Owen Sound Sun Times

'This is a long-term investment in the health, well-being and quality of life of our residents.' -- Mayor Milt McIver

The second annual Southampton Arts Festival returns to the Lake Huron shoreline town at the end of the month. Introduced in 2025, the sprawling multi-day art festival will once again take over the town for much of the Civic holiday weekend (July 31 to Aug. 2). Over a dozen events will take place as part [...]

Grey Bruce OPP officers have busted what they suspect was a regional property theft operation. Six people face charges related to a stolen property investigation which resulted in the recovery of about $137,000 worth of what police said were stolen goods. Since the spring, Grey-Bruce and surrounding areas experienced a noticeable increase in break and [...]

Bruce County is expanding a community outreach program to support residents with mental health, addiction and housing needs. The county's Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST) builds on the Bruce County Outreach program and is a mobile multidisciplinary team, Bruce County said in a media release. COAST is partnering with Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have officially added a skilled young blueliner to the fold for the 2026-27 season. On Monday, the Owen Sound Attack announced they signed Caden Bell to an Ontario Hockey League Standard Player Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club. Bell was acquired by the Attack earlier in the offseason in a [...]

A 77-year-old Kincardine resident died following a crash Sunday morning in Huron County. The single motor vehicle crash in the Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh township happened shortly after 9 a.m., a Huron County OPP news release said. The OPP, Bruce County Emergency Medical Services and Lucknow Fire Department responded. The 77-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced [...]

Between 1940 and 1945, the foundry that was on the BCK site supplied the propellers for all the ships built in Canada for the wartime shipbuilding program.

Picketers say Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers is shutting them out, but Vickers said the fight is with employers not Queen's Park.

Fundraising walks happening in the Owen Sound and Hanover areas.

The Owen Sound Matt Brown Nicol Insurance North Stars under-9 (A) team are provincial champions. The North Stars won gold this past weekend at the Ontario Women's Field Lacrosse provincials in Kitchener-Waterloo. The North Stars battled through two hard-fought games, first against the Oshawa Lady Blue Knights and then in the gold-medal game against the [...]

POST POWERS BAYSOX SWEEP Owen Sound Baysox slugger Bryan Post swatted three home runs and recorded 10 RBIs as the Owen Sound Baysox swept the Orillia Majors in a doubleheader at Tom Williams Park on Saturday. With the pair of wins, the Baysox (16-4-0) have retaken the lead in the North Dufferin Baseball League standings [...]

Series recap: The Owen Sound North Stars beat Highway 26 rival Collingwood in the first round of the Ontario Series Lacrosse playoffs.

Preliminary list includes 6 candidates for chief and 51 for councillor

Club recently handed out its awards at annual banquet

After previously being based at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park, the event is moving to the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre

Independent environmental assessment identified issues relating to mould and air quality

The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula continues to weigh its options for the closed road at Cabot Head, and is now leaning towards an option that would see the road formally closed and converted into a recreational trail. At its meeting on Monday, council received a report containing business plans for four options for the [...]

Single-family homes planned for Ridgecrest Subdivision in city's northeast

Cam Sanderson soared through the crease to score a sudden-death overtime winner on Friday night. The highlight-reel goal capped off a massive four-goal comeback by the Owen Sound North Stars, who won Game 1 of the Ontario Series Lacrosse quarterfinal over the Collingwood Cruise, 8-7. I was alone on an island there for a little [...]

The partners involved in the proposed regional network have pushed back the planned implementation with study work ongoing

The offender conducted a 'reign of terror,' the judge said.

Community members have rallied to support a well-known Oxenden family after Heidi Smith-Tones suffered a serious brain injury while cycling on Grey Road 1. Smith-Tones suffered what police called life-threatening injuries from the incident on Monday, July 6, and was taken to the hospital in Wiarton before being airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in [...]

The air quality warning in Grey-Bruce brought on by smoke from forest fires in northwestern Ontario continued into a third day on Friday, with Canadian weather officials saying it could persist into the weekend. The orange-level warning that came into effect on Wednesday has led to the cancellation of outdoor activities and closure of some [...]

The Grey Bruce Junior Golf Tour completed its second event of the 2026 season on Tuesday at Cobble Beach Golf Links in Owen Sound. A full field of 80 junior golfers competed in challenging conditions, with hot temperatures and strong winds testing every player's game. The tournament was sponsored by Chris Frook of Scotia Wealth [...]

Mayor says it will be up to a current or future council member to decide if the project is revisited in a different form

The region's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.6 per cent in June, in line with the provincial unemployment rate, which decreased to 7.1 per cent. According to figures distributed by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, which includes Grey and Bruce counties, has the second lowest unemployment rate throughout [...]

Community Foundation Grey Bruce has awarded more than $219,000 through the Free to Play

There are three candidates in the running for South Bruce Peninsula mayor. As of July 15, Bill Klingenberg and John David Close are running to unseat Jay Kirkland in the race for mayor. Klingenberg ran for South Bruce Peninsula councillor in the 2022 election and finished in fourth with 1,652 votes (11.4 per cent). According [...]

ZILINSKI SIGNS WITH ATTACK The Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of 21st overall pick Matthew Zilinski to a standard OHL Scholarship and Development agreement. The five-foot-nine centreman from Cambridge played with the Mississauga Senators this past season, where he registered 35 points in 25 games. Signing with the Attack is a huge step in [...]

The Owen Sound Attack secured the signing of first-round import pick Roderik Cernak this week. On Wednesday, the Ontario Hockey League team announced the six-foot-three defender from Slovakia signed an OHL Scholarship and Development agreement with the club. Owen Sound selected Cernak with the 22nd overall pick in the 2026 CHL Import Draft earlier this [...]

Owen Sound beat Collingwood twice this season in the battle of Highway 26 rivals. The best-of-three first-round series starts Friday in Owen Sound.

The public is being invited to rank their top choices for a new name for the former Pyerson Park in Owen Sound. The city has opened a survey on its OurCity project page, where residents are being encouraged to rank their top three preferred names from a list of 25 that best met the criteria [...]

A legacy that belongs to the region': Saugeen Hospice targets summer 2028 opening.

Poor air quality due to smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario

Owen Sound will grant the developer of the Heritage Grove Centre on the city's east side a conditional building permit to allow the final building in the plaza to be completed. Council approved a staff recommendation Monday to bring forward a bylaw authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute the building permit agreement, subject to [...]

Owen Sound council has voted in favour of a zoning bylaw amendment to permit an eight-storey apartment building near 10th Street East. On Monday, council approved a motion directing staff to bring forward bylaws and provide notice in accordance with the Planning Act to amend its zoning bylaw to permit the development at 1201 15th [...]

Owen Sound council has agreed to increase the funding to protect a marker tree in the Harrison Park campground that once served as a navigation guide for the area's First Nations people. On Monday, council approved a community services committee recommendation to allocate an additional $16,500 from its parkland reserve fund to preserve the tree, [...]

Owen Sound council has agreed to dip into the city's wastewater reserve for close to half a million additional dollars to complete a sanitary sewer replacement project along 16th Avenue East in the city's industrial area. The added cost, driven mostly by the discovery of petroleum-contaminated soil and contaminated groundwater, could lead to higher future [...]

Owen Sound council gave final approval for the following businesslicencesat its meeting on Monday: MaggasSleep Toronto-OwenSound, aCPAP therapy provider at 945 3rdAve. E. Expedia Cruises Owen Sound, a travel agency, at 843 2ndAve. E. Tokyo Smoke Cannabis and Vapes, a cannabis and vape retailer, at 797 9thAve. E., Suite 1. Platinum Taxi, a taxi company [...]

Land where cooperative wants to build affordable housing is currently zoned for employment purposes

One person has died and two others were injured in a collision north of Walkerton on Monday afternoon. The South Bruce OPP, Grey County and Bruce County Paramedic Services, and the Brockton Fire Department responded to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle at the intersection of Sideroad 10 South and Concession [...]

Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy said he didn't expect phone calls from the BBC when he got into municipal politics. On Friday, shortly after a judge sentenced the man whose punch led to the death of beloved restaurant owner Sharif Rahman to 3 years in custody, Boddy again became the orator tasked with trying [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars suffered another tough loss at home in Major Series Lacrosse action at the Bayshore Saturday night. The North Stars fell to 1-12 on the year after getting shellacked by the Cobourg Kodiaks, 18-6. Alex Mariner was on fire, scoring 10 goals and adding four helpers in the contest while Jason [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars suffered another tough loss at home in Major Series Lacrosse action at the Bayshore Saturday night. The North Stars fell to 1-12 on the year after getting shellacked by the Cobourg Kodiaks, 18-6. Alex Mariner was on fire, scoring 10 goals and adding four helpers in the contest while Jason [...]

Local parents, children, educators and community members gathered outside the office of Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers to protest cuts to outdoor education programs. A group of local protestors joined a province-wide day of action to protest the cuts on Thursday. Demonstrators in Owen Sound arrived with signs and a canoe, calling on the provincial [...]

TenThirtyFive Grey-Bruce helps at-risk women and youth rebuild confidence through $150 shopping trips at its boutique thrift store in Hepworth.

In a 2025 championship series rematch, the Owen Sound Baysox edged the New Lowell Knights in a closely contested 3-2 game Saturday afternoon at Tom Williams Park. Without a cloud in the sky and the sun beating down on those who attended, it was one of those games where it seemed like every pitch was [...]

The lemonade vendors were kept busy on a steamy Saturday during the Hottest Street Sale in Owen Sound. The city's open-air vendor market took place along 2nd Avenue between 7th Street East and 11th Street East in the River District. Vendors lined the streets, and hundreds of people strolled down Owen Sound's main street, which [...]

Judge accepts joint submission. Robert Evans Jr. has about seven months left to serve, then he will face deportation, the judge said.

The Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame will hold an open house as part of the Royal Canadian Legion's 100th anniversary celebrations. The hall is inside the Owen Sound Legion, Branch 6, in the facility's North Atlantic room. The open house is scheduled for July 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. [...]