Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound’s inaugural Riverside Reunion is going ahead on the day and location originally planned, even though the construction project it’s meant to celebrate won’t be quite finished. The free event, intended to commemorate the $3 million Downtown River Precinct Plan, is to take place Saturday within the project area, which is in the 800 […]

Planned long-term care home projects in Grey County received a big boost from the provincial government on Monday. Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Dr. Merrilee Fullerton made a stop at Maple View Long-Term Care Residence in Owen Sound, where she announced the province’s backing of local long-term care projects with the allocation of almost […]

Owen Sound is hoping to secure several million dollars in federal-provincial funding to help bring a pair of its most popular facilities up to today’s standards. City council voted Monday to apply to the cost-sharing Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) for money to design and build a proper collection storage facility onto the Tom […]

An eastside home was heavily damaged by fire in Owen Sound late Monday afternoon. While nobody was home at the time of the fire, a dog died in the blaze and one firefighter was taken away on a stretcher, but was expected to recover. “We had one firefighter who a little bit of heat got […]

The Wingham Ironmen (4-0-0-0) picked up another four points over the weekend in local PJHL play, and are creating a gap between themselves and the rest of the Pollock Division early in the 2019-20 campaign. The Ironmen topped Mitchell (2-1-0-0,) 5-2, Friday night in front of their hometown crowd thanks to a three-goal third period. […]

Sept 5, 2019

A Kitchener man has been charged and police continue to investigate after an officer was called to a bar in Saugeen Shores early Sunday morning. Just after 2 a.m., an officer on patrol was flagged down by staff at the licensed establishment in regards to three men who were trying to fight other patrons, Saugeen […]

An illustrated talk and interactive demonstration will offer practical suggestions about how to preserve the integrity and important architectural features of public and residential buildings. Conservation architect Charles Hazell, who is a Southampton homeowner, will present the talk Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. at Timeless Materials, 194 N. Rankin St., across from the Foodland […]

Saugeen Shores Police Service’s new station will have a grand opening Wednesday at 2 p.m. The public is welcome to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new station, at 1240 MacKenzie Rd. in Port Elgin. Police auxiliary members will conduct station tours until 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Police said station highlights include a […]

The chubbiest cheeks. The baldest. The sweetest smile. Those might have been the easiest categories to judge in the 151st annual Wiarton Fall Fair Baby Contest Saturday morning in the Wiarton arena. Three judges sat at tables and excited families sat behind them with their tiny tots, waiting for their category to be called. Behind […]

Like many times before at the Bayshore, Aidan Dudas had the puck on his stick and a chance to score. But there was no animated celebration for the Parry Sound native Saturday, no roar from the crowd. Cedrick Andree got just enough of his glove on the captain’s shootout attempt to spoil the home opener. […]

SweetWater Music Festival outgoing artistic director Mark Fewer reflected, in a conversation at the Harmony Centre Saturday, on what the festival he’s shaped over 16 years has meant to him. He sat with incoming festival director Edwin Huizinga and CBC broadcaster Robert Harris for the chat as more than 50 people seated in the pews […]

Throw your projections, prognostications, and premonitions straight into the potty. “That’s junior hockey . . . who knows what can happen,” said Dale DeGray on the eve of the Attack’s 2019-20 campaign. The Bears’ boss did eventually concede he sees his club as a top-half-of-the-league type of team, but “wherever that’s going to be, I […]

What difference could 100 like-minded people who gathered in front of city hall Friday make by participating in the latest in a series of global “climate strike” events in Owen Sound? Given the scale of the climate crisis, and the changes required to reverse course – no less than the upending of an economy dependant […]

The OSDSS Wolves’ offence delivered on the ground and in the air Friday thumping the Grey Highlands Lions 34-9 in Owen Sound. Not to be outdone, the Wolves’ defence nabbed three interceptions, blocked a punt, and forced a fumble – which would have put points on the board if not for a blocking-in-the-back call. It […]

Aidan Dudas will wear the ‘C’ in Owen Sound this season. The Attack announced Friday the Parry Sound native will serve as the team’s 24th captain in franchise history. Mark Woolley and Brady Lyle will serve as full-time assistant captains while Carter Robertson (home games) and Matthew Phillip (away games) will share a letter. Dudas […]

Four teams from neighbouring communities totalling 41 athletes – the Barrie Eagles, the Collingwood Under Pars, the Central Bruce Eagles and the Owen Sound Chippers – were represented at the second annual Stone Tree Golf and Fitness Club Special Olympics Golf Tournament last month. The Owen Sound Chippers are in their third year as a […]

September 20,2019

People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is planning to make a local campaign stop in Owen Sound Tuesday. Bernier, who formed the PPC just over a year ago, is scheduled to be at the Harmony Centre at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. He will be joined at the event by Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound […]

September 20, 2109

Darcy Scott was sentenced to 13 months in jail Thursday in Walkerton’s Ontario Court of Justice on guilty pleas in an incident police said involved a crossbow arrow that was discharged and missed a woman in West Grey Aug. 5. Scott, 35, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon, a crossbow, for […]

A national human rights organization wants to see those responsible for the “ongoing white supremacist sticker campaign” in Owen Sound charged with a hate crime. Toronto-based Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, which works to counter racism and promote social justice in Canada, says it’s alarmed by the “campaign of hate” in the […]

Owen Sound’s 10th Street bridge won’t be closing next week as planned. The anticipated start date for the $8.7-million project to replace the 108-year-old structure has been postponed to Oct. 2 due to a delay in acquiring Ministry of Transportation permits to put up required construction signs on area highways. “Right now, we don’t foresee […]

New $5,000 bursaries covering full tuition costs will be offered starting in January at Georgian College in Owen Sound to encourage more people to become personal support workers. Up to 60 bursaries will be offered at Georgian starting in January and be available through September. They’re funded by the South West Local Health Integration Network […]

Two men have been charged in connection to the theft of about 120 marijuana plants from a licenced growing operation in the former Glenelg portion of West Grey. Const. Cory Trainor of the West Grey Police Service said the department has recovered just over 170 pounds of raw product. Both men – one is from […]

A Harriston resident was charged Thursday with manslaughter following a “lengthy investigation” into the April 19 death of a 46-year-old West Grey man who died of a carfentanil overdose. “This incident demonstrated that the opioid crisis is in the Grey-Bruce area and that law enforcement will work effectively with the community to prosecute those who […]

From backyard floodlights to the big stage, two childhood friends from Owen Sound have reached a milestone in their chase of a shared professional lacrosse dream. Jake McNabb and Jordan Caskenette were both selected in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft Tuesday night. McNabb went 31st-overall to the Colorado Mammoth while Caskenette was taken by the […]

Suite owners began moving into their new homes inside The Sydenham condominium in downtown Owen Sound this week, as work continues on the outside of the 32-unit building. Developer Ron Pirie said several suites on the fourth and fifth floors are now occupied and residents will be living in six suites by the end of […]

The SweetWater Music Festival returns this weekend offering classical, jazz and contemporary music for young and old in and around Owen Sound. Artistic director and festival founder Mark Fewer will be a busy performer at the 16th annual event, then he’ll bow out and leave the festival in the hands of incoming artistic director Edwin […]

South Bruce Peninsula has decided not to study the feasibility of building and operating an indoor aquatic centre in the town, but Mayor Janice Jackson says she believes the idea of adding an indoor pool could resurface during this term. Jackson said council was essentially “backed into a corner” to reject proceeding with the study […]

Georgian Bluffs residents packed the township’s council chambers on Wednesday over concerns about a proposed comprehensive zoning bylaw that some said they think is too restrictive, confusing and will lead to a decrease in their property values. More than 70 people attended a public meeting on the proposed bylaw where they heard presentations from township […]

South Bruce OPP charged a Georgian Bluffs man with impaired driving after a transport truck struck a parked vehicle in Chesley and kept going Tuesday. Police said in a news release no injuries were reported. They received a report of a fail-to-remain crash at 8:05 p.m. Police spotted the truck on Bruce Road 10 in […]

Police are hoping to speak with a male driver who was wearing a hat similar to a “clown hat” and called out to a student while they were walking home from school in Kincardine. The man, who the South Bruce OPP describes as being between 35 and 40 years old with a scruffy beard, was […]

About 150 people attended the two-hour all-candidates meeting in Keady’s community hall Tuesday night to size up who would be their rural and farming champion in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound. Agriculture in the riding contributes $350 million annually to gross domestic product, debate moderator Hugh Simpson told the roomful of people. Farmers have “lots at risk” and […]

Owen Sound police’s criminal investigations and forensics teams are investigating the discovery of more stickers with racist, neo-Nazi and Islamophobic messages in the city. “There’s obviously no place for it in the community and we’ve been taking it seriously since Day 1. We’re asking anybody who sees or identifies a sticker to contact us right […]

A summit being held in Owen Sound next week will be geared to help support the health and well-being of seniors in Grey-Bruce. The Council on Aging Grey Bruce will hold Seniors’ Summit 2019: Aging Well in Grey and Bruce Counties on Sept 24-25 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The event, open to […]

Grey County councillors asked for more training in ethical behaviour from the county integrity commissioner after she presented an updated code of conduct at a recent meeting. Janice Atwood Petkovski and her partner in Principles Integrity, Jeff Abrams, provide integrity commissioner services for Grey and a number of its member municipalities. Services include training and independent […]

As local opioid-related emergency room visits continue to rise, a Grey-Bruce organization is providing an opportunity for people to discuss and learn more about the national epidemic. The Community Drug and Alcohol Strategy, which works to reduce the health and social harms associated with substance use in the community, is holding Opioids & Us town […]

Kirill Nizhnikov is a mystery to most. Built-up and then written off in quick succession over a three-year junior hockey career. In the Moscow native’s Ontario Hockey League prologue, the seventh-overall pick refused to report to training camp in Mississauga. Prescient rumours swirled that he might go home to Russia. That would come later. He […]

The Office of the Fire Marshal is assisting South Bruce OPP investigate a fire that destroyed a home in Huron-Kinloss early Sunday morning. Just before 3 a.m. South Bruce OPP received a report of a fire at a residence in the 2000 block of Con. 2 in the former Huron Township. Police arrived to find […]

Last month was the third best August on record for home sales in Grey-Bruce, up substantially from the same month a year ago. A total of 333 units were sold in August in the area covered by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, a 17.7 per cent jump from August 2018, and was […]

September 17, 2019

The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision in Chatsworth on Sunday evening was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Just before 8 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP were dispatched to a serious collision on Side Road 7, east of the Grey Bruce Line. Grey County Paramedic Services and the Arran-Elderslie Fire Department also attended […]

A Bruce County woman has been charged after a residential break-in in Southampton during the overnight hours on Wednesday. The occupant of the home reported that someone entered their home and stole four cellular phones, three laptops, jewelry and other items worth more than $5,000, Saugeen Shores Police Service said in a news release. Police […]

Amateur detectives Nick Oldrieve and Matt Nopper plan to lead a co-ordinated volunteer search Sept. 28 and 29 in hopes of finding evidence linked to the disappearance 31 years ago of Kincardine-area resident Lois Hanna. The exploration is taking place a week before the pair’s non-profit organization Please Bring Me Home, which solicits anonymous tips […]

A Clarksburg woman has won a $5 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot. Sandra Green matched all six numbers in the Sept. 7 draw to win the big prize, OLG said in brief a news release issued on Monday. The winning ticket was purchased at Top O’ The Rock on County Road 13 in Flesherton.

Scott Walker’s likeness will join Andrew Brunette, Dan Snyder and Kirk Maltby high in the rafters at the Bayshore this season. The Owen Sound Attack announced Monday they intend to honour the Platers’ great with a banner-raising ceremony when they host the Guelph Storm on Dec. 10. Walker has a history with both the Owen […]

For Mark Schneider of Owen Sound, the restoration of a 1912 Ford Model T Touring was not only special because he was able to do it with his son Reid, but he has also completed a project his father Willis started. “He would be very proud,” Schneider said of his father on Sunday. “He bought […]

The Wingham Ironmen and Mitchell Hawks are sitting pretty at 2-0 after the first weekend of local Provincial Junior Hockey League Action. The Ironmen opened their season with a bold statement topping the defending division champion Mount Forest Patriots 6-2 at home inside the Westcast Complex Rink Friday evening. Tyson Koopman netted a hat-trick for […]