Owen Sound Sun Times

An Owen Sound man been charged after he was found outside his residence after being ordered to isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. The 26-year-old man had been directed by the Grey Bruce Health Unit earlier this week to self isolate at home, but members of the Owen Sound police located him outside his residence […]

A recent decision made by Grey Highlands council to not renew lease agreements with Ontario Power Generation has cut off two public access points at Lake Eugenia causing concern among those who use them. At the May 18 meeting of Grey Highlands council, a motion was carried that council direct staff to notify OPG that […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit declared the COVID-19 outbreak at the Forum rooming house in Hanover over Wednesday. The outbreak was first declared on June 3 when 10 people tested positive for the virus. Further testing revealed the first case in the outbreak involved the Delta variant, a more highly transmissible variant of the COVID-19 […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported 15 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday. The new cases are the most in a single day this month, and the most since the health unit declared a critical threshold of COVID-19 cases in April when case counts swelled over several days in the region. Eight new cases were found in […]

A trio of students and their teacher spent the better part of two years completing a mural in the senior wing at École Catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio in Owen Sound. With the guidance and assistance of project leader and art teacher Éloïse Guindon, Grade 12 students Spencer Stobbe, Emily Matheson and Elaina Gunn stayed after school a […]

A man police said had gone on a fishing trip down the Saugeen River and was reported missing Tuesday night has been found in good health. West Region OPP announced he was found with the help of an OPP helicopter. Police shared the news via Twitter about 11:30 on Wednesday morning, and later in a […]

Owen Sound’s eastside Beer Store will be the only one open on Canada Day in Grey-Bruce. The Beer Store hours have been extended for Canada Day in some stores, the provincial retailer said in a news release. The Owen Sound store on 1st Avenue East will have regular hours June 30 and will be open […]

Jeff Burnett isn’t training for his nearly 200-kilometre single-day bike ride for ALS. And there’s a reason. The Burlington resident, whose father Frank died from the fatal nervous system disease on July 1, 2020, in Owen Sound, said people never expect an ALS diagnosis or are prepared for the brutality of the disease and what […]

The Billy Bishop Museum is resurrecting its spooky Ghost Walks for the summer. The events are a chance for people to learn more about Owen Sound’s history of spirits, seances, murders and shipwrecks, according to a news release from the museum. The 2.5-kilometre outdoor-only tours will take place each Sunday and Wednesday in July and […]

More than 70 per cent of people over 12 years old in the region covered by the Grey Bruce Health Unit have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, the public health organization announced Tuesday. The region covered by the GBHU includes Bruce County, Grey County, Saugeen First Nation and Neyaashiinigmiing. […]

Sunshades have been installed at the outdoor visiting areas of Grey County’s three long-term care homes thanks to area Rotary Clubs. Grey County says it was contacted in the spring by the Thornbury-Clarksburg club who expressed an interest in completing a project to support seniors living in local long-term care communities. County staff suggested installing […]

The South Bruce OPP is investigating after two 500-pound playground structures were stolen from a property in Mildmay. Police received a report of the theft at about 10 a.m. on June 11. The large red, grey and blue structures, valued at a combined $2,500, were being stored on a Vincent Street property. Anyone with information […]

With Grey County council set to vote Thursday to formally abandon plans to build a transportation depot on property next to a Black pioneer cemetery, the committee overseeing the historic site is urging the county to still buy the adjacent land, but for a commemorative space. Naomi Norquay, president of the Old Durham Road Black […]

ArtWalk returns to downtown Owen Sound Saturday. The celebration of local artists and their work takes place June 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For the first time, an ArtWalk Urban Sketchers’ competition is being held for amateur and professional artists. Once registered, the artists are assigned an outdoor space downtown where they can […]

The Sunset Cruisers will set off this Sunday for the first cruise of the year around Bruce County. Cars will gather at five different locations at noon, June 27, with a shotgun start to follow at 1 p.m. The public is invited to come out and view the travelling car show, but are asked to […]

Southbridge Care Homes has listed for sale its two existing long-term care homes in Owen Sound as work continues to erect the company’s 160-bed amalgamated facility on 16th Avenue East. Candace Chartier, Southbridge’s chief seniors’ advocate and strategic partnerships officer, said construction of the new home remains on track for an anticipated summer 2022 opening. […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 Monday. According to the health unit’s situation report, the newest cases reported as of just before midnight Sunday were located in Owen Sound (2), Brockton, Hanover, Arran Elderslie and The Blue Mountains. There are now 42 active cases confirmed in the region. The health […]

Education is the most effective tool in the journey towards reconciliation with Indigenous people, Chief Greg Nadjiwon said during a dedication ceremony Monday for Owen Sound’s busiest bridge. “I think the quickest, easiest and necessary path forward is to have our history and who we are as a people recognized in the curriculum from coast […]

A GoFundMe page set up to raise $15,000 for the Friends of the Beaver Valley and the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy had collected $3,650 from 20 donors as of midday Monday. The Friends of the Beaver Valley and EBC seek to conserve most of the 200-plus acre property that’s home to the former Talisman Resort in […]

Eleven new COVID-19 cases were added to Grey-Bruce’s total Sunday, a spike which public health investigations attribute to transient people who stay in rooming houses and shelters, the local medical officer of health said Sunday afternoon. But so far just two of the 11 new cases were high-risk contacts in the COVID-19 outbreak in a […]

Summerfolk plans call for in-person afternoon concerts and live-streamed evening performances in and around Owen Sound, all arranged to respect COVID-19 realities which currently forbid large public gatherings. Organizers of the 46th annual Summer Music and Crafts Festival announced on Sunday the folk music festival’s flexible plans. The event will take place Aug. 21 and […]

Owen Sound police are investigating vandalism to the newly opened rainbow-coloured Pride crosswalk downtown. Sunday morning Const. Chris Mahy helped direct traffic around city works department employee Mark Vachon, who was using a pressure washer and canned solvent to remove two lines of black paint from the crosswalk, just east of the 8th Street bridge. […]

Three new COVID-19 infections were confirmed by the Grey Bruce Health Unit Saturday afternoon. They were recorded in South Bruce Peninsula, Brockton and Hanover. The health unit reports cases current as of the previous midnight. There are 36 active cases and another 101 active, high-risk contacts being followed by health unit staff. Grey-Bruce has had […]

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson’s appointment to agriculture, food and rural affairs minister was applauded by local agriculture association presidents. Thompson issued a statement Saturday but wasn’t available for an interview. She said she was humbled and promised to work hard for the agri-food sector and rural Ontario. She praised great work done by Ernie Hardeman […]

There’s a provincial election coming and an Ontario Medical Association survey aims to identify which “pain points” people think doctors should focus on when advocating for health-care priorities with political leaders. The survey is available at betterhealthcare.ca and so far about 1,000 people have responded. It will be available through the summer and maybe into […]

One local MPP was shuffled out of cabinet while another was named minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs as Premier Doug Ford rearranged his cabinet Friday. Less than a year away from the next provincial election, Ford announced several major changes to his government. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker is one of several long-time […]

Every time there are at least three overdoses in a 48-hour period, a public health notice is issued to warn of potentially hazardous drugs around. This week two were issued, after eight non-fatal overdoses were reported to the Grey Bruce Health Unit. Four were reported Monday and four more Thursday. Seven overdose alerts have been […]

A Waterloo-based developer says he would like to begin construction this summer on a proposed $6.5-million four-storey luxury hotel overlooking Sauble Beach. Borz Fariborzi, president of Maison Canada Design & Build, said if everything goes as planned, shovels should be in the ground on the company’s South Bruce Peninsula property during the second week of […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported five new COVID-19 infections Friday. Three of the newest cases were reported in Brockton while single cases were found in Owen Sound and Saugeen Shores. There are now 51 active COVID-19 cases according to Friday’s situation report from the health unit, and the health unit’s contact tracers are following […]

Spending time at home in Sarnia throughout the COVID-19 pandemic made Alan Letang realize what he’s been missing these past seven years as a hockey coach rising up the ranks. “You start to reform those relationships . . . I’ve not always been a part of my family’s lives physically. I’d pop in for a […]

South Bruce Peninsula council is now proposing a more scaled-down Phase 1 for its new town hall/community hub project, planned for a 25-acre town-owned site at the north end of Wiarton. The updated plan is to build a roughly 20,000-square-foot town hall that includes a multi-use space that can be used as council chambers and […]

New “state of the art” technical equipment including a projector, screen, wireless microphones and LED performance lights are among the upgrades being installed at Meaford Hall this summer. Through a grant from Canadian Heritage and fundraising support from the Meaford Culture Foundation, Meaford Hall was able to purchase new and replacement equipment for its theatre. […]

A proposal by Georgian Bay Innovation Group to create a land-based recirculating aquaculture system near Colpoy’s Bay is still in its “infancy” and will require approvals from three provincial ministries and Saugeen Ojibway Nation before proceeding, says South Bruce Peninsula’s mayor. Janice Jackson said she has complete confidence that those agencies will not authorize the […]

The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy has submitted a formal Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase the 200-plus acre property that’s home to the former Talisman Resort in the Beaver Valley. The LOI outlines the conditions of purchase and development. EBC executive director Robert Barnett said the organization of the local community group Friends of the Beaver […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new COVID-19 infections Thursday, one in Georgian Bluffs and one in Owen Sound. There are now 54 active COVID-19 cases according to Thursday’s situation report from the health unit, and the health unit’s contact tracers are following 83 high-risk close contacts. One person infected with COVID-19 is being […]

A Zoom talk with renowned Bognor wildlife artist George McLean will open a new exhibition at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. McLean in his talk will provide insights into his artistic practice and share stories behind select works featured in the exhibition, said Hillary Weppler, the gallery’s community engagement co-ordinator. […]

Grey Bruce OPP laid three stunt-driving charges laid for exceeding the speed limit by at least 50 kilometres per hour in recent days. On June 9 police charged a 35-year-old Meaford woman about 8:30 p.m. on Highway 26. Police say she was driving more than 130 kilometres per hour in an 80 zone. Two more […]

South Bruce Peninsula has taken a big step toward allowing tiny homes in the municipality. Council has approved a town-initiated zoning bylaw amendment that includes eliminating minimum gross floor area requirements for homes beyond what’s set out in Ontario’s Building Code. A bylaw to officially adopt the motion is expected to be endorsed by council […]

The Grey Bruce OPP is looking for witnesses to a collision at Saugeen First Nation Sunday night. A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, which was reported to police about 10:15 p.m. The male was seriously injured. No other details were provided by police. Police ask anyone with dash-camera or surveillance video of the area […]

The average price of homes sold in Grey-Bruce in May set a new all-time record, smashing the previous high-water mark reached just two months earlier. The $667,209 average cost was about three per cent higher than the previous record of $646,488 recorded in March. It also exceeded the average price of homes sold in the […]

Thirty-four people have now been infected with COVID-19 in connection with a Hanover rooming house outbreak, Grey-Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra said Wednesday. All 10 new COVID-19 infections reported by the health unit Wednesday were close contacts associated with the outbreak at the Forum rooming house, which public health officials expect could […]

A Progress Pride flag will be flying this month at Owen Sound city hall for the first time. The flag – which includes the traditional LGBTQ+ Pride flag’s six bands plus five colours representing transgender and marginalized communities – is being raised by Grey Bruce Pride Thursday morning just steps from Owen Sound’s first rainbow […]

Grey-Bruce’s first Community Safety & Well-Being Plan comes down to the old adage, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The plan is a municipal requirement under Police Service Act amendments to combat crime and victimization. It was initiated by the provincial solicitor general and Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. The […]

Alan Letang is stepping down as the head coach of the Owen Sound Attack. The Ontario Hockey League team announced Wednesday Letang is leaving the club to pursue other opportunities. The Ottawa-area native and former pro hockey player first joined the Attack as an assistant coach in 2016 working alongside Ryan McGill. Letang then took […]

More natural gas access will open up in southern Grey-Bruce as part of the next phase of a provincial gas expansion plan. Areas of Kincardine, Arran-Elderslie, Brockton and West Grey should begin to have access to natural gas in 2024, announced EPCOR, the company that will install and own the lines. About 219 customers in […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit confirmed Tuesday the case to spark an outbreak at a Hanover rooming house has been identified as the Delta variant, a highly transmissible variant of concern first identified in India. There are currently 25 cases and 38 high-risk contacts associated with the ongoing outbreak. The Grey Bruce Health Unit announced […]

Grey County officials made it known Tuesday they don’t intend to continue with plans for a transportation department depot on lands adjacent to the Old Durham Road Black Pioneer Cemetery for a proposed transportation depot. County staff will recommend the depot not be located at the originally proposed site east of Priceville, according to a […]

The provincial government announced over $13 million for upgrades and expansions at two Grey-Bruce schools last week. A $10.7 million addition at St. Anthony’s School in Kincardine is to feature 190 elementary student spaces, 78 licensed child care spaces, four child care rooms, a new gym, bus route, parking and office. “This investment will provide […]

Six anglers took home top-category prize money at the Lures N Lines Spring Trout Derby while raising $5,000 for the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen Association’s hatchery program. Gary Fischer won the big prize by hooking an 11.57-pound rainbow trout and taking home $1,750. Curtis Hewitt took second place in the rainbow category for $450 while another […]

Ministry of Labour investigators are looking into a worker’s death in Tiverton Monday. A ministry spokesman confirmed the worker was employed by subcontractor Western Mechanical Electrical Millwright Services Ltd., which was doing work for Kinectrics Inc. The ministry said it was notified of the death, which occurred at Kinectrics Inc. in Tiverton. “It was reported […]