Multicultural Celebration
Kealan Marron, a Kincardine resident originally from
Expect delays on Highways 21, 9 as construction season starts this month
By Kristen Shane
Starting this month, it might take you a little longer to get where you need to go if you plan to drive along Highways 9 or 21. Construction is slated to begin on both major routes out of Kincardine, on areas close to town.
The Ministry of Transportation of
$20,000 worth of goods stolen from Kincardine Golf Club
By Kristen Shane
It didn’t take long for Gord Howse to notice something was amiss when he went to work at the Kincardine Golf Club last Tuesday.
Howse, the club’s groundskeeper, drove into the
As he pulled up to a driveway near the main storage area, he saw a golf cart sitting in an area left bare the night before.
Howse got out of his vehicle.
Busking approved in downtown core for summer trial
Starting Friday, you may be allowed to make money for showing off your miming skills, musical talents or juggling expertise to passersby in downtown Kincardine.
Council has paved the way for buskers to perform in the town’s downtown core, if approved by the municipality’s chief building official, Michele Barr.
Will construction delays on Highways 9 and 21 stress you out this summer?
The many arms of the Lions Club
The Amaranth Township Lions Club had a colourful entry in the District A-9 parade held Saturday morning in Kincardine. More than 250 Lions were in town over the weekend for the convention and didn't let the cold, damp weather curb their enthusiasm. (Eric Howald photo)
Bruce Telecom planning $6.2-million infrastructure upgrade
By Kristen Shane
Bruce Telecom is planning a $6.2-million network upgrade that, by the end of next year, should provide high-speed Internet and digital TV access to more of its customer base.
Board chair Richard Martin, CEO Eric Dobson and several other board members and senior managers of the municipally-owned telecommunications company outlined the infrastructure upgrade plan during a regular update to Kincardine council last Wednesday.
Big bird flies by Kincardine
By Kristen Shane
Andy ‘Kruz’ Kruzynski was on his morning walk Thursday, near the Kincardine cemetery, when he saw a black, “stealth-looking” military jet flying overhead.
It looked as big as a Boeing 747, he said.
“We’re talking huge.”
He stopped and watched it cut through the sky above.
Kruzynski wasn’t the only one transfixed by the aircraft sweeping the Kincardine skyline.
A crowd of cars stopped by the Kincardine airport, where the 174-foot-long C-17 Globemaster did three passes at about
“(Vehicles) filled the parking lot and pulled off to park on the highway,” recalled airport manager Blake Evans, shortly after the event. Local police even came out to keep traffic flowing.
Township considers telephone, Internet voting
By Kristen Shane
Huron-Kinloss council is split over whether it wants to switch to telephone and Internet voting for October’s municipal election, or stick with mail-in ballots.
Township staff said they were impressed by a presentation to local municipal clerks and administrators on e-voting last month. So they invited Dean Smith, president of Intelivote Systems Inc. to come before council during last week’s general committee meeting to explain how it works.
Future investment
Twelve-year-old Dalton Hayes of Tiverton was one of about 30 volunteers to plant trees along the Tiverton Creek Saturday morning in an effort organized by the Lake Huron Fishing Club. They worked to plant 3,500 trees along a 400-metre stretch of land on Allen Wickert’s farm just outside of Tiverton. Tree planting helps cut down erosion and shades the creek water so the rainbow trout that swim in it can do so in the cooler temperatures they like, said Fishing Club member Al Wilkins. (Kristen Shane photo)