Kincardine, Ontario
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| The Municipality of Kincardine | ||
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| Coordinates: 44°10′N 81°38′W / 44.167°N 81.633°WCoordinates: 44°10′N 81°38′W / 44.167°N 81.633°W | ||
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Ontario |
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| County | Bruce | |
| Settled | 1848 | |
| Formed | January 1, 1999 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Larry Kraemer | |
| • Federal riding | Huron—Bruce | |
| • Prov. riding | Huron—Bruce | |
| Area[1][2] | ||
| • Land | 538.02 km2 (207.73 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1][2] | ||
| • Township | 11,174 | |
| • Density | 20.8/km2 (54/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 6,725 | |
| • Urban density | 673.2/km2 (1,744/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Postal Code | N2Z | |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 | |
| Website | www.kincardine.net | |
Kincardine is a municipality located on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada. The namesake town is located at the mouth of the Penetangore River, and was founded in 1848 by the name of Penetangore. The current municipality was created in 1999 by the amalgamation of the Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce.
The municipality had a population of 11,174 in the Canada 2011 Census.[1]
Communities
In addition to the main population centre of Kincardine itself (population 6725[2]), the municipality also contains the smaller communities of Armow, Baie du Dore, Bervie, Glammis, Inverhuron, Millarton, North Bruce, Tiverton, and Underwood.
History
Kincardine
On March 5, 1848, Captain Alexander M. MacGregor sailed his little schooner "THE FLY" into the mouth of the Penetangore River. In Ojibwa, Penetangore means "river with sand on one side". This refers to the sand bar at the mouth of the river. Settlers Allan Cameron and William Withers landed their ship at the site of the modern-day town, in that part of Canada West known only as the Queen's Bush, and founded a community called Penetangore. Near where they landed they built a log cabin in which Cameron ran a hotel. Withers built a dam and a sawmill which was opened the following year (1849). By the winter of 1848/49 seven families inhabited the settlement.
On January 1, 1850 the Queen's Bush was divided into counties, and the counties were divided into townships. Penetangore now found itself located within the Township of Kincardine in the County of Bruce. Both the township and the county were named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine.
Francis 'Paddy' Walker arrived in Kincardine (then Penetangore) driving from Goderich on the ice along the Lake Shore, in a horse drawn cutter in the spring of 1850. He brought with him his wife, Jane, and their seven sons. The Walker House Hotel was built that same year, overlooking the Penetangore River.
The sand flats later became the harbour and the center of intense commercial and industry activity.
An outstanding example of the pioneer entrepreneurs who helped create strong communities, Mr. Walker also operated a schooner, Mud Turtle, and was a contractor on the Durham Road as it was cut eastward through the bush from Kincardine.
In the summer of 1851, the Durham Road finally reached its terminus at Penetangore, and allowed access to the settlement by land. The road would be considered nearly impassable by today's standards, but at the time represented a significant improvement in communication and trade. A post office was established at Penetangore in the same year.
In the early years of Bruce County, Kincardine was the only township with any appreciable settlement, and served as the seat of local government for the entire county. Tensions eventually rose to the point where this arrangement could no longer be maintained, and on January 1, 1854 several new municipalities were formed, leaving only Kinloss Township and Bruce Township in union with Kincardine. Kinloss subsequently separated in 1855, and Bruce in 1856.
Over this time, the name Penetangore had gradually fallen out of favour, and was officially discontinued (except with regard to the river) when the Village of Kincardine was incorporated on January 1, 1858.
Kincardine's first school was opened in the summer of 1851. The building was situated on the flats near the mouth of the river. This was the school until 1855 when a permanent building was secured. During the years 1856 to 1866, a long, convoluted political battle was fought over the location of the county seat. Kincardine and Walkerton were the main contenders, and the latter finally emerged victorious. Kincardine would continue to dominate the county economically, but had clearly lost much of its early political primacy.
To help govern the growing town a Town Hall was erected in December 1872 at the cost of $8000. On the first floor of the building it had municipal rooms, a caretaker’s apartment and a fire hall, while the basement was a detention room and had several storage areas. The 2nd floor was an auditorium for town speeches and community plays.
In 1874 James Watson and Andrew Malcolm opened Watson and Malcolm, a furniture company. After the death of its founders the company was renamed Andrew Malcolm Furniture Company.
With a new town council a law passed in 1874 stated that Kincardine was to be enforced by one constable. The first constable was Mr. William Purves. His office was in his home, identified by a large sign over his front door which read “POLICE.” As the town constable he would have many responsibilities including: tavern inspector, street inspector, caretaker of the town hall, and ringer of the town bell (at the town hall) which rang 5 times a day.
On December 29, 1874 the last nail was hit on the new 67 miles of rail of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway Company. The railway brought many new settlers into Kincardine which kickstarted a huge industrial expansion for the small village.
The Village of Tiverton, located on the boundary between Kincardine Township and Bruce Township, was incorporated in 1879. To protect ships using the busy harbour, the Kincardine lighthouse was built in 1881.[2]
At some point during the late 1800s or early 1900s, the Village of Kincardine became the Town of Kincardine.
In 1902 F. E. Coombe and James Watson formed a partnership and began the operating the Coombe and Watson Furniture Company. In 1929 the company was renamed Coombe Furniture Co. Ltd. Coombe Furniture is recognized worldwide. When the Queen visited Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island her suite was furnished with Coombe furniture. The company closed in 1973 when people started buying cheaper that didn't last a lifetime instead of the pricey, life-lasting Coombe furniture.
From 1907 – 1908 the Kincardine Public Library was built on Queen street.
Kincardine and District General Hospital was first proposed in November, 1908 by Madame Josephine Gualco, a wealthy, widely-travelled European lady who, between her many trips to Europe, made her home in Kincardine. She had purchased the Grant property on Queen Street North and proposed to donate it along with $2,500 annually for the creation of a hospital to serve Kincardine and surrounding district. The hospital was incorporated on December 17, 1908 under the Ontario Companies Act.
For a small, growing town, communication is a huge asset. However, the telephone had not reached Kincardine. Since Bell was not interested in supplying rural service, the people in the surrounding townships began to organize their own company. On July 11, 1912 the Bruce Municipal Telephone Company was born. The company is now called “Bruce Telecom.”
Amalgamation
In 1998, the Village of Tiverton lost its separate incorporation, and became part of the Township of Bruce.
The Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce were then amalgamated to form the Township of Kincardine-Bruce-Tiverton on January 1, 1999, with boundaries identical to those of the municipality that had existed in 1855. After the first election of the new municipal council, a plebiscite was conducted, and the name changed to the Municipality of Kincardine. In an interesting twist, one of the defeated options on the plebiscite was the name Penetangore.
Climate
| Climate data for Kincardine, Ontario | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.9 (84) |
35.0 (95) |
36.1 (97) |
37.2 (99) |
35.0 (95) |
35.0 (95) |
31.1 (88) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
37.2 (99) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.9 (75) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
11.91 (53.43) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
7.56 (45.61) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
3.16 (37.69) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) |
−27.8 (−18) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−12.2 (10) |
−3.9 (25) |
0.0 (32) |
3.3 (37.9) |
3.9 (39) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−6.1 (21) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−25.0 (−13) |
−29 (−20.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 123 (4.84) |
67 (2.64) |
68 (2.68) |
63 (2.48) |
99 (3.9) |
67 (2.64) |
69 (2.72) |
84 (3.31) |
98 (3.86) |
75 (2.95) |
112 (4.41) |
117 (4.61) |
1,042 (41.04) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
35 (1.38) |
32 (1.26) |
55 (2.17) |
99 (3.9) |
67 (2.64) |
69 (2.72) |
84 (3.31) |
98 (3.86) |
73 (2.87) |
79 (3.11) |
32 (1.26) |
764 (30.09) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 82 (32.3) |
32 (12.6) |
36 (14.2) |
8 (3.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.8) |
33 (13) |
85 (33.5) |
278 (109.5) |
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Government
Council
The municipal government is overseen by a council of nine. The council consists of a mayor elected at large, two councillors elected from Ward 1 (the former Town of Kincardine), one from Ward 2 (the former Township of Kincardine), one from Ward 3 (the former Township of Bruce), and three elected at large.
The council currently consists of:
- Larry Kraemer, mayor
- Anne Eadie, deputy mayor
- Jaqueline Faubert, councillor for Ward 1
- Mike Leggett, councillor for Ward 1
- Candy Hewitt, councillor for Ward 2
- Randy Roppel, councillor for Ward 3
- Kenneth Craig, councillor at large
- Maureen Couture, councillor at large
- Ron Coristine, councillor at large
Municipal Departments
- Building & Planning
- Bylaw Enforcement
- Clerks Department
- Chief Administration Office
- Emergency Management
- Fire Department
- Information Technologies
- Treasury Department
- Parks & Recreation
- Public Works
Economic Development - Penetangore Regional Economic Development Corporation (PREDC) - Executive Director - Gerry Taylor, PMP - www.predc.ca
Demographics
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Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 11,174
- Population in 2006: 11,173
- Population in 2001: 11,029
- Population total in 1996: 11,908
- Bruce (township): 1510
- Kincardine (town): 6620
- Kincardine (township): 2954
- Tiverton (village): 824
- Population in 1991: 12,134
- Bruce (township): 1654
- Kincardine (town): 6601
- Kincardine (township): 3065
- Tiverton (village): 814
Mother tongue:[3]
- English as first language: 90.9%
- French as first language: 1.7%
- English and French as first language: 0.2%
- Other as first language: 7.2%
Education
The Bluewater District School Board is the school board for the Kincardine area. Kincardine District Secondary School is the local high school for most students in the area. Approximately 800 students are attending in the 2007/2008 year. There are 5 local elementary schools, Elgin Market Public School, Huron Heights Public School, St. Anthony's Catholic School, Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School (located in Kincardine Township), and Ripley Huron Community School (located in Ripley).[6]
Transportation
Kincardine is centrally located along Highway 21 and at the west end of Highway 9. There are two taxi companies in Kincardine. Kincardine Taxi and Fred's Cabs. Airplanes can land at the Municipal Airport, Kincardine/Shepherd's Landing or the Ellis Field located in Kincardine Township. The town of Kincardine also has a harbour for tourist who want to travel by their boats.
Industry
The economy of Kincardine is dominated by the Bruce Nuclear Power Development which is currently operated by Bruce Power, a private company under lease from Ontario Power Generation. There is also a thriving tourist industry, centered on its sandy beaches and Scottish cultural tradition.
Healthcare
The Kincardine and District General Hospital of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre is the hospital for the community. Further, the Kincardine Family Health Team, a Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care Initiative is located in the community offering programs and services surrounding health promotion and disease prevention. The Kincardine Family Health Team has locations in the Municipality of Kincardine and Township of Huron-Kinloss.
Recreation
Kincardine is home to many parks and trails that run throughout the town of Kincardine. Sports are a huge part of the community mostly focusing around hockey in the winter and soccer in the summer. The local community centre, The Davidson Centre is the central location for most recreation activities as it has a park, skate park, soccer fields, track (indoor & outdoor), swimming pool, gym, basketball court and hockey rink. There is also the Tiverton Sports Arena.
Sports Teams
The Kincardine Bulldogs is the local hockey team. They compete in the Western Junior C hockey league. In the 2006-2007 and the 2007-2008 seasons the Bulldogs finished 1st in the WJCHL.
All the other hockey teams in town go under the name of "The Kincardine Kinucks".
Kincardine also has a rugby team, created several years ago. They are known as the Barbarians or "Barbs" and serve as the rugby team for Kincardine and surrounding areas.
The Kinetic Knights FIRST Robotics Team competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The team placed 2nd in the world in their 2011 season.
Culture & Events
Kincardine (especially the Town of Kincardine) has a strong Scottish culture. The Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band Parades happens every Saturday night during the summer months ending Labour Day weekend. Also every night in the summer (except for Saturdays) the Phantom Piper (a bag piper) plays his bagpipes on top of the light house at sunset. This story behind the Phantom Piper is a Kincardine Legend. Read more about the Phantom Piper HERE. To continue the Scottish culture in Kincardine, every year Kincardine holds the Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games.
Showcasing Kincardine's artistic side, Kincardine is also home to Bluewater Summer Playhouse (Drama Festival) and The Kincardine Summer Music Festival. Kincardine also takes part in Doors Open Kincardine showcasing Kincardine's heritage homes and buildings. Every Monday Starting on the May long weekend until the labour day weekend Kincardine has a "Market in the Square" a sort of flea market in the local park located beside the downtown.
Attractions
Known as the most historic street in Kincardine, Harbour Street gets its name from the harbour located to one side. The town's old lighthouse and museum are located on it, as well as The Erie Belle Restaurant and the Harbour Street Brasserie. Perhaps the most famous landmark on Harbour Street is the Walker House, the oldest building in Kincardine, which is now a museum. Kincardine is known for its beautiful and clean beaches, including Tiny Tot beach, Station Beach (Reunion Park), and Boiler Beach. Very popular among youth and adults alike are the two piers attached to the marina. Arguably one of the best spots to watch the internationally famous sunsets, the South Pier is also a very popular "cliff-jump" style swimming location for all.
Media
Kincardine has two newspaper companies, Kincardine News and the Kincardine Independent. The Kincardine Times, an online newspaper, is a third source of local news. Kincardine also has its own radio station, CIYN-FM.
Notable residents
- Paul Henderson, NHL hockey player[7]
- Kevin Pollock, NHL referee
- Graham Ragsdale, Canadian Forces sniper
- Pat Riggin, NHL goaltender
- Jessica Stam, supermodel
- Jordan Willis, NHL goaltender
- Johnny Wilson, NHL forward
References
- ^ a b c d "Kincardine, Ontario (Code 3541024) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b c "Kincardine (Population Centre), Ontario (Code 0412) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ "Bluewater Elementary Schools". Bluewater District School Board. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Teen Ranch Board Bios". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
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