Owen Sound Sun Times

Jesse Walker has put cancer in the rearview mirror. On Saturday, he had a goal of doing the same to the hills that tower over Big Bay at the start of his third fundraising run for childhood cancer research. The 18-year-old from Balmy Beach said Saturday after the run that he could have just as […]

A celebration of the world’s automotive masterpieces, rare and often very expensive cars, will grace the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, Sept. 18. There will be 114 cars coming from across North America, all displayed along the 18th fairway that day, the third and final day of the eighth annual event just north of Owen […]

Marie Walpole, the woman who was the driving force behind the creation of Owen Sound’s Festival of Northern Lights three-and-a-half decades ago, has died. Ms. Walpole died peacefully on Sunday at the age of 95 in a nursing home in Hamilton where she lived for the past decade. Her grandson Jamie Walpole, who is now […]

The storm that hit the north end of Sauble Beach on Wednesday has been confirmed as a tornado. The Northern Tornadoes Project confirmed the tornado on Friday, two days after it caused damage to homes and docks and toppled trees in the area of the Sauble River. No injuries were reported. The tornado started as […]

A group in southern Grey-Bruce that formed to build a hospice in Walkerton has received a nearly $570,000 boost. The money was transferred by Grey-Bruce Hospice Inc., because it was collected to eventually build a satellite hospice in southern Grey-Bruce. When the Owen Sound-based organization turned to focus on its Owen Sound hospice, Chapman House, […]

The head of Grey Bruce Health Services warns that his emergency rooms are on the verge of closing amid a chronic shortage of beds and barely enough staff. Some surgeries have been cancelled in recent days too, because there haven’t been any beds in which to put those patients after surgery, said Gary Sims, the […]

Back-to-school can be an exciting time, but also an anxious time, and local organizations and agencies gathered together on Friday to help prepare children, youth and their families for next week’s big return to the classroom. The Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce Mental Health and Addiction Services teamed up with about a dozen organizations […]

Linda Russell was alone in her home at the north end of Sauble Beach Wednesday afternoon when the wind picked up and what sounded like hail began battering her house. Though she had no warning, the 75-year-old knew exactly what she had to do and she headed for the basement just in the nick of […]

A housing forum in Owen Sound Thursday heard about efforts by local governments, non-profits and others to tackle problems with affordability. Alex Ruff, the Conservative federal member of Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound who called the meeting, held in-person at Sydenham Campus and online, noted federal housing programs the Liberal government announced this week. The announcements […]

Jesse Walker is hitting the road again to raise funds for childhood cancer research. The 18-year-old Balmy Beach resident and cancer survivor will run a half-marathon on Saturday, marking the third year in a row he has held his fundraising run. As of Wednesday he had surpassed his $10,000 goal for 2022, and has now […]

Bell expects the ongoing installation of fibre-optic cable for high-speed Internet access in Owen Sound will be completed by 2023. The company said in a news release its service will provide downloads of up to three gigabytes per second and include access to Fibe TV to more than 10,000 additional homes and businesses. It started […]

Police have identified a man who died more than a month after a collision involving two vehicles and livestock along Bruce Road 3 in the former Elderslie Township on June 15. Sheldon McKee, 37, of Saugeen Shores was pronounced dead on Aug. 22. South Bruce OPP were called at 10:54 p.m. to the collision. He […]

Russel James Ford said he has never overdosed. But the 23-year-old Owen Sound man, who said he’s been homeless off and on for two years, said he has saved lots people by administering Naloxone. He has been living in a tent in Harrison Park for the past two months. His three young children live in […]

There were 10 COVID-19 outbreaks underway in Grey-Bruce Wednesday, mainly in local nursing and retirement homes, which can be combatted with more vaccination, the Grey Bruce Health Unit said. “Vaccine offers strong personal protection from hospitalization, complications, ICU admission and death,” said Dr. Rim Zayed, who is in line to become an assistant medical officer […]

The 34th Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular has passed the midway point and organizers couldn’t be happier with how the event has gone so far. “The first day on Friday was a record day for us with 380 fish, the line went outside the tent and the events have seen lots of people every night,” derby […]

Tickets for the annual Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame inductees’ dinner will be available until Sept. 6 at city hall. They’re $50 each and may be purchased from Lauren Stewart, in the community services department. The event takes place Sept. 30. The class of 2022 includes six athletes, two builders and two teams. The athletes heading […]

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff is holding a meeting about the local housing crisis. The housing task force meeting is slated from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday in the gymnasium at the Sydenham Campus in Owen Sound. “As has been highlighted across the region on more than one occasion, we have a housing/rental challenge,” […]

An increased need, inflation and supply chain issues have organizers of the United Way of Bruce Grey’s backpack program scrambling to get items into the hands of the kids for the start of school in less than a week. The final week of the summer holiday season is usually spent finishing up any late orders, […]

A monster lake trout was caught on Monday to once again shake up the leaderboard at the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular. Julie Ellis of Dundalk caught a 24.44-pound laker to knock Brett Stewart’s 17.01-lb. catch out of the top spot in the lake trout category. John Earnest of Owen Sound continued to lead the salmon […]

Police are seeking an arrest warrant after a police vehicle was damaged during an attempted traffic stop in Port Elgin on the weekend. Just after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Saugeen Shores police attempted to stop a vehicle on Goderich Street. The driver of the vehicle got out of the parked car and spoke with officers […]

Conrad Ritchie says he is humbled to be elected as the new chief of Saugeen First Nation. Ritchie, who served as head councillor during the past two terms, takes over from Lester Anoquot, who did not seek re-election as chief, but was selected to one of nine council seats. “I am looking forward to everything, […]

A netminder from Owen Sound has backstopped the Whitby Warriors to a Minto Cup national Junior A lacrosse championship. Kaleb Martin, 20, who played his minor lacrosse with the Owen Sound North Stars, stopped 34 of 39 shots to lead the Warriors to a 6-5 win over the Edmonton Miners in the decisive game in […]

Kurtis MacDermid brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown of Sauble Beach on Monday, and the community came out to celebrate with him. Thousands of people attended the festivities that saw MacDermid and his family riding atop a fire truck for a parade along Lakeshore Boulevard and a ceremony on the big stage underneath the […]

Grey Bruce OPP charged two people after searching a Meaford property. Street crimes and emergency response team members helped execute a search warrant that police said led them to recover stolen property and seize ammunition on Aug. 26. A 34-year-old Meaford man was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary […]

Grey Bruce OPP charged a man with uttering threats, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose on Aug. 25. The 26-year-old Georgian Bluffs man was arrested after police were called to a report of a dispute with a weapon on Grey Road 1 in Georgian Bluffs at 6:38 p.m. […]

The first fish Joel Benninger ever caught in the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular fishing derby took the lead, but it didn’t last long. By the end of Day 3 of the derby, John Earnest of Owen Sound had taken over the lead with a 25.49 pound salmon, edging out Benninger’s entry of 24.38 lbs. Brett […]

Saugeen First Nation’s former head councillor has been elected chief. Conrad Ritchie received 166 votes in the election held Friday. Lester Anoquot did not seek re-election as chief but he was elected to one of nine council seats, results posted on SFN’s website show. Ritchie came close to becoming chief in 2020, receiving 32 fewer […]

Kids lined up Saturday on the second day of the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular fishing derby to fish a tank full of rainbow trout under the big top. The attraction, which made its final appearance at this year’s derby on Sunday, Kids’ Day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., is a fun new thing for […]

Chesley hospital’s emergency department will be closed tonight, Sunday and Monday night, from 5 p.m. until 7 the next morning due to staff shortages. Walkerton hospital’s emergency department will close Monday at 8 p.m. and re-open at 7 the next morning. Both South Bruce Grey Health Centre hospitals have been forced to close “due to […]

Community events marking International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 come after a series of public health overdose alerts, but there have been fewer local overdose deaths this year over last. Statistics show 28 people died by fentanyl or another opioid overdose in Grey-Bruce last year. But those are just coroner-confirmed cases. There were actually […]

Someone in their mid-30’s died of a suspected drug overdose in Owen Sound Thursday, which prompted the health unit urge people who use drugs not to use them alone. There has been an ongoing trend this month of multiple overdoses in Grey-Bruce, with public health issuing three opioid alerts in August. This is the first […]

Triple the usual number of people tried to get online tickets the night before the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular fishing derby and it crashed the system. Derby officials are accommodating people who booked tickets but couldn’t print them by accepting a screenshot of their online purchases. They’re asking others who want tickets to call the […]

Nine new studio apartments with rent subsidies from Bruce County are planned to be built in Wiarton to house Community Living clients on a waiting list, with hopes that construction will begin before it snows. The Bruce Peninsula Community Association for Community Living, which supports people with developmental disabilities, secured support from South Bruce Peninsula […]

There will be no paper ballots used in Owen Sound’s municipal election Oct. 24. Voting will be done online or by touch-tone phone, by inputting unique voting credentials which voters will receive by mail at the beginning of October. The mailing will also include voting instructions, a news release from city hall said. Voter information […]

Three golfing friends who organized a charity golf tournament in its third year now raised $4,200 for Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation on Aug. 13. The Chantry Invitational hosted 100 golfers at Southampton Golf and Country Club. The two-man scramble arrangement had each member in teams of two play each hole. The best ball after each […]

New buses will begin serving Owen Sound’s four conventional transit routes and on-demand mobility transit system Saturday. The buses, owned and operated by the city’s new transit provider, Voyago, are themselves only temporary stand-ins for new buses on order. They’ve been delayed by supply-chain problems and are expected next spring, city acting environmental supervisor Rick […]

Chesley hospital’s emergency department will be closed overnight Saturday and overnight Monday due to staff shortages, South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced in a news release. The department will be closed both days from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next morning. Ambulances will take patients to the nearest open emergency department. Non-urgent health-care concerns […]

A new commercial agreement with the Swiss global technology giant ABB will allow Hydrogen Optimized to “build out our factory with robotic manufacturing” in Owen Sound, company president and CEO Andrew Stuart said Wednesday. The agreement between the companies was signed at the recent hydrogen trade show in Stephenville, Nfld. attended by Prime Minister Justin […]

The story of a personal support worker who drowned in a swimming pool in Chatsworth during a livestream on social media has garnered international headlines, while a GoFundMe set up to raise funds to return her body to Kenya has already surpassed its $50,000 goal. On Wednesday, Grey-Bruce OPP identified the victim who drowned in […]

A 47-year-old man from Bluevale, Ont., northeast of Listowel, died as a result of a collision involving an SUV and motorcycle Aug. 16. Police identified the deceased motorcycle driver as Wayne Fischer. South Bruce OPP was called to the collision about 7:15 a.m., at Concession Road 10 and Bruce Road 4. Paramedics and firefighters also […]

Kurtis and the Cup are coming to Sauble Beach. Colorado Avalanche player, National Hockey League playoff champion and Sauble Beach native Kurtis MacDermid and the Stanley Cup will be paraded along Lakeshore Boulevard in the South Bruce Peninsula community on Monday. The event will kick off at 12:30 p.m. with MacDermid travelling on a fire […]

Dozens of volunteers helped raise the big white fishing derby tent Wednesday, a sure sign that the end-of-summer Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular is back. Last year’s partial derby, limited due to pandemic health concerns, had 4,800 angler registrations, which followed having no derby in 2020. Derby co-chair Chris Geberdt suspects this year’s 10-day event, which […]

With the grandstand declared “unsafe” and the fall fair less than three weeks away, a much smaller, admission-free fair will be offered in Owen Sound this year. “We get questions almost daily about it and it’s so unfortunate that I have to tell them that we’re not having it with a midway and we’re not […]

There is guaranteed to be a mix of some new and old faces on both the Bluewater District School Board and the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board following the upcoming election this fall. While four incumbent trustees have already been acclaimed to another term on the Bluewater board, there are also three current trustees who […]

An Etobicoke man died after a mishap in the bay in Meaford Aug. 14. Grey Bruce OPP said Dzenad Icagic, 51, died despite life-saving efforts after he became in distress in the water, just off Grant Avenue in Meaford. Police, Grey County paramedics and Meaford firefighters responded to the 1:58 p.m call. Police continue to […]

Work will start soon to create a wheelchair-safe path around Owen Sound hospital for patients, visitors and staff to enjoy. The Healing Path project is the fourth initiative of the local group NeighbourWoods North to beautify and improve the hospital grounds, said Dr. Brendan Mulroy, a project volunteer. The Healing Path will trace the perimeter […]

August 23, 2022

August 23, 2022