Renovations at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital site are under way, and expected to be completed by the end of April. Flooring in the main corridors, where there is carpet and chipped tile, will be replaced, and a number of doors will be upgraded to comply with ...
Due to a restriction in storage space, the Legion has available several non-folding wheelchairs in very good condition. If you are interested in obtaining one, please call John at 519-396-9445 to make an appointment to view the chairs. A donation to the Legion would be appreciated for a...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The Huron County OPP is urging motorists to stay off roadways and avoid unnecessary travel at this time (Saturday night, Feb. 14). Several areas in Huron County are experiencing blizzard-like conditions. Limited to nil visibility from blowing snow is making tra...
Stormy winter weather continues to cause problems for motorists in the Kincardine area, as severe cold temperatures, high wind and heavy snow descended Friday night, and stuck around through Saturday. The storm is expected to ease off by Sunday afternoon. Saturday morning, area residen...
Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 5-6:30 p.m., at the Tiverton Knox Presbyterian Church. Come out and enjoy some homemade pancakes and sausage with real maple syrup. Hosted by the Knox Youth Group, donations at the door. Birthday wishes...
Love was in the air, as well as the smell of chocolate and delicious treats, as a great crowd of residents, guests, and staff at Trillium Court Seniors' Community enjoyed the "For the Love of Chocolate" event, Thursday afternoon. Most people wore red to mark Valentine'...
THEFT OF SNOWMOBILE (MUNICIPALITY OF SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – Thursday, Feb. 12, at 9:43 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a stolen snowmobile from the parking lot of Harley’s Pub and Perk located on Elora Street, Mildmay, in the Municipality of South Bruce. ...
Enjoy the sunshine, freshly-fallen snow and the meeting of neighbours, family and friends for the next few days. Come on out and embrace winter and chase away those February Blues. There are lots of things to do this weekend in the area. The Ripley Winter Carnival on this weekend...
SCRAP YARD THIEVES CHARGED (GODERICH, ON) – The Huron County OPP has charged two men with criminal offences after they were stopped hauling stolen scrap. Just before 3 a.m., Feb. 6, officers stopped a U-Haul pick-up truck that was travelling on Gloucester Terrace in the To...
Firefighters from the Kincardine and Tiverton stations responded to a fire at a workshop on Sideroad 10, south of Highway 9, Thursday morning, Feb. 12. Smoke was still billowing from the building Thursday afternoon as firefighters continued to battle the blaze. No cause has been d...
Kincardine area residents were left in the dark and the cold, Thursday morning, Feb. 12, following a power outage that hit Kincardine, as well as about 6,000 customers in Tiverton, the surrounding rural area, Huron-Kinloss, Greenock, and Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh. A Hydro One s...
Celebrate Ontario’s mid-winter holiday by taking part in the Family Day of PLAY. Families are encouraged to participate by being physically active, Monday, Feb. 16. Check out the full list of activities happening in your community at www.playbrucegrey.com or join the PLAY Facebook ...
This year, the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District will be holding their first-ever Curl For Kids' Sake, presented by The Society of Energy Professionals! With the generous co-operation of the Kincardine Curling Club, curlers of all levels will gather March 7 at...
(MUNICIPALITY OF SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - Feb. 11, at 8:23 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a collision between a vehicle and a school bus on Absalom St. W., Mildmay, in the Municipality of South Bruce. A Kunkel Lines school bus, carrying 23 students on bo...
The Kincardine Sparks and Brownies celebrated Valentine's Day with a party Tuesday night at Kincardine Baptist Church. The event featured games, crafts, and cupcake-decorating, as well as dress-up when the girls could put on a variety of items, including sunglasses, feather boas an...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The OPP is warning all citizens to be on the look-out for on-line fraudsters engaged in “romance scams.” According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, in 2014 alone, Canadians lost $13,736,678 to this scam. Fraudsters steal photos on-line a...
About 75 people enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment, Sunday, at the Whitney Crawford Community Centre, part of the Tiverton Winterfest celebration. The event, which featured a ham and scalloped potato supper, was hosted by the Tiverton Agricultural Society. Entertaining the crowd, we...
On the heels of its best four-unit run since 1981, Unit 1 at the Bruce A nuclear generating station, has been removed from service for a $58-million planned maintenance outage. A press release from Bruce Power states that the unit was removed from service Jan. 30 after 99 conse...
Donna Coughlan of Kincardine was named Bruce Power citizen of the year at the 2014 Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce community achievement awards. The chamber is now seeking nominations for this year's awards, including the following: Enbridge Quality of Life Award - Pre...
Wednesday, Feb. 11, is 211 Day across North America. To mark this occasion, staff with the United Way of Bruce Grey and the 211 Ontario helpline are asking residents to make the right call if they want or need help. Call 2-1-1 for information on your community, social and healt...
Revera Inc., owner of Trillium Court Seniors' Community in Kincardine, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Canadian Home Health division to Extendicare Inc. which operates a home health care division (ParaMed). The decision to divest the Home Health division follows a...
The Purple Grove Women's Institute held its February meeting at the home of Marilyn Reid Wednesday afternoon. Marilyn welcomed everyone, especially our four guests. The roll call was answered by: 'A product to remove stains'. There were some interesting an...
Q: What do you suggest I take for my cough that I have had for weeks? A: First of all, over-the-counter cough and cold remedies are not to be used in children, especially those under the age of five, due to lack of evidence of effectiveness and increased chance of harm. If...
More than 70 years after serving as members of the First Special Service Force in the Second World War, Charles Mann of Kincardine and his fellow Forcemen have been awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal. Mann and 13 other Canadians were among 42 surviving members of the jo...
A hungry crowd turned out for the Goodtimers Hockey Club's pancake breakfast, Saturday morning, at the Whitney Crawford Community Centre in Tiverton. Players cooked and served the breakfast, part of Tiverton Winterfest which also included story time, sing song and a kids' movie...
Former Canadian prime minister Paul Martin, who served from 2003-06, will campaign with federal Liberal candidate Allan Thompson in the riding of Huron-Bruce, Wednesday, Feb. 25, making stops in Kincardine and Port Elgin before ending the day with a major rally in Goderich. &...
The TD Bank Group has donated $25,473 to the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation. The presentation was made Thursday afternoon at the Kincardine branch, with manager Michael Wright and several staff members, handing the cheque to foundation vice-president Becky Fair and direc...
Feb. 12 - Cash Bingo - doors open at 6 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7 p.m. More Bingo players means bigger cash prizes. Feb. 13 - Trivia Night at the Legion. Come out and test your knowledge. Everyone welcome. Starts at 7 p.m. Spectators welcome. Feb. 14 – Special Valentine's ...
CORRECTION! The wording at the top of the petition that was circulated in and around the Inverhuron area read, "Are you in favour of Victoria Street/Upper Lorne Beach Road gate opened to traffic 'ONLY' when #21 Highway is closed." The word ONLY is the key ...
The Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce raised more than $60,000 in its final Walk for Memories, held Jan. 31 in Kincardine, Hanover, Thornbury and Owen Sound. “We are grateful to everyone who participated in, who donated to, and who volunteered at, this year's event,&rdq...
Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey is pleased to announce that Carrie Ann Kent will be the keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day celebration, Saturday, March 28, at the Lakeshore Recreation Centre in Port Elgin. "Some of you may know Carrie as sh...
GOOD SAMARITANS HELP RECOVER LOST MONEY (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – Feb. 2, at 3 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a quantity of cash that had been found near the Canadian Tire parking lot in Kincardine Township. Officers managed to locate the owner and the money was returned....
Huron-Kinloss Township is one of 11 communities still in the running to host a used-nuclear-fuel Deep Geologic Repository (DGR). To that end, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) spoke to council at its general committee meeting Monday afternoon (Feb. 2), outlining the next s...
The results are in for the 2014 Lucknow and Ripley Holiday Shopping Pass. Congratulations to the three lucky winners of $150 Huron-Kinloss shopping sprees: Bev Menary of Lucknow, Chad Silva of London, and Anita Rutledge of Ripley. In total, 1,299 completed passes were submitted to Hur...
Bruce Power president and chief executive officer Duncan Hawthorne and senior staff were in Ottawa Thursday morning, Feb. 5, for the first part of a Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) hearing into the five-year licence renewal for the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kinca...
In a narrow, 5-4 recorded vote, Kincardine council has agreed to find out the current status of the proposed sale of Bruce Telecom to Bragg Communications (Eastlink). Announced last January, the deal was scuttled in August after the Competition Bureau refused to allow the sale,...
Warm greetings from the Tiverton Agricultural Society! Our heartfelt thanks go out to last year’s executive who faithfully served us so well. Our new executive took office in January. They are: president Tom Evans, 1st vice-president Anne Marie Gomes, 2nd vice-pr...
Residents of Huron-Kinloss Township are being urged to leave an inside faucet running during periods of extreme cold weather. Two incidents were reported in the Point Clark area Monday. If you have, or suspect you may have, a frozen waterline, contact Veolia Water Canada at 519-524-...
THREE-DAY SUSPENSION SERVED AT RIDE (KINCARDINE, ON) – Jan. 30, at 10:48 p.m., members of the South Bruce OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Russell Street in Kincardine, when a black Pontiac Torrent was stopped. Officers found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. A...
A joint letter from Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson and Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker is calling on Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins to stop the closure of the Restorative Care Unit (RCU) program in Chesley. The two local MPPs have also invited the minister to visit the Chesl...