Owen Sound Sun Times

The Old Greys Hockey Club are proud to announce that they have an eighty-year-old defenceman on their active roster. Harold Sutherland turned eighty in November and still patrols the blue line with high skill and a large dose of tenacity, all mixed together. Harold and other players of this vintage started out on natural ice [...]

City hall staff so far have found about $950,000 in operational savings during an ongoing service review. More than $700,000 of the total is annual savings and the rest is one-time savings. We assume over the next few years of this council with service review we will hit that $2 million mark in savings," city [...]

Two now resolvedcases of measles and six other probable cases in two Grey-Bruce households have been linked to an outbreak in New Brunswick. Grey-Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra said Thursday that the cases reported to the health unit in late October and November have been epidemiologically linked to a large outbreak that [...]

Grey Roots Museum and Archives will continue to be the site of a high school agricultural program after a pilot project there has been called a success. Grey County council passed a motion Thursday to allow the Bluewater District School Board's Agricultural Specialist High Skills Major Program to continue to operate at the museum near [...]

It's a snow day. With blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the region today, Bruce-Grey Catholic District schools, French Catholic schools and Bluewater District School Board schools are closed. A blizzard warning is in effect for Owen Sound, Blue Mountains, Northern Grey County, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Southern Bruce County, Hanover, Dundalk, and Southern Grey County. [...]

Bruce Power has pledged $1 million toward a proposed affordable housing project in Bruce County on top of more than $350,000 it has already committed to a number of other housing initiatives in Grey-Bruce. The company's chief operating officer and executive vice-president, James Scongack, made the announcement at Bruce County council on Dec. 5, where [...]

The law firm of Hookey & McCue is working hard for you. Landen Hookey and Sam McCue combined for seven points Wednesday night to lead the Owen Sound Attack to a 6-4 win over the Guelph Storm inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Hookey netted his third career hat trick, and the second already [...]

Brightshores' annual Guardian Angel fundraising campaign aims to gather enough money for a new CT scanner. Annual mailouts seeking donations this time of year have been delayed by the continuing postal strike. But Brightshores Health System Owen Sound Foundation hopes donors will still be there. The Guardian Angel campaign normally has a $400,000 goal. We're [...]

Owen Sound council's draft operating budget finished where it started, with a proposed 2.65 per cent tax levy increase, but with some changes Monday. The council review Monday was followed by a look at the capital budget Tuesday. Final approval will be after a public meeting in January. As it stands, the city property [...]

Bruce County is applying for membership in an organization that assists municipalities attract investment in agri-food processing. Bruce County council directed staff on Dec. 5 to prepare an application for the county to join the Ontario Food Cluster next year. The organization is a partnership of 15 municipal governments and municipal organizations that works alongside [...]

Fay Ellen Harshman, a local entrepreneur and community benefactor, died Sunday in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 86. She was well known as the owner of multiple Tim Hortons franchises and as a member of the Super Six" business group that purchased the then-Owen Sound Platers to prevent the OHL team from [...]

The hospital in Durham now offers outpatient mental health and addiction care thanks to a collaborative partnership between South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC), Brightshores Health System and the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce. Brightshores will provide outpatient mental health and addiction services at the Durham hospital site, supported by CMHA Grey Bruce. Services [...]

Brockton is asking Bruce County to share the costs of the Walkerton courthouse. At a meeting in November, Brockton council passed a motion requesting that Bruce County pay the annual costs of court security and prisoner transportation services not covered by the province. Fiona Hamilton, Brockton's director of legislative and legal services, submitted a letter [...]

C. Fay Roote won a byelection to fill a vacant seat on Saugeen First Nation council on Dec. 5. Roote received 74 votes among the 212 valid ballots and two rejected ballots cast. There were 10 candidates running and the next nearest vote-getter was Bert A. Ritchie, with 38 votes, the statement of votes posted [...]

Saugeen First Nation feels vindicated' by an appeal court decision that upheld a decision that it owns much of the north beach at Sauble. The rights of the Saugeen people have been vindicated," Chippewas of Saugeen Chief Conrad Ritchie said in a news release. After generations of struggle this is a victory that belongs to [...]

Ontario's appeal court has dismissed appeals of a decision that found Saugeen First Nation owns much of the north end of Sauble Beach. The Court of Appeal for Ontario also denied South Bruce Peninsula's request to appeal Superior Court Justice Susan Vella's May order that required the town to pay Saugeen $1.67 million and pay [...]

On Monday, the Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of six-foot-seven goaltender Trenten Bennett. The Attack's 14th-round pick in 2022, Bennett will serve in a backup role to Matthew Koprowski while Carter George is at Hockey Canada's selection camp and likely the IIHF World Junior Championship until early January. Bennett is signed as an affiliate [...]

One person died and another was airlifted to hospital after a four-vehicle collision south of Flesherton on Highway 10 Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle collision between Road 180 and Road 190 in Grey Highlands about 3 p.m. A 53-year-old driver from Toronto was pronounced dead at the scene and another driver [...]

Spirits were bright as the Kemble non-motorized Christmas Parade marked its 22nd year with one of itsbiggest turnouts yet. Horses, ponies, dogs and goats were joined by plenty of humans dressed as everything from reindeer to unicorns, to lobsters and even birdseed as they made their way down the main drag of the tiny, [...]

The Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce was certainly spot on when it chose Snowflake Wonderland as the theme for this year's Santa Claus Parade. Crowds of hardy Bruce Peninsula folks huddled along a snow-covered Berford Street in the middle of a snowstorm on Saturday evening as the close to 40 entries made their way [...]

Just what the doctor ordered. With the Owen Sound Attack struggling to score and suppress shots - in comes the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds - who are struggling to score and get shots on net. The result was a much-needed 3-1 victory for the Bears in front of 2,806 who braved the snowy Scenic City [...]

A suspicious fire at a triplex in Owen Sound is being investigated by the city's police and fire departments. Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services responded at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday after being called about smoke coming from the building on 4th Avenue East. Crews arrived on scene and found a working fire on [...]

A mid-winter ritual for Grey-Bruce's agricultural community will mark its 59th year in early January. The annual Grey Bruce Farmers' Week conference and trade show is returning to the Elmwood Community Centre on Jan. 8 to 14, with days once again dedicated to all the major agricultural commodities of the region. Coordinated by Grey Ag [...]

The unemployment rate in the region that includes Grey-Bruce fell last month, coming in at less than half of the provincial rate. The rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased 0.6 per cent to 3.2 per cent, the second lowest unemployment rate in the province. The provincial unemployment rate decreased 0.4 per cent to [...]

It's not a recipe for success, so Owen Sound isn't having any. The Owen Sound Attack lost a fourth-straight game to the Guelph Storm, 4-1, inside the Sleeman Centre on Friday night. In those four-straight losses, the Attack have given up over 40 shots three times, including the 47 Guelph fired at Carter George Friday. [...]

Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau has been acclaimed Bruce County's warden for the 2024-2025 term. Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray, was also named deputy warden during the inaugural Bruce County council meeting Thursday at the county administration centre in Walkerton. Charbonneau was elected to municipal council in Saugeen Shores in 2006, served one term as councillor, [...]

When Owen Sound councillors sit down Monday to preliminarily set the 2025 tax levy, they'll be starting with a 2.65 per cent increase. That would amount to just less than $10 more per month for the average bungalow owner. That increase is less than what council asked staff for - a draft operating budget with [...]

The real estate market in Grey-Bruce is suddenly extra hot as buyers take advantage of lower interest rates. The association that represents local realtors is reporting that home sales in the region rocketed up more than 43 per cent in November, when compared to the same month in 2023. With a total of 228 homes [...]

Carter George said he's happy Hockey Canada invited him to its national junior team selection camp but is not yet satisfied. George will compete for Canada's crease with goaltenders Carson Bjarnason (Brandon Wheat Kings/Philadelphia Flyers), Scott Ratzlaff (Seattle Thunderbirds/Buffalo Sabres) and Jack Ivankovic (Brampton Steelheads/eligible for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft). Ratzlaff, 19, is one [...]

A goalie, a defenceman and a forward. The Owen Sound Attack are well covered when it comes to coveted prospects with a trio of them invited to the Ontario Hockey League's inaugural Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game. Matthew Koprowski, David Bedkowski and Harry Nansi will take to the ice on Jan. 15 in Brantford [...]

The remains of a young child found at a construction site in Hanover are historic and police say it is not a criminal matter. Hanover police went to the site just after 9 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of possibly human remains being unearthed. Through consultation with the coroner's office and a forensic anthropologist, [...]

An Owen Sound man has been charged after a pick-up truck was stolen in Owen Sound early Thursday morning. At approximately 5 a.m., a 2021 Chevrolet Colorado was stolen from an apartment building parking lot on the east side of the city, police said in a news release. The suspect found a spare key inside [...]

West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles is worried the threat of frazil ice - the slush that clogged up the Saugeen River in Durham in 1997, flooded part of town and displaced a couple hundred people - will be a bigger threat this year. Sometime after that frazil ice jam at a bend in the Saugeen [...]

Candidates are lining up to replace Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers after he announced he won't run in the next provincial election. The Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Progressive Conservative Riding Association has announced that three candidates have been approved by the provincial nominations committee, while two other potential candidates have come forward. The candidates confirmed so far [...]

Mother Nature has delivered the snow and local snowmobile club volunteers have taken advantage of it, with Grey-Bruce gaining the distinction of having the first trail available in the province this season. The B110 trail on Grey County's CP Rail Trail has opened for riding this week from Dundalk to Owen Sound, after local clubs [...]

A food drive for the Salvation Army at Owen Sound grocery stores from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday will be part of an all-day radio broadcast on 560 CFOS, live from Zehrs in Owen Sound. Pre-made bags containing essentials will be available for purchase at each store. But any non-perishable food item and [...]

After 41 years, Doug Gilmour's OHL record 55-game regular-season point streak with the Cornwall Royals finally has company. Easton Cowan matched that formidable run by setting up Sam O'Reilly's second-period insurance goal in London's 19th straight win, 3-0 over Owen Sound before 9,061 on Teddy Bear Toss night Wednesday at Canada Life Place.

The massive snowstorm expected to hit London and parts of Southwestern Ontario arrived as scheduled on Thursday night, blanketing the region once again and setting the stage for a Friday full closures and cancellations. Here's a recap of our live coverage. 10:40 a.m. Environment Canada's forecast calls for the grey, dreary skies over the past [...]

Bluewater District School Board trustees on Tuesday confirmed their Nov. 5 decision to censure Derrick Long for code of conduct breaches. The board agreed with its integrity commissioner's findings that the Brockton-South Bruce trustee breached seven sections of the code of conduct governing trustee behaviour. The censure was dealt with briefly, without much discussion at [...]

A second suspected fatal drug overdose in a week has been reported to Grey Bruce Public Health. The latest fatality, along with five other suspected non-fatal drug poisonings over a 72-hour period between Friday and Monday led the local health unit to issue an opioid alert to its community partners and the public. The alert [...]

Four people were taken by ambulance to hospital with one flown to a trauma centre for treatment of injuries that are not considered life threatening, after a crash north of Hepworth. Grey Bruce OPP, along with the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department and Bruce County Paramedic Services, responded to the two-vehicle collision on Highway 6 [...]

Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and [...]

Blue Mountains Mayor Andrea Matrosovs encouraged Grey County council's continued collaboration and consideration of future generations in her first address as 2025 warden Tuesday night. Matrosovs was acclaimed to the position during a formal swearing in within the Grey County council chambers, with her family, a number of past wardens and others present. A reception [...]

Corrugated cardboard will be collected from Owen Sound residents along with the rest of their recyclables beginning in the new year. On Monday, Owen Sound council approved the change, which came in the form of a recommendation from a Nov. 21 Operations committee meeting. Operations committee chair Carol Merton reported the change during Monday's council [...]

A renovation at Owen Sound's fire hall has been added to the city's five-year capital plan, but the extent of the work to be done still isn't known. At its meeting on Monday, city council approved a recommendation from the Nov. 14 corporate services committee to include the Owen Sound fire station expansion and renovation [...]

A vigil in Owen Sound on Friday will mark the 35th anniversary of a dark day in Canadian history when 14 women were murdered for no other reason than their gender. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women will be marked from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Owen Sound Farmers' [...]

Owen Sound council gave final approval to the following business licences at its meeting on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024: Haven & Brew, a coffee shop located at 159 9th St. E. Tahini's, a restaurant located at 2125 16th St. E. Sound Cleaning Solutions, a home occupation located at 1255 13th Ave. E. Glimmer, a health [...]

Owen Sound council has turned down a community services committee recommendation to look into creating a policy to manage mature and native trees on private property. At its meeting on Monday, council defeated a motion 6-3 in a recorded vote that would have seen staff consider the creation of a plan, policy or bylaw as [...]

Owen Sound has awarded the contract to replace the city's residential water meters with new technology that will allow for better monitoring to detect leaks and the potential to transition to monthly billing. At its meeting on Monday, council awarded the contract for the replacement project to Neptune Technology Group Canada Co., at an upset [...]

Grey Bruce OPP received 57 collision reports during the snowstorm from Friday to Sunday. Many drivers struggled due to icy roads, snow, and poor visibility but there were no serious injuries reported in any of the collisions, Const. Krista Linthorne said by email Monday. She suggested the lack of serious injuries was related to drivers [...]