Tag: Kincardine
LETTER: Ontario’s Bill 5 is an unprecedented power grab
Imagine the town of Kincardine was declared a special economic zone under the Ford government’s proposed Bill 5. Let’s say the private luxury spa that took over Ontario Place wanted to build a second spa on the currently public Station Beach. Or, perhaps a developer wanted to expropriate a vast tract of Bruce County’s most […]
Bluewater track stars headed to CWOSSA this week
Kincardine District’s standout track-and-field athlete Adalee Turland is looking to secure even more hardware this year. Turland won OFSAA silver last year with a throw of 11.56 metres in the novice girls’ shot put. At the Bluewater Athletic Association track and field championship, hosted at Kincardine’s Davidson Centre on May 12, Turland, now a junior, […]
Grey-Bruce Victoria Day optimists welcome the summer season, despite the weather
Sauble Beach business owners hope a trade war and renewed national pride encourage Ontario residents to book a ‘staycation’ this summer
Owen Sound District Wolves win sixth straight BAA girls rugby championship
Coach Rob Lee held the Bluewater Athletic Association championship plaque and offered his girls’ rugby team a brief history lesson. Sacred Heart dominated the field at the turn of the century. Grey Highlands had their time at the top of the mountain. St. Mary’s and West Hill battled back-and-forth in the twenty-teens, but for the […]
A guide to what’s open and what’s happening this Victoria Day weekend
It’s the unofficial start to the summer season this weekend. Victoria Day is observed on May 19 this year, and while many businesses and services in Owen Sound and around the region will be closed for the holiday, some will remain open. Victoria Day has been celebrated in Canada on the last Monday preceding May […]