Category: Kincardine News
Doug Kennedy remembered for dedication to Kincardine community
Doug Kennedy is being remembered as a champion for local sports, health care and the Kincardine community. A member of Kincardine council for nearly six years, Kennedy died on Aug. 15 at Huron Shores Hospice in Tiverton at the age of 70 following a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Cathy Alcombrack, […]
Sea-Doo riders uninjured after vessel capsizes off Kincardine shore
Two riders were rescued after their Sea-Doo capsized in Lake Huron, off the coast of Kincardine. Around 8:40 p.m. on Aug. 12, South Bruce OPP received a report that a personal watercraft had capsized about 400 metres from the shore at Station Beach and two people could be heard yelling for help, according to an […]
Knox Church Kincardine: Helping the community for 175 years
Knox Kincardine has been a part of the community since 1849, supporting the residents and local organizations in many ways. In early days, the Knox Missionary Society started the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT), a mission band and a young woman’s auxiliary. Today, the church hosts initiatives such as the Good Food Box, United Way’s […]
Funding partnership helps local kids access activities, programs
More Kincardine kids can participate in local activities through a local funding partnership. “Bruce County is pleased to partner with the Municipality of Kincardine in supporting activity subsidy for local children,” said Wendy Woods, business and human services integration manager. “Bruce County’s human services department is here to help guide families through the subsidy application […]
Kincardine entrepreneur aims to grow interest in ‘the ultimate tossing game’
When the pandemic hit, a local entrepreneur and 10 of his childhood friends joined forces to turn a pastime from their youth into a lucrative business. Now they’re trying to get the Kincardine community playing Waddies, too. “It’s starting to gain some traction in the area, but I just want to get more people exposed […]
Open house highlighting Hindu culture in Kincardine
A full slate of activities is planned for Victoria Park in celebration of Hindu culture. “What better way to meet your neighbours than to share in an exciting afternoon of great music and delicious food?” said Chandra Tripathi, founding member of Kincardine Multicultural Celebrations, in a news release announcing the event, which is being used […]
Kincardine resident arrested after incident near Teeswater
A suspect has been apprehended and roads have reopened in an area southeast of Teeswater. The afternoon of Aug. 1, South Bruce OPP announced that an individual that police had been searching for in the area had been located. Just after 9 a.m., police received a report of an individual on a property along Conc. […]
Kincardine hosting flag-raisings to launch Emancipation Month
To launch Emancipation Month, the Municipality of Kincardine is hosting two ceremonies to raise the Black Liberation flag on Aug. 1. The first ceremony takes place at the downtown Kincardine branch of the Bruce County Public Library at 12:30 p.m. followed by a ceremony at the Davidson Centre at 1:30 p.m. The Black Liberation flag is a […]
Book launch series coming to Kincardine
Owen Sound author Gwen Lamont is heading to Kincardine on Aug. 22 to discuss her memoir, The View From Coffin Ridge: A Childhood Exhumed, as part of her summer book launch series. Lamont chose East Street Cider Company in Goderich as her first stop on July 11. The chapters set in Goderich describe a significant […]
LETTER: Local group planning public forum on DGR in October
“Learn more” and “misinformation” — The NWMO and promoters of the proposed DGR for the burial of high-level radioactive waste seem to favour these phrases. Whenever an organization or individual raises concerns with the proposed project, the NWMO is quick to assure the concerned that they have nothing to fear; that they just need to […]