The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 183, Kincardine, is proud to be a part of a great organization that is almost totally managed and operated by a team of dedicated volunteers. Volunteerism is what the Legion is all about. Legionnaires are one of the largest volunteer bases in t...
Seven young people, with the Ripley Horticultural Society's For Our Youth club, and their leaders, met at the Huron-Kinloss township hall to work on posters for the Ontario Horticultural Association competition. The poster competition theme, "Around our Home and Native L...
Q: My eyes are dry all the time. I have tried numerous artificial tear drops and gels and they either fail to relieve my symptoms or I have to use them almost constantly to stop the irritation and burning. Is there anything else out there? A: Dry eyes is an exceptionally common...
What do you do when the fitness centre you've been attending for years, puts a closed sign on the door? Well, you purchase it and start a co-operative. That's what a group of ladies has done in Kincardine. Members of the FitWorx facility in downtown Kincardine (formerly Curv...
Kincardine, Huron-Kinloss and Arran-Elderslie are not pleased with local open houses outlining Union Gas' proposal to extend its natural gas line into the South Bruce area, now that the three municipalities have signed franchise agreements, allowing EPCOR Utilities Inc. to proceed to ...
OPP INVESTIGATING BREAK-IN AT LAUNDROMAT (GODERICH, ON) - Huron County OPP officers are currently investigating a break, enter and theft that took place this week at a laundromat on Hamilton Street in Goderich. Just after 4:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, police were call...
A study confirms air quality measured at the Tiverton air-monitoring station reflects the larger picture of air quality across the Grey-Bruce region. The Grey Bruce Health Unit and the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change conducted a study looking at ambient air quality i...
Kincardine area residents had another bout of winter to contend with, as heavy snow and gusty winds combined to cause problems Wednesday night and Thursday. Surprisingly, schools and activities ran as usual, with no snow day called. Businesses and offices remained open and there were n...
The Kincardine Refugee Committee is ready for the refugee families, thanks to the outstanding generosity of the Kincardine community. Funding is available for one year of sponsorship for two families, furniture has been collected for two homes, the housing committee is ready ...
The provincial Liberal government's 2016 budget is putting a new tax on gasoline and home-heating that will make life more unaffordable for families and seniors across Ontario, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. "All across my riding, I've been hearing the same th...
(BROCKTON, ON) – Feb. 24, at about 9:19 p.m., the South Bruce OPP, together with the Elmwood Fire Department, responded to a rural structure fire on Concession 12 in the Municipality of Brockton. The structure, a large barn housing dairy cattle and farm equipment, was des...
Friday, Feb. 5, the Kincardine Skating Club accepted a very generous donation from the Power Workers’ Union (PWU) for the 2015-2016 season! Tim Crawford, union representative, on behalf of the PWU, presented a cheque for $1,500 to club coaches Lorilee Nelson and Quinn Kol...
The OPP is hiring front-line police constables. To attract the most suitable and competitive applicants, OPP West Region recruiters will host a one-day symposium, Thursday, April 21, at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer. The focus of this event will be varsity athletes current...
Six local Special Olympics athletes are joining Team Ontario to compete at the national winter games, slated for March 1-5, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The curling team includes skip Ryan Brodhagen, second Chris Weese, lead Jackie McDonald, and vice Tyler Jilek of Kincardine, and al...
The Kincardine Theatre Guild received 15 nominations and four awards from the Western Ontario Drama League, for its out-of-festival production of "Peter Pan, The Pantomime," which was staged last fall. Matt Harvey won the award for best supporting actor (actress?) as the Dame...
Friday, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson was at the Lucknow Sports Centre to present each of the eight hospital foundations in Huron-Bruce, with a donation of $5,000 from the Insurance Bureau of Canada, represented by Doug DeRabbie, director, government relations, Ontario. "Huron-Bru...
FIRST Lego League (FLL) Team 4137, the Clean-up Crew, of Kincardine won the Global Innovation Award at the Western Ontario provincial championships held at the University of Waterloo, Jan. 28, and is now headed for the Ontario Innovation Celebration in Toronto this Saturday (Feb. 27). ...
The South Bruce natural gas initiative can proceed to the next phase now that a Municipal Franchise Agreement has been approved and signed by the Municipalities of Kincardine and Arran-Elderslie and the Township of Huron-Kinloss. This provides EPCOR Utilities Inc. with the right to distri...
Hope everyone had fun on Family Day! The family of John and Joyce Farrell came to visit and enjoyed playing in the snow, checking out the animals, and doing chores with their grandparents. Congratulations to Karen and Win Allen on their 55th Wedding Anniversary! Also Happy Birt...
Q: I heard on the CBC that my stomach medication might cause dementia. What are the facts? A: We seem to write about the class of stomach drugs known as the proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) as much or more than any other group of drugs (although the “statins” which t...
Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna has, once more, delayed a decision on Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) for low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste at the Bruce Nuclear site, located in the Municipality of Kincardine. However,...
Wayne Douglas McLean of Ripley, died at his residence, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at the age of 55. He was born in Kincardine, May 10, 1960, beloved son of the late Donalda (Thompson) and John "Jack" McLean. Greatly missed by four sisters; Mary-Lynn McLean of Ripley, Debbie ...
The Kincardine, Ripley, Tiverton and Lucknow Fall Fair ambassadors joined their colleagues from across the province at the annual Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) convention, held on the weekend at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The local ambassadors incl...
After fire seriously damaged the Bruce Bowling Lanes in Kincardine, Sept. 1, 2014, the owners were unable to open the doors for the annual Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District bowl-a-thon in March, 2015. But bowling is back! The alley has reopened and is hosting the ...
Many thanks to those musicians and guests who attended our Kitchen Party Jam Session, Feb. 19. The next one will be Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m. So, dust off that old instrument and join us. This Friday, Feb. 26, is Trivia Night starting at 7 p.m. Put your thinking caps on and co...
Jennifer Padden (Beemer) loves bright, vibrant colours, and that is beautifully apparent in her paintings. The Newmarket artist has her work on display at the Victoria Park Gallery in downtown Kincardine, for the first time, from now until the end of April. Raised in the tiny Villag...
It was a week of donations for the betterment of the Kincardine community. Firstly, a presentation by the Bervie Women's Institute to the Kincardine Fire Department. In honour of the 119th anniversary of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario, all the W.I.s in the area ...
Almost 20 young people gathered at the Kincardine Legion Hall for the annual public speaking competition, Saturday morning. The judges listened carefully to all the speeches and came up with the following results: Storytelling - Grades 1-3 1st - Gabriella Geberdt 2nd - Joseph We...
The Reid's Corners Women's Institute helped celebrate 119 years of W.I. in Ontario, by working on the Quincy Project and donating the results to the Ripley-Huron Fire Department. Each W.I. Area was given copies of the book, “Quincy and His Quilt: a Northern Adv...
Use of the Kincardine Food Bank continues to increase. That's the word from co-ordinators Nancy Dawson and Pat Stewart who said the total clients served in 2015 was 2,886, compared to 2,578 the previous year. Thanks to the generosity of the Kincardine and area community, these n...
The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation and the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine, are hosting a fund-raiser at Boston Pizza in support of a new ultrasound machine. The event will be held Friday, Feb. 26, from 5-9 p.m., with 10 per cent of all sales going toward t...
It seems the Valentine fairies have come to St. Andrews Park in Tiverton. Taking advantage of the red Christmas lights, they decorated the park with red lights shaped as hearts. Anyone with any knowledge of who aided and abetted these fairies is to come forward with their information. We ...
Fund-raising by the Kincardine Refugee Committee is on target to bring two families to the area - one is a family of four and the other, a family of six. But the fun is just beginning, says the finance committee, as it has a number of fund-raising events planned for the comin...
It was a Battle of the Farrells, as John and Mary competed for the trophy at the annual Millarton Family Day Crokinole Tournament held at the home of Dave and Karen Kotva, Monday. John emerged the winner, and will have his name engraved on the prestigious Millarton Family Day Crokinole...
The February meeting of the Purple Grove Women's Institute was held in the social room of the Ripley Sports Complex. Vice-president Deanna Scott brought the meeting to order for the members and guests. Hostess Cheryl Bridge had the room set up so nicely. Joyce Farrell read th...
Union Gas has announced it plans to bring affordable, safe and reliable natural gas to the communities of Kincardine, Tiverton, Inverhuron, Chesley, Paisley, Ripley, Lucknow and Point Clark. The company has set up public meetings and put forward an application to the Ontario Energy Boa...
"Willow Quartet" is the emotional story about a painful journey, with a few laughs along the way. And the Kincardine Theatre Guild's production of this tale is amazing, thanks to a stellar cast of veteran actors who breathe life into this intense drama. Shirley Bieman ...
For a second time, Mikaela Hackett (right, in photo with Hailey Hartwick) has donated her hair for Locks of Love. The Kincardine girl went to Hailey Hartwick of After Hours Haircuts who trimmed more than 11 inches of Mikaela's hair, giving her a shorter hairdo, and allowing her the...
After a decade of reinventing itself, the West Ridge on the Lake development now calls for 450 units on the old Hartwick Farm property, located west of Bruce County Road 23 (B-line), just north of the Kincardine hospital. An open house and public meeting were held last Wednesday ...
A huge crowd of residents, guests, and staff of Trillium Court Seniors' Community in Kincardine enjoyed the For the Love of Chocolate Valentine's Day party and fund-raiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Friday afternoon. People gathered around the seven tables of delectab...