Owen Sound Sun Times

Grey-Bruce’s Kilty Elliott says he left everything he had on a cut-block in northern Alberta while attempting to set a world record for the most trees planted in 24 hours. “I was pretty broken the next day for sure,” the 23-year-old St. Mary’s High School graduate said in a telephone interview from British Columbia. “Your […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported nine new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, but said almost all of them were high-risk contacts who became active cases while isolating. As a result, the number of high-risk contacts in the region dropped for an eighth straight day and now sits at 143. The number of active cases rose […]

A circus is coming to Owen Sound for the first time since COVID-19 turned the world upside down. And inspired by the pandemic, NorthFIRE Circus’ show is themed “chaos to calm” – reflecting the emotional roller coaster people have been experiencing for the past 17 months. “The show goes through this process and has this […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, while the number of active local cases dropped for the 13th day straight. Three of the new local cases were from Owen Sound, while Hanover, Grey Highlands and The Blue Mountains had one new case apiece. There are now 63 known active cases […]

Grey Highlands and a Greater Toronto Area capital management and development firm have agreed to a conditional sale of the municipally owned lands at the former Talisman Resort. Westway Capital proposes to “develop a world-class resort that will promote health, wellness and follow the principles of sustainable development, that will integrate the beauty of the […]

The goalposts in Grey-Bruce have shifted in terms of reaching effective herd immunity. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health, said the immunity through vaccination target is now 90 per cent of the eligible population. He said the new goal is a result of the more highly transmissible and severe Delta variant, which is […]

It’s too early to say if Saugeen Ojibway Nation will be appealing this week’s Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision about its title claim to parts of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay waterbeds, according to SON’s legal counsel. “It’s very soon after, given the decision was just released, to make any decisions about appeals. That’s […]

Bruce Peninsula National Park will expand by 28 acres with the purchase of four forested properties along the Georgian Bay shoreline. The newly acquired land, located within the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, is part of an undeveloped ancient cliff-edge forest, which provides habitat for rare flora and fauna, according to Parks Canada. […]

Saugeen Ojibway Nation leaders reacted with disappointment to an Ontario Superior Court decision about a title claim that SON had made to some waters of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, but were pleased Justice Wendy Matheson found the Crown had failed to protect lands on the Bruce, or Saugeen, Peninsula as it had promised in […]

TC Energy has announced the Department of National Defence has conditionally approved construction of what the company says would be Ontario’s largest energy storage project, near Meaford at the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre. The proposed multi-billion-dollar pumped-storage hydroelectric plant has DND’s approval, subject to conditions and regulatory approval. TC Energy proposes to pump water […]

Owen Sound will hold a pair of virtual public engagement sessions next week as part of a transit service review. City officials say the purpose of the meetings, set for Aug. 4 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Aug. 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is to gather public feedback and preferences on proposed transit […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday. The cases were reported in Owen Sound (4), Grey Highlands (2), Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs, Meaford, Southgate, and Saugeen Shores. As of the latest 24-hour reporting period, ending just before midnight Wednesday, there were 71 active and confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region and […]

Para archer Karen Van Nest will compete in her sixth Paralympic Games this summer having recently been named to Team Canada for the upcoming event in Tokyo. Originally from North Bay, Van Nest was a member of the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen Association’s archery club until recently while she lived in the Berford Lake area near […]

The Owen Sound North Stars junior B club is headed back to the Bayshore, and with plenty of exhibition action lined up in August. The N’Stars hit the floor of the Bayshore for practices Tuesday and Thursday this week, with a third skills-and-drills session planned for Aug. 3. Team President Mark Rouse said the club […]

The Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of 2021 CHL Import Draft choice Servác Petrovský on Thursday. Petrovský was the 39th-overall selection in the import draft. “I am really excited and thrilled to be a part of the Owen Sound Attack,” said Petrovský in a team media release. “I am looking forward to meeting my […]

As preparations continue for a safe return to in-person learning in September, school boards in Grey-Bruce are awaiting further guidance from the province on required COVID-related health and safety protocols for staff and students. “We understand that more information is coming soon and once those details are known, we will share them with our families, […]

An arbitrator awarded OPSEU members at Lee Manor wage increases, which then were used to set wages at Grey Gables, another of the county’s other long-term care homes. Wages will increase by 1.62 per cent at Lee Manor in each of three years of the collective agreement which expired Dec. 31, 2019. Negotiations to renew […]

The Grey-Bruce region is no longer a provincially designated COVID-19 hot spot. The Grey Bruce Health Unit said in a news release Wednesday the region is on pace to enter Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan following the long weekend. Currently, Grey-Bruce is under a modified Step 3 with strong recommendations, including limiting the […]

Fireworks will be lighting up the night sky in both Wiarton and Sauble Beach this Civic holiday long weekend. South Bruce Peninsula is planning to hold fireworks shows starting at dusk on Saturday at both Wiarton’s Bluewater Park and just north of Sixth Street in Sauble. “The town budgeted for fireworks in both Wiarton and […]

The chief of Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation is not seeking re-election in the Aug. 6 Neyaashiinigmiing vote. Greg Nadjiwon withdrew his name before the list of candidates was finalized in June, electoral officer Vaughn Johnston said Wednesday. Nadjiwon has been chief since his election in 2015. He spent two years on council immediately […]

The former Hanover Baptist Church is has been turned into a concert venue and performing and visual arts-focussed private high school. It was purchased by Symphony in the Barn, the charitable organization responsible for the annual classical music concerts at Glencolton Farms near Durham. This year’s concerts begin Friday night and one concert Sunday will be […]

Meaford is teaming up with a community group to launch by October a pilot project to divert bulky, non-biodegradable Styrofoam packaging from landfill. Council voted this week to proceed with the one-year residential expanded polystyrene recycling trial, delivered by Transition Meaford, and direct staff to report back before the term ends on whether the program […]

Owen Sound’s Major Series Lacrosse team will get its first taste of on-the-floor action Thursday as one of five teams taking part in a month-long exhibition season. All games in the MSL Classic are taking place at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville. The MSL Classic will feature Owen Sound, the Brooklin Lacrosse […]

Owen Sound has been selected as the host of next year’s Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada. Owen Sound will serve as the annual hockey celebration’s host city on Jan. 29 as Sportsnet carries game action from all seven Canadian National Hockey League teams during the annual event. Host Ron MacLean will be joined by the […]

Georgian Bluffs council is planning to take “immediate steps” to find a new chief administrative officer after the township’s current top staffer announced he will be resigning. CAO Al Meneses’ resignation is effective Sept. 17, according to a township news release. Meanwhile, Norfolk County has announced that Meneses will serve as the single-tier municipality’s new […]

Owen Sound wants to become a Tree City of the World. City council recently passed a motion to apply for the international certification, which is part of a global effort aimed at recognizing communities that are committed to ensuring their urban forests and trees are properly maintained, sustainably managed and celebrated. “It’s really about recognition […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit said it has learned some “valuable lessons” from a surge in COVID-19 cases, whihc has led to hospitalizations and deaths, brought on by recent outbreaks fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. “We see the Delta variant is as advertised; extremely efficient and effective in its transmission, and unfortunately, similarly […]

As Owen Sound Emancipation Festival organizers prepare to mark this year’s event with a “virtual experience” Sunday, planning has already begun for next year’s 160th anniversary at Harrison Park. “What we’re doing this year is giving people a snapshot of the festival and what it’s all about,” chair Jeff Smith said Tuesday in an interview. […]

The first of eight steam generators at Bruce Power’s Unit 6 facility was successfully removed on July 23, marking a major milestone in the multi-year major component replacement project. The eight steam generators at Unit 6 are arranged vertically in two columns of four on the east and west sides of the reactor. Each steam […]

The Lake Huron Fishing Club’s Chantry Chinook Classic Salmon Derby is underway. As of Tuesday morning, Bob McLean of Monkton, Ont., led the way after landing a 17.39-pound chinook salmon. The derby runs until 2 p.m. Monday. The angler who catches the heaviest salmon will net the derby’s top prize of $15,000. Second place will […]

Nine new local cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the Grey Bruce Health Unit. Four of the cases were from Owen Sound, while two were from Grey Highlands and single cases were reported from Saugeen First Nation, South Bruce Peninsula and Southgate. There are now 107 active known cases of the virus in Grey-Bruce […]

An off-duty York Regional police officer has been identified as the person killed in a two-vehicle collision Friday morning on Highway 6 & 10 south of Owen Sound. The Grey Bruce OPP say 55-year-old Craig Heatley of Bradford-West Gwillimbury was pronounced dead in hospital following the collision. He was the driver of the motorcycle involved […]

Saugeen Shores police were called to two collisions at around 4 p.m. Sunday near Port Elgin’s main beach. Both crashes happened on Green Street between Harbour and Highland streets. Sgt. Andy Evans said one of the drivers involved in the second collision was seriously injured and airlifted to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. The driver’s […]

Grey County’s Sydenham Campus is getting an $845,000 funding boost from FedDev Ontario, which county officials say will help take the regional skills training, trades and innovation centre “to the next level.” The funding will be used to create a maker space and device lab with 3D printers and prototyping equipment at the centre, located […]

A 42-year-old Wiarton woman is facing impaired driving and cocaine trafficking charges after Owen Sound residents found a driver slumped over the steering wheel of a running vehicle in a west-side parking lot and called police. The residents said they had knocked on the window after seeing the woman at about 4 p.m. Sunday, but […]

Another 13 cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Grey Bruce Health Unit Sunday. These cases were found in Owen Sound (5), Grey Highlands (3), Brockton (3), and there was one each in Georgian Bluffs and Southgate. The new cases were from the past 24 hours ended midnight Saturday. The health unit is managing 111 […]

Despite conditions that favoured tornadoes along parts of the Lake Huron shoreline Saturday night, Environment and Climate Change Canada had no confirmed reports of them by Sunday afternoon. However, Northern Tornadoes Project investigators were to visit the Bayfield, Ont. area of Huron County Sunday, then go to the Thornbury area in eastern Grey County to […]

Matthew Vokes said other people’s kindness helped him push though and complete a gruelling bicycle ride from Toronto to Owen Sound Saturday in honour of his dad. Despite two bike breakdowns and pelting rain, which turned country roads nearly into rivers, the 25-year-old made the trip in 13 hours. The 216-kilometre trip was double his […]

Environment Canada issued the following tornado warning: Warnings 5:06 PM EDT Saturday 24 July 2021Tornado warning in effect for: Saugeen Shores – Kincardine – Southern Bruce County At 5:06 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also […]

Grey-Bruce saw nine new cases of COVID-19 Saturday. Six confirmed cases were in Owen Sound, two were in Meaford and one was in West Grey, the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report said. It reflects new cases in the 24 hours ended midnight Friday. Health unit staff are following 120 active cases of the […]

Symphony in the Barn, where mostly urban classical music-lovers practically mingle with cows, pigs and chickens, is back in business starting Friday. All five Beethoven piano concertos and other music will be performed to in-person audiences in the open air, from a purpose built barn-like stage at this three-day event held at Glencolton Farm, near […]

A 19-year-old Scarborough driver faces stunt driving and dangerous driving charges after several traffic complaints were made to police. About 9:30 a.m. July 21, police responded to complaints that a car was passing aggressively and speeding on Highway 6 in Georgian Bluffs, a Grey Bruce OPP release said. Police say before stopping the car, it […]

Police are notifying the public because officers have attended a number of break-ins to garages and outbuildings in Grey Highlands since May 1. Property has been stolen and in several instances a door and windows to these buildings were insecure, a Grey Bruce OPP news release said. Police ask the public to report suspicious behaviour. […]

A driver involved in a two-car collision Friday on Highway 6/10 in Meaford died. Grey Bruce OPP announced the fatality in a news release Friday night but so far hasn’t identified the victim. The collision was reported about 11:30 a.m., when police, paramedics and firefighters responded. The driver was taken to hospital and was pronounced […]

Given that active COVID cases in Grey-Bruce predominantly involve teens and young adults — and that they’re spreading it to others — the health unit advises parents to talk to their kids. Of the 132 active cases, 76 are in people 10 to 29 years old, and 95 per cent are not fully vaccinated, the […]

Dr. Ian Arra, the Grey-Bruce medical officer of health, continues to stress how the Delta variant is adding new urgency for people to get their COVID-19 shots. In remarks to Grey County council Thursday, he said 99 per cent of new cases in the first half of July were of the more contagious Delta variant, […]

Owen Sound is planning to breathe new life into an old city forest. The city and Elmwood’s Lands & Forests Consulting has begun a three-step forest restoration trial project for a 2.9-acre area of escarpment land between St. George’s Park and Victoria Park, off 10th Street East. The project will involve removing ash trees – […]

After a presentation on the nature of substance addiction and how more needs to be done to support sufferers, Grey County council agreed Thursday to look at what more the county could do. “What we’re receiving here is a call to action,” Warden Selwyn Hicks said. “I would hate for us to have this nice […]