Tag: Opinion

By R. Keith Davidson  Recently, I had the honour to present bass drummer Brian “Brow” Fry of the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band with a Milestone Award plaque for his 25 years a member of the KSPB with unbroken service. I also gave him two pebble stones from the Normandy Beach in France in memory of […]

By Kent Kraemer  During the First World War, 71 young men from the Lucknow area enlisted with the 160th Bruce Battalion. These men were either born in, lived in, or enlisted in Lucknow. Of them, 45 were born in Canada, 23 in England, two in the United States and one in Scotland. They were our […]

By Christine Roberts Environmental advocacy was the through line of the Oct. 25 meeting of the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN). Inspired by the Bluewater Astronomical Society’s dark skies presentation in September, members are reaching out to the Municipality of Kincardine to voice concerns over proposed changes to the Kincardine downtown improvements with particular attention […]

By Christine Roberts  On a chilly autumn day, members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) gathered in the Ripley Legion hall to relive the sights and scents of summer compliments of guest speaker Cathy Kirk, owner of Essentially Lavender near Teeswater.   Kirk earned a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of […]

The normally glorious fall colours were exceptionally vibrant this year. In the garden, the bright orange pumpkins and marigolds stand out.  On Oct. 22, 18 members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s For Our Youth club met at Eisen’s place to preserve some of that beauty and bounty by making wreaths and treats.  Linda Jaynes’s pre-pandemic […]