"It's All Gone to Shitz," based in Ripley and Kincardine, raised a total of $15,566.25 for the Grey Bruce Gutsy Walk, placing it in the top 10 fund-raising teams across Canada. The Grey-Bruce event was held Sunday morning at Walkerton District Community School in support of ...
The Blyth Festival opens its 42nd season with Our Beautiful Sons: Remembering Matthew Dinning, a riveting new play by Christopher Morris, directed by the festival's artistic director, Gil Garratt, which opens June 15. Based on the true story of a local family, the Dinn...
The Ontario energy minister's parliamentary assistant has been bringing false hope to the residents of South Bruce about the future of natural gas in Bruce County, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. Bob Delaney, the MPP for Mississauga-Streetsville, was in South Bruce at t...
POLICE INVESTIGATING COPPER WIRE THEFT (BRUCE TWP, ON) – June 6, at 3:09 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a hydro switching station located in the 500 block of Concession 2 in Bruce Township. Sometime between 5 p.m. June 3, and 12 p.m. ...
"Violet" is lost and her family and friends hope someone may have seen her. The five-month-old German Shepherd-Labrador-Golden Retriever mix has been missing since Saturday morning. She either got off the property or was taken. Her owner lives in the Sutton Street-Broadway ar...
The Kincardine Sunset Quilters’ Guild hosted a “trunk show," Monday, June 6, at St. Anthony’s Church. Guest speaker was Patti Carey of Northcott Silk Industries, a Canadian distributor of cotton-printed fabrics. More than 100 ladies attended the event. C...
The Farm Safety Club is the newest addition to 4-H in this area. The second Farm Safety 4-H meeting was held Monday, May 30. The club has approximately 22 members and so far, it has covered topics including WHIMIS and personal protective equipment. The goal is to increase awareness ...
For the sixth consecutive year, Bruce Power has launched a $50,000 scholarship program aimed at students pursuing post-secondary education in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties. Students who are enrolled in a skilled-trade, college or university for the 2016/17 academic year, are i...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - One week from today marks an event in Huron County that Special Olympians and Huron County OPP officers look forward to every year. Huron OPP officers and Special Olympians from all over Huron County will run, walk, and stroll together, Tuesday, June 14...
Laura Haight was somewhat surprised and shocked to hear her name called as the Legionnaire of the Year at Sunday evening's Honours and Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Banquet at the Royal Canadian Legion, McDonald Branch 183, Kincardine. As she accepted the award, standing with h...
Huron-Kinloss council has turned down a proposal to provide curbside yard waste collection in Lucknow. May 16, angry Lucknow residents came to council demanding the service be reinstated. Those concerns were sent to public works director Hugh Nichol who brought forward a report last ni...
Wednesday, June 1, a Caregivers Support Workshop was presented at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. The morning session offered information and resources currently available for caregivers, while in the afternoon, participants were invited to practise training for a volunteer peer suppor...
Due to high demand, the Bruce Power bus tour program is expanding in 2016. Tours begin from the Visitors’ Centre, July 2, with two tours per day from Monday to Saturday throughout July and August, excluding holidays, ending Sept. 2. Scheduled at 1 p.m. and 2 ...
Many theme songs from the greatest television shows in history, along with some famous commercials, are featured in the Kincardine Community Singers' spring concert, "Showtime!" which runs June 11-12 at 7:30 p.m., at Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine. If Wednesday'...
Shane Hotchkiss of Kincardine, former Canadian peacekeeper with the United Nations Force in Cyprus, was the reviewing officer at the 28th annual Kincardine Air Cadets, Typhoon Squadron 183, inspection, held Sunday, May 29, at the Davidson Centre Arena. The review began with the squadro...
It was a sunny, hot day for the Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School-Huron Heights Public School Fun Fair, held Saturday, May 28, at KTTPS. Students from both schools, and their families, enjoyed many activities and games, including a bouncy castle, ring toss, face-painting, demo...
A crowd of Kincardine District Secondary School students dressed in their finest for Prom 2016, held Saturday, May 28, at the Kincardine Pavilion. It was a parade of fancy dresses and sharp suits as the young people had photos taken at the Rock Garden, before heading in for the dinner ...
Kincardine's gold-medal Special Olympian Rosie Laidler was the torch-bearer at the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics which made its way through downtown Kincardine, Tuesday afternoon. Joining Special Olympics athletes and members of Community Living of Kincardine and D...
The Kincardine Legion presented $5,000 in donations, Thursday night, just prior to Bingo, in the Legion Hall. The money is from the poppy fund. Jim Weir, charity chairman, was joined by president Mary Farrell and vice-president Jim McDonald in making the presentations to the Kincardi...
About a dozen participants and five dogs joined in the Tiverton Lions Dog Guide Walk, Sunday, May 29, beginning at the Tiverton Lions Hall. Among the dogs, were "Kleo," owned by Lynda Eskrick; "Maggie," being walked by Tiverton Lion Brent Crawford; "Taz," ...
History was the theme when the Bervie Women's Institute met at the hall Wednesday, June 1, at 7 p.m. After the usual openings, the Roll Call, “A memory of Bervie,” was answered by nine members and one guest with many interesting comments. Our recent plant...
To the Editor: The Municipality of Kincardine has declared June 4-12 as "Kincardine Trails Week". The Kincardine Trails Association has scheduled events throughout the week and they begin Sunday, June 5, with the Poker Rally Walk or Run. The fun begins at 1 ...
Through coffee sales and generous donations from customers, the Tim Hortons restaurants in downtown Kincardine and just off Highway 21, raised more than $6,000 on Camp Day, Wednesday. The money goes to help low-income children attend Tim Hortons camps across the country. There, the you...
Another glorious golf day for the Inverlyn Lakes Estates Senior Men's Scramble, at Ainsdale Golf Course, Wednesday, June 1. The team of Steve Saxton, Ron Lawless, Hugh Jones and Steve MacEachern led the way with a minus-three score, on the front nine. Closest to the pin wi...
Friday, the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Caucus renewed its call to scrap Drive Clean after documents revealed the Liberal government lied earlier this year about the elimination of the E-test fee and the multi-million-dollar profits the program has generated for the government. ...
IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED IN GODERICH (GODERICH, ON) - A 39-year-old Fordwich man is facing a number of driving charges, following an incident that took place May 27. At approximately 11:22 p.m., a concerned witness contacted police after she observed an impaired driver...
The Municipality of Kincardine and EPCOR Utilities Inc. of Edmonton have confirmed with the provincial government that natural gas is part of Ontario's energy mix. Last month, it was reported that the government was phasing out natural gas as a home-heating option for peo...
Community Foundation Grey Bruce hosted a celebration of sharing Tuesday evening, May 31, at the Victoria Jubilee Hall in Walkerton. The foundation distributed $347,915 to 85 charities and not-for-profit organizations from across the region. Representatives from a variety of groups we...
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is giving local residents an opportunity to have their say about food and beverages sold at recreation spaces. An online survey, Grey Bruce Recreation Space Food & Drink Survey, open until June 30, asks what food and beverages you currently buy and what e...
PRESCRIPTION DRUG DROP-OFF DAY A SUCCESS (SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The OPP is calling last week’s Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day across the province a huge success. More than 40 OPP detachments participated this year across Ontario. A total of 150 kilog...
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society hosted its annual Flower Show and Tea, Wednesday, May 25, at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. Members of the society exhibited their flowers and plants from a list they had previously received. The list held different sections from ...
Ladies night recognition for May FLIGHT Winners MAY 5: A Antoinetta MacDonald 33 B Lisa Byle 25 C Marlene Morrow 25 May 12: A Antoinetta MacDonald 27 B Cathy Edwards 30 C Kelly Glover 31 MAY 19: A Kim Catto 35 B Cathy Edwards 24 C Kelly Glover 29 MAY 26: A A...
Dear Members of the Pine River Watershed Initiative (PRWIN) and all Supporters: If our trip out west to see our family had not been booked a few months ago, I would not have missed the PRWIN celebration last week for anything. I have wonderful memories of my ...
BEAR RE-LOCATED (KINCARDINE, ON) – June 1, at 6:38 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a bear-sighting on Adelaide Street in Kincardine. Officers kept observation of the bear as it moved into a bush area south of Kincardine Avenue. After receiving mo...
What's a woman to do when her husband of 32 years forgets their anniversary? Well, she walks out - and joins the camera club, takes dancing lessons, joins a bowling league, takes art lessons, and even sits in on a Narcotics Anonymous meeting! Such is the backdrop for 'Mrs. P...
The Kincardine Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders celebrated their achievements at the Advancement Ceremony held Wednesday night, May 25, at Kincardine United Church. First-year girls in Sparks and Brownies received badges, crests and pins, while the second-year girls advanced to...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT (KINCARDINE, ON) – May 30, at 9:28 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol, stopped a black Buick on Kincardine Avenue in Kincardine. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Forty-three-year-old David ARM...
Q: My feet and hands often feel numb. What is causing this and what can I do about it? A:) There are many potential causes but the two most common involve either poor circulation or injured peripheral nerves. These nerves are referred to as peripheral because they are located well...
(RIPLEY, ON) – May 13, the South Bruce OPP received reports of break-ins at three businesses overnight in the Village of Ripley. Courtney Farm Supplies on Huron Street in Ripley was forcibly entered during the overnight hours of May 13. A quantity of cash and coin was tak...
Awards, flowers and desserts were the highlights of the May 25 meeting of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine hospital auxiliary. President Carol Collins welcomed 22 members and three gift shop volunteers, Shirley Marie Harris, Joan Wood and Lois Dwan. The awards committe...