Owen Sound Sun Times

Landon Kells said it felt surreal. He earned back-to-back victories in net for the Owen Sound North Stars Saturday night while staring down the floor at Toronto Rock goaltender Nick Rose. “I grew up with Nick Rose teaching me when I was 11 and 12 years old,” Kells said. “Just battling against someone of his […]

A group working to foster community engagement and seeking new candidates to run for city council has invited former member of Parliament Peggy Nash to speak at its meeting Wednesday. Rebound Owen Sound’s third meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Owen Sound’s Harmony Centre. Admission is free. Nash rose to prominence as a labour negotiator […]

Burgoyne’s Josh Cassidy will carry Canada’s flag for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) announced Olympic and Commonwealth Champion Maude Charron will do the flag-bearing honours alongside Cassidy, a Commonwealth medallist and Paralympian long-distance wheelchair racing specialist. “These two athletes exemplify everything our team needs and […]

To move along the case of a young man charged in the death of a 17-year-old girl in a 2020 Sauble Beach fire, the Crown has obtained a direct indictment for accused Taran Hibma. The development means there will be no preliminary hearing, which had been scheduled for later this month. Those hearings are used […]

A suspect identified by Hanover police as having fled from them on a motorcycle twice in one day last month was arrested and charged on Thursday after he was observed operating the motorcycle in a dangerous manner. On June 26 just after 2 p.m., a Hanover Police Service officer was assisting West Grey police with […]

The Please Bring Me Home cold case group is facing the fact that it takes money to keep searching. The volunteer group grew out of renewed efforts in 2016 to solve the mysterious 1988 disappearance of Lisa Maas, then was formally established in 2018 to expand searches to other local missing person cases. Now a […]

After postponing the celebration for a couple of years due to the pandemic, the Owen Sound City Band is ready to mark its centennial. On Monday, the band will celebrate its 100 +2 years of serving the Scenic City with its centennial picnic, reunion and concert at Harrison Park. The band, directed by Julia Richards, […]

Owen Sound has its first candidate for deputy-mayor as two-term councillor Scott Greig has announced his intention to run for the position in the upcoming municipal election. Greig, who was first elected to city council in 2014 and then re-elected in 2018, is the current chair the city’s operations committee and corporate services committee. He […]

A man who was the subject of a missing person’s report in Town of the Blue Mountains earlier this week has now been charged with the theft of a vehicle. At about 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a report of a stolen motor vehicle from a property on Creekwood Court in the Town […]

A 38-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the site of a submerged vehicle just north of the grain elevators in Owen Sound on Thursday. Owen Sound Police Service said in a news release that foul play is not suspected in her death. A vehicle was recovered from the bay. City police, fire department, and paramedics […]

The West Grey Police Service charged Kodie Hearsum, 34, with second-degree murder in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation involving his father’s death. On Thursday, in a news release, police identified Brett Douglas Hearsum as the deceased 62-year-old man discovered in the Walter’s Falls area on July 15. The West Grey Police Service later confirmed […]

Guests who attend MP Alex Ruff’s first annual constituency appreciation barbecue in Chesley Sunday can rest assured their host knows the Heimlich. At the recently held Bruce County Beef Farmers’ Big 50th BBQ in Chesley, Ruff was called in to help a gentleman who was choking on a piece of meat. “I just heard someone […]

An elderly Hanover man remains in hospital in London with serious injuries following a collision involving the scooter he was riding last week. On July 14 just after 1:30 p.m., Hanover police responded along with the Hanover Fire Department and paramedics to a collision involving a mobility scooter and a pick-up truck. The investigation has […]

Thousands of Chinook salmon fingerlings, each no longer than a pen, gushed out of a tank as they were poured into the Sydenham River in Harrison Park on Thursday. There were about 70,000 in all, deposited in batches of about 10,000, raised in the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association fish hatchery at the bottom of the Creamery […]

OPP divers were on their way to Owen Sound harbour Thursday after a submerged vehicle was reported at the end of the pier just north of the grain elevators. The area was cordoned off with yellow tape, while police, firefighters and paramedics stood by on a cloudy but calm morning which threatened more rain, following […]

Construction of a temporary bridge has started in Paisley as the Teeswater River Bridge replacement project continues. According to a Bruce County media release, vehicles are still able to drive to and through Paisley while bridge construction is underway and local businesses will remain open throughout the project. However, from August 2 of this year […]

Grey Bruce Health Services is pleading for patients with minor issues to avoid going to the ER if they have alternatives. Short-staffing and increased demand for care in emergency rooms prompted the hospital corporation reminder that emergency departments are for “urgent health issues,” a news release issued Wednesday said. “GBHS is seeing an increase in […]

Bruce County council has elected not to video- or audio-record its executive committee closed meetings, contrary to one of several Ombudsman Ontario recommendations made to improve county closed meeting transparency. In a report in May, Ombudsman Ontario found three Bruce County executive committee meetings — typically attended by all county mayors — were improperly closed to the public, which violated the Municipal […]

The stage is set and the schedule is now finalized. The Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars open the Ontario Series Lacrosse league postseason Saturday night at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre where they’ll host the Oakville Rock in Game 1 of the first-round best-of-five series. Game time is set for 7 p.m. In […]

A tornado watch is in effect for most of Grey-Bruce this afternoon and into the evening. Environment Canada issued its tornado watch at 12:10 p.m., for the Bruce Peninsula, Sauble Beach, Tobermory, Hanover, Dundalk, Southern Grey County, Owen Sound, The Blue Mountains, Northern Grey County, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine and Southern Bruce County. According to Environment […]

A total of 11 girls’ field lacrosse players from the Owen Sound North Stars program will take part in the Ontario Summer Games this week in Mississauga. The participating players include Madison Playter (Team Orange), Laine Nissen and Courtney Scott (Team Grey), Gillian Warren and Bree Wilkins (Team Red), Edyn Beyer, Aliyah Bonterre, Brooklyn Doyle, […]

Hepworth’s Landon Lorenowicz once again took gold in the 14-year-old teenage boys’ gi combined 69-kilogram division at the 2022 Next Gen Toronto Jiu-Jitsu tournament this past weekend. The event hosted at the Toronto Metropolitan University featured 719 athletes competing for gold including two athletes representing Kilian Academy. Fresh off being crowned Ontario champion a week […]

Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene in Eugenia on Tuesday night. Just after 10 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP, Grey Highlands Fire department and Grey County EMS responded to a report of a collision involving a motor vehicle and four pedestrians on Inkerman Street in […]

With a month until the nomination period closes for the fall’s municipal elections, there are some mayoral races taking shape in Grey-Bruce. West Grey, Meaford, Georgian Bluffs, Southgate and Huron-Kinloss all have multiple candidates running for mayor so far. The official nomination period for the municipal and school board election runs until Aug. 19 at […]

After two straight virtual Terry Fox Runs the event is headed back to Harrison Park this year. The in-person run set for September 18 has a fundraising goal of $17,000. In 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures aimed at reducing transmission of the virus prevented large gatherings and forced Terry Fox […]

Grey County has received nearly $150,000 to help small businesses take their products online through the Digital Service Squad program. In a media release distributed Tuesday, the Grey County Business Enterprise Centre announced it is the recipient of a $147,000 Digital Main Street grant to operate a two-year program providing small business owners with the […]

Joey Hishon just recently learned he was using the wrong hockey stick. After 15 years. In those 15 years, he scored 20 goals and notched 47 points as a rookie with the Owen Sound Attack. He led the Attack in scoring en route to an Ontario Hockey League championship. He was selected in the first […]

Grey Bruce OPP are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle Monday evening on Highway 6-21 in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. According to a police media release, the OPP, Inter Township Fire Department and Grey County EMS were dispatched to the scene of the collision west of Owen Sound at approximately 5:12 p.m. […]

An upgraded CT scanner model to the one that was previously planned for is to be installed at the Kincardine hospital. The Siemens “X.Cite”CT scanner, the newest Health Canada-approved single source Computed Tomography scanner, is to be installed in a new 2,000-square-foot addition at the hospital, which is currently under construction. The new model is […]

UNITED FALL TO LEAGUE LEADERS The Owen Sound Grey Motors United dropped a 5-3 road game to league-leading Kitchener Riverside in Kitchener and District Soccer League action Sunday evening. Scott MacDonald, Aaron Illman and Logan Black scored the goals for Owen Sound. The United’s record now stands at 1-3-2 (win-loss-tie) United’s next action is Sunday, […]

The Owen Sound Creative Playgrounds North Stars under-19 team finished their first Junior Elite Women’s Lacrosse season as silver medalists Saturday. After two big wins last week in both the quarterfinal and semifinal matches, the N’Stars earned the opportunity to compete for the JEWL gold medal against the top-ranked and undefeated Oshawa Lady Blue Knights […]

West Grey Police Service confirmed Sunday evening that police had arrested the man they had been searching for whom they’d publicly warned was considered armed and dangerous. According to a West Grey Police media release, multiple units of the West Region OPP and Central Region OPP responded to the area of Walter’s Falls at approximately […]

In memory of beloved Owen Sound librarian Andrew Armitage, there’s a call to the community to create a repository of all published works related to Grey-Bruce. Armitage, 82, died last November and on Sunday, friends, neighbours and other admirers shared stories about him, read some poetry and played a song. There were old photos and […]

A 53-year-old Owen Sound man died in a collision involving the motorcycle he was riding Saturday about 11 p.m. A Grey Bruce OPP news release said the single-vehicle crash happened on Highway 21 in South Bruce Peninsula. The motorcycle driver, Troy Sisco, was pronounced dead after lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. Tara Fire Department and Bruce […]

An experiment in democratic participation is unfolding in Grey Highlands. A non-partisan group of citizens let by Dave Meslin is aiming to boost municipal voter turnout from a paltry 36 per cent in 2018 to at least 50 per cent, by promoting the election like a company would advertise a big sale. And it seeks […]

The Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars have secured home-floor advantage for the first round of the playoffs. With a 12-9 win over the Oakville Rock Saturday afternoon at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, the North Stars finished the regular season with a 9-6-1 record and made sure they wouldn’t be caught from behind […]

A little more than one year after a suspicious fire closed the former Willow Creek trestle bridge near Paisley, the bridge is about to be repaired. Half the deck boards and the railing burned off in the fire on the bridge, which is part of the 80-kilometre Bruce County Rail Trail, from Port Elgin to […]

The Owen Sound Creative Playgrounds North Stars under-19 team will play for the Junior Elite Women’s League championship tonight in Oshawa at the Civic Fields. And the only thing standing in the way of the N’Stars’ championship dream is the undefeated and top-ranked team playing on their home field. Oshawa and Owen Sound face off […]

Police are searching this afternoon for Kodie Hearsum, a 34-year-old West Grey man whom police say is considered armed and dangerous. Police are investigating a homicide, Grey Bruce OPP announced in a news release about noon Saturday. Police released two photos of Hearsum, whom they called a suspect. There is an increased police presence in […]

The mood was upbeat, the music was pumping and the sun was shining when about 100 people set out with purpose Saturday morning on a leisurely five-kilometre walk down to the bayshore. The purpose was to remember Jeff Courage — a 21-year-old former West Hill student who took his life in November 2019 — and […]

The Mission Zimbabwe team sponsored by Hanover’s Hope Community Church is departing for Zimbabwe from Toronto Sunday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic grounded the group’s annual international trip. The three-member team departs from Pearson International Airport on July 17 and will arrive in Zimbabwe’s capital of Harare after a planned 20-hour trip. […]

A development company behind a proposal to build a waterfront hotel and spa as well as eight residential buildings at 226 Boucher St. E – the site of the former Stanley Knight flooring factory in Meaford – is now appealing its application to the province. Meaford officials announced in a media release Thursday that the […]

Saugeen Shores plans to paint a truth and reconciliation crosswalk at Victoria Street North and Landsdown in front of G.C. Huston Public School in Southampton. Council approved a motion brought forward by John Divinski in a vote at its July 11 meeting. The motion recognized the close relationship between the school and the residents of […]

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound is launching three new exhibits in celebration of its 55th anniversary this summer. On Tom Thomson’s 145th birthday – August 5 – the art gallery is holding a signature evening reception. “For more than 55 years, the art gallery has brought us inspiring exhibitions featuring regional and […]

The Saugeen Shores Police Service Criminal Investigations Branch is seeking the public’s help identifying two people suspected of assaulting and robbing a young female victim. On Wednesday, July 13 at approximately 2:45 p.m. the victim was walking on Market Street near Nodwell Park, between Highland Street and Geddes Street. police said in a news release. […]

It’s heating up in the local lacrosse world as a head-to-head matchup to determine home floor advantage in the Ontario Series Lacrosse league playoffs is set for Saturday afternoon in Owen Sound after the Oakville Rock were hit with a three-game forfeit for using an ineligible player. With one game remaining in their regular season, […]

Anyone 18 and older is now eligible for a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, while infants and children are now able to receive a newly approved Moderna vaccine. The province announced the expanded eligibility for second booster doses Wednesday in a move made to provide an extra layer of protection for […]

Last weekend I did something I hadn’t done in over two years. I went to a folk festival—the Mariposa Folk Festival, to be exact. Mariposa is older than Summerfolk-–this was its 60th year. What a great experience! The festival was a sellout and the crowds were joyous. It was a thrill to wander from stage […]

Owen Sound Little Theatre is busy preparing a big 2022-23 season featuring some familiar favourites and locally-written shows. This year’s productions include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, You, Me and a Bit of Driftwood, The Game’s Afoot, and Gorgeous, Gallivanting Goddesses. Beauty and the Beast will run from Nov. 10 to 12, Nov. 17 to […]

The first annual Walk for Courage sponsored by Owen Sound Fitness is set to take place this Saturday in Owen Sound. The Walk for Courage is a fundraising event in memory of Jeff Courage, a former Owen Sound resident and West Hill Secondary School student who was a staff member at Owen Sound Fitness and […]