Taking aim at affordable housing
By Josh Howald
The future of affordable housing in Bruce County was being mapped out last Tuesday morning in Kincardine.
A public housing forum was held at the Kincardine Beach Pavilion to discuss the long-term affordable housing plan to be presented to social services, a committee of County Council, on Sept. 16.
Susan Earle of Bruce County Housing Services, was pleased with both the turnout and the response at the meeting, hosted by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC), the County of Bruce and the Municipality of Kincardine.
Bears in the park!
Cooper Moffatt, five months old, was dressed for the occasion at the 16th annual Teddy Bear Parade Saturday morning in Victoria Park. Moffatt was there with his mother, Laurie Moffatt. (Josh Howald photo)
School is out forever
By Josh Howald
Kincardine District Secondary School is losing more than 80 years of experience this week.
The end of the school year will mark the end of Sandra Brown, Mike Mullen and Bill Smith’s teaching careers. Also retiring is education assistant Ellen Holroyd.
Sandra Brown is retiring after 30 years of teaching in Kincardine. Brown is also a graduate of KDSS. (Josh Howald photo)
Learning centre lease approved in principle
Kincardine council has approved in principle a lease with the Lake Huron Learning Centre (LHLC) for the rental of the former Westario building on
But it wasn’t without some concerns.
Under the four-year agreement, the LHLC will rent the space on the first floor now occupied by McKechnie Pharmacy at $12.50 per square foot ($25,143 annually with a CPI escalation clause).
The learning centre will pay the cost of utilities and yard share at a prorated basis of 26 per cent.
Election watch
As of Friday, three people had been nominated to run for Kincardine council.
Current deputy mayor Laura Haight, as reported a few weeks ago, will run for mayor.
Two current councillors are seeking re-election. Ken Craig and Marsha Leggett are running at large. There are four openings.
No one has put in papers to run for councillor of any of the three wards.
In Huron-Kinloss, incumbents Mitch Twolan will run for mayor and Wilf Gamble for deputy mayor.
Getting his goat
Carter Snobelen, 3, shows off his goat at the Ripley Family Y 5th anniversary Thursday afternoon in Ripley. (Josh Howald photo)
FOTKH, unions take aim at SBGHC
By Josh Howald
A jointly held press conference in Kincardine last week took aim at the South Bruce Grey Hospital Centre board and its CAO, Paul Davies.
Joining forces to take issue with labour conditions, among other issues, were representatives from the Friends of the Kincardine Hospital (FOTKH), the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC), The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the Grey-Bruce Labour Council.
No line-up for these washrooms
By Eric Howald
The federal government’s Infrastructure Stimulus Fund has perhaps done its job too well.
June 2, Kincardine council let a construction contract for sewer, water, sidewalks and road work that was $300,000 over budget.
At the June 9 meeting, council was told that two calls for tenders for new washrooms at
Gutsy win for Barbarians
By Josh Howald
The Bruce County Barbarians put on a great show for a large crowd at Kincardine District Secondary School on Saturday.
Bruce County’s Aaron Moore leans all the way into this hit on Wilmots Scott Cressman during Niagara Rugby Union A Division action Saturday morning at the high school. (Josh Howald photo)
A dirty job...
But Mike Leggatt doesn't mind. Leggat was hard at work cutting concrete on the back patio of the Kincardine Pavilion Friday morning. Leggatt, one of many contractors who have donated volunteer work to the pavilion, had to have the work done by Friday as his buddy Ryan Deer was having his wedding reception Saturday at the pavilion. (Josh Howald photo)