Owen Sound Sun Times

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new COVID-19 cases Thursday. Both of the newest infections were found in Owen Sound. The health unit’s situation report said there are now 19 active and confirmed cases in the region as well as 30 associated high-risk contacts. Three people with COVID-19 are at a local hospital, while […]

Some call him loud. Others say he’s a good motivator. He’ll tell you he’s a players coach. People want to know all about the Owen Sound Attack’s new head coach, and how he plans to turn the team back into an OHL championship contender. “People always ask me what kind of coach I am, well […]

The Owen Sound North Stars junior B club continues their tour through Grey and Bruce counties with a four-team tournament in Wiarton Saturday. The lacrosse event was originally scheduled to be played outdoors at Cape Croker, but the Chippewas of Nawash have extended their state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic to Sept. 30 resulting […]

South Bruce Peninsula now has all the policies in place to launch a program to licence and regulate short-term rentals in the town. Mayor Janice Jackson said the plan is to begin the program Jan. 1, which is also when the town intends to introduce a new four per cent tax for all short-term accommodations. […]

Ontario will do everything possible to keep kids in class throughout the school year, Education Minister Stephen Lecce says. As students at the last major school boards head back to class Thursday, the minister said the province’s top public health doctor believes the improvements in ventilation and other public health measures will ensure schools stay […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported five new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. The newest infections were found in Chatsworth (2), Northern Bruce Peninsula, Saugeen Shores and Owen Sound. The health unit’s situation report notes there are now 18 active and confirmed cases in the region as well as 32 associated high-risk contacts. Three people with COVID-19 […]

Tornado damage survey teams were investigating in western Bruce County Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued in the region following a severe summer storm that blew into Grey-Bruce, toppling and uprooting trees, damaging structures and facilities and knocking out power to thousands. “This was probably a Top 5 event for me in Ontario. I think if […]

The candidates running in the federal riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound wanted to ensure rural voters will pick them as their choice to “fight for farmers” on Tuesday night. The Grey and Bruce federations of agriculture held a virtual all-candidates meeting featuring five of the six confirmed candidates running in the riding. Conservative Alex Ruff, who […]

The Grey Bruce OPP is asking people to stay away from a closed section of Bruce Road 13 north of Southampton while crews clear trees and hydro lines downed in a severe storm Tuesday afternoon. Bruce Road 13 is closed between Pashwood Drive and Eckford Avenue, the OPP said in a news release Wednesday morning. […]

Organizers agree the Denis Bester Memorial Shootout enjoyed a successful second season, running in tandem during the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular. The shootout, which has existed among friends for years, became an official fundraiser in 2020 and raised $20,000 for local charities. The final tally for 2021 is still being added up, but according to […]

The South Bruce OPP are investigating a fatal ATV crash that happened in the early morning hours of Labour Day. Police were called to the scene of a serious crash at 3:46 a.m., along Sideroad 5A in Culross Township near Teeswater. The lone rider was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. South Bruce Rescue – […]

Emergency officials were asking people in Saugeen Shores to stay in their homes after a severe storm hit the area late Tuesday afternoon. “Saugeen Shores has experienced a significant weather event resulting in widespread damage to trees and hydro lines,” the Saugeen Shores Police Service said in a news advisory issues shortly after 5 p.m. […]

Owen Sound will receive comments until Sept. 17 on its plan to sell off the city’s municipal airport. The commenting deadline is contained in an official public notice, posted Friday by city hall, of council’s intention to consider declaring surplus and disposing of the Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport on Highway 26. The notice […]

No new COVID-19 infections were reported in Grey-Bruce Tuesday. The Grey Bruce Health Unit’s situation report noted there were 15 confirmed active cases in the region, five of which are in The Blue Mountains. The health unit is also tracking 16 high-risk close contacts associated with the active cases. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s medical officer […]

Alison Horner Wright found out Monday evening the bus her two school-aged sons are to take to and from school would not be running on the first day back to class due to a driver shortage. The Owen Sound mother, who works as a bookkeeper for a local restaurant franchise, had to scramble to rearrange […]

The province’s Special Investigations Unit has cleared an Ontario Provincial Police officer in the shooting death of a 29-year-old Collingwood man. The shooting occurred during an armed standoff between the man and police on Sept. 9, 2020. SIU director Joseph Martino found during the investigation no reasonable grounds to believe that an OPP officer committed […]

Hanover’s James Woodbridge is $75,000 richer thanks to winning the top prize in Instant Tetris. The winning OLG ticket was purchased at the Circle K on 10th Street in Hanover. The Instant Tetris game sold for $3 with a top-prize of $75,000 available. Odds of winning any prize in the game were 1 in 3.47. […]

A year-and-a-half after the Owen Sound Attack and Barrie Colts played for the last time pre-pandemic, on March 11, 2020, the two teams were back on the ice Monday to kick off the preseason. The Colts thrilled their 700-odd hometown fans inside Sadlon Arena with a 4-2 win in the Highway 26 reunion. The old […]

The Owen Sound Selects earned gold at the de facto under-23 national championship this past weekend in Saskatoon. The Selects topped Newfoundland 8-1 in the final to win the tournament. With the cancellation of Softball Canada’s national championships in 2021, the Rawlings Grand Slam national fast-pitch tournament represented the only opportunity for the top under-23 […]

Two more cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the Grey Bruce Health Unit. The confirmed cases were found in Meaford and Kincardine, bringing the total cases recorded since the start of the pandemic in Grey-Bruce to 2,265. The health unit is following 16 active cases and 16 high risk contacts. Three people are in […]

A smaller, pandemic-sized gathering Sunday rather than a giant parade marked the importance of labour on the Labour Day long weekend in downtown Owen Sound. All labour was celebrated in remarks by members of the Grey Bruce Labour Council, and by those who’ve benefitted from organized labour. About 20 people attended, including the local federal […]

The health unit reported four confirmed, new cases of COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce Sunday — two in Blue Mountains and one each in Owen Sound and Kincardine. There are now 17 active cases and 15 high-risk contacts being managed by the Grey Bruce Health Unit. Grey-Bruce has had 2,263 confirmed cases of the pandemic virus, 2,220 […]

Scott Graham hung on to win the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular fishing derby with the top salmon. The retired Canada Post worker caught his 24.29-pounder in Thompson’s Hole, on a Stairway to Heaven old Lyman lure. He caught it August 28, the second day of the derby. “It’s awesome,” he said after the weigh station […]

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission staff are satisfied a pressure tube integrity concern discovered in two Bruce Power reactors “does not pose an unreasonable risk” to continued operation of currently operating units. Nuclear regulator staff offered that view during a technical presentation in a webcast public meeting Friday in which Bruce Power officials concurred with regulator […]

Owen Sound police, with help from other Grey-Bruce police services, checked about 700 drivers for sobriety in the city Saturday night and laid no charges for impaired driving. Eight roadside screening device checks were completed at police checks throughout the city Saturday night. The blitz was conducted with the help of officers from South Bruce […]

South Bruce OPP have identified the person who died in a motorcycle collision Aug. 24 on Highway 21 in Kincardine. South Bruce OPP said Sharon Tisor, 55, of Centre Wellington died after a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck. She was a passenger on the motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was flown […]

A motorcyclist was taken to a London-area hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision involving a motorcycle and a car about 12:45 p.m. Saturday. By 3:30 p.m., police were still investigating at the scene of the crash. Berford Street remained closed between William Street and Jenny Street. Motorists were able to detour around this incident […]

Two reports Saturday morning of election signs being moved or taken prompted city police to remind people that doing so can lead to criminal charges. “The Owen Sound Police Service continues to receive reports of election signs within the city being damaged, tampered with or stolen,” Sgt. Tom Sullivan said in a news release Saturday. […]

Saturday the health unit reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce. Both cases were in Blue Mountains. New cases were current as of midnight Friday. There are now 13 active cases of the pandemic virus and 29 high-risk contacts in Grey-Bruce. In total there have been 2,258 cases of COVID confirmed in Grey-Bruce. […]

Training camp 2021 is in the books for the Owen Sound Attack. The annual Red and White game brought the week-long camp to a close Friday afternoon, and with it the beginning of the preseason. The Attack will head to Barrie Monday for their first preseason tilt against the Colts, puck drop is scheduled for […]

A car hit Walkerton’s main natural gas line Thursday, prompting a short-lived evacuation of residents, Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody said Friday. “About 2:30 yesterday a car up in our East Ridge Business Park struck the main gas line going into town,” Peabody said by phone. He understands the driver wasn’t injured. It remains unclear how […]

Dan Little will not be on the ballot as the Libertarian Party of Canada candidate in Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound. The Owen Sound resident had announced his plans to run under the party’s banner locally for a second time for the Sept. 20 federal election, but didn’t end up filing a nomination package with Elections Canada before […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new cases of COVID-19 Friday, one each in Kincardine and The Blue Mountains. There are now 18 active and confirmed infections in the region as well as 34 associated high-risk contacts being followed by the health unit. Three local COVID-19 patients are being treated at a hospital in […]

Local candidates are getting set to debate a range of issues over the next couple weeks as the 36-day federal election campaign passes the halfway mark. Three all-candidates meetings are planned in Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound, including a pair of virtual events that will be live-streamed. A local radio station is also planning to hold an on-air […]

UPDATE: The missing 25-year-old Meaford man was located safe and in good health according to an OPP media release. … An Ontario Provincial Police helicopter hovered low over the Bighead River in Meaford early Friday morning as the Ontario Provincial Police searched for a missing 25-year-old man. According to a police media release, the Meaford […]

The Beer Store announced two area stores will be open on Monday, the Labour Day holiday. Owen Sound’s downtown store and a store in Collingwood will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Owen Sound store is at 1155 1st Ave. E. and the Collingwood store is at 415 First St. A Beer […]

Warm sun, beautiful water and the company of friends and fellow fishermen made for a good day along the harbour wall Thursday, even if they weren’t catching many fish. They’re a community of people with RVs, vans and trailers who park on either side of the harbour every year. They fish from the wall when […]

The Bluewater District School Board will keep track of statistics in regard to vaccinated and non-vaccinated staff members on its website this year. BWDSB communications officer Jamie Pettit said Thursday all school boards in Ontario are expected to “publicly post aggregated, depersonalized attestation statistical information, and continue doing so on a monthly basis.” The BWDSB […]

City council could soon discuss if Owen Sound will follow in the footsteps of other municipalities by mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for city employees and council. Mayor Ian Boddy notified his council colleagues Monday that he will be presenting a motion Sept. 13 that, if adopted, would direct staff to report back on developing an employee […]

For some, it’s like they never left the ice at all. Mark Woolley looked right at home patrolling the backend for Team Hishon as the Owen Sound Attack continued training camp Thursday inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. It seems like just yesterday the then 17-year-old St. Thomas native was the young cornerstone piece […]

With just over a year to go until the next municipal election, Owen Sound’s deputy-mayor is planning to kick-start a discussion on what could be one of the most controversial topics of this council term. Brian O’Leary notified council Monday that he will introduce a motion Sept. 13 to request a staff report on how […]

“If you know anything and are reading this post, send us or Crime Stoppers an anonymous tip. It’s never too late to do the right thing. Don’t take this to the grave. Find peace.” Please Bring Me Home Facebook post during the latest extensive search for the remains of Lisa Maas. A dedicated group […]

PPC candidate Anna-Marie Fosbrooke was at the centre of a COVID-skeptical, anti-mask and vaccine mandate protest on the steps of Owen Sound city hall Wednesday. Fosbrooke, a former Southgate mayor, said she was invited to the rally, which featured speakers, signs such as one which said “Coercion is not consent,” and lots of applause from […]

Elections Canada has issued the lists of confirmed candidates in each riding for the upcoming federal election. Nominations closed at 2 p.m. on Monday for the Sept. 20 election, held to elect members to the House of Commons in the 44th Canadian Parliament. In Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound there are six confirmed candidates vying for the seat, […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. The newest cases were reported in Georgian Bluffs and South Bruce Peninsula. There are now 16 active cases in Grey-Bruce, along with 51 active high-risk contacts associated with them. There have now been 2,252 confirmed cases of the virus in the two counties, 2,210 […]

Grey-Bruce’s top doctor supports the province’s plan to create a vaccine passport. A day before the provincial government announced Ontario residents will soon need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to dine indoors at restaurants and go to gyms and theatres, Dr. Ian Arra said he is confident a vaccine passport will increase local […]

The rookies have taken over. In a phenomenon no doubt experienced all over the Ontario Hockey League, the Owen Sound Attack’s rookie class will more than double its veterans at the team’s main camp this week. It’s the result of a season on the sidelines and the doubling-up of inexperienced players from two draft classes […]

At the halfway point in the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular fishing derby, the leaderboard remained unchanged Wednesday afternoon. Scott Graham’s 24.29-pound Chinook salmon, Jim Lumby’s 16.03-lb. lake trout, Jack Horsley’s 14.72-lb. rainbow and Dave McKay’s 8.88-lb. brown trout continued to lead their respective categories. It was a bit choppy on the water and few boats […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported no new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. There are now 14 active cases in Grey-Bruce, along with 49 active high-risk contacts associated with them. There have now been 2,249 confirmed cases of the virus in the two counties, including 118 in healthcare workers. Of those, 2,209 cases are considered resolved. There […]