Owen Sound Sun Times

Police are investigating after shots were fired in a residential area in the Town of the Blue Mountains. Just before 6 p.m. on Monday, OPP officers received reports of the sound of gunshots near the cul-de-sac on Lake Drive. An investigation at the scene found evidence of shots being fired and that the suspect had […]

Ontario issued long-awaited guidance Wednesday to help school boards, child-care centres and before- and after- school programs in the event COVID-19 is found or suspected there. In the Bluewater District School Board, about 90 per cent — more than 15,500 students — have indicated they’ll attend in person when school resumes next month. The rest, […]

Police are looking for a woman who went missing in the town of Chesley on Wednesday. Police are looking for Amanda Taylor, 29, who was last seen at 4:30 p.m. on a nature trail near 2nd Street South West in the town. South Bruce OPP received a report that Taylor was missing at about 8:20 […]

A Sauble Beach business has been raided by police and more than $62,000 in cannabis products and other related substances were seized. On Wednesday, just after noon, members of the Grey-Bruce OPP and Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Units, with assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at the business on Main […]

Ontario Provincial Police continue to investigate the death of a young woman in a fire at Sauble Beach Aug. 15 on Maplewood Crescent. A police news release Thursday said the Grey Bruce OPP crime unit and West Region forensic identification unit are under the direction of the OPP criminal investigation branch as they probe the […]

Saugeen District Senior School students will be able to walk over a rainbow on their way to classes in September. Saugeen Shores announced Thursday that its Rainbow Crosswalk – a project in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community – has been painted across Gustavus Street in Port Elgin, outside of the […]

Owen Sound spent $220,000 in legal fees while engaged in an arbitration process for a new collective agreement with the city’s firefighters. Coun. Richard Thomas highlighted those cost Monday before council voted to authorize the mayor and clerk to execute the agreement between the city and the Owen Sound Professional Fire Fighters’ Association Local 531 […]

Grey-Bruce remained free of any active confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday. The Grey Bruce Health Unit did not receive any positive COVID-19 tests in the past 24-hours according to their daily situation report. The last confirmed positive test for COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce was reported on Aug. 13. The region’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases remains […]

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization wants public input on its planning framework concerning shipping about 5.5 million used nuclear fuel bundles by road and possibly rail, to a permanent storage site, possibly in Bruce County. Spent nuclear fuel rods are currently stored above ground at nuclear sites and the aim is to create a long-term […]

Police continue to charge motorists with stunt driving on Highway 6 in Grey-Bruce. On Tuesday, two more drivers were charged with driving at least 50 kilometres per hour above the posted speed limit, after seven drivers were charged with the same offence on Monday. All of those charged were issued a provincial summons, a seven-day […]

The 63-team Provincial Junior Hockey League is planning to return to the ice Dec. 1. The PJHL is calling the Dec. 1 date a target for its safe return-to-the-rink and notes they are subject to the approvals of government, local health officials and Hockey Canada authorities. “Ontario’s largest junior hockey league is forecasting a meaningful […]

The Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association has put its 2020-21 high school championship events on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. CWOSSA made the announcement Monday that it would not be moving ahead with the fall championships, and do not see that changing anytime soon. “At this time, we do not foresee Fall […]

Live championship sports will return to Grey-Bruce this weekend in some form as the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (OASA) Under-14 Provincial Championship tournaments will be played in Allenford and Tara. Eight teams will compete in two bubbles for the title of co-champions this year amid a host of COVID-19 restrictions. The four teams competing for […]

Firefighters drained a large swimming pool and took multiple trips to a hydrant three kilometres away in order to get enough water to battle a fierce blaze that destroyed a century-old barn and adjacent maintenance shop west of Thornbury. Fire crews from both The Blue Mountains and Meaford departments spent about eight hours Tuesday fighting […]

August 26, 2020

A Saugeen Shores woman has died in a motorcycle crash in Arran-Elderslie. Muriel Thaw, 62, who was the operator of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on Concession 10 north of Chesley. South Bruce OPP received the report of the crash at 7:42 a.m. on Tuesday, arriving at […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report revealed there are no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region as of Tuesday. With no new cases of the disease presented in the last 24-hours, and the one remaining active case now recovered, Grey-Bruce is without an active and confirmed case of the disease for […]

The way schools look and operate will be wholly different come the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the inside of school buses will remain largely unchanged in regard to student spacing. The Student Transportation Service Consortium of Grey-Bruce, which provides school bus services to all schools for the Bluewater District School Board and Bruce-Grey […]

Starting Monday, you’ll need an active membership to use the YMCA in Owen Sound. The fitness centre reopened Aug. 10 on a pilot basis, with enhanced cleaning protocols to contend with the COVID-19 virus threat. It was open free during that trial to members. The facility had been closed since March 16. The Y asks […]

Owen Sound will be giving itself some of its facade improvement program grants this year. Council voted Monday to conditionally approve a double facade grant application – which will cover 50 per cent of the costs, up to $7,500 – for improvements to the south and north sides of the city-owned Owen Sound Farmers’ Market […]

Band council elections at Saugeen First Nation Aug. 31 will fill the positions of chief and nine council slots. Nominally, the official list of candidates shows five vying for the position of chief and 43 candidates running for council. But at least one council candidate, incumbent Randy Roote, has withdrawn since the final list of […]

Two weeks after the anticipated launch of Owen Sound’s twice-daily bus service to Guelph, Grey County is planning to kick-start the first route of its inter-community transportation system. The Grey Transportation Route (GTR) is to begin Sept. 14 with a route along Highway 10 between Owen Sound and Orangeville. Grey County Warden Paul McQueen highlighted […]

A former Port Elgin lawyer pleaded guilty Monday in the Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton to a charge of sexual assault involving a former client last summer and received a conditional discharge. John Douglas King’s guilty plea to the Aug. 1, 2019 summary conviction offence in Saugeen Shores was taken and his sentence was […]

Emergency funding from Ottawa and Queen’s Park is expected to shrink Owen Sound’s forecasted year-end operating deficit due to the COVID-19 pandemic by about 96 per cent – from $800,000 to $30,000. “This sure takes a little of the concern off of all of us that were worried about how we were going to meet […]

Justin Ritchie quit commercial fishing last year and now is in the pot shop business at Saugeen First Nation. When the whitefish grew scarce, due largely he said to clearer and thus warmer water closer to shore caused by zebra mussels, he moved to fishing perch. When someone stole the motor on his small fishing […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report was clear of any new COVID-19 cases throughout the weekend. That continued Monday as the health unit reported no new cases of the disease locally. The region’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases remains stalled at 127. The last confirmed positive test for COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce was reported […]

A retired Ontario Fire Marshal’s office advisor says he believes the process Owen Sound followed to purchase a $2.1-million aerial fire truck was “flawed” and resulted in it spending “hundreds of thousands of dollars” more than necessary for an apparatus that would meet the city’s needs. Ken Jones of Owen Sound said he contends the […]

It’s no substitute for live music in a physical space, but Summerfolk 2020 – A Virtual Night at the Festival – did quite well for the emerging streamed-concert medium Sunday night. Streamed festivals have become the norm this summer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Summerfolk organizers were able to the markers of their success – […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report was clear of any new COVID-19 cases for the 10th-straight day Sunday. The region’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases remains stalled at 127. The last confirmed positive test for COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce was reported on Aug. 13. There are two active COVID-19 cases in the region with […]

Last stop: Priceville. A 24-year-old man recently ponied up $8,000 all-in to save a decommissioned Toronto Transit Commission streetcar from the scrapheap. He provided it with a forever home at his family’s Grey County farm. Alex Glista beamed Saturday afternoon as he walked around his monument to Toronto and testament to his passion for transportation […]

A suspicious male approached a young girl at Harrison Park Friday afternoon before being diverted by the girl’s mother, according to an Owen Sound Police media release. Police say the girl’s mother was watching her three young children playing in the park when she saw a lone male approaching her 4-year-old daughter and put his […]

A Kemble teen is hoping his new online branded-clothing store will help raise awareness for mental health and make everyone feel like they belong. Gabe Rossitter, 16, launched the “Belong” store website (thebelongway.com) on Aug. 19. He’s selling T-shirts, hoodies, and hats branded with the Belong puzzle-piece logo and telling the story of the company’s […]

There were no confirmed COVID-19 cases reported by the Grey Bruce Health Unit Saturday according to their most recent daily situation report. The region’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases remains stalled at 127. The last confirmed positive test for COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce was reported on Aug. 13. There are two active COVID-19 cases in the […]

Jesse Walker said he felt pretty awful during the entire 21-kilometre run Saturday morning. It was hot. He underestimated the size of the hills along the route from Big Bay to his Balmy Beach Road home. He doesn’t normally run in the mornings and he started bright-and-early at 8 a.m. “I usually feel terrible in […]

Grey Bruce OPP found the body of missing Owen Sound man Joshua Thompson, 27, at approximately 11 a.m. Saturday morning at the West Rocks Management Area. Police say his death has been deemed non-suspicious. Thompson was last seen leaving his residence on 4th Avenue East at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, police […]

A lingering preliminary positive test result first reported by the Grey Bruce Health Unit Monday was confirmed as a false positive result Friday. The test result will not be added to the region’s data. The Grey Bruce Health Unit has previously listed preliminary positive tests on their situation reports when a person had a positive […]

The investigation into a fatal fire at Sauble Beach that claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl is continuing. Grey Bruce OPP Const. Nigel Heels said Friday that police continue to investigate the Aug. 15 fire along with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal. “It is still an active investigation and we will provide […]

The federal government has purchased a 95-acre property in Northern Bruce Peninsula that will be added to Bruce Peninsula National Park’s 150-plus square-kilometres of protected space at the tip of the peninsula. The parcel of land is near the southern end of the park boundary and east of Highway 6. According to a Parks Canada […]

Police continued their search in the West Rocks on Friday for a missing Owen Sound man. Joshua Thompson, 27, was last seen leaving his residence on 4th Avenue East at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, police asked that the public avoid the West Rocks Management Area just west of the city in […]

August 19, 2020

When Joan McKinlay’s job with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food used to take her across the province she would often hear stories from others about longtime agricultural innovator Tommy Cooper. To now win an award in Cooper’s name is a true honour for the beef and cash crop farmer from the Blue Mountains. “It […]

It’s been a week since the last confirmed positive COVID-19 test was recorded in Grey-Bruce. The Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report Thursday showed no new cases were reported in the past 24 hours locally. A preliminary positive test result still awaits confirmation. If the preliminary positive test is confirmed through further testing it […]

A new transit service that will connect Owen Sound to Guelph and make stops in seven towns in between is set to launch Aug. 31. Guelph Owen Sound Transportation, also known as GOST, will offer two round-trips daily, seven days a week, using a new, fully accessible passenger bus that has 20 seats plus two […]

The heads of Bruce Power and Cameco were joined online Thursday by premiers Doug Ford of Ontario and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan to announce the creation of a new Centre for Next Generation Nuclear Technologies. The centre, to be in the Nuclear Innovation Institute in Port Elgin, will combine the expertise of suppliers, regulators and […]

Local school boards continue to gear up for the return to classes in mere weeks and they expect the vast majority of students will be at their desks when the new year begins. Bruce-Grey Catholic School Board director of education Gary O’Donnell said the board’sregistration survey has indicated eight per cent of families will opt […]

Grey County Warden Paul McQueen says he’s invited Ontario’s transportation minister to visit the area this fall to further discuss the need for long-term provincial planning to improve traffic flow and address other concerns, such as increased volumes and speeding, on local highways. McQueen said he extended the invitation to Minister Caroline Mulroney during a […]

Police were using a helicopter to search the West Rocks area for a missing Owen Sound man on Thursday. Just after noon on Thursday, Grey Bruce OPP issued a news release that they had responded to a report of a missing person. Joshua Thompson, 27, was last seen leaving his residence on 4th Avenue East […]

Another day has passed in Grey-Bruce without a positive COVID-19 test result appearing on the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report. A preliminary positive test result still awaits confirmation. If the preliminary positive test is confirmed through further testing it will be added to the region’s total of 127 confirmed cases to date. If […]

A federal grant has enabled the United Way of Bruce Grey to revive its financial literacy program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Reaching Home federal homelessness funding – aimed at helping communities address the impacts of the pandemic on those at risk of or experiencing homelessness – will finance the program until March 31. “We […]

More than 5,000 cars full of hopeful hikers and daytrippers have been turned away from the Grotto at Bruce Peninsula National Park since Aug. 3. Most had driven hours from the GTA only to be sent away at the cusp of the reservation-only parking lot near Cyprus Lake. On Aug. 9 alone, 752 cars were […]