Owen Sound Sun Times

A large, new, 24-hour Sobey’s Foodland has officially opened in Markdale. The 32,000-square-foot store will boost employment by 30 people to bring the total to 130. It will be open around the clock, seven days a week. “I think it’s great for our community, that we finally opened this store for the customers. They’ve been […]

Intense snow squalls off Lake Huron continued to blow across Southern Ontario Friday, prompting more blizzard warnings, including in southern Grey and Bruce counties, bringing with it warnings of 50 cm of total accumulation. A weather station in Chatsworth recorded that 54 centimetres of snow fell between Thursday morning and Friday morning. That’s a lot […]

A winter storm that rolled into the area on Thursday essentially shut down Grey-Bruce on Friday. Roads and highways remained closed on Friday morning, while businesses were shuttered and municipalities, hospitals and other organizations closed offices and cancelled services. Environment Canada was calling for the snow squalls to continue into Saturday in areas including Owen […]

Due to the winter storm that has hit Grey-Bruce, The delivery of the Owen Sound Sun Times is late due to road closures and extreme weather conditions. Delivery will be completed when roads are accessible and it is safe to do so. If The Sun Times is not able to be delivered on Friday, it […]

Grey County continues to work toward getting its Grey Transit Route up and running by spring and officials have now decided what buses to use for the service. On Thursday, county council gave the green light to leasing six Elkhart Coach buses for new transit routes between Owen Sound and Orangeville, Owen Sound and The […]

A late winter storm in Grey-Bruce Thursday closed some schools, cancelled school buses, cancelled meetings, events and closed some businesses. With the current weather pattern forecast to hold, snow squalls are expected through Saturday. Buses to public and Catholic schools boards were cancelled, and all English Catholic and French Catholic schools were closed. Ongoing, periodic […]

Ballooning farmland values has the Grey County Federation of Agriculture once again asking the county to consider lowering the farmland property tax rate. The federation’s Hugh Simpson and Michael Ryan made a presentation to county council on Thursday where they requested an adjustment to the county’s tax ratio that would see farmers shoulder closer to […]

February 27, 2020

A new pair of glasses is in the cards for Travis Gledhill after the Toronto man and his parents, who are from Paisley, walked away with a million dollars from Lotto Max. Travis, 42, and his parents Margaret and Gordon Gledhill won the $1 million MAXMILLIONS prize in the Feb. 18 Lotto Max draw. Travis […]

Home sweet home. Adam McMaster said he had a lot of friends and family in the stands at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, a short trip from his hometown of Beamsville. He put on a show by scoring a highlight-reel dazzler in the third period before netting the overtime winner as the Attack topped the […]

Nick Freiburger scored the overtime winner as the Sacred Heart Crusaders skated to a 5-4 overtime victory over the Kincardine District Knights to win the 2019-20 Bluewater Athletic Association varsity boys hockey championship Wednesday in Walkerton. The Crusaders finished the regular season a perfect 6-0 and matched up against their South Division rival, the 3-3 […]

Julian Smith competed in North America’s largest loppet (long-distance cross-country skiing race), the Birkebeiner, with over 10,000 participants last week. A field of 3,085 men raced from Cable, Wisc. to Hayward Wisc. on Feb. 22. Smith finished the 51-kilometre course in 2:05:51 and placed 19th overall – fourth-place in his age category (18-24). At the […]

The Pea Pod – a popular Port Elgin restaurant known for its smoothies, juices and vegan dishes – has been feeling the squeeze from the national labour shortage since Day 1. But owner Doris Kun says the problem has gotten so bad that she now has no choice but to close the business for good. […]

The Department of National Defence extended its deadline for pubic comment on a $3.3-billion, private hydroelectric generation station proposed for the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre in Meaford. DND will accept comments until July 31, instead of March 31. Consultations opened May 27. Comments in the DND consultation process may be sent to Holly King […]

Grey Bruce Health Services has received more than $500,000 for diagnostic and medical equipment from the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation’s endowment fund. The funds are from the Caring for Tomorrow Endowment Fund, which comprises a large Emerging Needs fund along with 27 named and special purpose funds. “People have responded in such a wonderful […]

“Are you really going to let Hulk Hogan compete with us?” A reignited passion has resulted in a new taekwondo school and two gold medals for Owen Sound’s Rick Thibodeau. It may have even given him a new nickname. On his way to earning a sparring (kyorugi) gold medal at the recent KPNP Open Taekwondo […]

After three years of work and $1.3 million just spent to re-face the historic Cabot Head lighthouse and remove toxic material, the popular Bruce Peninsula attraction has suffered a new blow which threatens its already precarious future. Northern Bruce Peninsula voted Feb. 10 to discontinue its lease with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for […]

The family of former Saugeen First Nation resident Gregory Ritchie, who was fatally shot by police in January 2019, wants to see evidence listed in a police watchdog report on the Ottawa shooting before determining their next steps, which could involve civil action, says their lawyer. The Feb. 13 report by the Special Investigations Unit […]

2019

People gathered in Sauble Beach Saturday for a celebration of life for Second World War veteran Mike Krulicki, an active and passionate member of The War Amps for more than seven decades. Mr. Krulicki, who lived in the South Bruce Peninsula town with his wife of 68 years Alice, died Feb. 13 at age 94. […]

Jenna Wardell earned a bronze medal at the 2020 OFSAA Cross Country Skiing championships held last Thursday in Huntsville. The Nordic skier from OSDSS finished third in the senior girls’ high school race in a time of 22:55.0. LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS: JUNIOR GIRLS: Grace Wheeler – BPDS, 14; Saige Locking – OSDSS, 41st-place; Maggie […]

Owen Sound police charged a 30-year-old woman with cruelty to an animal after police say they determined “she had purposely killed a pet hamster.” Police said in a news release that they arrested and charged the Owen Sound woman about 1 p.m. Sunday and released her on conditions that she not possess any animal. She […]

Owen Sound police responded to three vehicle collisions in two hours Sunday. About 4:16 p.m. a cyclist rode through a red light, collided with a car and suffered minor scrapes but needed no medical attention, police said in a news release. Three cyclists were riding eastbound on 10th Street West. The first went through the […]

JUNIOR ATTACK Peewee Jr. Attack advance to OMHA semifinal The Owen Sound Garb & Gear Junior Attack minor peewee squad shut out the Centre-Wellington Fusion 2-0 Sunday in Fergus to advance to the OMHA Minor Peewee single-A semifinal against the St. Thomas Stars. The Jr. Attack won the series in total points, 6-4, in Game […]

Georgian Bluffs will hold a public open house to discuss its draft recreation and trails master plan. The meeting will take place at the Shallow Lake Community Centre on March 12. A time has yet to be finalized. The purpose of the plan is to provide council and staff with direction for its recreational assets […]

A Southampton woman has been named the victim in a crash between a minivan and a transport truck hauling logs east of Shelburne Feb. 21. Jennifer Poet, 67, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on Highway 89 near the 3rd Line at about 7:45 p.m. Dufferin OPP said in a news release […]

We’re right back where we started. The Owen Sound Attack bounced back from Saturday’s horror show with a 4-2 win over the Erie Otters Sunday inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. That means we’ve entered the junior hockey twilight zone where the last 48 hours mean zero in the Ontario Hockey League standings. Not […]

William Strutton says Safe ‘n Sound saved him. “Honestly, if it wasn’t for Safe ‘n Sound, I’d still be out on the street. I would. I just wouldn’t care about life,” the 43-year-old Owen Sound resident said Saturday during the non-profit organization’s second annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk, which raised about $15,000. […]

Chelsea Rydall says she feared she would never see her engagement ring again after it was inadvertently tossed in the trash before being hauled away to a local dump. “I was devastated. I cried so hard,” she recalled in an interview. But thanks to some quick action, helpful people along the way and about 45 […]

It’s not supposed to be that easy to win in Owen Sound. The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre with its low ceilings, tight confines, and dim lighting isn’t supposed to be a welcoming place for visiting Ontario Hockey League teams. The Erie Otters lit it up Saturday. Erie topped the Attack 7-4 in front of […]

For the second Friday in a row, students at all Bluewater District School Board schools are expected to have the day off Feb. 28 as a result of a strike by local members of a provincial teachers’ union. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) says its planned, one-day full withdrawal of services at select […]

Local supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, who are trying to stop construction of a natural gas pipeline through their unceded traditional territory in northern British Columbia, staged solidarity rallies Friday. A few dozen people participated in a march at Saugeen First Nation, which took place a few hours after a similar protest brought together about […]

An estimated 1,200 teachers and other educational staff marched in downtown Owen Sound in a giant showing of solidarity as they continue their fight with the province. The walkout was one of two in Grey-Bruce held on Friday, along with another held at Walkerton District Community School, and included members from all four of the […]

Bruce County council has deferred a vote on a motion to support the idea of using a deep geological repository to store used nuclear fuel. Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau tabled the motion. He said nuclear power is necessary for energy needs and added the motion supports the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s process of finding […]

Sometimes we just need a little help from our friends. Lee Stephens couldn’t buy a bucket in the first quarter. The St. Mary’s guard was 0-for-plenty as the Georgian Bay Thunder took a sizeable first-half lead in the Bluewater Athletic Association senior boys basketball championship Thursday evening. But in the second half, a small-but-loud gathering […]

Business is booming at Walker House in Southampton. Manager Caley Doran said the eatery is “very busy” and has become a preferred destination for banquets and events. It’s currently undergoing a million-dollar-plus renovation, he said, to improve its kitchen, banquet area and washrooms. But the restaurant – like many other businesses in Grey-Bruce – is […]

A post mortem examination has determined that a West Grey police officer found dead in a police vehicle near Mount Forest on Tuesday morning died of a self-inflicted injury. Cory Trainor, 28, was found dead in the vehicle on Sideroad 6 in Southgate Township early Tuesday morning. On Thursday, Owen Sound Police Services Insp. David […]

Grey County’s housing director, Anne Marie Shaw, is taking on the role of interim chief administrative officer for Georgian Bluffs. Shaw was appointed to the position at a council meeting on Wednesday, taking over from clerk Wendi Hunter, who had been filling the role on an interim basis since late last year. Hunter took on […]

Owen Sound is moving its biennial Arts & Cultural Awards reception and ceremony from the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre to the downtown Georgian Bay Centre for the Arts. Events assistant Heather Gillis said city officials think the new centre, which opened late last year, is a more fitting venue for the event, which this […]

Three people escaped a fire at a west-side Owen Sound apartment, but a cat died in the blaze on Wednesday evening. Just before 11 p.m., Owen Sound police attended the blaze at the request of the Owen Sound Fire Department. The fire in the third-floor apartment was caused by a candle that had been knocked […]

Farm protests that began in Ireland last summer over low cattle prices have since added momentum through developments in The Netherlands, Germany and France over the impact on agriculture of what one protester has called “climate hysteria.” Dutch farmers turned out on tractors on three separate occasions in October to create historic traffic jams on […]

If someone was dying of thirst in the desert, and you had water, would you share your water with them? It’s a yes or no question. That question and the answer is at the centre of two U.S. court cases which have pitted the U.S. government and the U.S. Border Patrol against the Unitarian-Universalist Church, […]

So the other day I’m out for a walk in the south of France in a baseball cap and a sweatshirt. This is how I always look everywhere and I don’t think about it much usually because I’m trying to exercise and I’m thinking of all the good food I’m going to eat when I’m […]

The Walkerton District Riverhawks are peaking at the right time. The Riverhawks won the Bluewater Athletic Association senior girls volleyball title Wednesday in Owen Sound by downing the previously undefeated OSDSS Wolves and one-loss Sacred Heart Crusaders. The Riverhawks entered championship day with a record of 5-3, but they looked unstoppable when it mattered most. […]

After more than 35 years in professional theatre that has taken him across Canada, Robert More is coming home to Owen Sound. The veteran actor, director, artistic director, general manager and playwright began his new role as executive director of the Roxy and Owen Sound Little Theatre on Feb. 10 and is looking forward to […]

A Teeswater man has died following a head-on collision between a transport truck and compact car. It happened at about 4 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 9 just south of Concession Road 12 East, north of Mildmay. An investigation determined the compact vehicle was northbound on the highway when, for unknown reasons, it crossed the centre […]

A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday and a celebration of life will take place in June for Ruth Gorbet, the affable founding member of Owen Sound Little Theatre and award-winning actor, director and volunteer. Mrs. Gorbet died Tuesday at age 89 at the Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce’s Chapman House in Owen Sound. While […]

Owen Sound police have released the name of a West Grey officer found dead near Mount Forest early Tuesday morning. “Constable Cory Trainor, a 28-year-old member of the West Grey Police Service was located deceased in a police vehicle on Sideroad 6 in Southgate Township,” Owen Sound Police Services Insp. David Bishop wrote in a […]

Catholic schools in Grey-Bruce are expected to be closed Feb. 27 after the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association announced rotating strikes for next week. The union, which represents approximately 500 elementary and secondary permanent and occasional teachers employed by the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, said in a news release that it plans to hold […]