It was another typical Bruce County winter day, with heavy snowfall, high wind, blowing and drifting snow, and closed roads, in the Kincardine area, Saturday. Highway 21, from Southampton to Grand Bend, remained closed the entire day, and was still closed at 7:30 p.m. However, by 5:...
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson has responded to local concerns regarding Bill 100, the Supporting Ontario Trails Act, 2015, by asking tourism minister Michael Coteau to withdraw it. "The Progressive Conservative (PC) Party respects the right of Ontarians to access trail ...
The Tiverton Agricultural Society has chosen its new executive: President Tom Evans 1st Vice Anne Marie Gomes 2nd Vice Glen Taylor Secretary Dianne Todd Treasurer Audel Tuft Directors Karen Ribey, Linda Scott, Tara Brown, Dianne Atkinson, Brian Todd, Lisa Robertson...
Heavy snow and high wind hit the Kincardine area again Friday, as blowing and drifting snow began causing major havoc in the evening. High wind blows snow down Durham Market North, looking east from Queen Street, in downtown Kincardine, Friday afternoon By 7 p.m., the South Bruc...
IMPAIRED DRIVER LOSES CONTROL (BRANT TWP, ON) – Feb. 11, at 8:05 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a single-vehicle crash along Bruce County Road 4 in Brant Township. Officers attended with members of the Walkerton Fire Department and Bruce Paramed...
After the wettest start to February in a century, snow and cold temperatures are finally back. Join the Kincardine Cross-Country Ski Club for its 4th Community Ski Loppet on Family Day - Monday, Feb 15 - at 10:30 a.m. at Stoney Island Conservation Area – four kilometres nor...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The Huron County OPP is warning all citizens to beware of on-line scammers engaged in “Dating and Romance” scams. “Dating and Romance” scams have a profound impact on victims, both emotionally and financially. Scammers have sho...
The Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey has received two donations this past week. The first was $2,600 raised by the Kincardine Theatre Guild through two showings of "The Vagina Monologues" on the weekend. The Bruce Steakhouse also supported this event by offering half-...
The Kincardine Legion wants to pick your brain! Yes – all that useless information stored somewhere in your head can now be put to good use. Just bring it to our world famous “Trivia Night,” Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m., and have some fun. Don’t forget our...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – The South Bruce OPP has located 24-year-old Donnel Elizabeth Jane Andrews and she is safe and sound. Feb. 2, police reported the woman was missing; she was last seen Jan. 29, at 3:40 a.m. Feb. 9, members of the South Bruce OPP located the woman and s...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT (WALKERTON, ON) – Feb. 8, at 9:20 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Durham Street West in Walkerton, stopped a black Ford Edge. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. Seventy-six-year-old Charles REID...
OPP supports International Safer Internet Day (ORILLIA, ON) – The OPP is supporting International Safer Internet Day and cyber safety awareness by encouraging young people and their families to T.H.I.N.K b4 U Send to ensure their safety in the on-line world. In...
Kincardine council has hammered out its 2016 budget, with a 6.5-per-cent tax rate increase. That equates to a tax hike of about $85 on the average residential assessment. In committee-of-the-whole last night (Feb. 8), council began with a 6.37-per-cent increase which, once comb...
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – A 57-year-old Kincardine man has been charged with Impaired Driving and Drive Motor Vehicle Over-80 Milligrams, following a traffic stop Jan. 31. Shortly before 5 p.m., Huron County OPP officers received a call concerning a vehicle that was being dr...
It is great to see the snowy owls back in the area. We saw three the other day – what a delight! Our sympathy goes to the family of the late Charlie Lemon. Shirley and Doug MacDonald attended the Ice Sculpture contest in Goderich, Sunday afternoon. ...
Q: What is the best strategy for treating acne? A: Acne is most often an ailment we see in our teenage years; however, children as young as age nine, as well as adults, may also be affected by this skin disorder. It can take four to six weeks to see improvement in the skin...
Sunday was a great day for Tiverton Winterfest, as crowds turned out for church, chili, skating, painting and fiddle music. The second day of the weekend event began with a worship service and chili luncheon at Knox Presbyterian Church, Tiverton. Much appreciation to the Hutton Family,...
The weather was clear and cold for outdoor activities, but it was nice and warm inside for the Goodtimers pancake breakfast which kicked off Tiverton Winterfest Saturday morning, at the Whitney Crawford Community Centre. The Goodtimers Hockey Club served bacon, eggs, pancakes and sausa...
More staff at local nursing homes and retirement homes realize the value of flu shots for both their clients and themselves as immunization rates are up slightly from last season. Staff vaccination rates at local nursing homes averaged 75 per cent, up from 74 per cent in 2014-2015. All...
Students at Ripley-Huron Community School put their creative efforts to good use last week. The Grades 2-3 class of Khushbu Masrani made posters to welcome Syrian refugees to Canada as part of the Global Communities Unit. The posters are colourful and send a warm, welcoming message....
Thanks to those musicians and audience who attended our “Kitchen Party” jam-session Feb. 5. Good fun. Next one is Friday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m.. Let’s make it bigger and better! Valentine’s Day is Sunday, Feb. 14. Why not bring your significant other along ...
The public will have a chance to make comments on a revised draft plan of subdivision for the West Ridge on the Lake project, Wednesday afternoon at the Kincardine municipal hall. The project is slated for the old Hartwick Farm, located on Bruce County Road 23 (B-line), north of the Town ...
The Trillium ROOTS Community Fund has presented a donation of $2,500 to the Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey, located in Kincardine. This donation funding will assist in the upgrade of Information Technology (IT) hardware to ensure the safe and well-being of clients. ...
I know it’s hard to believe but that albino rodent (you know who - Wiarton Willie) has committed us to another six weeks of winter! But hey, it’s Bruce County, so six more weeks of winter would be an early spring for us. Tiverton Blooms will be having its Garden of ...
A Bruce Power employee is in hospital after being injured during a routine maintenance activity as part of the Unit 8 outage at the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kincardine. John Peevers of Bruce Power communications, says that Monday, (Feb. 1), the employee was injured whe...
Grade 7 students from Huron Heights Public School represented the Kincardine area at the Skills Canada-Ontario Cardboard Boat Races, held at the North Huron Wescast Community Centre in Wingham, Tuesday, Feb. 2. Their task was to work as a team to build a boat that would out-perfo...
LOCK-IT OR LOSE-IT (WALKERTON, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is reminding vehicle owners to lock-it or lose-it, following the report of an overnight vehicle entry in the Town of Walkerton. The resident of Ridout Street reported some cash and music CDs were taken. &n...
Valentine’s was the theme when the Bervie Women's Institute met Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. at the Bervie United Church. Islay Eby read a poem, “This is Love,” followed by the usual openings. Eleven members answered the roll call, “Where did you go o...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is continuing to seek information on the whereabouts of 24-year-old Donnel Elizabeth Jane Andrews (R) who was last seen on January 29, 2016 at 3:40 a.m. Description: 165 cm (5’5”) tall 54.5 kg (120 pounds) with ...
It's back to the engineer's drawing board to come up with alternatives for improvements to the Clark Creek Drain in Huron-Kinloss Township. Neal Morris, drainage engineer of K. Smart and Associates Limited, presented his report to township council at its committee-of-the-whole ...
Dogs accompanied humans when they migrated into North America almost 15,000 years ago. They were an essential part of the Native American culture, kept as pets and used for help in travelling, protection, and hunting purposes. Later on, when the Europeans appeared on the scene, this pr...
The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) watershed conditions statement - water safety, issued Monday for the Maitland and Nine Mile River watersheds, has been extended until Monday, Feb. 8. On average, the watersheds have received 20 millimetres of rain since Sunday. ...
(ORILLIA, ON) – In the wake of a tragic weekend that claimed the lives of three snowmobilers on frozen waterways, the OPP and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are warning snowmobilers about unsafe ice, and urging everyone, including anglers, to stay off lakes and ri...
Two vehicles suffered major damage after they collided at the corner of St. Albert and Queen Streets in Kincardine, Tuesday morning (Feb. 2). Two ambulances on scene at a two-vehicle accident, Tuesday morning, at the corner of St. Albert and Queen Streets, Kincardine The South B...
SNOWMOBILE CHARGES ISSUED AT RIDE CHECK (HURON-KINLOSS TWP, ON) – Jan. 24, at 1:27 p.m., members of the South Bruce OPP set up a RIDE checkpoint at the intersection of Southline Avenue and Bruce County Road 1 in Kinloss Township. An Ontario Federation of Snowmobi...
The Municipality of Kincardine and the Township of Huron-Kinloss have reaffirmed their support of Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) for the long-term storage of low-level and intermediate-level nuclear waste at the Bruce Nuclear site, located wes...
(KINCARDINE, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is seeking information on the whereabouts of 24-year-old Donnel Elizabeth Jane Andrews who was last seen Jan. 29, at 3:40 a.m. Description: 165 cm (5’5”) tall 54.5 kg (120 pounds) with a thin build ...
The sunny, warm weather in the Kincardine area this week is welcome relief after the heavy snowfall and blowing and drifting snow of January, but it has also prompted the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) to issue a watershed safety warning. Water rushes toward the Russ...
Gosh, where has all our snow gone? Hope it doesn’t come back with a vengeance. It was great this past week to have such good roads for the Alzheimer Tea at RVilla. The community response was good and the fun and fellowship was even better. Sure did like those cookies th...
Q: The doctor warned me that my new medication might increase my risk of bleeding. What did she mean by that? A: Drug-induced bleeding is a potential side effect of many commonly-used medications (both prescription and over-the-counter), as well as many herbs and other natura...