more people to a family doctor and primary care team this year, bringing the province one step closer to connecting every...
DRIVER ARRESTED AT RIDE CHECK (BROCKTON, ON) - April 10, at approximately 1:10 a.m., the South Bruce OPP was conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check along Durham Street East in the Municipality of Brockton. A vehicle entered the area where the police then s...
Wednesday was Vimy Ridge Day, and our Legion Colour Guard held a commemoration ceremony at the Kincardine Cemetery, where the flags were placed at half-mast in honour of this historic day. You can see a photo below, and you can also watch video of the ceremony on our Facebook page. Thank ...
Andreah Barker of Kincardine is a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in dance, writing and painting. Her colourful paintings are on display at the Victoria Park Gallery in downtown Kincardine, as the guest artist for the month of April. Barker holds a Master’s Degree ...
(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - The South Bruce OPP held a Youth-in-Policing Academy, which has now concluded. Over the past six weeks, 14 local students attended weekly sessions to learn more about what a career in policing has to offer. Students learned about collision investigations, im...
Incumbent Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb is squaring off against five other candidates in the April 28 federal election. Nominations closed Monday, April 7, and the official slate of candidates includes Lobb who is running for the Conservatives, James Rice for the Liberals, Melanie Burrett fo...
Kenton Klassen of Lucknow died at Cancun, Mexico, Friday March 21, 2025, at the age of 56. Loving husband and travel partner of Maureen. Steadfast and loyal brother of sister, Kara (David); and brother, Landon (Mandy). Wise uncle of nephews, Ardis, Noah, Liam, Wyatt (Klassen) and Wy...
If you’ve tried parking in the Kincardine municipal lot east of Queen Street, behind the banks, you’ve likely found it confusing. The yellow lines, indicating the parking spots, are overlapping, indicating twice as many spaces, but half the size. Adam Weishar, director o...
(HURON-KINLOSS, ON) - The South Bruce OPP is investigating a suspicious fire at Amberley. April 3, at 10:16 p.m., the South Bruce OPP, Lucknow Fire Department, and Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services responded to a structure fire at a residential property along Bruce County Roa...
Kirsten Ryan and her Grade 5 students at Huron Heights Public School in Kincardine, enjoyed a pizza party, Friday, after winning Community Living of Kincardine and District’s Inclusive Education Month contest. The agency invited educators and their classes to share their inclusiv...
DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED IN KINCARDINE (KINCARDINE, ON) - April 5, at 5:58 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a traffic complaint in the Town of Kincardine. The subject vehicle was located along Gary Street. The investigating officer detected signs of impairment from the in...
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA), and Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, along with Bruce and Grey counties, are reminding the public that there are no motorized vehicles allowed on conservation land or county land. All four organizations are calling for greater respec...
Sheila Marie Smart (nee Osborne) of Meaford, formerly of Ripley, died peacefully, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Chapman House, with family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 59. Born March 4, 1966, in Kincardine Hospital, she was the daughter of the late Ro...
Grey Bruce Public Health is advising the community of a potential measles exposure location, identified during a contact-tracing investigation into a laboratory-confirmed case of measles in a Grey-Bruce resident. The case, whose vaccination status is unknown, attended the emergency dep...
(LONDON, ON) - The West Region OPP’s traffic initiative, "Stay Focused," has led to hundreds of charges against inattentive drivers on area roads and highways. The campaign ran March 1 to April 4 and during that time, West Region OPP officers, alongside members of ...