Owen Sound Sun Times

Twelve people are in the running to fill a vacant South Bruce Peninsula council seat. The application window closed Thursday. There's a special meeting Jan. 15 for council to select a candidate. Applicants may briefly express their interest in the position at that meeting. They all had to submit a letter of interest when they [...]

Would you try a dairy-based sports drink or a biodegradable plastic bag made from milk components? Dairy producers hope so. They need something innovative to help grow the market for milk and turn a structural surplus" of skim milk into profit, said Mark Hamel in an interview after his update to dairy farmers at Grey [...]

In one sense Owen Sound's major series lacrosse saga is over, but in another, it's just beginning. There is a lot of work to do," said new North Stars owner and general manager Steve McCarthy when reached by phone Friday morning. The Major Series Lacrosse league, Ontario's top-tier summer men's league, announced Thursday night it [...]

It's been quite the start to 2024 for Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George. Earlier this week, the Thunder Bay product was feted by the Ontario Hockey League for his straight-A performance in school, on Thursday night, the rookie netminder made 37 saves as the Owen Sound Attack won 4-1 over the Erie Otters in [...]

Families welcomed the first babies of 2024 into the world at Grey-Bruce's hospitals this week. The region's first baby of the new year was born at Brightshores Health System's Owen Sound hospital, where Elias Kenneth Tripp was born to Kylee MacDonald and her partner Bryce Tripp at 3:39 a.m. on Jan. 1. The eight-and-a-half pound [...]

The revived Wiarton Propeller Club is forging ahead with a new board of directors after its future was in question a little over a year ago. The 75-year-old club, which holds community gatherings and events like receptions, dinners, markets and card games at its 575 Edward St. building known as The Meeting Place, rang in [...]

South Bruce OPP received five reports of successful frauds, with losses totaling nearly $500,000, between Dec. 11 and Dec. 29. The cases included online purchases made through a fraudulent website - US$97; two incidents of E-transfer made to help a grandchild" - $3,000 each time; crypto exchange through a fraudulent site - US$140,000 and crypto [...]

Last year was a banner one for Ontario beef producers, and upward pressure on cattle prices is expected to continue in 2024 as the North American herd - particularly in the major U.S. market - continues to contract. Beef Farmers of Ontario president Jack Chaffe and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs chief [...]

People have until Sunday night to tour the Festival of Northern Lights displays before they're turned off for another year. The annual light displays in Queen's Park along the banks of the Sydenham River, and in Harrison Park in Owen Sound, are on daily between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. The popular attraction was switched [...]

A two-day hearing began Thursday morning with victim-impact statements being submitted at the sentencing of mass murderer Nathaniel Veltman, who killed four members of the Afzaal family in a June 6, 2021 hit-and-run. LFP's Jane Sims is in the courtroom and providing live coverage: 3:14 p.m. The court has heard from Madiha Salman's uncle, Ali [...]

Donations to the United Way Bruce Grey after an end-of-year plea by its executive director are expected to eliminate an approximately $50,000 deficit for 2023. We had a wonderful response from the community," Francesca Dobbyn said Wednesday. We've been able to raise enough funds that we should be able to finish the year out without [...]

Police have released more information about a collision that killed a pedestrian early on the morning of Dec. 23. Grey Bruce OPP Const. Krista Linthorne said Wednesday that police have determined one vehicle collided with a 47-year-old South Bruce Peninsula resident. An officer at the scene reportedly said it appeared two vehicles were involved, but [...]

Residents of Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs and Meaford have until Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. to take Christmas trees and any other compostable items to the city's compost site. After then, the site will be closed until April 1. The site, at 2450 28th Ave. E., is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. [...]

Trading a first-round pick in the player's draft year is a rarity in the Ontario Hockey League, especially in Owen Sound. General managers only have a 10-day window from Jan. 1 to Jan. 10 to make a move involving their youngest players. The Attack last did it nearly a decade ago. Before trading Nico Addy, [...]

Grey Bruce OPP charged three drivers on Jan. 2 with stunt driving, a charge that officers laid 72 times in 2023 - six times per month on average. In each case Jan. 2, the driver's vehicle was impounded for 14 days and their drivers licence was suspended for 30 days, police said in a news [...]

Hundreds of people splashed, shivered and donated to the Salvation Army during the third annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge in Lake Huron at the Southampton shoreline. In total, dippers and spectators donated 850 pounds of food, $600 cash and goods for the Port Elgin Thrift Shop. With little wind, no ice and temperatures hovering [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have acquired a pair of players who captured the OHL championship with the Peterborough Petes last season. On Tuesday, the team announced that they had acquired defenceman Konnor Smith and forward Sam McCue from the Petes in exchange for defenceman Martin Matejicek, forward Nico Addy and their third-round selection in the [...]

Three men from Southgate have been charged after stolen property valued at approximately $40,000 was located on a Southgate property on Dec. 27. The Grey Bruce Community Street Crime Unit along with general law enforcement officers attended a property on Southgate Rd. 14 and executed a search warrant after an individual located their stolen John [...]

A Chatsworth Township man faces impaired driving charges after a vehicle crashed into the bush in Georgian Bluffs on Monday. Grey Bruce OPP were called to the single-vehicle collision on Concession 7 and arrived at the scene to find the vehicle in the bush. While officers were speaking with the driver, he was displaying signs [...]

Ben West made 39 saves as the Barrie Colts rung in the New Year the right way with a 5-2 win over the Owen Sound Attack at home Sunday night. As for the Owen Sound Attack, they'll wake up on Monday hoping a new year brings better results for a hockey team sliding the wrong [...]

Hundreds of folks capped off 2023 by skating, racing toy cars, getting glitter tattoos, decorating cookies, playing with giant legos, swimming, and tumbling in the gym - - all under one roof. And for free. Happy New Year. All of that fun was jammed between the hours of noon and 4 p.m., so the happy [...]

Police charged a 38-year-old woman from Owen Sound with several offences following a hit-and-run at the intersection of 10th Street East and 9th Avenue East Thursday afternoon. Police, Owen Sound firefighters and Grey County paramedics were called to the intersection at approximately 4:49 p.m. for a motor vehicle collision where one of the vehicles involved [...]

Attack head coach Darren Rumble wishes Santa dropped off some compete to a few of his players over the holiday season. You have some guys, (Jake) Crawford, Ethan Burroughs, (Sam) Sedley, they have compete oozing out of their pores. Some of the other guys it's just not there. It only comes in flashes," Rumble said [...]

The Escarpment Corridor Alliance has joined a growing number of community groups and conservationists looking to make their voices heard concerning the redevelopment of the former Talisman Resort properties near Kimberly in the Beaver Valley. But the land they are hoping to help shape a future for is privately owned, leaving little room for arm [...]

For those who find it hard staying awake until midnight, Owen Sound may have the event for you. The city and the YMCA of Grey Bruce Owen Sound are once again partnering to present a family friendly New Year's Eve event at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre on Sunday afternoon. Everyone is invited to [...]

The Ontario Lacrosse Association has revised its restrictive policy in which members could face lengthy suspensions for participating in what the province's lacrosse governing body considers to be non-sanctioned events. The OLA announced its policy update in a post to its website on Dec. 22. The new policy intended to suspend members for up to [...]

Police in Hanover said they had a busy holiday season including a Christmas morning break-and-enter. According to a police media release, a 28-year-old male from the Guelph area, but of no fixed address, broke into the home of a relative on 8th Street in Hanover around 2 a.m. on Christmas morning. Police said the suspect [...]

For a team often accused of taking its foot off the gas during winnable games this season, the Owen Sound Attack floored it Thursday night. As a result, the Attack shellacked the Niagara IceDogs in a 10-2 victory while Deni Goure set a franchise record for the most points in a single game with eight. [...]

An upcoming online lecture series will feature people and groups who are undertaking projects intended to make the Grey-Bruce area a better place to live. Hope and Inspiration in Grey-Bruce is a six-part series being presented by the Bluewater Association for Lifelong Learning beginning Jan. 4. It will explore local initiatives that are making a [...]

With the rain falling outside the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library, the auditorium was packed with families partaking in what has been a popular rainy-day activity for decades. More than 40 people turned out for an afternoon building bee in the library's second LEGO building competition. We do regularly run a LEGO [...]

Brave souls in Southampton are planning to once again ring in the New Year with a stinging splash. The third annual Southampton Polar Bear Dip is set for Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. at Southampton Beach by the flagpole on High Street. Jeff Cody and his neighbour Larry Leonard came up with the polar dip [...]

A local charitable organization has donated the funds to complete Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce's Tiny Homes Project at Saugeen First Nation. The 100 Women Who Care Grey Bruce group presented their November meeting donation of $24,000 towards the tiny home, which will serve as an emergency shelter for individuals and young families. The donation [...]

After a snowless Christmas, grey skies, rain and fog, when will a real Grey-Bruce winter arrive? Environment Canada meteorologist Gerald Cheng sounded good humoured but cautious Wednesday when asked. I feel like I'm being cornered," he said laughing after he was informed some have cross-country ski passes sitting idle in the absence of snow. There's [...]

The Ontario Lacrosse Association has drawn a line in the sand concerning participation in non-sanctioned events. According to a media release issued on Dec. 22, the OLA has established a Non-Sanctioned Participation Policy" ahead of the 2024 lacrosse season. Any individual who participates in a non-sanctioned event after the second Monday in March (Monday, March [...]

Two former Owen Sound Attack players will wear the Maple Leaf in Davos, Switzerland, for the 2023 Spengler Cup. The 25-player Canadian roster includes Attack graduate Thomas Schemitsch and former Bears goaltender Tyler Beskorowany. Schemitsch spent last season with the Malmo Redhawks of the Swedish Elite League and played three seasons in Owen Sound from [...]

Police have charged one man and are seeking the public's help identifying two other people in relation to the theft of five vehicles from a property on the Grey-Bruce Line earlier this month. A 33-year-old man has been charged with fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 as a result [...]

A Chatsworth man who was in possession of a stolen all-terrain vehicle has been arrested and charged after he punched a police officer in the face in Owen Sound on Christmas Day, police said. Just after 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Grey Bruce OPP received a report that the ATV had been stolen from a [...]

Grey Bruce OPP is asking for dashcam footage or information from anyone driving in the area of a motor vehicle collision that killed a 47-year-old from South Bruce Peninsula at Springmount early Saturday morning. Police reported in an update Saturday night that they responded at 5:41 a.m. to a serious collision on Highway 6 in [...]

Grey Bruce OPP charged a South Bruce Peninsula man with five counts of break and enter to a dwelling after a spate of seasonal residence break-ins at Saugeen First Nation. Christopher Bowman, 47, also faces charges of mischief under $5,000, possession break-in instruments, possession property obtained by crime under $5,000 and fail to comply with [...]

Efforts have begun to restore the deteriorating Owen Sound British Methodist Episcopal Church, whose congregation still includes descendants of slaves who escaped and made their way north. The idea is to restore the church, try and get more people in to rebuild the congregation and also to preserve the vital history which is intertwined with [...]

Grey Bruce OPP is investigating a fatal collision north of Springmount this morning involving a pedestrian. Highway 6 is closed northbound from Springmount to Grey Road 17 for the investigation. Police ask the public to please avoid this area of Georgian Bluffs. Police said updates will follow when available. Police ask anyone with information helpful [...]

People who pick up mail at the Hepworth Post Office must do so in Wiarton for the time being. South Bruce Peninsula's website has a notice informing people the post office will be closed temporarily, with a link to a Dec. 21 Canada Post notice. It says mail and parcels may be picked up at [...]

The Grey Roots Museum and Archives is closing for a month as it prepares to mark its 20th anniversary in 2024. The county museum west of Rockford will temporarily close beginning on Jan. 7 and will reopen on Feb. 9. The closure will allow museum staff to focus on preparations for celebratory activities in honour [...]

So far eight people have thrown their names in to fill a vacant council seat by appointment in South Bruce Peninsula. The town's candidate registry Friday morning identified the eligible electors who have filed to fill the position: Paul Stephen Deacon, Ann Marie Hadcock, Mary E. Hanlon, Glenn Darrell Holst, William Klingenberg, Daniel Evan Lisk, [...]

To say seven-year-old Coen Rier's class project was a success would be an understatement. On Thursday, Coen and his family were at Chapman House - Residential Hospice of Grey-Bruce where he presented the $16,400 he raised from the loonie he was given by teacher Barb Gordon at the start of December and told to make [...]

The province's Special Investigations Unit has discontinued a probe into a case which a man in custody in Chatsworth twice had seizures after being administered his medication. The investigation relating to the 21-year-old man's time in custody determined that there was nothing to investigate as far as the potential criminal liability of any of the [...]

The Ontario Provincial Police's annual festive season R.I.D.E. campaign is catching more drunk drivers in the west region this year compared to 2022. Earlier this week the OPP released statistics from the West Region Headquarters detailing that offences are up in the area and across the region's 13 detachments compared to 2022. Since the start [...]

Property owners with security cameras can now join an online database and quickly collaborate with local law enforcement in the event of a nearby crime. The Ontario Provincial Police's Grey-Bruce detachment announced this week they have implemented the CAMSafe program locally. The program enables local residential and commercial security camera owners to join the online [...]

United Way Bruce Grey is making an urgent appeal" for donations before the end of the year to make up for a deficit of about $50,000. The unusual last-minute call by the charitable organization was brought about because of unprecedented backpack demand and clients' increased need for help paying utilities and food this year, the [...]

Just a few months after the SS Norisle was towed away from its berth on Manitoulin Island to be scrapped, her sister ship the MS Norgoma appears to be heading for the same fate. On Monday, Sault Ste. Marie council accepted a staff resolution to begin the process of decommissioning the ship, which has been [...]