Life has sped up. A never-ending stream of stimuli is vying for your attention every minute of the day. Some of it is fabulous and some of it is time-wasting. So, how do you decipher how to spend your time? The answer: you face the fact that you are actually going to d...
Fancy booking a cruise on the Saugeen River? Admittedly, there are no such cruises today, but there certainly were in the 19th Century. The first steamboat used on the rivers and lakes of Bruce County was “Water Witch,” on the Saugeen River in 1880. This marked the start of...
RE: “Secord Monument public engagement process begins” To the Editor: History is history, regardless. Like it or not, it happened. Dr. Solomon Secord did good and, apparently, bad. He is not here to defend his position, so that is that. We have much more to worry a...
Smile! A smile goes a long way to warm the heart, the head and even the body. I tell jokes just to, hopefully, get a smile from people. I learned early in life that smiling takes the edge off so many things. When someone smiles at you, you’re reminded that, “Hey, there&rsqu...
Humans are born with about 100-billion brain cells. Until the 1990s, most scientists believed 100-billion was all we’d ever have. Growing new neurons would interrupt communication among our existing brain cells and short-circuit the whole system — or so the theory w...
WATER: At Pleasure Valley Farm, it was a significant part of everyday life – whether to drink, for cooking and washing, or for activities in the river or in the lake. The Penetangore River ran westward between the barnyard and the tobogganing hills, flowing among small stones unt...
To the Editor: This letter was addressed to Kincardine mayor Kenneth Craig and council Re: The Waterfront Plan Report We have reviewed the Waterfront Plan Report and would like to submit a few comments about the boardwalk gardens on behalf of the Kincardine and District Horticult...
We’ve heard the term personal trainer. But what do personal trainers really do? How can they help someone? I sat down with a personal trainer to find out what all the fuss is about. I learned a boat-load of information, and came away with a better understanding and appreciation f...
Canada’s first Black lawyer, Robert Sutherland (1830–1878), ran a law office in Walkerton for 20 years and was elected reeve in 1872. He was from Jamaica, the son of a Scottish father and a Jamaican mother. What few know is that Sutherland single-handedly rescued Queen&rsqu...
Most of us are now in the last quarter of our life and should read this interesting piece of advice from David Heiss. This is one of the nicest and most gentle articles I’ve read in a while: no politics, no religion, and no racial issues - just food for thought. You know &hell...
Although I didn’t happen upon the notation in Mum’s diary, I know that Prince travelled in the back seat of Grandpa Pollock’s car (with the seat removed!) from Schomberg, north of Toronto, to our farm. He was a coal black Shetland pony who became an important part of ...
Goals. We talk about goals like they are a must. We throw the term around often and so glibly at the beginning of each year. Are we really going to stick to them? We might as well switch two letters and change it to the old medieval word “gaol,” because sometimes goals can fee...
There are actions you can take right now to increase your potential health span — with a target of making it to a healthy 100-plus years old. I have mentioned before how much I enjoy Peter Demandis. He is a futurist who doesn’t theorize, but rather gathers all the great thi...
To the Editor: In reading about the Municipality of Kincardine’s 2024 budget, I understood that all of the "fat" had been cut, as well as a number of "we-wish-we-coulds." So where is the $15,000 coming from for a facilitator regarding the Secord Monument? ...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine okays $15,000 for facilitator to assist with process leading to decision on Secord Monument” Before the Municipality of Kincardine hires a $15,000 consultant, I would like to suggest we hire a cement company to to make a pad to place this con...
Although the weather must be the biggest news item lately, hockey is likely quite close behind. All the stories of championships and near-wins led me to remember this picture from Mum’s collection. What? No helmets nor mask for the goalie?! The Kincardine Legion Midget Hockey...
To the Editor: I have been reading about how the Municipality of Kincardine is having to decide what to do about the Dr. Solomon Secord Memorial and I don’t understand why it is such a big decision to make! Why does someone have to be hired to make that decision when it is loc...
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. 'How old are you?' 'I'm four-and-a-half!' You're never 36-and-a-ha...
To the Editor: RE: "Cowardice of the highest order" I was just reading Eric Howald’s letter to the editor in the Kincardine Record, and I couldn’t agree more with his comments about the Dr. Solomon Secord Monument. And I believe most of the Kincardine and area...
For eight decades, two Bruce County women tirelessly sent daily weather reports to the national weather service. The pioneer weather observers were Catherine Isabella McNabb (1840-1917), starting in 1872, followed by her protegée and neighbour, Agnes Tolmie (1861-1951). They ...