Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound council has heard a range of comments on proposed new development fees for the city, including a plea to slap another moratorium on the charges, calls to freeze them at current levels and a suggestion to use them to provide an incentive for affordable housing builds. Barry Kruisselbrink of Barry’s Construction urged council […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is taking part in a campaign to encourage people to quit smoking. The Start Your Quit Story campaign is launching across Southwestern Ontario this week, featuring personal stories about quitting smoking in an effort to inspire others to quit smoking and to create a space where others can feel supported […]

A lot on the western edge of Owen Sound has again been transformed into a forest of Christmas trees. Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound volunteers were busy unloading approximately 850 trees on Tuesday in preparation for their 69th annual Christmas tree sale, which kicks off Saturday and runs until Dec. 22. Through the sale of […]

Developer Giorgio Heidary says a “significant labour shortage” in the construction industry is a major reason his 39-unit Georgian Landing luxury apartment project has fallen further behind schedule. He now anticipates the six-storey building, which is being constructed across from the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, will be finished by Aug. 30, about a year […]

A Grey County proposal to add dozens of new long-term care beds to its Grey Gables home in Markdale would be a “critical mistake” that future generations would have to shoulder financially for decades to come, says Owen Sound Coun. Richard Thomas. “I think the plan that they’ve adopted is the wrong plan. And I […]

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A teen who died after a car crash in Brockton last week is being remembered as a beautiful girl who was a quiet and hard-working student. Denise Turqueza, 17, of Kincardine died Saturday in a London hospital, where she was taken after the crash along Highway 9 in Brockton on Nov. 12. Her father, 47-year-old […]

BROOMBALL KTWs stem the bleeding against Wildcats The KTWs ended a small losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Wildcats Sunday in Desboro in Grey Bruce Ladies Broomball League action. Britt Wark had two goals while Cheryl McCallum and Amanda Zettle both had one for the KTWs. Kiersten Linthorne scored for the ‘Cats. Janice […]

The Walkerton District Community School will be abuzz Monday morning following a four-medal haul at the CWOSSA ‘A’ championships. The junior girls basketball team won gold while the senior girls basketball, senior boys volleyball, and junior boys volleyball clubs all earned silver medals at their respective regional high school championship tournaments. The Riverhakws junior girls […]

West Grey Police are looking for information about the theft of a pick-up truck from the Cook Bus Lines parking lot just north of Mount Forest overnight Wednesday. The black 2016 Ford F150 Supercrew pickup was taken from the property on Norpark Avenue. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact West Grey […]

The 32nd edition of the Festival of Northern Lights kicked off with a bang – that was followed by some sirens, lights and a blast of water from a water cannon. The festival’s kickoff along the banks of the Sydenham River in downtown Owen Sound Saturday night included a bit of added excitement when the […]

For only the second time this season the Kingston Frontenacs were able to celebrate after the final buzzer, and they took advantage. The Frontenacs coaches shook hands. The players whooped it up and congratulated goaltender Ryan Dugas on his 41-save first-star performance. The after-party for the Fronts 3-1 win over Owen Sound Saturday continued in […]

Grey Bruce Health Services will receive a more than $6 million infusion from the province. On Friday, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker announced in a news release that three hospital corporations based in Grey-Bruce would receive more than $6.6 million in total as part of a $68-million fund to support small- and medium-sized hospitals. The […]

For Nancy Sharma of Paisley, the 74th Kiwanis Owen Sound Santa Claus Parade was an opportunity to show some new neighbours what Grey-Bruce was all about. Sharma brought Margaret Linn and her grandchildren Hailey, 14, and Zackery Bester, 10, to the parade on Saturday. They had just moved to Paisley from Kitchener. “These guys are […]

The Owen Sound Attack staged a last-minute comeback to salvage a point against the Guelph Storm Friday night, but couldn’t finish the effort in overtime. Instead, former first-round pick Daniil Chayka sent the Royal City revellers inside the Sleeman Centre home happy with his sixth-goal of the season to end the game, 4-3. It never […]

CWOSSA ‘AA’ boys volleyball The St. Mary’s Mustangs beat Sacred Heart in an all-BAA final to win the 2019 CWOSSA ‘AA’ junior boys volleyball championship Friday in Walkerton. After finishing pool-play undefeated, the Mustangs topped St. David in straight sets (25-15, 25-13) Friday morning to earn a berth into the championship game. Meanwhile, the Sacred […]

The St. Mary’s Mustangs’ first loss of the season ended their campaign Thursday afternoon at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge. The Mustangs lost 21-8 to the St. David Celtics in the CWOSSA football semifinal. The Celtics – a Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo – were the winners of the District 8 championship. The game […]

The community surrounding the Bruce nuclear power plant may be known as “Fortress Bruce,” but speakers at a nuclear summit at Cobble Beach Friday said the industry’s future must not be taken for granted. Bruce Power’s pollster provides monthly updates on the public’s view on the nuclear operator’s plans to rebuild and extend the life […]

City council is holding a public meeting at 7 p.m. Monday on updated development charges for Owen Sound, which, if approved as proposed, would increase the fees for each new single-family home built in 2020 by about 70 per cent. But the rates are subject to approval by council. The proposed fees were determined in […]

The United Way of Bruce Grey is concerned it won’t be able to find enough wood for an estimated 65 low-income households this winter. Executive director Francesca Dobbyn said Friday they have been able to provide $600 grants to 102 households for the purchase of firewood so far for the program this fiscal year, which […]

Ken Thomson of the Owen Sound Municipal Non-Profit Housing Association has been awarded with a Lifetime of Service Award by the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association. Thomson was presented with his award during a Grey County council meeting on Thursday. He was one of five people to receive the award from across the province this year, […]

The $2.75 million project to replace the Chesley hospital’s air-handling units and install a sprinkler system throughout the site is complete. The work, which began in March, saw the inpatient unit at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre site temporarily reduced to two holding beds and relocated to the Emergency department from late July to […]

If you haven’t already got your tickets for Owen Sound Little Theatre’s production of Sister Act, you are likely out of luck. The Roxy Theatre announced on Thursday that the remaining shows of the musical comedy are sold out. Melissa Monk, administrative assistant with the Roxy said that nine of the 11 showings of Sister […]

The Barrie Colts scored four-straight goals at one point Thursday and it was just enough to overcome the Owen Sound Attack and their resurgent power play. The Colts outgunned Owen Sound 8-5 in a game mostly illuminated by a red goal light. Fans of defensive hockey may need some time to recover after what they […]

After losing his well-paying job in Fort McMurray in the aftermath of Alberta’s oil crash, Gabe Snooks decided to move back to his hometown of Saugeen Shores with his young family to find work. “I came to Port Elgin, started a family and everything was slow. So I went away looking for work and now […]

Grey County appears to be heading in a new direction as it continues to mull its expansion options for the Grey Gables long-term care home in Markdale. At its last meeting on Oct. 24, county council agreed on a motion to submit an application to the province for 96 new beds, but on Thursday that […]

The Wiarton & District Chamber of Commerce is distributing letters to every business on Berford Street in hopes of encouraging as many as possible to send representatives to a public meeting Nov. 27 on next year’s $7.36-million Big Dig. “I think the biggest stakeholders in this are the merchants on the main street,” Paul Deacon, […]

Blue Mountain Resort will open on Friday, its earliest opening day on record by a full 10 days. The resort announced Thursday that its Silver Bullet chairlift would be operating beginning on Friday, giving skiers access to the Memory Lane and Tranquility runs, while the Easy Rider Magic Carpet would also be operating. There will […]

It’s a Christmas miracle in the Scenic City. Within about 24 hours of being hung with care on a tree in the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre’s lobby, all 150 hand-crocheted bells and tags inscribed with Christmas gift ideas for lonely seniors in Owen Sound were taken by Good Samaritans. “I can’t say thank you […]

About 165 people attended The Sun Times’ 2019 Women in Business luncheon and awards ceremony Wednesday at the Best Western Inn on the Bay in Owen Sound. Josie Myles of Josie’s Fashions and Symon Says in Wiarton took home the top honour of Woman of the Year, which recognizes an owner, manager or professional for […]

A bear died after it was struck by a flatbed tow truck on the eastern edge of Owen Sound early Thursday morning. Just before 2:30 a.m., the truck was driving west just inside the city limits on 16th Street East when it struck the animal crossing the roadway. The area was dark with no street […]

The St. Mary’s Mustangs had home-field advantage, at least. Keyword being “had”. On Wednesday morning it was announced the CWOSSA semifinal between the Bluewater Athletic Association champion St. Mary’s Mustangs and District 8 champion St. David Celtics was relocated to Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge because of the wintery weather in Owen Sound. The […]

Owen Sound’s operations committee is recommending council not move towards prohibiting single-use plastics at this time, but instead await a plan by the federal government to enact a national ban by 2021 at the earliest. “We had a fulsome, round-the-table discussion, but it was clear there was hesitancy on the part of some on committee […]

After seeing a pickup truck “swerving on the roadway” police stopped and ultimately charged the driver with impaired driving, not wearing a seatbelt properly and having a “dirty plate”. Police pulled the 54-year-old Owen Sound driver over at West Road, north of Vault Works Road in Georgian Bluffs on Nov. 10 at 10:57 a.m. During […]

New data from the United Way of Bruce Grey shows that more seniors are going to the agency for assistance with their utility bills. In fact the number of people aged 65 and older that used the agency’s utility assistance program almost doubled for the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, compared […]

An hour after police learned of a gasoline theft, they charged a driver they came upon at collision for that theft and other offences. A 20-year-old Owen Sound man who was driving a gold-coloured car was charged with theft of gas from a service station at Highway 6/10 in Georgian Bluffs on Nov. 9. Police […]

Work continues toward reopening Brucelea Haven long-term care home to new admissions after provincial inspectors halted them this summer in the wake of 36 months of non-compliance with provincial requirements. Inspectors found staffing shortages that may have contributed to two deaths and resulted in multiple non-compliance issues, including such things as resident baths, oral care, […]

Those looking to hit the slopes at Blue Mountain are going to have to wait a little longer. While some Ontario hills have already announced opening dates – Horseshoe Valley opened Wednesday and Mount St. Louis Moonstone was slated to open on Friday – Blue Mountain Resort had not yet made an announcement by Wednesday […]

A two-vehicle crash at 10th Street and 3rd Avenue West Wednesday about 2 p.m. sent one driver to hospital with minor injuries. That 27-year-old man was driving a 2018 white Hyundai car when he ran a red light, according to an Owen Sound Police Service news release. He was charged under the Highway Traffic Act […]

Grey County has set a goal to cut chronic homelessness in half within five years. That’s a moving target and county staff admit they don’t know how many chronically homeless people – those who have been without permanent housing for more than six months in the past year – there are. But Grey’s Housing and […]

– Demand for emergency housing in Grey County jumped by 24 per cent between 2017 and 2018 and there was a lack of upfront diversion/prevention identified. That’s 400 households which stayed 1,600 nights in 2018. Numbers will be up slightly this year. – The number of Grey County renters in “core housing need” grew by […]

With the arrival of Old Man Winter, a much jollier old fellow is not far behind. The Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound will welcome Santa Claus to town on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the 74th edition of the Owen Sound Santa Claus Parade. “We are there Saturday morning, the Festival of Northern Lights has […]

Home sales continued their strong run in Grey-Bruce last month. Sales in October totalled 288 units, which was the third-best October on record, behind 2016 and 2017. Sales were up 3.2 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to statistics provided by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound. The average […]

Two women face impaired driving charges after separate incidents in Saugeen Shores on Saturday. The first occurred just before 2:30 a.m., when police were dispatched to single vehicle collision on North Shore Road and found a vehicle leaning against a hydro pole. Police spoke to the driver who showed signs that she had consumed alcohol, […]

After Monday’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Owen Sound, Rob Dell took off his poppy and pinned it to the Korean War wreath that had been placed at the base of the cenotaph a short time earlier. As a light snow fell, he briefly posed with the wreath and the cenotaph so his brother Ray could […]

Winter coats, hats and all outerwear in good condition are needed in time for distribution to anyone in need Saturday at Safe ‘n Sound. The outerwear will be handed out between 1 and 3 p.m. at the downtown Owen Sound drop-in centre for homeless people and anyone else in need. The organization has already given […]

Playter shuts the door The Owen Sound Subaru Junior Attack minor midgets came out of Milton with a pair of wins in a Tri County Minor Hockey Leauge doubleheader on Sunday. After their second game of the day was delayed by about an hour-and-a-half after a panel of glass was shattered by a shot in […]

“Thank God Mack was in the net and did his thing.” Attack assistant coach Jordan Hill gave thanks inside the church of hockey Sunday afternoon as goaltender Mack Guzda turned away 50 shots and a shootout attempt to deliver Owen Sound back into the promised land after two games in purgatory. Brady Lyle and Matt […]

Three large new signs, inspired by pop song lyrics, near the entrances to Owen Sound are intended to be a unique and fun way to promote downtown shopping during the 10th Street bridge replacement, city officials say. The signs, a hot topic of discussion on social media over the weekend, were installed late last week […]

The 150 people who will receive gifts as part of this year’s The Bells of Christmas initiative are “lonely seniors” in long-term care and nursing homes in Owen Sound who haven’t had a single outside visitor all year long. “I could weep when I think about it. In a town this size, that many people […]