Township of Huron-Kinloss is hosting a community forum
Since March, the
These efforts are part of the development of a sustainability and strategic plan known as ‘Our Future Huron-Kinloss’ and will guide the township’s future efforts. To continue the conversation about Our Future Huron-Kinloss, residents are being invited to join in a collaborative and engaging discussion about the direction of the township on May 14 at
Nationals win Suthlerand Cup
The Minnesota Wilderness will play for a Canadian national championship.
The Wilderness earned a berth in the Royal Bank Cup in Summerside, PEI, with a dramatic overtime win Saturday night over the St. Michael's Buzzers at the Dudley Cup in North Bay, ON.
Minnesota becomes one of the rare U.S-based clubs to win the Central Canadian Junior A Hockey tournament, hosted by the North Bay Trappers of the Northern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The Wilderness won the Superior International Junior Hockey League Championship earlier this season to qualify for the Dudley Cup.
16th Indoor Beach a hit
Scott and Matt Minty, left, get up to try to block Eric Grebenjak at the net on Thursday night during the rec hockey division of the Kincardine Bulldogs Indoor Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Davidson Centre. For the full story, including a round up of winners, see this week's print edition of The Kincardine Independent. (Josh Howald photo)
Buzzing at the Dudley
St. Michael's and the Minnesota Wilderness will play a one-game showdown tonight for the Dudley Cup.
The Superior International Junior Hockey League champions from Minnesota received a bye to tonight's Central Canadian Junior A championship game in North Bay, while the Buzzers and the Soo Thunderbirds played a semi-final contest last night at the Dudley Cup.
The teams entered the third period deadlocked at one, but St. Mike's then exploded for four unanswered goals to put this one away and get a berth in tonight's final. The Ontario Junior Hockey League champions will play Minnesota at 7 p.m. tonight in a winner-take-all match-up. With the Dudley Cup comes a trip to Summerside, PEI, for the Royal Bank Cup, the national championship tournament.
Trappers knocked out in OT
The North Bay Trappers, backstopped by Wingham native Greg Dodds, were knocked out of the Dudley Cup last night in a dramatic overtime thriller.
The Soo Thunderbirds scored 9:11 into overtime to spoil a dramatic comeback by the host Trappers in the final round robin game of the Central Canadian Junior A Championships. North Bay trailed this game 3-0 late in the second period, but battled back, finally drawing even with just 2:10 to play in the third period.
Picton best in the province, Dodds at the Dudley
JUNIOR C
The provincial champs are from Picton.
The Picton Pirates won the Schmalz Cup on home ice Wednesday night in unique fashion.
Picton won Game 5 of the OHA Junior C provincial championship series in overtime to go up 3-1 on the Essex 73s. Then, the Pirates won Game 1 of the finals to clinch the Schmalz Cup.
Clean Your Hands Day, May 6
The third national “STOP! Clean Your Hands Day” takes place on Monday, May 6. Promoted by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), this event supports hand hygiene for healthcare professionals, frontline caregivers, allied health and support staff. It also coincides with the World Health Organization initiative “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands.”
Hands can spread many diseases when they are not washed appropriately at key times. CPSI states 220,000 people are afflicted with healthcare-associated infections in Canada every year, of which 8,000-12,000 will die. Simple hand washing with soap and water can halt the spread of these infections and save lives.
Rockets handle Heat
The Rockets easily handled the Heat last week in OPG Senior basketball action at the high school. OPG Basketball continues with junior and senior games weekly until the end of May. (Josh Howald photo)
Volleyball weekend!
Local meteorologists have been calling for beach-like conditions this weekend inside the Davidson Centre on the arena floor.
The 16th annual Kincardine Bulldogs Indoor Beach Volleyball Tournament is ready to kick off, amidst much anticipation. The annual fundraising event is eagerly anticipated each year by volleyball enthusiasts, as well as people who just like to have fun.
The arena floor has been filled with sand, and while the Bulldogs 2-on-2 and 6-on-6 action begins Friday night, the volleyball will actually begin much sooner. Tonight (Wednesday) the ladies recreational volleyball league will hold a year-end wrap-up tournament in the sand. Local schools will be using the sand for physical education classes, and tomorrow night (Thursday) there are tournaments for local businesses and the men's recreational hockey league.
Sutherland under way
The Cambridge Winterhawks proved it isn't how you start the Sutherland Cup, but how you finish.
But the provincial Junior B hockey championship is far from finished.
In fact, it is just getting going. Cambridge took Game 1 of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series last night with a big 6-4 win on the road. A four-goal second period carried the Winterhawks to victory in this one. After opening the round robin portion of the Sutherland Cup 0-2, the 'Hawks turned things around, winning two in a row to advance to the fianals against London and leave St. Catharine's of the Golden Horeseshoe Conference on the outside looking in.