Two Kincardine residents are facing charges after police executed warrants at several properties as part of a drug trafficking investigation. At 5 a.m. on Oct. 15, the Grey-Bruce Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed simultaneous search warrants in Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss with assistance from Wellington, Huron-Perth, Brant-Oxford, Middlesex, and Lambton CSCU members, alongside OPP West […]
Did you hear the one about the pioneer who walked his dinner home? That would be the first settler in the eastern part of Arran Township, David Chalmers, a bachelor and a bit wet behind the ears. It was back in 1851, before Arran was surveyed into farm lots. Historian Norman Robertson tells the story, […]
More than 3,000 full-time jobs were added in the Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth region in September. Those gains were partially offset by losses in part-time employment, totalling 1,400 jobs. The unemployment rate for the region served by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board fell marginally by 0.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent last […]
Grey Bruce Public Health is requesting the public’s help in identifying the owner of a dog that was involved in a biting incident in Lucknow on Oct. 3. Around 7:30 p.m., an individual was bitten by an unleashed large black dog, possibly a bullmastiff, that ran across the road toward them while they were walking […]
New Bluewater schools planned for Dundalk, Port Elgin and Kincardine, and Bruce-Grey Catholic board school in Owen Sound
The first meeting of the fall season of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) took place at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, Sept. 17. The group welcomed Amanda Saxton and Kim Armitage of Kincardine Environmental Action Network (KEAN), a group dedicated to promoting sustainable living practices and finding solutions that benefit both their community and […]
What’s being sold as scientific infrastructure by AI creators increasingly resembles science fiction gone awry, two researchers warn
Spectators at the 28th Bruce Grey Holstein Show held Aug. 26 at the Walkerton Fairgrounds watched as Kevin McGriskin of Melancthon placed 98 head of Holsteins exhibited by breeders of Bruce, Grey and Huron counties. Grand Champion of the show was the Senior Two-Year-Old Cow class winner “Hodglynn Alpha Aspen,” exhibited by Hodglynn Holsteins of […]
Local board chair says province directed that municipal reps be dismissed
Grey Bruce Public Health is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident in Kincardine on July 27. Just before 8 a.m., an individual was bitten while running along Boiler Beach Road. The dog involved is described as large sized and tan coloured and was accompanied […]
Kincardine will host a full-time family medicine residency program beginning next year. “This approval is a significant milestone for our community,” Dr. Jason Murray, residency program site director, said in a July 24 news release. “Not only does it elevate Kincardine’s role in training the next generation of physicians, but it also enhances our community’s […]
People "released to the sidewalk" are sometimes faced with starting over without identification, transportation, money, immediate medical needs or shelter, a new report says