Category: Kincardine News
For Our Youth club wraps up 2024 season
The final For Our Youth club meeting of the year took place on Oct. 19 at leader Melody Smilie’s house. We had a great turn out for a fun celebration. Leaders Heather Newman and Melody let everyone run off some energy in Melody’s spacious backyard before regrouping to sing our club song and take attendance. […]
Kincardine chamber hosting Mayor’s Breakfast, Nov. 26
The Kincardine & District Chamber of Commerce is set to host its second Mayor’s Breakfast on Nov. 26 at Kin’s Social Restaurant. “A Mayor’s Breakfast can be an opportunity to spotlight important local initiatives, charities, or issues that need public attention,” said Chris Turcotte, chamber of commerce president. “It provides a unique opportunity for residents, […]
West Coast Catering celebrating 5 years in Kincardine
A local chef and entrepreneur is celebrating five successful years in business, but he said, he couldn’t have done it alone. “We have incredible chefs and people working with us,” said Chef Alex Lussier, owner of West Coast Catering, highlighting his 36 employees. “It makes it a very energetic business to run. Everybody is keen […]
Fundraising for Kincardine’s All Wheel Park reaches $300K
Fundraising for the Lions Club’s All Wheel Park project has reached the $300,000 mark and continues to grow. On Oct. 30, members of the Kincardine and District Lions Club attended Lions Park where representatives from Bruce Telecom Lighthouse Bluesfest presented them with a $5,000 donation towards the project. To recognize the event as one of […]
LETTER: ‘Good luck’ unifying community after DGR vote
Mayor Mark Goetz and his councillors must be breathing a sigh of relief, but under their breath are grinning from ear to ear. Why? The Municipality of South Bruce voted “yes” by only a 2.4 per cent margin indicating South Bruce is “willing” to carry on with the DGR (deep geological repository). The 69 per […]
Poverty, inequality to be addressed at Kincardine event, Nov. 26
United Way of Bruce Grey and the Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force are coming together to address poverty in the local community. On Nov. 26, all are invited to attend a presentation and discussion on poverty and the efforts to combat it within our communities, led by Jill Umbach of the United Way of Bruce […]
Christmas hamper program being limited to families with kids
Organizers of Kincardine’s Christmas Hamper program are refocusing their efforts on families with children. The program, which supplies gift cards to those in need ahead of the holidays, is being rebranded as the Children’s Christmas Campaign with support limited to families that have children up to the age of 18 living in their home. According […]
Excitement building for this year’s Santa Claus Parade
Holiday cheer is being sparked as Santa Claus prepares to make his annual appearance in Kincardine. “It gets everybody in the spirit,” Tammy Schneider, Kincardine Chamber of Commerce executive director and Santa Claus Parade co-chair, said in an Oct. 30 interview. The chamber held a Name the Parade contest earlier in the month with Morgan […]
Nine candidates certified for Ward 1 councillor vacancy
Nine candidates were certified for the Ward 1 councillor seat on Oct. 30. The vacancy was created following the passing of Doug Kennedy on Aug. 15. The certified candidates are Christina Bandomir, Christopher Bianco, Kevin Fournier, Melville Scott McPherson, Jason Munro, Carole Robertson, Chandra Shekhar Tripathi, Stellina Williams, and Scott D. Wilson. The next step […]
Remembrance services in Kincardine, Tiverton
Join the Kincardine legion in honouring Canada’s veterans. On Nov. 10, all are invited to attend a service at the Tiverton cenotaph, located in Tiverton Lions Memorial Park, beginning at 2 p.m. On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, a service is being held indoors at the Kincardine legion beginning at 10 a.m. before moving outdoors to […]