Special meeting held to discuss budget (By Liz Small) Kincardine council met via Zoom on Monday, Jan. 27 to further discuss the 2025 budget, which resulted in an expected tax-rate … Continue reading Taxes expected to sit at around eight per cent
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More closures for area schools as snow continues to fall
(By Liz Small) As the snow continues to pile up, so do school closures. As of press time, schools have been fully or partially closed across Grey and Bruce counties … Continue reading More closures for area schools as snow continues to fall
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Local choir is headed for a European tour
(By Liz Small) Some members of a local acapella choir will soon be winging, or rather singing, their way across the ocean, as they head to Europe in the spring … Continue reading Local choir is headed for a European tour
Love, Loss and What I Wore
Two local theatre groups come together to create one unique show (By Liz Small) The Kincardine Theatre Guild (KTG) together with the Hanover Community Players (HCP), are in preparations for … Continue reading Love, Loss and What I Wore
Snow, skates and sleighs
Lots of activities planned for Ripley Winter Carnival (By Liz Small) A variety of family-friendly winter activities are on the schedule for the Ripley Winter Carnival, which will be held … Continue reading Snow, skates and sleighs
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Kincardine curlers headed to Scotland
(By Anne Burton) Kincardine curlers Shelley Dechene, Jenny Showalter and Leslie MacGregor and Karen Burlew participated in the Barb Dobson bonspiel in Palmerton recently, coming home with a victory. To … Continue reading Kincardine curlers headed to Scotland
U13B Kinucks are undefeated champs
The U13B girls Kinucks hockey team competed in the Orangeville Tigers Sweetheart Tournament last weekend, went undefeated in the tournament, winning the title on Sunday. To see the photo online, … Continue reading U13B Kinucks are undefeated champs
Indoor sports dome proposed
(By Liz Small) A proposal for an indoor sports dome to be located in the Township of Huron-Kinloss has council’s stamp of approval. To read the entire article online, click … Continue reading Indoor sports dome proposed
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Is user-pay a fair way to lower taxes?
(By Pauline Kerr) The big question when government bodies large and small set their annual budgets is how to make a tax increase palatable – or at least unlikely to … Continue reading Is user-pay a fair way to lower taxes?
Ontario voters face a ‘perfect storm’
(By Pauline Kerr) Politically speaking, we are facing a perfect storm. Remember the movie about three weather fronts that converged and wreaked havoc? To read the entire article online, click … Continue reading Ontario voters face a ‘perfect storm’
Finding answers to the rural health-care crisis
(By Pauline Kerr) Desperation makes people do crazy things – like driving for miles in a snowstorm, and standing in a lineup, outside, in the snow, that snakes around the … Continue reading Finding answers to the rural health-care crisis