Kincardine will host a full-time family medicine residency program beginning next year. “This approval is a significant milestone for our community,” Dr. Jason Murray, residency program site director, said in a July 24 news release. “Not only does it elevate Kincardine’s role in training the next generation of physicians, but it also enhances our community’s […]

Kincardine business Superheat is organizing an employee fundraising campaign to help raise money for the redevelopment of the Kincardine hospital, including the addition of an MRI machine. “Having to drive to another community and sometimes spending a day away from home can add significant stress to an already stressful situation. Being able to go to […]

Specialized equipment is being purchased for the operating room at Wingham’s hospital using an $80,000 grant from the Leland and Thora Vance Fund. The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation has been the recipient of several donations through the fund over the years with this newest grant being used toward purchasing a new scope cabinet, used […]

Even an intense thunderstorm couldn’t deter donors during a recent classic car show fundraiser for the local hospital. In early June, the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation announced that every dollar donated to the Building Health Care for Generations fundraising campaign on June 27, including during the downtown Cruise Night event, would be matched […]

The Lucknow and District Kinette Club honoured two of its members with a donation of $15,000 to the oncology clinic at Wingham and District Hospital. “Everyone at the Wingham and District Hospital extends a sincere thank you to the Lucknow and District Kinette Club, Natalie (McDonagh), Tracey (Simpson) and the McDonagh family for their generous […]

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary braved the weather to hold their annual Tag Days on June 26 and June 27 with amazing results once again. This year’s fantastic total was almost $12,600 with the total of e-transfers still to come. Our stations were set up at No Frills, Sobeys, Home […]

A teenager from London drowned and a child was rescued by bystanders at Ipperwash beach on Monday, provincial police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 4 p.m. to reports of swimmers in distress at the Lake Huron beach near East Parkway Drive in Lambton Shores, Lambton County OPP said Tuesday.  An 18-year-old was found unresponsive […]

A courier charged in a crash that killed a seven-year-old boy outside his south London home is allowed to drive while on bail despite police telling The Free Press they believe a ban on driving was necessary.