Owen Sound Sun Times

Monday is gearing up to be a big day for the birds and the bees in Owen Sound. The Owen Sound Field Naturalists and Birds Canada are hosts for a SwiftWatch at the Old Grey County Courthouse on Monday night to celebrate the refurbishment of the structure's old chimney - the last communal chimney roost [...]

The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to celebrate the local business community at its annual awards night. The chamber is holding the 2025 Business Excellence Awards at the Best Western Inn on the Bay, 1800 2nd Ave. E., on June 5. The awards night is the chamber's largest event of [...]

Michelle and Nick Hoeffsuemmer contributing a part of their profits to worthy local causes

When contemplating his latest big project, local Lego creator Ken Reid wanted to replicate a landmark that best symbolized Owen Sound and Grey-Bruce. But when he started thinking about what to build there wasn't any particular building that jumped out at him as one that was representative of the Scenic City or the surrounding area. [...]

The bylaw seeks to formalize a process that started when TC Energy proposed to build a 1000-megawatt pumped storage project on federal land within the municipality.

Operations committee chair says increase warranted

But there were also some offsetting savings in other areas

The museum, run by 40 volunteers, is located in the old stone dairy cattle barns on the Macdonald College campus

The province's Special Investigations Unit has terminated its investigation into a case in which a man suffered a right wrist fracture in Owen Sound in February. The SIU said in a news release Wednesday that it is apparent the man was responsible for his injury, leaving nothing to investigate as far as the potential criminal [...]

Owen Sound police have charged a Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board employee. Police said in a media release that the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Owen Sound Police Service arrested and charged the individual. A court-ordered publication ban is currently in effect, prohibiting the publication, broadcasting, or transmission of any information that could identify [...]

All stood in the council chambers to honour and remember them.

A Flesherton-area teen missing for a month has been found safe, police said. Owen Sound police announced in a brief news release late Wednesday afternoon that 15-year-old Jillianne Dixon had been located and was safe. In the release, police extended their gratitude to the public, media, social service agencies and various police services for their [...]

Grown-ups can now have fun in the great outdoors at a facility that has been creating lasting memories for young people in Grey-Bruce. The Bluewater Education Foundation announced it is launching adult-focused initiatives at the Bluewater District School Board's Outdoor Education Centre near Oliphant on the Bruce Peninsula. The not-for-profit organization that was formed in [...]

Friends of a young father who died at a precast concrete manufacturing plant in Chepstow last Friday are raising money for his children and mother. Larry Ford said he grew up with Nick Wood, 37, in Strathroy, and the pair became quick friends. Nick just had a huge heart. I have a saying that once [...]

Police board requests meeting as the police try to get tougher on public drug use in the River District

The Owen Sound Stamp Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a History and Postal Expo at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre this weekend. The free event will take place Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The expo in the Bayshore's Rutherford Room will feature stamp displays as well as stamp and postal [...]

Several Bluewater Athletic Association track-and-field athletes have qualified for this week's OFSAA West Region Meet in London. Kincardine District's Jasmine Broere and Adalee Turland put on a throwing clinic at the 2025 CWOSSA Track and Field Championship this past weekend in Cambridge. Broere won gold in senior women's shot put and discus. Turland did the [...]

Crown accepts 2023 shooting death was not intentional

As people across the region continue to grieve, the five victims of Friday's three-vehicle crash near London will be memorialized at services in three Grey-Bruce communities in the coming days. Funeral arrangements have been made for Walkerton District Community School teacher Mathew Eckert, 33, and four secondary school students - 16-year-olds Danica Baker and Kaydance [...]

The Ministry of Labour is investigating a fatal workplace incident at Fritz-Alder Precast in the Municipality of Brockton. On Friday, a 37-year-old Hanover resident died and a 35-year-old Arran-Elderslie resident was injured and transported to hospital after an incident at the company's property on Conc. 6 in Chepstow. South Bruce OPP, Bruce County paramedics and [...]

The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is discontinuing an investigation into how a 30-year-old man suffered a fractured heel in an incident involving the Owen Sound Police Service. SIU director Joseph Martino said in a news release Tuesday that the independent civilian agency is terminating the investigation since the evidence suggests the Owen Sound man [...]

'Many of us find honouring Ryerson is not in the spirit of reconciliation . . .' Anne Finlay's request says

The Owen Sound North Stars are asking fans to wear orange to their home game against the Guelph Regals in Durham on Saturday to pay tribute.

The Owen Sound Attack are camping in Shallow Lake later this summer. With ongoing construction at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre forcing the Scenic City Skaters out of their home until the regular season, the team has announced a partnership with the neighbouring Township of Georgian Bluffs. Attack team training camp is set for [...]

"They were so excited to get their medals for second place"

PORT ELGIN'S MacKAY WINS FINALS MVP Ian MacKay won the National Lacrosse League's Finals MVP Award after helping his Buffalo Bandits to a third-straight league title. MacKay, who grew up playing lacrosse in the Owen Sound North Stars system, scored seven goals and added five assists in the three-game finals series against the Saskatchewan Rush. [...]

Patrick Meagher says the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce has been a life preserver for himself and his 96-year-old mother Rose. Meagher said Saturday during the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's near Owen Sound that they have been part of the local Alzheimer Society's support system for the last two or three years, and the [...]

Messages of condolences have poured onto social media in honour of the four teenage girls killed along with their teacher/coach in a Friday afternoon crash northeast of London as details of the victims became known. Two of the four teenage girls killed in the crash were identified by their softball team as Rowan McLeod and [...]

Evidence of the sorrow and anguish being felt in Walkerton could be seen on almost every street on Sunday. Less than 48 hours after a collision a few hours south of the town claimed the lives of four teenage students and athletes and their beloved teacher and coach from Walkerton District Community School, people were [...]

Two people were rescued from the water off Big Bay in Georgian Bluffs after their kayak capsized on Saturday afternoon. Grey-Bruce OPP said they responded along with local emergency responders at about 3:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a two-person kayak capsizing in the water off of Big Bay, putting both occupants into the [...]

Tragedy has struck the community of Walkerton as four teenage students and a teacher have died as a result of a crash near London. Municipal flags have been lowered to half mast and residents were being asked to leave a pair of running shoes with a light on at the front of their homes in [...]

Another major road reconstruction project is getting underway in Wiarton. Crews are mobilizing to begin the full reconstruction of five blocks of Gould Street between Elm Street and Division Street as well as Pengally Avenue, with the streets expected to be closed to traffic as early as Monday. At its meeting on May 6, South [...]

One person is dead and another has been transported to a London-area trauma centre after an incident at a job site in Brockton on Friday morning. A 37-year-old Hanover resident has been pronounced deceased, while a 35-year-old Arran-Elderslie resident was injured and transported to hospital, South Bruce OPP said in a news release on Friday [...]

Courts will continue to impose serious sentences for fentanyl-related crimes, judge said

Brittany Drury has been appointed interim chief administrative officer for Georgian Bluffs. The township announced Thursday that the veteran staffer had been appointed immediately following the departure of former CAO Niall Lobley, who was recently named the new deputy-CAO at Grey County. We're pleased to welcome Brittany into the Interim CAO role," Georgian Bluffs Mayor [...]

A Saugeen Ojibway Nation-commissioned report has concluded there is no historical evidence to support claims there were distinct Metis communities capable of holding treaty rights anywhere in SON territory. On Thursday SON released the Assessing Metis Historical Claims to Rights in SON Territory report by University of Toronto Professor of History Dr. Heidi Bohaker and [...]

Two Bruce County police services are receiving provincial funding to help support victims of sexual assault and human sex trafficking. The OPP in Kincardine is getting $4,095 to ensure particularly women who have their clothes seized as evidence during police investigations have access to appropriate clothing and hygiene products. Police training will reinforce the importance [...]

Bluewater District School Board trustee Derrick Long has again been censured and is facing another round of sanctions for breaching the board's code of conduct. The board voted Tuesday to censure Long, bar him from attending the June 17 regular board meeting and from sitting on all board committees for 90 days, and remove him [...]

'. . .the majority of people in Walkerton would like to move on,' Brockton's mayor says

The Bluewater District School Board has named the replacement for outgoing Director of Education Lori Wilder. The board has appointed AJ Keene as its new director of education, who will transition into the position on Aug. 18 to coincide with Wilder's retirement. I am very excited to join Bluewater District School Board and contribute to [...]

Five communities across Grey-Bruce will take part in the annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's this weekend. A new walk has been added this year with Kincardine joining walks planned for Hanover, Owen Sound, Saugeen Shores and Thornbury on Saturday morning. Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce community development and engagement co-ordinator Michelle Fleming said Wednesday [...]

Armed police stood by as MNR tried to scare bear down

An increase to the price of garbage bag tags is back on the table in Owen Sound. The city's operations committee on May 15 approved a fees and charges update from staff that includes an increase of 50 cents per bag tag, raising the cost to $3, effective July 1. The proposal will be presented [...]

Kincardine District's standout track-and-field athlete Adalee Turland is looking to secure even more hardware this year. Turland won OFSAA silver last year with a throw of 11.56 metres in the novice girls' shot put. At the Bluewater Athletic Association track and field championship, hosted at Kincardine's Davidson Centre on May 12, Turland, now a junior, [...]

U15 NORTH STARS KICK-OFF SEASON The Owen Sound Legacy Ridge Golf Club North Stars under-15 girls' field lacrosse team travelled to Halton Hills on Saturday for an early bird tournament. It was a tough start facing the Oshawa LBK-1, losing 7-1. Loan goal by Avery Thompson. The girls bounced back in Game 2, with a [...]

A 22-year-old Saugeen Shores man is dead following a collision involving two dirt bikes at a Southampton property on Friday. According to a Saugeen Shores police media release, the police and the Office of the Chief Coroner are investigating the fatal collision that happened at approximately 10:30 p.m. Police and emergency services responded to the [...]

More than a dozen people sold various goods from the trunks of their cars in downtown Owen Sound Sunday. All perfectly legal. Encouraged, even. The Owen Sound Farmers' Market was host for the city's first Car Boot Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., which market manager Morag Budgeon hopes will become a regular occurrence [...]

Sauble Beach business owners hope a trade war and renewed national pride encourage Ontario residents to book a 'staycation' this summer

Art is often described as a labour of love, but rarely is an actual pavement-pounding steamroller involved. That was the case Friday night as the Georgian Bay School for the Arts kicked off its second annual BIBLIOARTS Book Arts and Print Fair with an evening of steamroller printing. The crew at GB Arts turned 1st [...]

Coach Rob Lee held the Bluewater Athletic Association championship plaque and offered his girls' rugby team a brief history lesson. Sacred Heart dominated the field at the turn of the century. Grey Highlands had their time at the top of the mountain. St. Mary's and West Hill battled back-and-forth in the twenty-teens, but for the [...]