Owen Sound Sun Times

Hanover police are praising the brave actions of a Good Samaritan who they say intervened after a woman was violently assaulted and kidnapped, then protected the victim, saving her from further injury and “possibly a very tragic outcome.” Hanover Police Service officers were called to a domestic dispute at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Callers reported […]

Chatsworth Township is holding a public meeting July 28 on a council decision to no longer put ice into the Desboro Community Centre, after hearing concerns from local residents and sports groups. The meeting, set for 7 p.m. at the arena’s outdoor pavilion, also comes after an online petition was launched to urge council to […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported 21 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, and Public Health Ontario has reported 99 per cent of the region’s active cases are a result of the highly transmissible and more severe Delta variant. The newest cases were reported in Owen Sound (9), Brockton (3), Meaford (2), Saugeen First Nation (2), Arran-Elderslie, […]

A Priceville man died after a two-car crash on Highway 6 on July 9 in Southgate, Grey Bruce OPP announced Thursday. Emergency crews responded to the crash at Grey Road 6, where a driver with serious injuries was transported to hospital and was later pronounced deceased, an OPP news release said. Police identified him as […]

Saugeen Shores has nearly finished an out-of-court settlement concerning its share of Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s multi-billion dollar Bruce Peninsula claim, part of which a court is expected to rule on by month’s end. The municipality and neighbouring First Nations said in a news release Wednesday they’re “working together to finalize an agreement,” with Saugeen Shores. […]

With the province of Ontario headed into Step 3 of its reopening plan Friday, a few summertime sporting staples in Owen Sound are dusting off the equipment and running off the pandemic pounds. The Owen Sound Selects under-23 fastpitch team and Owen Sound North Stars junior B club are returning to activities this weekend. In […]

Just days after Forum Research began calling residents for an Owen Sound-sanctioned citizen satisfaction survey, city hall issued an alert about another company sending unauthorized text messages to mobile phones. The city says calls and text messages from “Tell City Hall” or tellcityhall.ca about a survey are not affiliated with Owen Sound or Forum Research. […]

Another Owen Sound Attack prospect has put pen to paper and signed a standard player agreement with the club. Thomas Chafe, the team’s third-round pick, 47th-overall in 2021, has committed to the Scenic City squad. The move means the Attack’s top-three selections from the 2021 and 2020 OHL Priority Selection have signed with the team. […]

Donations have helped Grey Bruce Health Services purchase over $700,000 worth of life-saving medical equipment. GBHS recently purchased 35 new defibrillators for all six of its hospitals in the area, the regional hospital in Owen Sound and rural hospitals in Lion’s Head, Markdale, Meaford, Southampton and Wiarton. “Every year across the GBHS hospitals we have […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported 33 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday with two more confirmed virus-related deaths and three suspected deaths pending confirmation. The newest cases were reported in Owen Sound (9), Brockton (7), Saugeen Shores (4), South Bruce Peninsula (4), Hanover (3), Arran-Elderslie (2), Kincardine (2), Meaford and South Bruce. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s […]

It’s been 27 years since cousins Shawn and Leslie Jones “took off” from Neyaashiinigmiing and never returned. Now Shawn’s mother is hoping a $10,000 reward posted anonymously for information about their fate will finally answer the question: What happened to them? Lynette Jones met this week with Nick Oldrieve, who co-founded a national volunteer-based investigative […]

Shuttered for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grey Roots is now preparing to reopen the outdoor spaces at Moreston Heritage Village this Friday. “Staff have been hard at work to prepare for reopening and we can’t wait to see guests in the village once again,” said Jill Paterson, manager of museum and archives. Admission […]

Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt is crediting working smoke alarms for helping to save a husband and wife from an early morning cottage fire in Tobermory Tuesday morning. Burt said the couple awoke to the sound of the alarms before seeing a “huge orange glow” coming from the back of the cottage. The […]

The Grey Bruce OPP is urging boaters to stay safe on the water after fielding 35 marine-related calls since May 1. According to a police media release, those heading out on the water can expect routine contact with officers checking for marine-related compliance. Police want boaters to follow all marine-related laws, including wearing an approved […]

The Grey Bruce OPP charged four different drivers with stunt driving in Grey-Bruce this past Friday. All of the accused had their vehicles impounded for 14 days and their licenses suspended for seven days. The drivers were all issued a provincial summons to attend court in Owen Sound. A 40-year-old from North York was stopped […]

A merlin swooped in and killed the last remaining piping plover chick at Sauble Beach Wednesday. The attack happened at about 11 a.m., putting an end to a nesting season story that has been full of ups and downs this year at the South Bruce Peninsula beach. “I’m quite upset about it. There’s a whole […]

A dedicated proactive policing unit is back on the city’s streets. The Owen Sound Police Service has revived its Community Oriented Response (CORE) Unit, disbanded several years ago due to staffing shortages. Police Chief Craig Ambrose said a decision late last year to add two more full-time officers to the department’s roster paved the way […]

This week’s discovery of a new wide-eyed piping plover chick at Sauble Beach was the latest high in a season of ups and downs for the species’ local admirers. Caleb Johnstone, outreach co-ordinator for the local Plover Lovers, said group members were surprised to see the chick for the first time Sunday night, a day […]

A 38-year-old man from Burlington died near the main beach in Port Elgin Monday after falling off his paddleboard in the water beyond the marked swimming area. The OPP, Saugeen Shores Police, Bruce County paramedics and the Saugeen Shores Fire Department were dispatched to the main beach just before noon for a possible drowning, the […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit said it’s on target to complete its mass immunization program by the end of the month and therefore will no longer need the Hockey Hubs in August. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health, is asking anyone who is still waiting for their second dose of the vaccine to […]

While Grey-Bruce is now a Delta variant hotspot with daily COVID-19 numbers that have been high compared to those of other Ontario jurisdictions, the slide in cases and reduced hospital pressures province-wide has allowed Grey Bruce Health Services to begin dismantling its Owen Sound field hospital. “The rest of the province has gone really quiet […]

Burgoyne’s Josh Cassidy is to be host for a Canadian Paralympic Marathon Qualifier in Port Elgin this weekend ahead of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Cassidy and three other Paralympic hopefuls will take to the streets Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Cassidy will race alongside Alexandre Dupont of Quebec, Tristan Smyth of British Columbia and Ben Brown […]

Owen Sound police are looking for witnesses as they investigate several reported assaults in the city Sunday evening. Police went to the hospital in Owen Sound shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday after a woman with serious but non-threatening injuries was taken there by paramedics. She told police the injuries were suffered as the result of […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit continues to endure a province-topping spike of cases as the spread of the Delta variant and recent case clusters have pushed the region’s daily case counts higher than those of Toronto, Waterloo and Peel regions. After reporting 22 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, the Grey Bruce Health Unit added 13 cases […]

With the province set to enter Stage 3 of its reopening plan on Friday, Ontario Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries Lisa MacLeod was in the Owen Sound area for a “soft launch” of her tour to boost the tourism and cultural sectors hit hard by the 16-month pandemic. But as Grey-Bruce continues […]

Owen Sound has begun a search for its next top firefighter after Chief Doug Barfoot announced his plan to retire once a replacement is found. Barfoot, a local firefighter for 41 years who came out of a brief retirement in 2015 to become chief of Owen Sound Fire & Emergency Services, said Monday he feels […]

Kemble’s best-known piper, community booster and honorary mayor, Keith Davidson, has received a national Women’s Institute award for his contributions to the Kemble Women’s Institute and its promotion of “home and country.” He was recognized at a ceremony Monday afternoon at the Kemble Women’s Institute Scenic Lookout, in a parkette beside Grey Road 1 overlooking […]

The Tara Twins opened up the 2021 season this past weekend by picking up a pair of victories. First, the Twins spotted the Elmira Heat a six-run lead in the opening three innings before climbing their way back into the game. Anthony Klerks led off the fourth inning with a walk, followed by a double […]

Several Owen Sound North Stars girls’ field lacrosse teams were in Halton Hills this past weekend for Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse tournament dates. The OWFL hosted its first of three weekend tournaments this season for the under-11, under-13, under-15 and under-19 age groups at the Trafalgar Sports Park. All games are being played seven-on-seven with […]

Grey-Bruce’s recent high COVID case count is due to unvaccinated people not following public health advice while involved in too many activities, the Grey Bruce Health Unit announced Sunday. The health unit declared an outbreak after finding five people so far who attended field party July 3 near Chesley. All attending are considered high-risk contacts […]

According to the provincial data, the Grey Bruce Health Unit remains one of the hardest-hit areas in Ontario with approximately 48 active COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. The province’s data often differs from the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report because of differences in reporting deadlines and data lag. Still, the provincial overview shows […]

The Saugeen Ojibway Nation expects to receive a decision by the end of July on their claim of the Bruce Peninsula and aboriginal title to the lands under the water of its traditional homeland. The Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, which makes up SON along with Saugeen First Nation, provided an update Monday that […]

Bruce Power has reached a deal with SGRT for the replacement of steam generators on Units 3 and 4 of the company’s Major Component Replacement. Under the agreement SGRT will perform engineering and planning activities, remove the existing steam generators and install the new steam generators on the units. SGRT is a joint venture between […]

Westario Power Inc. and Bruce Power have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore projects focused on removing and offsetting carbon emissions. The initiatives to be looked at by the two companies include potential incentives to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles, helping to lower carbon emissions and help Canada reach its Net Zero 2050 […]

Lots more doses of COVID-19 vaccine are coming to Grey-Bruce as new cases of the virus, though rising, are stabilizing, Dr. Ian Arra said Sunday. “It is stabilizing. Some numbers went down in the transient community in general in Grey-Bruce,” Arra said by phone. A rooming house outbreak in Hanover in early June kicked off […]

The Sydenham Sportsmen’s Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular fishing derby returns with pandemic modifications Aug. 27 to Sept. 5. After stay-home orders, business closures, masking requirements and social isolation, people are ready to get fishing, derby co-chair Chris Geberdt said Sunday. Last year’s derby was cancelled due to COVID-19. In 2019, 4,500 fished in the derby […]

A 26-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries in an off-road vehicle collision Saturday. Grey Bruce OPP was called about 3:30 p.m. to the collision on Moto Park Road in Chatsworth Township. Grey County paramedics and Chatsworth firefighters also responded. No other details were provided in an OPP news release Sunday. The injured person was air-lifted to a […]

An Owen Sound city councillor wants an Indigenous land acknowledgement to be read before every council meeting. Coun. Carol Merton, at the June 28 council meeting, said she would move a motion at the next regular council meeting calling for an expansion of the city’s current land acknowledgement practice. Her motion proposes the land acknowledgement be […]

COVID-19 has caused a ninth death in Grey-Bruce, this one due to the more dangerous delta variant. The person died Friday and was included the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report Saturday. Daily reports reflect the situation in the 24-hour period up to midnight the previous day. “They were a high-risk contact of another […]

Like ants they worked, each with a job to do. More than 150 people gathered Saturday morning to clean up debris strewn across farm fields by a tornado which destroyed Brandon and Roxie Zehr’s farm a week ago. The barn is gone, so are their garage and chicken coops. The part of their house which […]

New COVID case counts continue to remain high, with 23 more added Friday, the Grey Bruce Health Unit reported. Cases were spread across Grey-Bruce: seven in Saugen Shores, five in Owen Sound, three in Arran-Elderslie, two each in Meaford and Huron-Kinloss and one each at Saugeen First Nation, Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs and Hanover. There are […]

The Owen Sound Attack off-ice team is set for the upcoming season, with a new head coach in place and contract extensions for other key pieces, including general manager Dale DeGray. On Wednesday, the Attack announced that Greg Walters, 50, would be the 16th head coach in Attack history. Two days later the team revealed […]

Owen Sound council adopted its updated official plan Monday, a document to guide community development for the next 25 years. Now it’s on to Grey County for final approval. Some changes were noted during a presentation by consultant David Aston, of MHBC Planning, and in remarks by city manager of planning and heritage, Amy Cann, […]

Saugeen First Nation residents are under a two-week stay-at-home order and are asked to avoid gatherings to combat the surging spread of COVID-19, a news release said late Thursday. A state of emergency was declared by the band’s chief and council by band council resolution on Wednesday. As of Friday, all band services and businesses […]

Another 31 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Grey Bruce Health Unit on Canada Day. Sixteen of them were from Saugeen First Nation. Saugeen Chief Lester Anoquot in a video posted to Saugeen’s website Wednesday night called COVID infections a crisis there. He said there were 71 cases of the virus in his […]

Most Grey-Bruce leaders making remarks tied to Canada Day this year considered the discovery of hundreds of unmarked gravesites at two former residential schools in Western Canada. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff issued a statement this week calling the graves at former residential schools “tragic beyond words.” He called on the federal government to implement […]

Billy Bannick’s run from Cape Croker to Wiarton filled him with hope for Indigenous reconciliation with Canada on the country’s birthday. He had taken for granted hostility against his community, he said. But the daylong relay made him reconsider. He proposed the Canada Day relay as a public act to honour Indigenous children and raise […]

Saugeen First Nation Chief Lester Anoquot says his community is now in a state of emergency and crisis with the COVID-19 outbreak that has hit it in recent days. In a video posted to the Saugeen First Nation website on Wednesday evening, Anoquot said there have now been 71 cases of the virus confirmed in […]

Police have charged seven people in connection with a large marijuana grow op in the Municipality of Meaford and seized plants and assets estimated worth more than $12 million. On Wednesday, the Grey Bruce OPP Community Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team, OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, OPP Canine Unit, […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit confirmed another 32 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, almost half of them in residents of Saugeen First Nation. And the number of people in hospital with the virus also jumped locally, from eight on Tuesday to 14 on Wednesday. There are also two local cases that have been transferred to […]