Owen Sound Sun Times

After a year and a half in Ontario Superior Court, the trial into two longstanding claims by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation is nearing its end. The closing arguments for the trial into the SON claims over the Bruce Peninsula and aboriginal title to the waters of its traditional homelands began on Monday, and are scheduled […]

Grey Bruce Health Service’s 75-bed field hospital will remain on the arena floor at Owen Sound’s Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre for a while yet due to the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. Pam Coulter, Owen Sound’s community services director, told council Monday that city staff met recently with Grey-Bruce medical officer […]

The Special Investigations Unit is investigating after Hanover Police Services responded to a domestic dispute call at the Travellers Inn on 7th Avenue in Hanover Sunday Night. Hanover Police Service Chief Chris Knoll said by e-mail Tuesday afternoon that HPS officers headed to the scene at 10:15 p.m. Sunday and located a female victim who […]

Owen Sound has started the process of buying back the former water reservoir property on 8th Street East after the current owner’s plan to develop the site failed to materialize. Council directed the city’s solicitor to provide the required notice under the terms of the purchase agreement’s irrevocable option to repurchase the 1.4-acre site for […]

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6 in Owen Sound reopened last month for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, with gathering limits, physical distancing requirements, mandatory masks requirements and other health and safety measures in place. Branch president Patty Sargent-Gibson said members have been slow coming back since they reopened on Sept. […]

People will be encouraged to honour and remember those who served and sacrificed from home this Remembrance Day. Like legion branches across the country, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6 in Owen Sound is planning a pared down ceremony for Nov. 11, one that will not include the crowds of spectators that gather annually at the […]

There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported in Grey-Bruce Tuesday, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report. It’s the second straight day without a new case of the disease reported locally. Four of the region’s 164 cases to date are active, and 148 people have now recovered from an infection, while […]

City council has opted not to further examine a proposal to sell off a portion of Timber McArthur Park to a developer, effectively killing a plan that spawned significant community opposition – including the launch of two petitions – over the past year. Council voted Monday to approve a staff recommendation to not proceed with […]

Two people have been charged by the Grey Bruce OPP for the possession of weapons and stolen items after a search warrant was executed in Wiarton earlier this month. On the morning of Oct. 8, members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a William Street residence in Wiarton. A […]

The Grey Bruce OPP charged three people with drugs and weapon offences in Wiarton Sunday after stopping a suspicious vehicle. The OPP were dispatched to the area after receiving complaints of people yelling at pedestrians from a silver car on Berford Street. According to a media release, police then patrolled the area and located the […]

The name chosen for Owen Sound’s new 10th Street bridge is a nod to the city’s past while also looking to the future. Council voted unanimously Monday night to dedicate the structure, which is expected to open to traffic in early December after a 14-month replacement project, as the Gitche Namewikwedong Bridge. City officials say […]

There was a single new case of COVID-19 reported in Kincardine Tuesday, and two preliminary positives pending confirmation via further testing. If the preliminary positives are confirmed they will be added to the regional totals. If they’re revealed to be false positives, they will not be added to the data. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s medical […]

Joanne Anderson says she’s always been fascinated by fungi. And, three months ago, the Hanover-area resident decided to turn her penchant for foraging and growing mushrooms – the fleshy fruit bodies of some fungi – into a full-time, home-based business that creates and sells gourmet mushroom grow kits. “What isn’t there to like about mushrooms? […]

As the Bluewater District School Board undertakes its annual elementary student reorganization process, more students will be impacted this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Director of education Lori Wilder said on Tuesday that the board understands the process can be difficult for students and teachers affected, but it is necessary, since the current setup […]

A second child has died from injuries sustained in a collision Sunday night involving a vehicle and horse and buggy north of Hanover. The South Bruce OPP says nine-year-old Brodie Jantzi of West Grey succumbed to his injuries after being airlifted to a London hospital following the crash. Ten-year-old Melena Jantzi of West Grey was […]

Three new local cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Grey Bruce Health Unit over the Thanksgiving Day long weekend, according to the organization’s daily situation reports. New cases were recorded on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, bringing the cumulative total to date to 155 cases in Grey-Bruce. There are currently seven known active cases of […]

A 44-year-old Toronto man is facing several charges after police say he stole a car from a property in Owen Sound and later refused to stop for police before speeding out of the city. A resident on Owen Sound’s upper east side called police at about 8 a.m. Saturday to report that his 2018 Volkswagen […]

A 10-year-old child has died and a nine-year-old has received life-threatening injuries in a collision Sunday night involving a horse-and-buggy and another vehicle. The South Bruce OPP said the older child was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other child was airlifted to a London hospital. The collision happened at about 8:45 p.m. on […]

This year’s trivia fundraiser for the Billy Bishop Museum is going online and interactive due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Halloween Spooktacular is set to take place Oct. 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Zoom with trivia host Ross Docherty. Participants will be using the SpeedQuizzing Live app on their phones or tablets to […]

Grey-Bruce Provincial Offences courts are addressing a “huge” backlog of charges by adopting audio hearings amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, one of the few POA courts in the province to do so, a local court manager said. Provincial Offences court manager Amanda Kokas also said this is “just the beginning of the technology side of […]

A $150,000 project to build a wall to protect Kelso Beach’s shoreline comes during a year in which record-high water levels and wave activity caused erosion, trail washouts and flooding at the Owen Sound park. The new armour stone wall begins at the stormwater outflow channel at the west-side park and stretches along about 60 […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new cases of COVID-19 Friday, both in Kincardine. The region’s cumulative case total is now 152 with 138 recovered cases and eight cases referred to other health units. There are currently six active confirmed cases in the region. None of the active cases are hospitalized and no local […]

Volunteer firefighters with the Inter Township Fire Department have a new three-year collective agreement with the municipalities of Meaford and Georgian Bluffs. On Wednesday, Georgian Bluffs council authorized the new collective agreement with the firefighters, which are represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 175 and 633. Among the highlights of the […]

Launch Pad Youth Activity and Technology Centre in Hanover is launching a new podcast series that aims to put a local focus on national issues and will feature interviews with leaders and personalities from Grey-Bruce. The podcast titled Whats Your 9 to 5 is a project created by youth and intended for a youthful local […]

Georgian Bluffs has agreed to the formation of committee to address climate change issues in the municipality. On Wednesday, council approved the appointment of Deputy-mayor Sue Carleton and Coun. Cathy Moore Coburn to the Georgian Bluffs Climate Change Committee, an initiative spearheaded by the Georgian Bluffs Climate Change Action Team. Five members of the action […]

Georgian Bluffs will block all-terrain vehicle access to a pair of trails in the northern part of the municipality. Council voted to amend its bylaw that regulates off-road vehicles on municipal roads to prohibit the use of ATVs on both the Curley Harnden Side Trail and the Len Holley Side Trail in the Gleason Lake […]

The U.S. election isn’t about making America great again, but whether it will be nice again. That’s one view among many held by a few expatriate Americans in Grey-Bruce, surveyed weeks before the Nov. 3 vote. There was despair over the decline of American decency led by U.S. President Donald Trump, as the first presidential […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported three new cases of COVID-19 in the region Friday, all in Arran-Elderslie, according to the the health unit’s data. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey Bruce’s medical officer of health, said the three cases are related to each other but unrelated to a recent cluster of cases in Grey-Bruce in which […]

Police are seeking the public’s help after a pedestrian was struck by a car on Owen Sound’s east side. It happened late afternoon Thursday at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 10th Street East, according to an Owen Sound Police Service news release. A black Honda Civic was stopped at the stop sign on 5th […]

The Owen Sound Salvation Army food bank’s annual Thanksgiving drive is taking place this year as demand for the service surges again amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Family services co-ordinator Alice Wannan said the number of individuals and families receiving food assistance has “skyrocketed” over the past three weeks – something that also happened at the […]

The demand for COVID-19 tests in Grey-Bruce has increased at a potentially unsustainable rate, and people travelling to the area from larger city centres hoping to avoid longer wait times are part of the reason for the surge. “Certainly from our side of it, when we’re trying to maintain surgical services and trying to maintain […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day Thursday. The region’s cumulative case count now stands at 143 with seven active cases, 129 recovered cases and seven cases referred to other health units. The newest cases were found in Meaford and Kincardine, according to the health unit’s data. […]

The United Way of Bruce Grey is bracing for a tough winter ahead amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to impact low-income residents and the organization’s fundraising efforts. Executive director Francesca Dobbyn said she anticipates demand for the local United Way’s utility assistance program will be higher than usual this winter due to job losses […]

Owen Sound police arrested a 40-year-old Owen Sound man in the city’s downtown core with approximately $6,000 worth of powder fentanyl Monday night. The city cop’s drug enforcement unit arrested the man on 8th Avenue East and allege he possessed the fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking. The man was also arrested on an outstanding […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two more cases of COVID-19 in the region Wednesday. The pair of newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus raises the local cumulative case count to 141 with seven cases currently active. The cases were reported in Owen Sound and Arran-Elderslie, according to the health unit’s data. One of […]

Saugeen Wesley United Church was a community gathering place, in addition to a place of worship, which needs to be replaced in some form. That’s the feeling of Janice Mason, treasurer of the church council and one of two people chosen by that council to publicly speak on behalf of the church. “We can’t get […]

The COVID-19 assessment centre in Owen Sound will offer weekend appointments temporarily to help address a high number of patients. Grey Bruce Health Services will offer appointments this Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the testing centre just outside the Owen Sound hospital. To book an appointment go to www.gbhs.on.ca or […]

Owen Sound issued building permits in September for a new long-term care home and retirement residence – both valued at about $20 million – as well as for more than a dozen homes. In all, the total construction value of major projects issued permits last month topped $44.4 million. The banner month for the city’s […]

Police have made an arrest in connection with church fires at Saugeen First Nation early this morning. Wesley United Church, on Highway 21 near the community’s landmark amphitheatre, was heavily damaged. Police were called to Wesley United Church at about 1:30 a.m. Monday, where Saugeen First Nations firefighters were assisted by firefighters from the Port […]

An increase in COVID-19 cases in younger residents of Grey County has the local medical officer of health urging everyone to remain vigilant. On Sunday, the Grey Bruce Health Unit confirmed a sixth case of the virus in Grey-Bruce over the past three days, after two cases were confirmed on Saturday and three were confirmed […]

Each September Victoria Park comes alive as thousands descend on the grounds in the heart of Owen Sound for the city’s annual fall fair. But this year the park remained silent as the fair, like so many other events, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, there was again some activity at the […]

Synonymous with winter in Owen Sound for more than three decades, the Festival of Northern Lights will shine bright once again despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The 33rd festival will start on Nov. 21 and run nightly until Jan. 3 along the Sydenham River in downtown Owen Sound and at Harrison Park. “The lights will go […]

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Errinrung long-term care and retirement home in Thornbury after a staff member tested positive for the virus. In a statement on the home’s website, it confirmed the case involving the staff member, who is currently isolating and recovering at home. “We are testing our staff members every […]

A Ferndale man faces an attempted murder charge after driving directly at a West Grey police officer on Friday. The 43-year-old man has also been charged with assault with a weapon, dangerous driving, two counts of uttering threats and two counts of flight from a peace officer following incidents in West Grey and Hanover on […]

Grey County is trying to get a sense of how many people are choosing to make the move to Grey County due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, Grey County council passed a motion that an analysis of the effects the pandemic has had on growth in the county be included as part of a […]

Saugeen Shores police responded to a pair of collisions in recent days that left people with injuries. On Friday morning, just before 2 a.m., police responded to a report of a rollover on Goderich Street in Port Elgin. Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle travelling northbound on Goderich Street at a high rate of speed and […]

There were no new COVID-19 cases reported in Grey-Bruce Wednesday, according to the health unit’s daily situation report. One case has recovered, leaving three known active cases in the region. There have been 133 people to date who have been infected with the virus locally, and five people who were referred to other health units. […]

Grey County’s new transit service running from Owen Sound east to Meaford and The Blue Mountains began Wednesday morning, in large part in hopes of helping with chronic labour shortages there. Adult fare aboard an orange Grey Transit Route (GTR) Driverseat bus from Owen Sound to Blue Mountain Resort is $5, with a stopover in […]

Ontario’s controversial new fall hunt for the double-crested cormorant has pitted outdoors’ and sportsmen’s groups against naturalist and birding organizations. Those who support it are applauding the province for finally recognizing and addressing the problems caused by overabundant cormorant populations, noting the fish-gobbling aquatic birds are significantly impacting terrestrial habitats, fish populations and angling opportunities. […]

Owen Sound police are asking for the public’s help to locate Bruce McCartney, 62, who was last seen at his residence on the evening of Sept. 21. He’s 5’ 6’’ tall, 180 pounds, with grey hair and wears prescription eyeglasses. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call police at 519-376-1234.