The Kincardine District Secondary School junior and senior boys volleyball teams hosted Walkerton and Saugeen District Secondary School, Tuesday afternoon, for a mini-tournament of play. The juniors downed Walkerton, with two wins, 25-19 and 15-11, losing one match, 21-25. However, the...
Information and data systems are today’s criminal targets (ORILLIA, ON) – The OPP is doing its part to enhance public safety and awareness, and help mitigate the many threats posed by cyber criminals, during Cyber Security Awareness Month. In 2015, the to...
The weather was typical Tiverton Fall Fair - cloudy with rain. But it was warmer than most years, and the rain held off for the parade which marched through downtown Tiverton, Saturday afternoon. The fire truck from the Tiverton Fire Station led the parade, followed by new Tiverton Fal...
In co-operation with Farm Credit Canada (FCC), BDO is continuing its support of the Drive Away Hunger campaign, a unique food drive concept that focuses on fighting hunger in rural Canada. The first event occurred in 2004 when an FCC employee drove an open-cab tractor-tra...
Another great season of Men’s Night play wrapped up at Ainsdale Golf Course, with the closing scramble, Sunday, Oct. 2. After two teams tied at minus–11, a shoot-out was needed to decide the winner. The foursome of Travis McLaughlin, Mark McBride, Ken Bellan and To...
Pat Capeling (above, centre, with Bessie Farrell, left, and Ginny Ross) of Kincardine, will be receiving a provincial life membership with the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO). The announcement was made at the Sept. 21 meeting of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - K...
Students at St. Anthony's School, Kincardine, participated in a shoreline clean-up along the Penetangore River and the Kincardine trail network, Sept. 22. The clean-up is part of an international program organized by the Vancouver aquarium. The students and staff collected three...
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has named Laurie Swami (above) its new president and chief executive officer, effective Nov. 14. “Ms. Swami’s extensive experience makes her the ideal leader for the NWMO,” said board chairman Wayne Robbins. “She ...
A proposed private member's motion, Motion 45, will just mean more red tape for municipalities, says Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb. Wednesday, in the House of Commons, Liberal MPs voted 182-84 to support Halifax MP Andy Fillmore’s Motion 45 which forces municipalities to measure gr...
To mark the completion of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference in Vienna, Austria, Bruce Power announced Thursday. it will host a follow-up Operational Safety and Review Team (OSART) visit at Bruce B in 2017. “Bruce Power is proud to be an acti...
Rylee Evans has been named the new Tiverton Fall Fair ambassador, while Gina Spiridaki was first runner-up, and Hailey Woods was second runner-up. The Ambassador of the Fair pageant was held Friday night, to officially kick off the 155th Tiverton Fall Fair. Held at the Whitney Crawf...
The Kincardine Legion needs volunteers to help with some of the regular fund-raising activities and some of the one-time fund-raisers. We need volunteers who can help on Thursday nights with Bingo, either with selling Bingo card strips or collecting the used papers from the tables. We nee...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County residents, do you know there is another way to report a minor crime? It’s called Citizen Self-Reporting. The Huron County OPP is reminding the public about this on-line reporting system as an alternative to having an officer ...
Q: There are so many products to choose from for constipation; how do I know which one to try? A: Constipation is defined as having either a reduced frequency (less than three per week) of bowel movements, having a difficult time passing the stool, or not being able to completely pas...
The congregation of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Kingarf, celebrated its 150th anniversary, Sunday afternoon, paying tribute to Bishop Isaac O. Stringer, the infamous Bishop who ate his boots. The Story of the Bishop who ate his boots explains that, "In early September, 1909...
For the past year, the residents and staff at RVilla Retirement Living in Ripley have been fund-raising for the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation. Sept. 21, they were excited to present a donation of $1,500 to foundation president Becky Fair. The largest fund-raising c...
SCHOOL BUS REAR-ENDED (MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron County OPP officers are investigating a collision that took place Thursday morning, Sept. 29, involving a Pontiac Torrent and a school bus. At 8:22 a.m., police responded to the crash scene on Brussels ...
To our faithful readers, if you've been searching for the classifieds and announcements on the Kincardine Record, we have now launched an "Announcements" page which features all these important items. You will find this new page linked to the front page, by checking the b...
Fall officially arrived Thursday (Sept. 22) and the leaves are starting to change, turning the streets, roads and tree-lines into a glorious display of colour in the Kincardine area. The Canada Geese are heading south, and the snowplow blades have been fixed and are ready for use, mean...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild and talented members of the community are working together to perform a "Fund-raising Cabaret" in support of the Kincardine Refugee Committee, this weekend at the Kincardine Arts Centre. The event features about 25 acts, with singing, dancing, gui...
The first fund-raising event, leading up to Kincardine's 2018 Reunion, is a Craft Beer Crawl, slated for Saturday, Oct. 1, in downtown Kincardine. Besides craft beer, the event features live music, good food and souvenirs at four venues, with the following entertainment line-up: ...
Oct. 3-7, the Province of Ontario, the Municipalities of Kincardine and Saugeen Shores, the County of Bruce, and Bruce Power will be holding a full-scale, nuclear emergency exercise. Called Huron Resolve, the exercise will simulate an emergency that requires co-ordination among ...
CALLER HELPS POLICE STOP IMPAIRED DRIVER (KINLOSS TWP, ON) – Sept. 26, at 3:34 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a suspected impaired driver in a grey Buick sedan. Officers located the vehicle on Bruce County Road 1 in Kinloss Township and found th...
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre board of directors is in the process of updating the organization’s strategic directions for the future. As part of the strategic planning process, the board is seeking input from the four communities served by the multi-site hospital or...
The Ontario Liberal government needs to go further to remedy the skyrocketing energy rates that are draining the wallets of hardworking Ontarians and driving business out of the province, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Progressive Conservative (PC) critic of environment and cap-and-t...
Three girls are competing to become the new ambassador of the Tiverton Fall Fair which runs this weekend, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. RYLEE EVANS Rylee, 16, is the daughter of Don and Renee Evans, and is proudly sponsored by Bruce Telecom. A student at Kincardine District Secondary Scho...
EVERY LIFE IS WORTH THE FIVE SECONDS IT TAKES TO BUCKLE UP! (ORILLIA, ON) – The deaths of 347 unbuckled vehicle occupants in OPP-investigated collisions over the past five years have prompted the OPP to call on drivers and passengers to assist police in conducting a successful pr...
A notice has gone out to all water users in the Tiverton and Kincardine expanded service area, including Huronville and the water pipeline: Please be advised that the Kincardine and Tiverton standpipe projects have been completed and both are now back on-line and operating normally. ...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – The Huron County OPP is currently investigating a break, enter and theft at a cottage in Port Albert, which netted the thief some food and electronics. Investigators believe the break and enter took place sometime between Sept. 4-20. T...
Kincardine is holding a public meeting Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine to share information and receive input on a proposed new governance model for the municipally-owned Bruce Telecom business. Currently, Bruce Telecom is managed as a municipal servic...
The weather was, once again, perfect for the 153rd Ripley-Huron Fall Fair on the weekend. Ominous, dark clouds hovered over the midway and fairgrounds Friday night but they quickly dissipated and Saturday dawned beautiful, sunny and warm, with just a bit of fall crispness added in ther...
THREE-DAY SUSPENSION SERVED AT RIDE CHECK (MILDMAY, ON) – Sept. 24, at 10:10 p.m., members of the South Bruce OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Elora Street South in Mildmay, when a Toyota Corolla was stopped. Officers found that the driver had been drinking al...
A $10,000 donation from Bruce Power has helped the Goderich and Clinton Kinsmen Clubs upgrade the equipment they use for their fund-raising TV auction, which raises thousands of dollars each year. The funding helped the Kinsmen replace equipment that had been used for all 25 of...
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A female driver of Oakville has been charged with Racing, following a traffic stop that took place Sept. 23. Just before 7 a.m., a Huron County OPP officer spotted a Dodge Ram pick-up truck traveling westbound on Huron Road outside of Goderich at a hig...
Now, wasn’t that a wonderful day to host a fall fair in Ripley? We are so thankful for the good weather, good crowds and an all-round good time. Thanks to Brian Reid, Sharon Martin and the entire executive for planning such a great event. Thank you, as well, to all the volunteers wh...
It was warm and sunny, perfect weather, yet again, for the Mammoth Ripley-Huron Fall Fair parade, Saturday. The Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band led the event, as it marched through downtown Ripley to the fairgrounds. A mammoth crowd lined Huron and Queen Streets to watch the parade wh...
The Pine River Watershed Initiative Network (PRWIN) presented its annual awards of merit to youth, landowners, educators and sponsors, Friday night at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair. Penny Faragher Robertson, office administrator, and Emily Martin, project co-ordinator, made the pres...
Recently, the Northern Light Lodge No. 93, Kincardine, had the honour of bestowing one 60-year membership pin on Don Eyre. The Lodge also presented two 25-year pins - one to Don Martyn and the other to Blair Scott. There are about 200-250 members in the Lodge which meets the first W...
The Ripley 4-H Conservation Club wrapped up its session with a bus trip to MacGregor Point Provincial Park, south of Port Elgin, Aug. 24. The weather was great as Steve Hallam drove the group to this fun-filled destination. Park employees Kathleen and Alicia met us and we had a great m...
Miriam Flatt says she doesn't feel a whole lot different now than she did years ago. The resident of Malcolm Place, Kincardine, celebrated her 100th birthday, with family and friends, Thursday afternoon; even though her birthday wasn't until Saturday. Born Sept. 24, 1916, an...