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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

Bruce Krug July 23, 2026Kincardine Independent, Local News, Pieces of the Past, Walkerton Herald-Times

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

April unemployment rate decreases to 5.2 per cent

Submitted June 4, 2026Independent Plus, Kincardine Independent, Listowel Banner, Local News, Mildmay Town Crier, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

WALKERTON – In April, the unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region…

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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CHESLEY – More than 2,000 Bluewater students received summer support to make the transition back to school easier, with mental health and special education staff helping prepare them for September. 

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Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

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