Owen Sound Sun Times

Chatsworth has notified Georgian Bluffs that it wants out of the biodigester partnership the two municipalities entered into when the facility was constructed more than a decade ago. On Thursday, the municipalities held a joint meeting at the Keady Community Centre where they passed a motion to direct staff to negotiate alternative ownership opportunities, including […]

South Bruce Peninsula has reached an agreement with its outside workers who had been locked out this week. The town announced Thursday night that a new three-year agreement had been reached with the 22 employees, who are members of the Service Employees International Union. The employees work for South Bruce Peninsula in road maintenance, landfill […]

Inter Township Fire Department Acting Fire Chief Jeff Gautreau is taking on the role in a permanent capacity. Georgian Bluffs passed bylaws Wedneseday to appoint Gautreau as fire chief and Andy Redmond as deputy fire chief of the department. Council in Meaford, which has a 25 per cent stake in the department, will be presented […]

Eligibility for the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is expanding in Ontario while rising transmission rates are affecting staffing at area hospitals and outbreaks at long-term care homes are increasing. People over 60 as well as First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and over are now eligible […]

A Kincardine councillor’s profane and vulgar remark at the council table has prompted official complaints to the municipality’s integrity commissioner and by Thursday, the municipality had received 48 informal complaints too. This will be the integrity commissioner’s third investigation into Coun. Dave Cuyler’s conduct. Twice he has been found to have breached the code of […]

TC Energy’s Meaford pumped-storage proposal failed get past the province’s electricity system and market operator’s first step in a three-gate evaluation process, a letter from Ontario’s energy minister reveals. But Energy Minister Todd Smith’s Nov. 10, 2021 letter to the Independent Electricity System Operator directs Lesley Gallinger, its president and chief executive officer, to advance […]

Grey County’s inter-community transit system is increasing the frequency of trips and improving route times for its ridership. The county has collected rider statistics and feedback about the Grey Transit Route (GTR) service since its inception in 2020 and is now using the data to optimize route schedules and daily trips. GTR service is now […]

The popular Youth Discoveries – The Road to Summerfolk program is back for 2022, providing young people the opportunity to hit the stage at the music and crafts festival in Owen Sound this summer. The program, which was cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, is being presented in a hybrid model this […]

Bruce County’s first of 13 household hazardous waste drop-off days is May 7 in Southampton. People are encouraged to drop off materials including paints, stains, used oil, aerosols, batteries, antifreeze, oil filters, solvents, household cleaners, fluorescent lights, fertilizers, fuel, pharmaceuticals, fire extinguishers, pesticides and pool chemicals. See www.brucecounty.on.ca/hazardouswaste for a full list of materials eligible […]

Hanover police charged a 38-year-old Hanover man with attempted break-and-enter and other offences after someone tried to break into the police station, then cut the police station’s Internet line Monday night, police said. “Your tip of the day . . . It’s never a good idea to break into the cop shop,” tweeted Hanover Police […]

The provincial Greens have tapped a Grey Highlands councillor to run in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. The Green Party of Ontario announced Danielle Valiquette as its local riding candidate this week ahead of the June 2 provincial election. As well as serving as the Municipality of Grey Highlands’ environment liaison, Valiquette has been the Ontario Greens critic […]

It is broadband infrastructure construction season in Grey-Bruce. The provincial and federal governments and the Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology projects have announced that work is underway or about to start on projects that would see thousands of homes, farms and businesses in the two counties with access to high-speed Internet by the end of the […]

The Owen Sound North Stars Junior B program shook off the rust in Desboro this past weekend as they prepare for the first Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League season in over two years. The province’s Junior B circuit shut down completely in 2020, and in 2021 the North Stars program organized several exhibition contests amid […]

Owen Sound has received five awards of achievement from Festival and Events Ontario. The awards, presented at the organization’s virtual conference last month, were presented in honour of five events held in 2021. The events honoured include Music at the Market, TD Harbour Nights, Canada Day, Snowen Sound Frolics and Savour Owen Sound. The awards […]

Markdale-based Chapman’s Ice Cream is overseeing the delivery of more than 1,600 first-aid kits to Ukraine as they continue to do what they can to help on the ground in the war-torn country. With family in Ukraine, Lesya and Ashley Chapman have watched in horror since the Russian army invaded the country in late February, […]

Preparations are underway for the Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce’s annual Hike for Hospice, with organizers launching an initiative to get more local children and youth involved. The annual fundraiser, which is the biggest of the year for the annual charitable organization that operates Chapman House, now includes a school package to engage and educate […]

Move for Hospice, the virtual hybrid of the annual Hike for Hospice, encourages you to get out and active this May

The driver of a vehicle was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Southgate on Monday morning. Just after 10 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP, the Dundalk Fire Department and Grey County EMS responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Grey Road 9. The driver of the vehicle was airlifted to […]

An occupant of a horse-drawn buggy died after a collision in Grey Highlands on Monday. Just after 1 p.m., the Grey Bruce OPP, Dundalk Fire Department and Grey County EMS responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a motor vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy on Grey Road 2 northeast of Dundalk. An occupant […]

South Bruce Peninsula has locked out its outside workers, after they voted last month in favour of a strike mandate. The town announced in a news release on Monday that the town had made the decision to lock out the workers effective Sunday to prevent labour disruptions during their peak season. Mayor Janice Jackson said […]

It’s championship season in the minor hockey world and local teams keep bringing home the hardware. In late March, the Township of Chatsworth Keady Community Club Rebels under-13 C club defeated the Saugeen Shores Storm, 5-1, to win the Western Ontario Athletic Association Maroon Division championship. Meanwhile, the Saugeen Shores Storm under-9 C team won […]

The Shallow Lake Crushers “stuck to their guns” and earned a WOAA Senior A championship as a reward. Facing a Game 6 showdown with the Petrolia Squires, the Crushers scored three third-period goals en route to a 4-1 win and a title celebration on home ice inside the Shallow Lake and District Community Centre. Crushers […]

A 22-year-old unlicensed driver faces criminal and provincial charges for what Owen Sound police described as a “careless and senseless act.” Police recognized an unlicensed driver driving in the area of 11th Street East and 3rd Avenue East just after 5 p.m. March 30 and pulled him over, an Owen Sound Police Service news release […]

The Owen Sound Attack blew a three-goal lead to the Guelph Storm Friday night and are headed to the playoffs. It’s that time of year. Danny Zhilkin capped off a wild night at the Sleeman Centre by scoring the overtime winner after Cooper Walker’s hat-trick performance helped the Royal City club come back from being […]

Boxes of Ukrainian relief supplies packed in an Owen Sound church gym Friday will head to Toronto Wednesday on their way to Poland. There were dozens of boxes filled with socks, clothes and other essentials gathered as part of a community response initiated by Owen Sound resident Olga Gura. Another 30 boxes were coming from […]

The Arran-Elderslie Minor Hockey Association (AEMHA) Ice Dogs under-13 representative team won the Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) Lockridge Championship by defeating the BCH (Bayfield, Clinton Hensall) IceDogs in Hensall on March 30. Boosted by their league-leading sniper Ethan Sopkowe, who topped all players in the WOAA with over 98 points in 32 games this […]

Ontario’s associate minister responsible for mental health and addictions said he’ll assess the success of a new treatment facility he officially announced for Owen Sound Friday, with a view to opening similar centres elsewhere in Ontario. “This has been a vision that I’ve wanted to see implemented in the province long before coming to government,” […]

Public health experts in Ontario are calling a recent rise in COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations the beginning of the sixth wave of the diease, but locally the data is inconclusive. “For a trend to be a trend we need a few weeks not just a couple of days. We have seen an increase in […]

Ryan Preece visited a job fair in Owen Sound Thursday with hopes of finding more than just a job. He said he moved to Owen Sound from Kitchener because houses were cheaper by half two years ago. But COVID-19 concerns these past two years limited his job search. He has a job in security and […]

Fire caused extensive damage to electrical equipment in the main electrical room of the former Tenneco factory building Wednesday night but no one was hurt. The building, at 1800 17th St. E. in Owen Sound, is partially occupied by the green hydrogen research and development firm Hydrogen Optimized. Thursday morning the company said in a […]

Fire bowl, roasting spit, chiminea, backyard pit . . . Meaford will let you start a fire, but with a permit ensuring residents are safe while backyard burning. At a March 14 meeting, Meaford’s committee of the whole recommended council enact a new bylaw regulating all open-air burning in the municipality including small backyard fires. […]

The Putt ‘n Paddle, a Harrison Park landmark for years, will be upgraded over the life of a new lease agreement endorsed by city council Monday night. The miniature golf, paddle boat and canoe rental business has been operated by Chase, Roger and Cathy Amyot for years. The new 10-year agreement follows the their previous […]

The Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music is back in a virtual format for a second straight year as it celebrates its 90th anniversary. Approximately 200 local children and youth have registered for this year’s festival, which will be adjudicated this year from April 4 to 14. The event will be capped off again with […]

For the first time in over three decades, a new MPP for the riding of Simcoe-Grey will be elected on June 2. Longtime Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson announced he would not seek re-election in 2022 after serving as the area’s representative since 1990. The former senior cabinet minister was dismissed from the Progressive Conservative caucus […]

City council on Monday directed staff to begin stakeholder consultations for a municipal accommodation tax in Owen Sound. A report to the city’s community development, tourism and culture advisory committee on March 11, containing the recommendation to start consultations council endorsed, aims to introduce the tax on Jan. 1, 2024. A four per cent tourist […]

Consultants hired to provide an independent review of Owen Sound’s service delivery and staffing to find budget savings introduced themselves to city council Monday. By September, the consultancy MNP is to make final recommendations. “It’s not cookie-cutter,” consultant Steve Luckie told councillors during a virtual visit. The report will be “bespoke to the city of […]

A new deal that includes plans for $10-per-day child care in Ontario is being welcomed in Grey-Bruce, but there are concerns locally the program may not be able to live up to its full potential due to staff shortages in the sector. On Monday, the provincial and federal governments signed an agreement that is to […]

Owen Sound will vote by Internet and telephone again in the October municipal and school board elections. The voting will start Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. and run through election day, Monday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. Voters have a website, www.voterlookup.ca, where they can confirm or update their voter information, including their school board […]

Dozens of dead and dying ash trees have been taken down at St. George’s Park along 10th Street East this week, with plans to rehabilitate the area with native plant species. Lands and Forest Consulting, the city’s contractor for the job, began work on Monday to remove 134 ash trees that are dead and diseased […]

City council voted 7-2 in favour of gathering more information about a proposed artificial turf field and 1/3-field dome at Victoria Park. But councillors were wary of taking on new financial obligations and made it clear the project ultimately could be turned down. The cost for such a facility expected to be in the range […]

Owen Sound council has awarded a new five-year transit service contract which maintains existing bus routes with half-hour service for the first year. But the new contract also allows for possible extended evening service using an on-demand transit model, and other modifications if deemed desirable. Voyago’s bid was the lowest of three, coming in $186,760 […]

Owen Sound city council pay and expenses were provided in a report to council Monday. Mayor Ian Boddy was paid the most, $56,760.26 in salary and per diems, and claimed $289.32 in expenses. Councillors Travis Dodd, Scott Greig, Brock Hamley, Marion Koepke, Carol Merton and Richard Thomas were paid $25,051.60 in salary and per diems, […]

The Bluewater District School Board hopes to learn in the coming weeks if a request to add to a planned new school in Markdale will be accepted by the province. Earlier this year, the board sent a letter to the Ministry of Education requesting an increase in project scope for the replacement of Beavercrest Community […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit’s board of health has approved a budget that will not require an increase in funding from Grey and Bruce counties. It is the fourth year in a row where the costs to the counties have remained unchanged. “Management has done a fantastic job of building a budget that is both […]

Poor weather and sticky snowdrifts delayed the Owen Sound Attack and Sarnia Sting’s Sunday matinee, but when the Scenic City skaters got in from the snow and out on the ice they once again took it to their buzzing buddies. The Owen Sound Attack topped the Sting 5-3 inside the Progressive Auto Sales Arena Sunday […]

Illegal drugs and property estimated to be worth more than $122,000 was seized in searches of properties in Grey and Bruce counties including Owen Sound, as well as in Barrie, on Thursday. A 60-year-old Barrie resident was charged in relation to the searches conducted by various branches of the OPP, Owen Sound police and Barrie […]

A West Grey man has been charged after police seized a loaded handgun and sawed-off shotgun near Hanover. A search warrant was executed at a property in West Grey on Friday after Hanover police investigated an anonymous complaint about a suspicious pickup truck on March 22. Officers from the Hanover Police Service with the assistance […]

The Owen Sound Junior Attack under-10 team earned a berth into the OMHA Championship with a 6-1 win in a third-place play-in game over the Oakville Rangers Saturday. The Jr. Attack fell 6-2 against Centre Wellington earlier Saturday in Tri-County Minor Hockey League Smith Division (Single-A) playoff semifinal action and needed the play-in victory to […]

Nineteen years after winning the 50+ Division at the Ontario Senior Games in Georgetown the Owen Sound Flounders defended their title at an invitational tournament – this time in the 65+ circuit. And the Flounders landed gold again. The Games took place in Peterborough on March 21 and 22. The Flounders put together a team […]