(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Huron County OPP officers are well-prepared for what is expected to be a busy weekend for those celebrating the start of summer this Canada Day Weekend. With the increase in traffic throughout Huron County’s roads, motorists can expect a high level of visi...
Despite some unexpected road detours 25 ladies, including Reid's Corners Women's Institute members and friends, carpooled to Drayton, Wednesday, to take in the hilarious production of Norm Foster’s "Looking." After the show, we made our way to the Drayton Christ...
POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN PAINT-LINE STRIPERS (WALKERTON, ON) – June 24, at 12:08 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a break, enter and theft at the Brockton public works shed located along Wallace Street in Walkerton. Sometime between 6 p.m. June 1...
As they head off to secondary school in the fall, the Grade 8 graduates should always remember the great times they had at St. Anthony's School. That's the word from the valedictorians at the graduation ceremony held Monday night at the school. Keno Tui and Nicholas Veenstra...
A three-part documentary on the history of Bruce County will go into production next year and get its television debut on TVO in 2017. The Bruce County heritage documentary project was launched Monday at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in Southampton. "We ha...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – A 10-year snapshot into boating and off-road incidents investigated by the OPP has revealed that capsized boats and lack of safety equipment have been the most common factors in fatal boating incidents, while alcohol leads the list of factors in Off-Roa...
The Bervie Women's Institute entertained 10 members and 11 visitors, June 23, at the hall in Bervie, with a ROSE Program on Kenya. Sandra MacDonald introduced the guest speaker, Joyce Cotterall of Australia (daughter of Alvin and Vi Thompson) who spoke about, and showed pictu...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) - Huron County OPP officers are investigating the theft of a Polaris Sportsman All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) that was stolen from a Westmount Line residence, near Goderich. The vehicle had been chained up to a tree on the owner’s front lawn as...
More than 100 people gathered at the Tiverton Walk of Memories, Sunday afternoon, for the dedication of 10 new memorial trees planted there this year. Tiverton Lion Bob Simpson, chairman of the event, welcomed everyone and said the dedication is a time of celebration and remembrance of...
The devoted Home and School Association and staff gathered at Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine, Saturday, June 20, to plant a memorial garden for Lewis Cavasotto. The beautiful design and labour were headed up by Mike and Brooke Leggett of Mike Leggett Landscape and Design. T...
The 10th annual Kincardine Relay for Life has raised about $33,000. Organizer Geoff Van Geem of the Bluewater unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, said there were 124 participants, including 14 teams, 58 individual walkers, and 47 cancer survivors. The event had a different format t...
Dec. 3, 2014, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine auxiliary held its annual Genie Awards where two departments from Kincardine hospital each won $500 to buy something that it had submitted as its “Wish List.“ The draw was done randomly and the Laboratory and the...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) - Huron County OPP officers are investigating the theft of a Kubota farm tractor and a utility trailer, stolen from Robert’s Farm Equipment located on Amberley Road, west of Lucknow. At approximately 11:50 p.m., June 18, two thieves ...
Hello, Bonjour, Ni hao, Ola, Konnichi wa, Salam, Kumusta, Sat Shri Akal, Namaste! The annual Multicultural Night, held Wednesday at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine, was another success, drawing a great crowd to enjoy the vibrant entertainment and cross-cultural sharing from arou...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine has no interest in traffic lights at Highway 21 and Kincardine Avenue" As a Southline resident, I am glad to see the lights gone (at Highway 21 and Kincardine Avenue), and thankful that the turning lane remains. The turning lane onto t...
PROPERTY OWNER INTERRUPTS THEFT (WALKERTON, ON) – June 22, at 4:06 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft from the driveway of a residence in the 900 block of Old Durham Road in Walkerton. Two men were going through the car and ran off when the ...
Q: As we continue to come across studies and articles that interest us (and hopefully, at least some of you), but are too short to turn into an entire column, we thought we would once again combine several of them. A: A new study has looked at combining two different types of d...
The majestic sound of the pipes and drums could be heard in downtown Kincardine as the Piping of the Tartan parade marched from the Kincardine Legion to Victoria Park, Saturday morning. The event, led by the Teeswater Highlanders Pipe Band and John Farrell of the Kincardine Scottish Pi...
The water features are installed and, once a bit more landscaping is complete, the Kincardine Lions Splash Pad should be up and running. Located south of the Davidson Centre, the facility is slated to open this Saturday, June 27. Workers with Open Space of Waterloo, were assembling ...
John Powers of Chepstow, and his assistant, Sean Creces of Kincardine, were serving customers, as the fruit and vegetable stand opened for business Saturday morning at Bruce Bowling Lanes in Kincardine. Powers offers a good variety of produce, mainly in season, Saturdays from 6 a.m. to...
Pilots and passengers with the Inter-provincial Air Tour (IPAT) made it to Kincardine May 30, but only 14 airplanes were able to land at the Kincardine Airport, while the other 26 were grounded at various airports around southwestern Ontario - Sarnia, Brampton, Ethel, Exeter, Goderich, Ha...
The Blyth Festival begins its 41st season with the political who-dunnit of sorts, "Seeds," by Annabel Soutar. Directed by Kim Collier, the show runs at Blyth Memorial Hall from June 24 to Aug. 8. Tickets are available by calling Blyth Festival’s Box Office at 519-523-93...
It was a great "Pay-it-Forward" story, Saturday morning at the Canadian Tire gas bar in Kincardine. A gentleman from Guelph arrived in a U-Haul van and began purchasing gas and gift cards for customers. "People were so surprised," said Jacquie Storey, cashier at ...
Come celebrate the first International Yoga Day, Sunday, June 21, at 6 p.m. in the Gazebo at the south end of Station Beach, Kincardine. This community event will feature free yoga instructions, followed by free samosas. Dec. 11, 2014 the United Nations General Assembly declared ...
Tiverton Agricultural Society The agricultural society is looking for Hay Crops to be judged and Jim Young is looking for anyone interested in having their fields judged - New Hay and Established - call 519-368-7177 to register. The agricultural society is hosting a Bruc...
UNSUCCESSFUL SCAM ATTEMPT (SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – June 18, at 10:43 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a scam attempt from a resident of Huron-Kinloss Township. A cheque arrived in the mail from “Publisher’s Clearing House” f...
The Grades 7 and 8 Core French class at St. Anthony's School, participated in "La Course Fantastique," an Amazing Race-style event throughout downtown Kincardine, Wednesday. Students stopped at a number of locations, including the Davidson Centre pool, J'Adorn, Kincar...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH) – A Huron County senior, living on a fixed income, was recently scammed for several thousand dollars by a pair of smooth-talking con-artists. The 69-year-old female victim, of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, called police earlier this month to repor...
The positive economic impact of Bruce Power and Ontario’s nuclear sector extends across the province, including the Northumberland region. That's the word from Duncan Hawthorne, president and chief executive officer of Bruce Power, who spoke to the Northumberland Central and ...
ATV DAMAGED DURING BREAK-IN (BRANT TWP, ON) – June 17, at 2:24 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a break-in at a residence in the 1200 block of Bruce County Road 4 in Brant Township. Sometime during the overnight hours of June 16-17, a barn on the ...
When the Highway 9 construction project is completed, you can say goodbye to the traffic lights at Highway 21 and Kincardine Avenue. That's the decision by Kincardine council. The temporary lights were installed last year because the Southline, east of Highway 21 at Kincardine A...
The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation held its Aladdin awards, Thursday, and two departments at the Kincardine hospital came out the winners. Mirage Décor, in downtown Kincardine, generously donated the Aladdin's Lamp and set up a display in the hospital cafete...
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb received unanimous support for his private member's motion, Wednesday, in the House of Commons, MPs from across party lines joined endorsed M-575 which focuses on strengthening measures to prevent Alzheimer Disease and other dementia. “I would like ...
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – A nine-year-old boy and a 17-year-old youth are among nine people who have died in recent Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) incidents investigated by the OPP. With one death having occurred in April, seven in May and one in June of 20...
Sundown Theatre in Kincardine is again offering the Young Company in conjunction with this summer's production, "Tuesdays and Sundays," directed by Clare Preuss. The Young Company is a friendly and fun-filled acting and performance program for youth. Participants will hav...
The Ontario government's proposal to privatize Hydro One is a loss for all Ontarians, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thomson (Progressive Conservative). "The government says it needs the money from the sale to invest in infrastructure," she says. "Whether that is how any ...
RVilla Retirement Residence in Ripley held its annual mini-Relay for Life Friday afternoon. The rain did not hinder the participation as the residents and volunteers took to the hallways to complete laps of about 200 metres each. Joyce Courtney took the lead and completed a wh...
Huron-Kinloss council is not against development in the Village of Lucknow, but it does not want to set a precedent by allowing private water and sewer services for a single-family dwelling on Bob Street. Byron Ballagh and Maria Dunning came to the council meeting last night (June 15),...
POLICE INVESTIGATING CAR WASH BREAK-IN (WALKERTON, ON) – June 15, at 2:15 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received a call, reporting that someone was breaking into the Walkerton Car Wash located along Durham Street West in Walkerton. Officers arrived to find that the c...
Given that we’re heading (hopefully) into the peak season for enjoying our wonderful outdoors, we thought we would take a few minutes to go over some of the more common questions we receive at the pharmacy when it comes to sunscreen and its proper use: Q: Why should we ...