Daytripping Issue - Summer 2020

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My Kincardine is YOUR Kincardine
By Kelly McDonald, Kincardine Tourism • 866-546-2736 or tourism@kincardine.ca
It is amazing how quickly our lives can
change in such a short amount of time;
the way we do business, how regularly
we can spend time with our loved ones,
and now, how conscious we need to be
about personal space and interactions
in public to ensure the health and safety
of each other.
A lot has changed.
But one thing that stays the same, no
matter the circumstances, is how our
community can pull together and adapt.
Events and festivals may be postponed
this year, local attractions may be forced
to keep their doors closed to the public,
but what isn’t cancelled can sometimes
be just what makes you proud to call
this place home…or your “home away
from home” in some cases.
It’s the shop owners that have heeded
local protocols to re-open their doors
for you, our restauranteurs that are
utilising parking lots and sidewalks to
accommodate patios, and our residents
and visitors that are respecting physical
space, adhering to regional and
provincial regulations to help slow the
spread during the pandemic to ensure
we get back to ‘normal’ sooner rather
than later.
Adapting to this new normal has
inspired our community to think outside
of the box. To re-evaluate how we can
deliver the same high calibre customer
experience that you have come to
expect from us locally. With limitations
KINCARDINE MILDMAY HARRISTON PAISLEY
MEAFORD CLIFFORD LISTOWEL NEUSTADT
WALKERTON MT. FOREST BROCKTON GORRIE
Parts of this area are known as Saugeen Country or Ontario’s West Coast.
Sunset Boulevard would be a suitable name as the view at night must be among the
best anywhere on the planet. Wind your way up Highway #21 with its beaches,
lighthouses and landmarks, and then come inland to stroll from one scenic town
to another, through the heart of the Maitland and Saugeen River watersheds.
on numbers of customers permitted into
businesses at any given time (typically
resulting in lengthy line-ups) and the
promotion of physical distancing, this
presented a challenge. The solution?
Promenade on Queen. A cooperative
effort, the promenade model will see
the closure of a section of Queen Street
(Durham Market North to Lambton Street)
in Lakeside Downtown Kincardine to
vehicle traffic every weekend during the
summer, commencing Friday evenings
at 5pm through to Sunday night at 9pm.
This pedestrian only walk-through will
provide extra retail and patio/dining
HIVE ‘N HOE
Country Store
Local, Natural Honey
Handcrafted Gifts
Homegrown Produce
Open Mon.-Sat. 10-5
519-396-3529
www.anderkin.ca
Take
the
Honey Products
678 Kincardine Ave.
KINCARDINE
$10 / Week
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space for our local businesses and their
customers, showcase pop-up vendors for
added interest, with room for all to enjoy,
safely. Oh, and did we mention the
abundant ambiance? That’s just a bonus.
Should you be visiting for the first
time, spending a day, a night, or renting
a cottage for the week, we ask that you
please consider yourself a resident while
visiting. Please respect local protocols
that have been put in place that are
proving to be extremely efficient in our
fight against the virus. Be patient and be
kind. Because when you are here, my
Kincardine is YOUR Kincardine.
From
Meaford
Pine River
Clifford
From
Goderich
Gorrie
From
Listowel
SUMMER 2020 “No matter where you go, there you are.” — anonymous
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