The Ripley-Huron Skating Club recognized its skaters' accomplishments with the presentation of awards at the skating banquet. CanSkate winners: Lauren Cassidy, CanSkate Achievement Award MaKenna Haldenby, Learn to Skate Achievement Award Cole Cepek, CanSkater of t...
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – Two Huron County residents are facing multiple criminal charges after police executed a search warrant and recovered stolen property from an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh residence last week. April 23, members of the Huron County OPP,...
Kincardine council has decided to suspend any further engagement with Bragg Communications (Eastlink) over the sale of Bruce Telecom. Council discussed the matter in closed session last night (April 29), and agreed unanimously, by a recorded vote, to no longer pursue the deal which was...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Representatives of the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund and the Goderich-Huron YMCA Strong Kids Campaign were all smiles Tuesday afternoon, after they received an equal share of the proceeds from the 2015 Goderich Guns 'n' Hoses charity hockey game. ...
The three current local fall fair ambassadors were at Kincardine District Secondary School Wednesday, promoting the program with students there. Ripley ambassador Meghan Johnson, Kincardine ambassador Sadie Shewfelt, and Tiverton ambassador Kerri Rice spoke to young people at KDSS, urg...
Effective June 1, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre will begin billing patients for all uninsured laboratory tests. The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) covers the cost of most lab tests; however, there are some specialized, non‐routine tests that are not covered. To date...
Bruce Power and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) have entered into an agreement that will see the two companies explore new areas of collaboration, with a particular focus on enhancing nuclear safety, operational performance and execution of large projects, such as refurbishment. &nb...
POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF COPPER (KINCARDINE, ON) – April 27, at 9:26 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft from the former landfill site along Valentine Avenue in Kincardine. Sometime between 3:30 p.m. April 25, and 8:30 a.m. April 27, mor...
About 100 vendors filled the Davidson Centre in Kincardine for the inaugural Kincardine Expo, organized by the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce, on the weekend. Admission to the event was free, but people were urged to bring items for the Kincardine Food Bank. There were ...
The Kincardine Celebration Singers are in rehearsals for their spring concert in June. The group, under the direction of Willa Schoffer, with piano accompaniment by Katherine Gowing, practises Monday afternoons at Kincardine Baptist Church. This year's spring concert will be per...
(ARRAN TWP, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is investigating reports of overnight mischief in Arran Township. Between 10 p.m. April 23, and 8 a.m. April 24, three mailboxes were destroyed; one on Bruce County Road 10, one on Mill Street and one on Concession 10. During th...
RVilla Retirement Living in Ripley honoured its volunteers, Sunday, April 26. Volunteers were entertained by the “Silly Seniors” band and treated to a recitation by Wanita Hollands. Donelda Pollard also read one of her well-known poems and gave a personal tha...
Congratulations to Gabrielle and Greg Smith on the birth of their son, Benjamin Peter -a first grandson for Heather and Sam Finnie and first great-grandchild for Irene Boyle of Walkerton. The Smith family visited this weekend with Heather and Sam - Benjamin's first big trip. Joseph Fi...
DRUGS SEIZED AT TRAFFIC STOP (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – April 26, at 2:39 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Queen Street North in Kincardine Township, stopped a green Chevrolet Silverado. The officer found a quantity of illegal street drugs in the vehic...
Q: I seem to be steadily gaining weight despite eating the same amount and exercising no less than usual. Could it be the medication that I am taking? A: While there are many causes of unexplained weight gain (fluid retention, low thyroid, Cushing’s syndrome, polycystic o...
You don't have to come from a small town to enjoy HAWK Theatre's production of "Small Town Homecoming," but it helps. Mainly because you will recognize every single character on stage as someone you know or have encountered, from the cranky oldtimer to the coffee shop...
Muriel Isabelle (née Quinn) Newton of Kincardine, a Second World War veteran, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Kincardine, Saturday, April 25, 2015, in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late Robert Dunlop (1965) and the late Gordon Newton (1998). Dear mother of Shir...
The Kincardine Tartan Twirlers modern square-dance club welcomed clubs from Clinton, Lucknow, Owen Sound and Hanover, to celebrate Kincardine's 40th anniversary at the annual Tart 'n' Cheesecake dance, Friday night at the St. Anthony's School gymnasium. The forerunner o...
The Kincardine Guides and Pathfinders became designers when they made new things out of recycled items. The girls presented a fashion show for their parents, Wednesday night, April 22. Candied treats represented eye shadow, lipstick, rouge, and mascara. High-heeled shoes made from c...
The Lake Huron shoreline, at Kincardine, was covered in ice, while the water further out was a pristine blue, Friday afternoon. While temperatures are warming up again, following a blast of winter early last week, the breeze continues to be chilly despite the sunshine. Meanwhile, Je...
A new bar and grill is set to open in Kincardine next month. Chuck's Roadhouse has moved into the former Crabby Joe's location on Sutton Street, across from the Sutton Park Plaza. Manager Steven Gould welcomes people to drop in with their resumes, as he plans to hire about 4...
The second annual Kincardine Health and Wellness Fair drew a crowd to the Kincardine Hall at the Davidson Centre, Sunday, April 19. A wide variety of vendors promoted everything from ways to keep your body and mind healthy, to products for a healthy home. There were demonstrations o...
Cash Bingo is held every Thursday at the Legion Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m., is the Kitchen Party in the Clubroom. If you can play piano, guitar, violin, banjo, bass, etc., we need your talents. Spectators are also welcome Friday,...
Members of the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO/OERO) met at Chalmers Community Church, Thursday, April 23. Following registration, they introduced themselves and gave an interesting remembrance of their teaching years. Sharron Coulter, Area 1 director,...
A Grade 10 student at Kincardine District Secondary School has qualified for the provincial Skills Ontario competition, May 5, in Waterloo. Declan Mowle, son of Kevin and Joan Mowle of Kincardine, competed in the small engine performance division at the regional Ontario Skills contest ...
After a relaxing and sunny vacation south, I’m back to keep everyone informed of what’s happening in our community. Tiverton Knox Presbyterian Church News Women's Missionary Society (WMS) Mission Awareness Sunday will be held April 26 at 10 a.m. Lunc...
As of 9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, tickets and camping for the 2015 Lucknow's Music in the Fields are sold-out. The Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club, which organizes the two-day country music festival, is thrilled that the event is a sell-out four months in advance. Last y...
The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation has received a total of $5,000 in donations from the Clothes Hamper and the Bruce County Conservationists. Sue Young was on hand Thursday afternoon, to present a cheque for $4,000 from the Clothes Hamper Foundation. Located in downtow...
The Ontario Liberal government's budget, released Thursday, is not a substantive plan to get Ontario back on a firm economic footing and eliminate the deficit by 2017-18, says Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. "My colleagues and I can't support this budget," she ...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT (HURON TWP, ON) – April 22, at 1:43 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Highway 21 in Huron Township, stopped a blue Dodge Durango. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Fifty-eight-year-old G...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - The Huron County OPP administrative team is informing the public of an important change to the Criminal Record Check/Police Information Check procedure. Effective May 1, 2015 anyone seeking a Police Criminal Record Check (PCRC), Police Informati...
Tickets are almost sold-out for the 2015 Lucknow's Music in the Fields. The two-day country music festival, organized by the Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club, runs Aug. 28-29 at the Lucknow Soccer Fields. Headliner for Friday night is Dallas Smith, who performed at this e...
Bruce Power has donated $15,000 toward the cost for the Kinetic Knights Robotics Team 781 of Kincardine to attend the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) world championships in St. Louis, Missouri, this weekend. The team left Tuesday night and arrived in S...
The Kincardine District Secondary School Clothing Drive was a great success, generating more than 40 large bags full of clothes which were shared within the school, the Clothes Hamper downtown, throughout the Bluewater District School Board, and donated to a large community exchange....
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s board of directors has extended operation of the Restorative Care Unit in Chesley until June 27, to allow study of a recently-completed restorative care capacity assessment for the Grey-Bruce region. A press release from the health centre stat...
Despite opposition to its policy to disconnect hydro service year-round, Westario Power chief executive officer Lisa Milne maintains that this is a last resort after every avenue has been considered. Milne and Randy Hughes, Kincardine's representative on the Westario Power ...
Bruce Power is teaming up with the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) to restore fish habitat in the North Saugeen River. The SVCA’s Lockerby Dam Decommissioning initiative will see the dam structure removed and the area, including the pond, rehabilitated to i...
POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF TOOLS (KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – April 20, at 9:28 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft from a work site in the 900 block of Bervie Sideroad in Kincardine Township. Sometime between 3 p.m. April 17, and 8:30 a.m. Apri...
DRIVER FACING SEVERAL CHARGES (GODERICH, ON) – A 68-year-old Goderich man is facing several charges including an Over 80 charge after he was stopped by police April 16. At approximately 3 p.m., Huron County OPP officers received information about a possible impai...
Huron-Kinloss council welcomes the construction of a 4-H livestock shelter east of the Ripley-Huron Community Complex, but not near the new Ripley well. At the council meeting last night (April 20), Mike Gallant, spokesman for the project, said the interested parties would prefer to bu...