Owen Sound Sun Times

Big changes are coming to boys' representative hockey in Grey-Bruce next season. Beginning with the 2025-26 season, the Western Ontario Hockey Association (WOAA) will begin a two-year A-Zone" pilot project aimed at providing local hockey players with more opportunities to develop and compete in A and B-level representative hockey closer to home. This will be [...]

There's a playful glint in Ed Maxwell's blue eyes. He's seated with three other white-beards at a table inside the Wiarton and District Curling Club Saturday. A man who calls himself Parts Unknown" cuts up a dried crystalline cannabis nug with a pair of small pink scissors. The upstairs lounge smells dank" and DeeJay Jackzz [...]

The London Knights looked like they were going to blow the Owen Sound Attack out of the Bayshore Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd, but in the end, a 6-4 Knights victory almost feels like a win for the Bears. London stormed out of the gate and took a 4-0 lead into the [...]

One person is in custody following a large police response north of Chepstow. According to a police media release, South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), West Region OPP K-9, and OPP Aviation Unit responded to an incident in the Municipality of Brockton in Greenock Township on Schmidt Lake [...]

Landen Hookey's homecoming was much happier for him than for the Sarnia Sting.

Walter Boone Twigger-Swannell is adjusting to newfound fame and the bright lights of the outside world after becoming Grey-Bruce's New Year's Baby at 2:56 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025, at the Brightshores hospital in Owen Sound. Weighing in at just over seven pounds and born to Devon Twigger and Travis Swannell of Meaford, Walter is [...]

Landen Hookey became the 28th captain in Owen Sound franchise history Friday. The 20-year-old will take his first official ceremonial face-off in his hometown of Sarnia when the Attack take on the Sting Friday night. Being named captain is an honour and a great privilege," said Hookey in a team release. I am excited to [...]

Six high hoes in constant motion removed buckets of slush and packed ice from the rising Saugeen River as the sun went down in Durham Thursday. They worked through the night toremove a building ice jam, along with a dozer that pushed the slush piles away. They're working to prevent a repeat of the 1997 [...]

South Bruce Peninsula officials plan to ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to file an appeal related to its boundary dispute with Saugeen First Nation over a section of Sauble Beach. The town announced in a news release on Friday that while a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision includes some encouraging statements," [...]

Noon on a cold day in Owen Sound and the Ontario Hockey League's trade deadline is in Dale DeGray's rearview mirror. How does it feel? There's a deep chuckle on the other end of the phone line. You can almost picture the 61-year-old reclining in an office chair somewhere. Oh, God . . . just [...]

Bookings are open for what has been billed as a no-fuss way to get hitched on Valentine's Day. The Owen Sound River District, City of Owen Sound and Shannon Deckers Real Estate are teaming up for the third annual Just Say Yes event, in which couples can get married at city hall on Valentine's Day. [...]

The City of Owen Sound has announced that the Good Cheer Rink in Harrison Park will open at noon on Friday. The city made the announcement in the morning that the rink would now be open from dawn until 10 p.m. daily. It is the first time this season the rink has been open to [...]

The St. Mary's Mustangs beat the Owen Sound District Wolves 58-54 to remain undefeated in the Bluewater Athletic Association's North Division Thursday at St. Mary's. Playing inside the St. Mary's gym with a standing-room-only crowd and the Mustangs and Wolves junior teams waiting to take the court, Wyatt Garren stepped to the stripe for a [...]

A cyclist has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 26 at Thornbury. Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP responded along with Grey County Paramedics to the crash on the highway between the 11th Line and 10th Line at the western end of the village just after 7 p.m. Thursday. A 59-year-old was confirmed [...]

The elephant in the room made an appearance about 25 minutes into Mark Hamel's Dairy Farmers of Ontario update Thursday afternoon during Dairy Day at Grey Bruce Farmers' Week. What are you doing to prepare for the challenges that we all think are coming south of the border on January 20?" asked someone from the [...]

Grey Bruce OPP said officers resolved a disturbance call Thursday in which someone at trailer park southwest of Rockford initially refused to come out. The call came in about 5:50 a.m. at a residence on Sussex Squarein the Stonewyck Estates subdivision along Derby Road 3 in in Georgian Bluff. Police in helmets, green fatigues and [...]

An annual celebration of winter in a community better known for sand than for snow will mark its 45th year. Sauble Beach Winterfest 2025 will be held in the South Bruce Peninsula lakeside community Jan. 17 and 18 with numerous activities planned for residents and visitors to have some mid-winter fun. It is our winter [...]

Police are asking people to avoidthe Sussex Square trailer park southwest of Rockford while they're at the scene of an ongoing incident." Residents can expect to see an increased police presence in Sussex Square for an ongoing police investigation.Please avoid the area," the news release Grey Bruce OPP issued this morning says. Police said further [...]

They'll be the underdog most nights for the rest of the season, but that doesn't mean the Owen Sound Attack can't win a few. We just want to keep building," head coach Scott Wray said after his club beat Eastern Conference heavyweights Barrie, 5-2, just hours after dealing away former Attack captain Konnor Smith and [...]

Strong cattle market prices and lower feed costs last year has left most beef producers happy, but it is what 2025 may bring that was on the minds of many during the opening day of Grey Bruce Farmers Week on Wednesday. Farmers, agribusiness professionals, and others interested in beef gathered at the Elmwood Community Centre [...]

The Owen Sound Attack acquired blue-chip rookie Cole Zurawski from the Flint Firebirds Wednesday afternoon in exchange for Sam McCue and picks. Along with McCue, the Attack are sending a 2027 second-round pick (OSH), a 2026 third-round pick (OSH), a 2028 third-round pick and a conditional 2028 15th-round pick. Flint is sending Owen Sound a [...]

Two new family doctors are accepting patients in South Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bluffs and one of them also will be working in Wiarton hospital. Dr. Mylash Mylvaganam is joining the Sauble Family Health Team and will be accepting patients without a primary care physician who live in South Bruce Peninsula and the surrounding area. [...]

Oxenden's Julian Smith sprinted at both finals of the Nordiq Canada Selection Trials in Thunder Bay earlier this month. Some of the best Canadian skiers attended the trials at the Lappe Nordic Center in Thunder Bay from January 2 to 6. Smith skied in both sprint races. On Thursday, Jan. 2, 120 men raced a [...]

Police charged two people with criminal negligence causing death after the death of an infant almost two years ago. A child was reported unresponsive at a Saugeen First Nations residence on March 26, 2023 and was later pronounced dead at hospital. A 33-year-old from Saugeen Shores and 28-year-old from Saugeen First Nation were each charged [...]

The Owen Sound Attack announced the trade of team captain Konnor Smith to the Brampton Steelheads on Wednesday morning. In return, Owen Sound will receive seven draft picks from the Eastern Conference Club. A 2025 second-round pick (WSR), a 2028 second-round pick (LDN), a 2026 third-round pick (OTT), a 2027 fifth-round pick, a 2026 sixth-round [...]

Friends described the victim in a Durham murder investigation as a charismatic, passionate angler who was generous with his expertise, while the man charged in the case appears to have been a partner in his bait shop business. Police confirmed Tuesday the victim was Travis Hopkins, 35, who was taken to hospital where he was [...]

Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority says frazil ice and slush are building in the Saugeen River's lower channel, causing waters to rise. The situation is expected to continue for the next several days, the advisory says. This could further contribute to blockage of the Main Saugeen River downstream of the Durham Lower Dam," the conservation's flood [...]

Liberals in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound are expressing their gratitude to Justin Trudeau for leading the party and the country after the Prime Minister announced Monday that he would be stepping down after his replacement is chosen. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Federal Liberal Association president Anne Marie Watson issued a statement Monday, which she called a first response to [...]

Meaford council will tackle its 2025 municipal budget again later this month, given it became clear in November it was on a path toward a highly embarrassing" tax increase, said Meaford Mayor Ross Kentner. Meaford's former chief administrative officer introduced a new budget process that sorted spending into core" and elective" services, a process which [...]

Frazil ice has begun to form in the Saugeen River at Durham, just as Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority advised it might. The Conservation authority upgraded its flood outlook statement to a flood watch for the main Saugeen River and its tributaries in West Grey Sunday. It noted there was now an increased likelihood of frazil [...]

Police in Grey County are telling people not to throw objects at vehicles after an incident in Grey Highlands. In a social media post made just before 10 a.m. on Monday, Grey Bruce OPP said officers responded to an incident where an individual was driving on Grey Road 13 when snow was allegedly thrown at [...]

Two men have been charged in an alleged assault in Kincardine Sunday night. Just after 10:30 pm., South Bruce OPP received a report of an assault at an address along Upper Lorne Beach Road in Kincardine. Police found that two individuals were engaged in a physical confrontation where one of them sustained minor injuries. As [...]

Annual mayor and council New Year's levees are a chance to celebrate the highlights of the year just passed and share the municipality's charting of a course for the year ahead. In Shallow Lake and Meaford on Sunday, those levees also included free food, beverages and skating - another highlight of the social gatherings and [...]

On Sunday, Saugeen Conservation upgraded its flood outlook statement to a flood watch for the main Saugeen River and its tributaries in West Grey. The conservation authority said there is now an increased likelihood of frazil ice forming on the river and flooding in specific areas of Durham. Lake effect snow squalls over the past [...]

The Ontario Provincial Police charged 743 drivers with impaired driving between Nov. 21 and Jan. 1 as part of its holiday RIDE campaign. These drivers rang in the new year with the threat of losing their driver's licence for a full year and paying the tough financial penalties associated with a serious criminal code offence. [...]

West Grey police have charged a Thornton, Ont., man with second-degree murder in the death of a man from West Grey. Scott Timbers, 36, of Thornton, which is south of Barrie in Simcoe County, has been charged and is in custody awaiting a court appearance in Walkerton, police announced in a news update Sunday. [...]

The Ontario Hockey League announced that the regular season game scheduled for tonight, Saturday, Jan. 4, between the Owen Sound Attack and visiting Niagara IceDogs has been postponed due to inclement weather and travel conditions. The game was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The game will be [...]

Snow squalls are expected to continue into Sunday according to an alert from Environment Canada with the potential for snow over 40 cm to accumulate in some areas. Local snowfalls of 20 to 40 cm are expected as lake effect snow off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay will continue throughout the day. Environment Canada says [...]

Emergency departments in Owen Sound, Meaford, Southampton, Markdale, Wiarton and Lion's Head are experiencing increased patient volumes and are warning of extended wait times at emergency rooms. Brightshores Health System released a notice Friday afternoon encouraging those with less urgent medical concerns to seek care through alternative options such as family doctors, walk-in clinics, or [...]

The kid from Tecumseh turned the lights back on in Guelph Friday night with a 40-save shutout as the Guelph Storm blanked the Owen Sound Attack 2-0 inside the Sleeman Centre. Just days after Guelph traded veteran goaltender Brayden Friday Night Lights" Gillespie to Brampton, 17-year-old Zachary Jovonovski turned aside 40 shots for his first-career [...]

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery exhibition spaces are to close until spring as aging HVAC systems in the facility are replaced. But while the exhibition rooms will be closed as of Monday, the tourism desk at the gallery will remain open to the public Monday to Friday to purchase merchandise, movie tickets and Supporter's Circle [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have their captain on the trade market. GM Dale DeGray said Friday he's looking to move overage defenceman Konnor Smith ahead of the Jan. 9 trade deadline for 20-year-old players. The deadline for the rest of the league's players is Jan. 10. Smith has been out since suffering an injury Oct. [...]

Saugeen Conservation officials are watching conditions they say are ideal for frazil ice to form in the Saugeen River in the Durham area, which could lead to flooding. Currently there is no frazil ice being generated in that watercourse," SVCA spokeswoman Ashley Richards said Friday afternoon. If circumstances warrant, Friday's Flood Outlook statement, which identified [...]

After a bumpy start to this season's Festival of Northern Lights in Owen Sound, organizers are pleased to be looking at a strong finish and are already planningthe next one. The festival kicked off its 37th season on Nov. 16 and has just a few days left before the lights turn off for the final [...]

A free 11-week course offers to help men in Grey-Bruce become better dads. My Dad's Group is a longstanding program mostly attended by men who signed up on their own for guidance on how to be a good parent, said Liam Nicoll, the interim program supervisor. It's just expected that we know or we get [...]

While being election-ready is always a good idea when there is a minority government in power, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff admits there is a little extra thought going into preparations given the current uncertainty surrounding the future of the Liberal government in Ottawa. I have been prepared literally since Day 1 after the last [...]

The Grey Bruce OPP is holding an event where participants can splash and shiver for a good cause. The local police detachment is teaming up with a handful of other local partners to present the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Ontario in Shallow Lake on Feb. 23. OPP Const. Krista Linthorne said Thursday she can't [...]

A child was taken to a trauma centre in London after a two-vehicle crash that closed Highway 6 north of Mount Forest for several hours on New Year's Day. Officers were called to the crash in Southgate just after 3:30 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release. The child was transported to the [...]

Owen Sound kept big-time scorers Colby Barlow and Bennett Sennecke off the scoresheet but the Oshawa Generals still managed to beat the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on New Year's Day. Anthony Figliomeni, 16, scored his first Ontario Hockey League goal in just his second game while Brady Smith, 16, added a goal and an assist [...]

To some, it might seem crazy, but to those who enjoy the practice of staring down hypothermia, it's irreplaceable and unexplainable. The New Year's Day Polar Dip has become a popular event in the region with events planned in Southampton, Meaford and Collingwood. On Wednesday, Daniel Krieger invited fellow frost lovers to Hibou Conservation Area [...]