The West Region OPP is reminding the public that with the excessive snow accumulation over the past few days, snowplow operators are out working to clear roads and improve driving conditions. They play a critical role in keeping the public safe by maintaining passable roads not only fo...
Highway 21, from Amberley to Port Elgin, is closed again, due to blowing and drifting snow, and vehicles blocking the road, making it impassable. As of 9:20 p.m., New Year's Eve (Wednesday Dec. 31), the South Bruce OPP has closed this section of road. Highway 21, from Port Elgin...
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Highway 21, from Kincardine to Port Elgin, was finally re-opened Wednesday (Dec. 31) at 11 a.m., after being closed since Monday afternoon. Highway 21, from Kincardine to Goderich, was re-opened Tuesday night (Dec. 30), as was Highway 9, from Kincardine to Walkerton. Various other B...
Eva Pyszczynska's dad has had his last ride. This fine gentleman, Miroslaw Czech, With such an infectious smile, And known by many in Point Clark, On his bike rides as far as Amberley. His last ride was in November, and he went to be with Eva’s mother, Dec. 17, 2025, i...
(BROCKTON, ON) - Dec. 30, at 5:19 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle in the area of Bruce County Road 19 and Bruce County Road 4 in the Municipality of Brockton. The complainant had spoken with another motorist and believed that the driver o...
As of 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 30, the South Bruce OPP reports that Highway 21, from Kincardine to Amberley, and Highway 9, from Kincardine to Walkerton, have been re-opened. These two roads have been closed since Monday afternoon. The following roads remain closed at this time due...
ARREST MADE AFTER SNOWMOBILE COLLISION (BROCKTON, ON) - Dec. 29, at 2:53 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a snowmobile without lights driving in the Town of Walkerton. Officers made patrols, where they located a crashed snowmobile in the area of Bruce County Roa...
(HURON COUNTY, ON) - The Huron County OPP has enhanced its public communication by adding emergency winter weather-related road closures to the Municipal 511 website, 24 hours per day, seven days per week, as its primary source of emergency road closure information. Addi...
The South Bruce OPP has closed Bruce County Road 23 (B-line), from Lorne Beach Road to Bruce County Road 15, as of 2 a.m. Monday, due to high wind and blowing and drifting snow making the road impassable. Highway 21, from Port Elgin to Goderich, remains closed, as do Highway 9, from Ki...
The South Bruce OPP has closed Bruce County Road 1, from Highway 9 to Lucknow, as of 7:45 p.m., Monday, due to high wind, blowing snow, poor-to-no visibility, and stranded motor vehicles. Highway 21, from Port Elgin to Amberley, remains closed, as does Highway 9, from Kincardine to Wal...
The Tiverton Trot community walk and scavenger hunt is set to run Jan. 1, 2026, from 10:30-11:30 a.m., beginning at St. Andrews Park in Tiverton. Kick off the new year with movement, laughter, and community connection at this free, fun, family-friendly event. Everyone is welcome. Br...
The South Bruce OPP has now closed Highway 9, from Kincardine to Walkerton, due to blowing and drifting snow and poor-to-no visibility. The highway was closed at about 5 p.m., with Highway 21, from Port Elgin to Amberley, remaining closed due to collisions and poor driving conditions. ...
SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING POLICE AFTER MISCHIEF COMPLAINT (GODERICH, ON) - The Huron County OPP has charged an individual, following an incident in the Town of Goderich. Sunday, Dec. 28, just before 5 p.m., Huron OPP officers were contacted about a dispute where an indivi...
Highway 21, from Port Elgin to Amberley, is closed due to blowing and drifting snow, and poor-to-no visibility. Around Noon on Monday (Dec. 29), the South Bruce OPP closed the highway, from Kincardine to Amberley, for public safety due to a collision, as well as high wind, blowing snow...
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) advises that forecasted rainfall, combined with daytime temperatures climbing into the mid-single digits and associated snowmelt, will lead to higher-than-normal water levels across the watershed over the coming days. A low-pressure syst...
The Victoria Park Gallery has announced the winners of its inaugural on-line art contest. Held in the fall, submissions were accepted until Oct. 24, in adult and youth categories, with a chance to win $200 and a display at the gallery for three weeks. There were four submissions in ...
Paddy’s Pub Nights are set to begin Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in the historic 1850s tavern at the Walker House in Kincardine. Every Friday night, the Walker House will open its tavern for a weekly pub night from 6-9 p.m., featuring locally-produced beer, wine, and cider from many am...
Gil Garratt, artistic director at the Blyth Festival Theatre, has announced the 2026 season, a playbill of five productions set on factory floors and farm fields, in council chambers and on softball diamonds – places where communities wrestle with change, test their values, and ofte...
Everyone is welcome to gather for a gentle winter wander, to slow down, explore the beauty of the season, and gather natural "found treasures" along the trail, at the "Frost and Found Treasures" event, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, from 1-2:30 p.m., at Geddes Park in Kincar...
Free Smiles to Go oral hygiene kits for children and adults, will be available again, Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Kincardine Food Bank. Donated through Taylor Carney of Kincardine and her partners at the Smile Together Initiative, the kits were distributed at the...
Charles “Chuck” Walter Millard of Whitby, formerly of Kincardine, died peacefully, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, at the age of 74. Beloved husband of Laurel and loving father of Robert (Lindsay), Lindsay (Jeff) and Hayley (Jamie). Much loved son ...
Artists are invited to submit their work, beginning Jan. 1, 2026, for "Still Becoming: A Community Art Exhibition on the Creative Power of Age," hosted by the Walker House Museum in Kincardine. This exhibition explores aging as a process of growth, creativity, identity, and t...
It was a fabulous Christmas surprise for Chris Weaver of Durham whose ticket was selected at the Kincardine Community Catch the Ace draw, Wednesday afternoon. Weaver chose Envelope No. 30 which contained the Ace of Spades! This meant that he won the jackpot of $58,778.50! On hand fo...
Last week, at the Port Elgin Candu Energy office, Saugeen Shores mayor Luke Charbonneau met with Corina Nay, project manager for Candu Energy’s Romania project, to discuss her remarkable journey in the nuclear industry and the growing impact of Bruce County’s workforce on the ...
The Kincardine Environmental Action Network (KEAN) is hosting a series of community information sessions, regarding the new recycling program that takes effect Jan. 1, 2026. People are welcome to stop in at any of these sessions and pick up a copy of the Blue Box information sheet, and...
(WEST REGION HEADQUARTERS) - Members of the West Region OPP have conducted more Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot checks and charged more impaired drivers, to date, than the duration of the entire 2024 Festive RIDE campaign. With just over one week remaining i...
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(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - Dec. 23, at 10:29 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of suspicious vehicles at an address along Andrew Street in Teeswater. Police attended and learned that vehicles had travelled up a private laneway, one of which slid off the embankment. Officers s...
Donald "Gordon" Needham of London and formerly of Lucknow, died peacefully at his home, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at the age of 87. Born in Kincardine, Oct. 25, 1938, he was the son of the late Ruth (Bonderant) and Orville Needham and worked at Labatt Brewery for 40 years. Gr...
ARSON ENDANGERING LIFE RESULTS IN CHARGES (GODERICH, ON) - The Huron County OPP has charged an individual, following an incident that took place in the Town of Goderich. Friday, Dec. 12, police were contacted to investigate an arson caught on video surveillance in the early morning ...
Wayne Harry Graham of Inverhuron and formerly of Hamilton, died Dec. 22, 2025, at Huron Shores Hospice, surrounded by the love of family, at the age of 87. Beloved husband of Beckie Graham (née Ward). Loving father of Kelly Graham (Gene Roshier), Barry (TJ) Graham and Jeff Gr...
The firefighters smoked the cops for the second year in a row as Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services defeated the South Bruce OPP, 6-5, in the Battle of the Badges, to bring home the Brass Nozzle. The charity hockey game was held Monday afternoon, at the Davidson Centre in Kincardin...
(BROCKTON, ON) - Dec. 19, at 10:07 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a business on Sideroad 25 North, Municipality of Brockton. Sometime in the evening of Dec. 19, unknown suspect(s) attended a business location and stole a large quantity of propane tanks...
Employment in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula economic region increased by 4,600 (+2.7 per cent) in November, with gains in part-time employment (16.1 per cent; 4,800) partially offset by losses in full-time employment (0.1 per cent; 200). That's the word from the Four County Labour ...
(LONDON, ON) - The West Region OPP is reminding residents to be mindful this holiday season when placing their holiday litter to the curb. Thieves can quickly ascertain what you received on your Christmas wish-list by simply driving by and looking at the gift boxes put out to...
Taylor Carney wants everyone to have a reason to smile. The 21-year-old Kincardine woman founded the Smile Together Initiative, a community-driven program focused on reducing barriers to oral health in Kincardine, and has now expanded that impact with Smiles to Go, distributing free or...
Progress continues on the Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) replacement build project, with another significant milestone reached. The Bluewater District School Board has received funding approval from the Ontario Ministry of Education for the purchase of a 15.71-acre property i...
(KINCARDINE, ON) - The South Bruce OPP has charged the complainant in a stolen vehicle report from last month. Nov. 21, the South Bruce OPP received the report of a stolen motor vehicle, at a residence along Highway 9 in the Municipality of Kincardine. Investigation led to poli...
Jim Pine and Dr. Eileen de Villa, special advisors to De. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, have provided a third update with respect to Grey Bruce Public Health. Moore temporarily assumed the powers of the board of health Aug. 14, under Section 77.1 of the H...