Owen Sound Sun Times

Five new local cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend by the Grey Bruce Health Unit. Three of the cases – from Chatsworth, Hanover and South Bruce – were included in Sunday’s daily situation report, while two cases – from Kincardine and Southgate – were reported Saturday. There are now 14 known active cases […]

About 75 people participated in a rally in front of Teeswater Town Hall Saturday to call on South Bruce council to hold a binding referendum to determine the community’s willingness to be the site of a deep geological repository for Canada’s used nuclear fuel. Organized by Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste, the event […]

Mack Guzda is driving the bus this season and on Saturday night he parked a 49-save effort on the Windsor Spitfires to lead the Attack to a 5-1 win at home. Guzda was eight seconds away from a 50-save shutout, but a Pasquale Zito power-play marker spoiled a career highlight and Guzda’s sixth-career Ontario Hockey […]

The adage played out Friday night in London. The Knights best penalty killer was their goaltender, and Brett Brochu backstopped London to a 2-1 victory over the Owen Sound Attack by standing tall amid an onslaught of power-play chances. Throughout the game, Owen Sound had an extended two-man advantage, a four-minute power play, and a […]

A male died after he was pulled from the water at the Grotto Wednesday in Bruce Peninsula National Park, despite life-saving efforts of at least four park visitors and emergency responders, police said Friday. The victim’s name will be released after police confirm his family has been notified, Grey Bruce OPP spokesman Nick Wilson said […]

One new COVID-19 cases was added to the totals in Grey-Bruce on Friday. The lone case reported by the Grey Bruce Health Unit was in Southgate, according to the daily situation report, which includes case counts and vaccine data up to midnight on Thursday. There are currently 16 active cases in the two counties, along […]

A local source water protection committee is recommending new road salting and storage policies for all areas and slightly adjusting wellhead protection zones in areas around proposed new municipal wells, subject to public consultation. The committee assists staff assigned to wellhead protection, one of the layers of drinking water protection implemented in Ontario following the […]

A virtual job fair is being planned next month in response to the current labour shortage in Grey-Bruce. A number of partners are coming together, including Grey and Bruce counties, to present the job fair on Nov. 23 from 2 to 7 p.m. Organizers expect to see 80 to 100 employers registered for the event […]

CMHA Grey Bruce has launched a single telephone number for people to connect to all of its 16 locations and access any of its mental health and addictions programs and services. The new number – 519-371-3642 or toll-free 1-888-451-CMHA – will make it easier for clients and community partners to reach appropriate services quickly and […]

There were a lot of homecoming storylines to follow Thursday night in Windsor, but overage defender Louka Henault outshined them all. In his first home game back with the Spitfires since returning from a pro tryout in California, Henault scored a hat-trick as the Spitfires toppled the Attack 7-4 inside the WFCU Centre. It was […]

Queen of Hearts, which operates three nursery schools in and around Owen Sound, became a repeat winner Thursday in the Owen Sound & District Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Business Excellence Awards. It won Business of the Year, 25+ employees, after taking the corresponding award in 2016 in the fewer than 25 employee category. There were […]

Sunday’s 21st annual Honouring Our Local Veterans ceremony at the Owen Sound Legion will be an invitation-only event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But the private in-person ceremony will be live-streamed by Rogers TV at 1 p.m. and archived online. This year, the museum and legion will be honouring seven veterans from Grey-Bruce who […]

Another COVID-era sailing season has come and gone for the MS Chi-Cheemaun and the Owen Sound Transportation Company is hoping to chart a course back to normalcy for 2022. Despite several public health measures still in place this past summer to help mitigate transmission of COVID-19, total traffic carried by “The Big Canoe” equalled 60 […]

Georgian Bluffs has received offers for the Wiarton-Keppel International Airport. Council held a closed meeting Oct. 15 to look at any offers it had received for the facility. Another in camera meeting is scheduled for Oct. 29 for further discussion on the sale of the facility. Mayor Dwight Burley said Thursday that he could disclose […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday, in a resident of Southgate. There are now 17 active cases of the virus in Grey-Bruce, along with 41 active high-risk contacts, according to the health unit’s Situation Report, which includes case counts and vaccine data up to midnight on Wednesday. There […]

It’s the largest donation the Meaford Hospital Foundation has ever received. The Lewitt family of Thornbury has donated $1 million, which will go toward the Meaford Hospital’s new cataract surgery suite, set to open next year. The money will also help to purchase new X-ray machines and cardiac monitors for the Grey Bruce Health Service […]

Georgian Bluffs is planning to soon address some infrastructure projects that have been on the radar for some time. Georgian Bluffs council approved tenders Wednesday for projects that will address drainage issues along Church Sideroad near Cobble Beach, while the entrance to Centennial Park east of Big Bay will be reconstructed. Seeley and Arnill Construction […]

South Bruce Peninsula’s plan to build a replacement town hall and community hub on municipally owned property at the north end of Wiarton has taken another step forward. Council received a preliminary master plan for the Jenny Street site and potential building designs for the project Tuesday from consultants +VG Architects and directed staff to […]

Plans are in the works to redevelop an historic Balmy Beach property that came to be known as Ontario’s Butchart Gardens replica. A public meeting was held by Georgian Bluffs and Grey County on Wednesday to consider a draft six-lot plan of subdivision to the property at 345/355 Balmy Beach Rd. Genevieve Scott, senior associate […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported no new COVID-19 cases in the region Monday. As of just before midnight Sunday, there were 12 active and confirmed cases of the virus in Grey-Bruce and 43 high-risk contacts associated with those cases. Four people with COVID-19 are hospitalized locally due to COVID-19 according to the health unit’s […]

Bruce County and the University of Guelph are teaming up to study the impacts of COVID-19 on residents in rural communities. The County and a team of researchers led by Dr. Leith Deacon of the university’s School of Environmental Design and Rural Development launched a survey online Monday targeted to Bruce County residents. A physical […]

A woman who was reported missing from Georgian Bluffs two weeks ago has been located safe. In a news release issued by Grey Bruce OPP on Monday, police said they would like to thank the public that assisted in locating the person who was reported missing from Georgian Bluffs at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Sept. […]

Two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Sunday by the Grey Bruce Health Unit. The cases were found in Chatsworth and Southgate and bring to 14 the number of active cases of COVID-19. Another 46 high-risk contacts are also being managed by the health unit. There have been 2,312 confirmed cases of the virus […]

An Owen Sound man’s parents remain trapped in Afghanistan as executions and repression continues, in what appears to be a Taliban reign of terror. “My family, my mom and dad, everybody, so they’re kind of stuck in Afghanistan. Of course, they’re hiding and in secret,” said the local man who left Afghanistan 15 years ago, […]

Wiarton’s Claude Street will now also be known by the honorary title of Arthur Haley Way. South Bruce Peninsula’s first honorary street naming was accompanied by a ceremony at Claude and George streets Sunday morning. It was a busy street too, given Claude Street is part of the detour to avoid main street reconstruction work. […]

The Owen Sound Attack will eventually lose at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre this season, but it wasn’t going to be in their first game back. The Attack topped the Barrie Colts 3-2 Saturday night in their first game action at home since March 11, 2020. The win moves Owen Sound’s preseason record to […]

A Dundalk day-care centre’s single, probable case of COVID-19 discovered Friday caused four staff and 15 kids to be sent home as a precaution. The probable case was linked to the Dundalk Kids ‘n Us by Grey Bruce Health Unit contact tracers, who were tracing a positive case’s contacts. The probable case, who is symptomatic […]

Thirty-five youth hockey players will soon be able to suit up for free and get cracking on the ice thanks to the Egg Farmers of Ontario, OMHA, and the Shallow Lake Minor Hockey Association. The Player Assist Program is helping to outfit 350 hockey families across 10 minor hockey associations in Ontario with a set […]

One new case of COVID-19 was reported by the Grey Bruce Health unit Friday. The case was confirmed in West Grey and becomes the 15th active case now being managed by the health unit. Another 36 people are considered high-risk contacts. Numbers reported are current to midnight Thursday. There are two local people hospitalized in […]

Owen Sound will recognize the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Thursday as a statutory holiday. City hall and offices will be closed for the day, which the city says will give staff an opportunity to recognize, reflect on and commemorate the legacy of residential schools or participate in a community event. “The National […]

Saugeen Ojibway Nation has settled a legal dispute with Saugeen Shores out of court, while it has appealed parts of the same multi-billion legal action that also involves other local municipalities, on which a judge this summer ruled only partly in the First Nation’s favour. Details of the settlement with Saugeen Shores, expected since both […]

Owen Sound is again on the verge of selling to a developer its former 8th Street water reservoir property, which the city also sold four years ago but bought back due to a lack of development activity on the site. A numbered Ontario company has submitted an offer to buy the 1.4-acre property for $250,000 […]

Expired doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were given to some people at Saugeen First Nation, according to an Indigenous Services Canada letter posted on the Saugeen band’s website. The doses were given after an outbreak there was declared over. The expired vaccine was administered between Aug. 13 and Sept. 9, ISC’s letter said. The Saugeen […]

The day after people had to start showing proof they’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter certain premises, restaurant and bar staff say they’ve had few problems and area police were not aware of any. On Wednesday, the province’s proof of vaccination system kicked in, with the public required to show their vaccination certification showing they received […]

Grey County is planning to increase, over the next five years, the maximum rent paid by tenants in its geared-to-income housing units to match by 2026 the average market rent set by the Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corp. Because Grey County Housing tenants will never pay more than 30 per cent of their net income […]

Georgian College is planning to spend $7.1 million to upgrade a 9,200-square-foot section of its Owen Sound campus into a state-of-the-art nursing and wellness wing as it gears up to launch a standalone nursing degree program next September. Grey County council, meeting as a committee of the whole Thursday, supported in principle the college’s request […]

Grey Bruce OPP continues to look for Maryanne Epp, a 64-year-old woman reported missing one week ago from Georgian Bluffs, who police say was recently spotted in Kitchener. Police said in a news release Thursday that Epp is a well-known street musician who was seen in downtown Kitchener Sept. 20. Police said they want to […]

A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday will officially open a new pedestrian bridge in Tara. The bridge replaces a car bridge over the Sauble River, which has been washed out since 1948 after a particularly hard winter and subsequent flooding, information from the local Rotary club says. There will be beef on a bun […]

The Wiarton “Big Dig” is now in the final stretch. South Bruce Peninsula’s $11 million project, which began in summer 2020 and resumed in April following a winter break, is now at the paving phase. Mayor Janice Jackson said some streetscaping elements also have to be installed before the project is completed. “Other than that, […]

Saturday’s grand opening gala of The Georgian Bay Centre for the Arts has been a long time coming. The arts centre on Owen Sound’s main street, in the 1940 Kresges store building, which later was home to a downtown bingo hall, still sports the “Bingo Bingo Bingo” sign out front. That hasn’t helped identify the […]

A veteran of South Bruce Peninsula’s fire department has been named the town’s new, permanent fire chief. Tim Wilson, who had been serving as acting chief since the spring, has accepted the position of fire chief/manager of emergency services. “I look forward to serving the citizens of the community. It’s been my passion throughout my […]

With much of his own world locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wiarton singer-songwriter Josh Ritchie turned to what was happening to others around him to inspire the music in his new album. Ritchie, 22, is releasing his sophomore album Love at the End of the World on Sept. 30 with a show at […]

South Bruce Peninsula has made some adjustments to its short-term rentals licensing program ahead of a planned Jan. 1 launch. Council voted Tuesday to reduce from $500 to $300 the initial, one-time registration fee for each short-term accommodation (STA). A licensing fee, which must also be paid in the first year and annually after that, […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported one COVID-19 case on Wednesday, in a resident of West Grey. The health unit is now monitoring 19 active cases and 23 active high-risk contacts associated with them. There have now been 2,305 confirmed cases of the virus in Grey-Bruce since the start of the pandemic, 2,260 of which […]

Widespread power outages this morning stretching from the Owen Sound area up the Bruce Peninsula have left thousands without electricity. Hydro One’s outage map showed power interruptions affecting thousands of customers. Restoration times at 8 a.m. varied from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. , while some were not known. The Bluewater District School Board announced […]

Conservative Terry Dowdall is headed back to Ottawa to represent the riding of Simcoe-Grey. The incumbent received increased support from voters in the riding according to election results. With all but one Simcoe-Grey poll reported Tuesday afternoon, Dowdall had received 33,734 votes and 47 per cent of ballots cast. That’s an uptick from the 32,812 […]

Conservative support grew in Huron-Bruce in Monday’s election, while the Liberals fell further out of favour with local voters. Voters returned Ben Lobb for a sixth consecutive election, to a Parliament that looks about the same as it did before the election was called. “We can see the Liberal numbers went down quite a bit […]

For a second straight day, the Grey Bruce Health Unit reported no new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. The number of active local cases has dropped from 22 Monday to 19 and there are now 28 active high-risk contacts. Confirmed cases to date in Grey-Bruce remain at 2,304, while 2,259 of those cases are now considered […]

While COVID-19 vaccine uptake has been quite strong in Grey-Bruce, a project is in the works to help reach local residents who may still be hesitant about getting the jab. The Reaching Rural: Building vaccine confidence in rural Southwestern Ontario program is designed to provide peer support to individuals in the Grey-Bruce-Huron-Perth region who may […]

The Owen Sound Attack have added yet another new face to the club ahead of the 2021-22 season. On Monday, the team announced defenceman Taos Jordan committed to playing major junior hockey in Owen Sound just days after featuring in the lineup for the Attack during a preseason tune-up contest against the North Bay Battalion. […]