 About
Huron-Kinloss
The Township of Huron-Kinloss was created in 1999 with the amalgamation
of three communities, the Village of Lucknow
and the Townships of Ripley-Huron and
Kinloss.
Geographically located in the southwest corner of Bruce
County, the township is bordered on the west side by the spectacular
Lake Huron and on the remaining three sides by agricultural land.
The villages of Lucknow and Ripley
form the township's two urban centres. Ripley
is located geographically in the township's centre and Lucknow hugs
the southern border. A variety of retail and commercial services
are available in both communities. (See our Business
Directory for listings)
Ripley is home to the upgraded municipal
offices, the Ripley-Huron
Community Centre and arena, the post office, the bank, the medical
centre, library and the grain supply elevator. In Lucknow,
the weekly Lucknow Community Sale features the sale of all types
of livestock. Lucknow has its own Community
Centre, as does Point Clark. Lucknow
is also the commercial centre for local agriculture and aggregate
industries. Both Ripley and Lucknow
services meet the needs of a large rural region.
The Township of Huron-Kinloss, with its fertile soil, has a strong
agricultural sector. Livestock husbandry and crop production are
the main farming activities within the Township. A majority of the
lands have a Canada Land Inventory rating of Class One or Two. With
quality gravel deposits in the eastern part of the township, Huron-Kinloss
has a thriving aggregate industry.
Ripley and Lucknow
are both serviced by a municipal water and service system and have
their own Public Utilities Commission. The services required for
industrial development and growth are available in each community.
In recent years, many young retirees have made the shoreline area
their permanent home. To service the 3000 permanent and seasonal
residents in that area, the Township and the Province of Ontario
have formed a partnership to establish a $4,000,000 water system.
 Two
provincial highways run through the Township; the municipality is
responsible for the maintenance of its hardtop concession roads.
Huron-Kinloss' main attraction and, a point of pride, is the Point
Clark Lighthouse. Designated a National Historic Site, the lighthouse
is open for tours during the summer months. Huron-Kinloss is a township
rich in history tracing its ancestry to the 1880s, a pattern apparent
in the hamlets dotting the township
map.
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