Owen Sound Sun Times

New Bluewater schools planned for Dundalk, Port Elgin and Kincardine, and Bruce-Grey Catholic board school in Owen Sound

Local impacts of new U.S. tariffs on wood products are unclear but 'potentially devastating'

Inter-community service provider fully expecting seasonal service to return next summer

Hanover Police are investigating after a resident was defrauded out of over $100,000 in an online romance scam. Police said the local resident is out approximately $117,000 since 2021. These cases are becoming more frequent, with total losses reported in the hundreds of thousands of dollars every year that involve many victims in our community. [...]

The Beaver Valley Bruce Trail Club and Grey Sauble Conservation Authority are teaming up this weekend to celebrate at Eugenia Falls. Bruce Trail Day is Sunday, Oct. 5. The Beaver Valley Bruce Trail Club (BVBTC) and Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA) will be on site at Eugenia Falls from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The [...]

An elderly person from Lion's Head is dead after a collision between a water truck and passenger vehicle near Mar on Thursday. Highway 6 remained closed near Mar, north of Wiarton, Thursday afternoon while Grey-Bruce OPP investigated a collision resulted in a water truck going up in flames, police said in a news release. The [...]

They hang from the lamp posts, lurk in the bushes, gather on the street corners, and watch from the windows. Watching. Always watching. The scarecrows have invaded the town of Meaford once again, and the townsfolk couldn't be happier. The quirky and unique autumn event was of life support a few years back, but an [...]

Brothers who fled Russia over fear of political persecution begin university studies in Poland

Twenty-five volunteers collected 17 bags of garbage over nearly 1-kilometre of shoreline during a cleanup in Owen Sound Sunday. It was World Rivers Day and the city was one of six communities to participate in the first Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup, an event co-ordinated by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a release [...]

Neighbouring municipal and First Nations communities celebrated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday. Near Southampton, Saugeen Shores and Saugeen First Nation joined together on a temporarily closed Zgaa-biig-ni-gan Bridge in a moment of reflection and togetherness. The town also closed Victoria Street North from Thompson Street to Clarendon Street between 9 and [...]

September saw a record number of meals served in the dozen years the charity has been feeding people, no questions asked.

'We believe that we'll have strong absorption,' Geoff McMurdo said of the uptake of the units.

After a perfect 4-0 start to the 2025-26 season, the Owen Sound Attack cracked the Canadian Hockey League's Top-10 rankings in Week 2. The Attack made their debut on the Canada-wide list at No. 10, and are one of just three CHL teams that remain undefeated with at least four wins. The other two are [...]

'Residential school is something that no race of people should have ever endured.' -- Greg Nadjiwon, former Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation chief

Keystone started as an Owen Sound hospital outpatient program 50 years ago.

Georgian's programming at its John Di Poce South Georgian Bay campus in Collingwood remains paused.

Facility expected to be a major gathering place for area residents

The Owen Sound Attack are still perfect through four regular-season games. The Scenic City Skaters edged the Barrie Colts, 5-4, Sunday afternoon inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre to improve to 4-0-0-0 on the year. Landon Jackman, the Attack's true rookie from the St. Louis area, scored the game-winning goal in his first Ontario [...]

The Strother Cup is back in New Lowell. The Knights held on to win 5-4 over the Owen Sound Baysox in a wild Game 7 on Saturday at New Lowell Recreation Park to reclaim the North Dufferin Baseball League championship. Owen Sound, who finished just one point behind the Knights in the regular season and [...]

A small group gathered on the steps of Owen Sound city hall on Saturday to rally against privatization of health-care in Ontario. About 25 people took part in the Grey Bruce Health Coalition event, some holding signs in support of public healthcare and against privatization of services. Speakers shared details about their own experiences with [...]

Owen Sound's returning veterans cut the ribbon on the newly refreshed Bayshore with a stellar performance Saturday.

Durham base is the first of five Grey County is planning to build over the next four years

Also, Grey County council votes down industrial DC holiday

'They helped us tremendously during the rough times that we had,' Reynold Buchen said of OSHaRE, while waiting to see a doctor there Friday.

Meaford is seeking candidates to fill a vacant seat on its council. Longtime councillor Steve Bartley resigned after almost 11 years. He and his wife have downsized and moved to Chatsworth. At a meeting on Sept. 22, council selected the call for nominees" method to fill the vacancy, rather than hold a byelection. Applications are [...]

'Yes, we need to phase out door-to-door delivery. It's going to happen. It's just the way it goes,' Canada Post customer Tim Muzzell said outside the Owen Sound post office Friday.

Work to develop a regional transit network serving Grey, Bruce, Dufferin and Wellington counties is continuing, with a target of having the system operational by the fall of next year. On Thursday, Grey County council received a report that provided an update on the initiative to develop a unified regional transit network that is being [...]

Owen Sound's city hall will be the setting for an Ontario Health Coalition protest on Saturday. The local Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) contingent will gather at the municipal office (808 2nd Ave. E.) at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 to protest the Ford government's move to privatize healthcare, according to OHC executive director Natalie Mehra. [...]

County asking province to cover costs associated with new directives

The high school sports scene is in full swing with Bluewater Athletic Association action taking off this past week. FOOTBALL On Friday, Sept. 19, the Owen Sound District Wolves beat the upstart Kincardine Knights 26-6 at the Bruce County Rugby Club in Tiverton. Then, in a rematch of last year's championship game, the OSDSS Wolves [...]

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"It kind of fits my style, being the villain."

With Rockwood Terrace rebuild ongoing, councillors concerned about taking on more debt

Police charged a 21-year-old from Brockton with impaired driving, dangerous driving and two counts of flight from police Wednesday. South Bruce OPP got an impaired driver complaint in Brockton about 4:54 p.m. and located a driver, who then fled the traffic stop at high speed, a police news release said. Police continued to receive additional [...]

Two men accused of exposing themselves and wearing fake wristbands at Lucknow's Music in the Fields festival in August are facing criminal charges. South Bruce OPP said in a news release Thursday that officers charged two 25-year-olds from Clinton with committing an indecent act and fraud under $5,000. On Aug. 23 about 11:30 p.m., South [...]

The city working group is only deciding whether the name should be changed, not what it should be renamed.

As many as 1,500 to 2,000 volunteers are relied upon by the 45 members of the Owen Sound and Area Association of Volunteer Administrators.

Markdale's Sidney Sicard was named the first runner-up in the Ontario Queen of the Furrow competition at this year's International Plowing Match in Niagara. Fourteen women from across Ontario competed for the crown. The new Ontario Queen of the Furrow is Victoria Kolb of Caledon, representing the Peel Dufferin Plowman's Association. Kolb was crowned by [...]

A Canadian curling battle of the sexes is coming to the Port Elgin Plex next year. Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs and three-time world champion Rachel Homan will face off in a three-day event from September 25 to 27, 2026. The Battle, sponsored by Bruce Power and presented by Holiday Inn Express & Suites, is [...]

Funds are expected to allow for the removal of about 288 very high and high hazard trees in the city

Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce is inviting motorists of all kinds to take part in its fifth Fall Colours Tour on Sunday. The event, which was originally developed for owners of classic and antique cars, is being opened up to provide all motorists with the opportunity to enjoy fall colours of old Keppel Township. Attendees [...]

South Bruce OPP is investigating a report of fraud committed during a farm tractor sale when someone allegedly paid with a bad cheque. The incident along Conc. 2 in South Bruce was reported to police Sept 15. The green tractor was taken away on a flatbed trailer pulled by a white transport truck. After the [...]

The Inter Township Fire Department honoured several of its members during its 2025 years of service awards. In the event held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Owen Sound on Saturday, achievements including service milestones, retirements and remarkable acts of service were recognized. The years of service awards this year recognized a combined 110 years [...]

Suspects are both Hungarian nationals currently living in Toronto

Police are reminding everyone to secure their outbuildings and ensure surveillance equipment is working after a riding lawn mower was stolen from a detached garage in Oliphant. A green E170 John Deere riding lawn mower and 54-inch tractor bagger were stolen from a detached garage on Grouse Drive. The items were last seen Monday and [...]

Approach being taken ensures items that need to be done don't slip through cracks, city manager says

A person stranded along a remote part of the Saugeen River after their inflatable raft was punctured was rescued after an hour-long search Sunday. South Bruce OPP said in a news release that it received a report of someone stranded along the river about 8:42 p.m. after their inflatable raft punctured. Police located the person [...]

Story recounts when writer bartended at strip club and lived in a rough downtown apartment.

Site preparations have started on a long-vacant industrial site in Owen Sound's core that will be home to a 224-unit apartment complex. Crews have been at the former Black Clawson Kennedy factory site at 1144 1st Ave. E. clearing trees and other debris, with construction expected to begin soon on a project that will include [...]

Residential projects driving much of the growth this year