Owen Sound Sun Times

As a child, I had to have two smallpox vaccinations before entering Grade 1. You might wonder why. The reason is directly related to the place we find ourselves in Canada, with respect to the 47thPresident of the United States. When I began school, many decades ago, we lived in Quebec. But my doctor at [...]

An event that raises funds and brings awareness to the challenges facing Grey-Bruce's most vulnerable residents will be held on Feb. 22. The Safe N Sound homelessness initiative, the United Way of Bruce Grey and Bruce Grey Mentorship are holding Coldest Night of the Year events in communities throughout the two counties. Safe N Sound, [...]

Lenny Greenberg grew up in California and is now playing junior hockey over 4,000 km away in Owen Sound. This is the story of how and why.

From Windsor to Waterloo region, four area cities rank among those in Canada that would be hardest-hit by U.S. tariffs, a new report shows.

Owen Sound councillor wants report on how to help seniors clear driveway after snowplow comes.

A Northern Bruce Peninsula councillor wants vehicle manufacturers to install tow hooks on all new vehicles sold in Canada. Coun. Todd Dowd brought forward a notice of motion at Monday's Northern Bruce Peninsula council meeting proposing a nationwide mandate that all new cars and trucks sold in Canada be equipped with a tow hook. Dowd's [...]

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat prompted strong reaction from Owen Sound's mayor and led to a soverignty declaration by Halton Hills.

Owen Sound council has approved a total municipal levy of $36.2 million - a 2.57 per cent municipal tax levy increase for 2025. The entire blended increase, including provincial education and Grey County tax levies, will be 2.52 per cent. City council had stipulated that staff propose an increase of no more than five per [...]

Launch Pad decision devastating I am writing to express my profound disappointment with the recent decision to withdraw funding from the Launch Pad Skills Training & Technology Centre. This decision has had devastating consequences, resulting in the immediate closure of an invaluable resource for our youth and the broader community. The Launch Pad provided young [...]

The Owen Sound Field Naturalists clubs next speaker presentation features Dufferin County forest manager Kevin Predon and is entitled Forestry Isn't Always an F Word. Predon's goal is to cajole the audience into an appreciation (or at least an understanding) of commercial forestry and its progressive environmental practices. This talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. [...]

The unemployment rate for the economic region that includes Grey-Bruce jumped two percentage points in January, the largest increase in the province. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased to 5.8 per cent after being at one of the lowest rates in the province for months. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment increased by [...]

The Bluewater District School Board has declared trustee Janice Kaikkonen's seat vacant. On Feb. 4, after a closed session with only one item on the agenda, board members voted to declare Kaikkonen's seat vacant under Section 228(1)(b) of the Education Act. That section of the Education Act states A member of the board vacates his [...]

A former West Hill student is standing on guard for Canadian consumers by creating a web application to help ensure shoppers buy Canadian-made products. Software developer Wil McReynolds built a free web browser application that instantly displays whether an item is made in Canada by scanning the barcode. Consumers only need to visit www.scanuck.ca to [...]

Municipal groups say the growing service cost deficit has to be uploaded to the province

Gage Heyes netted a hat-trick as the Kingston Frontenacs bounced back from a 6-0 shellacking in Brampton to top the Owen Sound Attack 4-2 on Sunday. The Attack started star netminder Carter George just hours after he helped secure a win over the North Bay Battalion. The Bears looked to end their three-in-three weekend with [...]

A symbol of Owen Sound's rich Black history that members want to see continue to be an important meeting place in the community has undergone a revitalization. Members of the British Methodist Episcopal Church of Owen Sound hope to hold services in the facility again this spring after renovations and upgrades to the building over [...]

First, there was Big Mo" - what Owen Sound Attack head coach Scott Wray calls momentum - and now there's the Big Goal." They're playing for each other, for the program, for the town. They're doing everything with a bigger goal in mind," said Owen Sound Attack assistant coach Brandon Shaw after the Bears beat [...]

The steady snowfall and consistently cold temperatures this season have made for some of the best snowmobile riding in Grey-Bruce in more than a decade. The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs District 9, which includes all of Grey and Bruce counties, was the first district in the province to have a trail open this season [...]

The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium is a beautiful building for hockey, but the Owen Sound Attack are sick of the old barn. On Friday, the Attack squandered a 3-2 lead in the third period and spoiled rookie Pierce Mbuyi's hat-trick. Jakub Chromiak scored the game-winning goal for the Blueshirts with four minutes left in the third [...]

Bruce County's annual Christmas donations program gave presents to 456 kids last year. That was two per cent more than in 2023 and program figures shared with county council at its meeting Thursday indicated the number of kids served has grown annually since 2021. TheDorrell YoungChristmas Program provides a gift, often a toy, book, or [...]

Bruce County council voted tohelp Brockton pay court security and prisoner transportation costs, as Grey County recently did for Owen Sound. But Bruce councillors weren't prepared to do it all at once, or to commit to more than one year of relief. And the Brockton request for help kicked off a discussion about whether having [...]

A resource that allows individuals and families to connect with the resources they need continues to see significant use in Grey and Bruce counties. Close to 9,200 needs were identified in Grey Bruce in 2024 through 211, a free, confidential service that connects people to local health and social services. We use 211 for all [...]

I look at the (Donald)Trump administration's behaviour over the last week and the only word that accurately describes it is: stupid," New York Times' David Brooks wrote in a recent column.

With the threat of Trump tariffs temporarily on hold, talk on the Ontario campaign trail has branched out to other issues. Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford visited workers in Etobicoke on Friday, continuing a trend of courting the union vote, something Tories did not traditionally seek in the past. NDP leader Marit Stiles discussed healthcare [...]

An Owen Sound restaurant was defrauded out of more than $25,000, leading police to charge a Meaford man with fraud. Owen Sound police said in a news release that they believe a 42-year-old suspect stole a bank card and pin number for one of the restaurant's business accounts. He withdrew cash and made numerous unauthorized [...]

A person died in a house fire in Port Elgin on Thursday. A male was pronounced deceased at the scene of the fire after he was located without vital signs, according to police. Police and fire were alerted to a possible house fire at a residence in the town at approximately 11:30 a.m. When emergency [...]

The public will have a chance to hear from provincial election candidates on a variety of topics, including health-care, climate, the environment and agriculture, at meetings being organized by community groups The Grey Bruce Health Coalition will hold a Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding all-candidates meeting with a focus on health care at the Durham Arena on [...]

Some Save Georgian Bay supporters plan to jump into the freezing-cold bay in Meaford Feb. 22 to draw attention to TC Energy's pumped storage project. It will be the fourth annual Save the Bay Polar Dip, which is both a fundraiser for and an awareness-builder about the group's concerns over the giant power-storage project. If [...]

Simcoe-Grey has three candidates registered to run to be the next MPP in the Feb. 27 election. Incumbent Progressive Conservative Brian Saunderson is seeking a second term. Liberal candidate Ted Crysler finished second in the 2022 election in the riding. And returning Green candidate Allan Kuhn finished fourth behind the NDP in the last election. [...]

Snow removal, public space and washrooms dominated the discussion as South Bruce Peninsula council got a first look at architectural plans for the new town hall in Wiarton Tuesday. Grant Diemert from GM Diemert Architect Inc. attended the regular council meeting as a delegation and presented a brief slide deck to councillors. Diemert's presentation included [...]

Owen Sound is inviting nominations for the 2025 Arts, Culture and Volunteer Awards. Beginning on Friday, the public can submit a nomination for the awards online at owensound.ca/awards. The Arts and Culture Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the area's creative landscape and historical preservation. The award categories include: outstanding group, outstanding individual, outstanding event, most [...]

Police are investigating after an individual in Arran-Elderslie was allegedly defrauded out of about $35,000 through a cryptocurrency investment scheme. South Bruce OPP attended an address in the municipality after an individual there reported being the victim of a fraud. The investigation found that over the course of a year, the victim made a series [...]

Nick McGregor will be Huron-Bruce's provincial New Democratic Party candidate in the Feb. 27 election. McGregor announced his candidacy in a news release Wednesday. He said he's a Goderich high school teacher, director of Huron County Pride and proud OSSTF District 8 member. For too long, people in Huron-Bruce have been left behind by governments [...]

Elections Ontario offices in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and Huron-Bruce are expected to open in the next day or two. There are dates and actions for voters to consider as the Feb. 27 provincial election approaches. Elections Ontario encourages voters to visit its website, linked at the bottom of this story,to confirm information and thereby ensure they'll [...]

The provincial New Democratic Party in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound was to field James Cameron Harris as its candidate in the Feb. 27 election. Cameron's nomination was to be made official Wednesday night during an online nomination meeting. He's the only nominee, he has been approved by the provincial NDP and he stands ready to accept the [...]

The Ontario Elite Hockey League senior men's loop is headed to the playoff season. The quarterfinal matchups are set with this year's playoffs taking on an additional weight with the winning moving on to compete for the Allan Cup. The Durham Thundercats, Milverton 4-Wheel Drivers, and Lucknow Lancers did not qualify for the J.F. Paxton [...]

The Owen Sound Harold Sutherland Construction Junior Attack under-13 team are Silver Stick champions. On Sunday evening, the Owen Sound Junior Attack defeated the South Oxford Storm 6-0 in the gold medal game of the International Silver Stick Port Huron Finals at McMorran Place in Port Huron, Mich. The win earned Owen Sound the banner [...]

The Bluewater District School Board is seeking public input for its 2025-26 budget. With planning underway for the development of its annual budget, the board is inviting students, parents and guardians and other community members to complete a short online survey. The information will help board trustees identify priorities to align resources for students in [...]

Trump tariffs were the main issue at the start of the Ontario election campaign - in fact, Doug Ford called a snap vote, claiming he needed a strong mandate specifically to stand up to American protectionism. But then after two calls with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, US President Donald Trump said he would [...]

The Municipality of Meaford is reviewing applications for its Interim Chief Administrative Officer position. An approved recruitment committee is reviewing applications after the posting for the position closed on Jan. 24, with the process expected to take approximately six to eight weeks once interviews begin in the coming weeks. The municipality is looking for an [...]

Visitors to Grey Roots will see howfuneral customs have changed since the Victorians. The centrepiece of the museum's new exhibit, Going Out in Style," is a professionally restored horse-drawn hearse carriage used until the 1940s in Grey County. It's among 130 artefacts and images from the museum's collection used in the exhibit. The exhibit focuses [...]

Bruce Power has started the Major Component Replacement of its Unit 4, the third unit of six undergoing renewal as part of the Life-Extension Program at the nuclear generating station near Tiverton. The outage of Unit 4 kicked off on the weekend and is anticipated to last three years as work is undertaken to extend [...]

Liberals in Huron-Bruce have nominatedIan Burbidge as their candidate inthe Feb. 27 provincial election. The quick election call by Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, in a riding held by Progressive Conservative Lisa Thompson since 2011, has challenged other political parties to field their candidates in time. Burbidge was acclaimed as the local Liberal candidate on [...]

Georgian Bluffs has opened the online licensing portal for its Short-Term Rental Accommodation Licensing Program. All STRA operators in the municipality are now required to obtain a licence under the program, which has been developed over the past two-and-a-half years after extensive consultation with STRA operators, local businesses and the community. Those requiring a licence [...]

Police, fire and paramedic officers require more specialized training and tools to keep up with constant change

Bruce County has launched its Spruce the Bruce community development program, which provides grant funding to businesses, property owners , community partners and others to revitalize and grow downtown businesses and communities. This year's program, which launched Saturday (Feb. 1), is the 16th year it has run, with over $125,000 in funds available to participants. [...]

Grey Bruce OPP recovered more than $2.3 million worth of stolen large commercial vehicles in various stages of disassembly in Chatsworth Township and charged someone. Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release that its Community Street Crime Unit found the vehicles at a property on Sideroad 5 in the township. There were four stolen [...]

US President Donald Trump on Monday halted his threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada and Mexico, after calls with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum - but only for a month. Nevertheless, the threat of tariffs, which could be implemented in 30 days, still loomed large for the Ontario party leaders, [...]

A cloud of uncertainty hung over the Grey-Bruce agricultural community on Monday, with an expected 25 per cent tariffs on all imports going from Canada into the U.S. set to take effect. Late Monday afternoon, media reports said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had secured a 30-day reprieve from the tariffs, which were scheduled to [...]

The Owen Sound & District Chamber of Commerce issurveying its members on the potential impacts of recent American tariff threats. It is asking about specific tariff impacts on their operations, potential changes to their supply chain, pricing or customer base, and insights into how the chamber can better support them. So far, the response has [...]