Category: Kincardine News
Nominations open for Nuclear Innovation Institute’s clean energy awards
The Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) is accepting award nominations in recognition of outstanding contributions to the local economy and clean energy sector. “The Clean Energy Frontier Program Awards are a chance to recognize the many individuals and organizations that support our region’s clean energy ecosystem,” NII’s Chad Richards, senior director at Bruce Power Nexus Research Centre, said […]
More than 7,000 ash trees removed from Stoney Island Conservation Area
Now that the ash tree removal project at Stoney Island Conservation Area is complete, the conservation authority is reassuring visitors that the property’s current state is intentional. “What may seem messy to the eye is actually very important for forest health,” Donna Lacey, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) manager of forestry and lands, said in […]
Road, facility closures in Kincardine Dec. 6 due to ongoing winter storm
Storms remain in the area this morning and the Municipality of Kincardine continues to be under a snow squall warning. Highway 21 also remains closed currently from Kincardine to Amberley. Closure updates as of 7:15 a.m., Dec. 6: Sideroad 5 South from Southline to Huron-Kincardine West Boundary is closed due to heavy snow drifting. The […]
Shoeboxes packed in Bruce County on their way to children in need
It all started in September at this year’s Christmas Child Shoebox Program kickoff when thousands of empty shoeboxes went out all over Bruce County, picked up by individuals, organizations, and churches. Local organizer Joyce Scammell said, now, just two short months later, thousands of filled shoeboxes came back filled. “They are making their way to […]
Some Kincardine, Tiverton facilities closed due to winter storm
Due to the winter storm and the closure of Highway 21 from Amberley to Tiverton, the Municipality of Kincardine has some closures and programming cancellations for Thursday, Dec. 5. Tiverton Sports Centre is closed. Municipal Administration Centre at 1475 Concession 5, Kincardine is closed Evening registered programs at the Davidson Centre including swimming lessons and […]
Bluewater school board upholds sanctions on trustee
Bluewater District School Board trustees, on Dec. 3, confirmed their Nov. 5 decision to censure Derrick Long for code of conduct breaches. The board agreed with its integrity commissioner’s findings that the Brockton-South Bruce trustee breached seven sections of the code of conduct governing trustee behaviour. The censure was dealt with briefly, without much discussion […]
Paramedics hosting Stuff-The-Ambulance in support of local food bank
Help stuff an ambulance with donations for the local food bank ahead of the holidays. On Sunday, Dec. 15, Bruce County’s Paramedic Services and their local 911 emergency service partners are holding Stuff-The-Ambulance Holiday Food Drives at Kincardine’s Sobeys and No Frills locations. From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., donations of non-perishable food items are […]
‘Desperate need’ for winter apparel donations in Kincardine
Local volunteers are putting out a second call for winter clothing donations, as the region experiences its first blast of frosty weather. “There is still a desperate need,” said volunteer Wendy Cox in an email Dec. 2. Donations were accepted in the fall for the annual Winter Warmth Coat Drive, which saw the items distributed […]
Local group learns about declining forest health in Maitland River watershed
Erin Gouthro, watershed ecologist with the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA), made a return appearance to the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN) Nov. 26 to report on a forest health study. Begun in 2021, the work aimed to identify trend lines in forest health data and to fill in gaps in the data gathered from […]
South Bruce retired women teachers open eyes and hearts at Christmas
The South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des enseignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) gathered Nov. 21 at the Kincardine United Church to launch the festive season. South Bruce RWTO branch president Frances Nixon welcomed 32 members and two guests: Nancy Strutt, RWTO/OERO Area 1 director, and Francesca Dobbyn, United Way of Bruce Grey executive […]