Owen Sound Sun Times

When Adrienne Robinson was nine years old she was diagnosed with the same cancer that cost Terry Fox his leg. It has been almost 20 years now that she has been cancer free and now the 29-year-old woman, along with her identical twin sister Kate Robinson, are looking forward to helping others battling cancer. Next […]

Minor midget Jr. Attack blanked in Richmond Hill The Owen Sound Subaru Junior Attack minor midgets went 0-2-2 in the Mary Parkinson Memorial Tournament in Richmond Hill on the weekend and failed to advance. Owen Sound closed out the tournament with a 3-2 loss to the TNT Tornadoes on Saturday evening, with Hunter McMillan and […]

An Ayton woman who was involved in a collision, with a one-year-old child in the vehicle, has been charged with impaired driving. On Friday just before 3:30 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP were dispatched to the collision involving a grey car at Grey Road 3 near the Bentinck-Sullivan Townline in Chatsworth. The driver and the one-year-old […]

Terry Thomson finished third in the rib-eating contest at Owen Sound Ribfest a couple of years ago, and he wanted another shot. This year the Owen Sound construction worker came back and took the title in the adult rib-eating contest at the Owen Sound Ribfest and Music Festival on Saturday. “It feels fantastic. I invited […]

The Owen Sound Attack wrapped up their preseason schedule with back-to-back wins over the North Bay Battalion in a weekend home-and-home series between the two clubs. On Saturday, newly-signed goaltender Nick Chenard stopped all three of the Troops’ shootout chances as the Attack won their second-straight preseason game 4-3 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community […]

Mark Woolley woke up in an ambulance “shell shocked”. Nearly two weeks after the hulking defender packed his bags for Owen Sound the centrepiece of the Attack’s franchise-changing blockbuster was home in St. Thomas for his dad’s 50th birthday. “It was the scariest moment of my life,” he recalls. “I learned my lesson. I went […]

An Owen Sound native who co-produced a documentary about performing at a high level on a plant-based diet is about to have his film released at more than 1,000 theatres in 20 countries around the world on Monday. Joseph Pace, who grew up in the city before heading off to the University of Waterloo at […]

Three of four Bruce County senior employees who were suspended with pay last week have now had their employment with the county terminated. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, the county announced it had terminated the employment of the county’s director of human resources and director of health services as well as the administrator […]

September 14th, 2019

Owen Sound police have charged a Hillcrest Elementary School teacher for what they allege are historical sexual offences involving a minor, according to a police news release issued Friday. Police charged Kristopher Seaman, 43, of Owen Sound with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation on dates prior to 2010 involving […]

Bruce County council has appointed Bettyanne Cobean to be the county’s acting chief administrative officer. The move was announced Thursday, a week after the county suspended four senior administrators, including the CAO, according to information shared with county employees late last week. The others listed were the director of human resources, the director of health […]

Grey County moved a step closer to fixing communications technology shortcomings which a county report says risk firefighter safety and the ability to respond to emergencies anywhere in the county. Councillors Thursday decided to request proposals to build a county-wide firefighter communications system, which the report suggests could cost $750,000, to address longstanding and “significant […]

The Mount Forest Patriots will look to extend their Pollock Division dynasty when local Provincial Junior Hockey League action begins Friday night. Winners of the last three division championships, the Patriots are still the team to beat ahead of the 2019-20 season. “We are certainly ready to go,” said GM Rob Nixon. “The Pollock Division […]

Owen Sound police are warning the public about a scam targeting people staying in hotel rooms. Police were contacted about the scam on Wednesday by a representative of a local hotel. The fraudsters were calling and asking for room numbers and upon being transferred they would tell the occupants that they were overbilled, police said […]

Almost a dozen Grey-Bruce communities are gearing up for Terry Fox Runs for Cancer Research on Sunday. The runs, which are among the thousands held across Canada each year, raise funds for cancer research. In 2017-18, the Terry Fox Foundation directed almost $22 million to its cancer research programs. Ann Vos, who organizes the Owen […]

The Owen Sound Attack whittled down their three-headed goaltending monster Thursday in a deal with the Oshawa Generals. Dale DeGray shipped Port Huron native Andrew MacLean to the Gennies for a fifth-round pick in 2021. The pick was originally the property of the Kingston Frontenacs. MacLean won the Attack’s back-up job out of training camp […]

A Hanover man who initially thought he won $250, is actually $250,000 richer after winning the top prize on an Instant Crossword Deluxe game. “I was shocked,” Gregory Donaldson, 53, said in a news release from OLG. “I checked the ticket at the store and the prize was a lot more than I thought it […]

It’s five o’clock somewhere. The Owen Sound Attack announced on Thursday the team’s new goal horn for the 2019-20 season will be a recording of the Black Clawson Kennedy whistle. Owen Sound councillor Richard Thomas provided the recording of the historic whistle to the team. The former steamship whistle was installed in the early 1940s at […]

Trust is a tricky thing. Nick Chenard didn’t know who to believe. The 17-year-old goaltender was nervously pacing around the bowels of the Bayshore waiting to find out if he had made the team. It’s the same place he stood a year earlier when the six-foot-three Tecumseh native was told by Attack general manager Dale […]

Photographs of Owen Sound’s former mayors will once again have a place on the walls inside city hall. Council has decided not to proceed with a controversial plan to only display digital versions of the black-and-white pictures on television screens in the downtown building. Instead, the city will be following Grey County’s lead by scanning […]

Hundreds of cars and thousands of people will make their way to Cobble Beach for the seventh annual Concours d’Elegance this weekend. Preparations for the two-day event at the golf resort community in Georgian Bluffs are almost complete as the rare and unique vehicles that make up the event are set to arrive in the […]

Wiarton’s main downtown street will become a construction zone next year, forcing Bruce Peninsula traffic to side streets and challenging businesses for an projected two or three months. Wiarton’s Berford Street Big Dig, from Elm to Division streets, would begin in April and ideally run for two to three months “in a perfect world,” South […]

An Ontario Works funding freeze isn’t chilling Grey County’s plan to help launch next year a Circles program, described by officials as the “gold standard” of poverty reduction initiatives. A working group of municipal and community organizations intends to apply for an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to kick-start the program. “We’re not letting go,” said […]

On the eve of the official start of the federal election campaign, candidates in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound were focused on the environment and climate change. The first all-candidates meeting in the riding was held in the studio at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound Tuesday night with five of the six candidates laying out varying environmental […]

Owen Sound Ribfest & Music Festival opens Friday and runs until Sunday night at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Five rib teams will compete for honours at the ninth version of the event in the city. Aside from ribs, there will be corn dogs, roasted corn, poutine, mini doughnuts, funnel cakes and beer, the […]

Bremont Corp. says it’s on track to start developing Phase 1 of its planned 330-unit Telfer Creek subdivision in Owen Sound next summer. City council has already approved official plan and zoning bylaw amendments for the proposed development, which the company intends to build on a vacant 33.5-acre lot next to the Owen Sound hospital. […]

More delays have befallen Owen Sound’s Downtown River Precinct project, which city officials now say might not be completely finished before an event later this month to celebrate the new public space. Dennis Kefalas, director of public works and engineering, said the project will not wrap up by Friday – the already extended date for […]

Meaford council voted Monday to negotiate an end to its partial ownership of the Inter Township Fire Department but would still purchase fire services from it for part of the municipality in the former Sydenham Township. Meaford Mayor Barb Clumpus said Tuesday now municipal staff on both sides must iron out issues which would be […]

The Attack will feature a trio of second-chance draftees on the 2019-20 iteration of the club’s roster after the signing of centre Logan LeSage Monday. LeSage was the Attack’s second-round pick in the 2019 Under-18 Midget Draft, 29th overall. The Nepean native scored 15 times in 39 games last year for the Carleton Place Canadians […]

Owen Sound’s deputy-mayor and several councillors expressed disappointment Monday that the city’s mayor was not invited to greet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his visit to the city. Deputy-mayor Brian O’Leary kicked off the discussion by first congratulating Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound federal Liberal candidate Michael Den Tandt for “bringing the prime minister” to Owen Sound. “I […]

Peewee Attack win Early Bird The Owen Sound Junior Attack won the Early Bird tournament at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre 4-1 over the Innisfil Winterhawks Sunday afternoon. The Jr. Attack dominated the round-robin finishing 3-0 and outscoring opponents 22-1. Owen Sound topped the Manitoulin Panthers 5-1, in the semifinal to earn a berth […]

I live near two busy intersections in Owen Sound. Most of the time traffic volume is not bad. It picks up between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to about 4 p.m. Did I mention that there are two schools, one public and on high school within a block of the two […]

A new doctor will join the Peninsula Family Health Team next month. Dr. Shannon Vanderstelt will join the Northern Bruce Peninsula medical practice in October, taking over the full roster of patients from Dr. David Thomson, who is retiring from full-time practice at the end of October. “The staff and physicians at the Peninsula Family […]

A 47-year-old West Grey woman was charged with assault and impaired driving after an incident on Sept. 4. Just before 7 p.m., West Grey police were dispatched to the area of Conc. 18 and Mulock Road about a driver travelling in a vehicle with a 15-year-old passenger. The 15-year-old became afraid of the driver’s actions […]

After 134 years the Pine River Cheese and Butter Co-operative near Kincardine is winding down operations, putting 25 employees out of work. The board of the farmer-owned co-operative made the decision Friday to cease operations, with production slated to end later this month and sales expected to wrap up by the end of the year. […]

Bruce County isn’t releasing information about the suspension of four senior employees. Warden Mitch Twolan said in an e-mail Monday that the issue “is a personnel matter between the County and the four suspended employees.” “There is no further information at this time and a media release will not be issued,” Twolan said in the […]

A Lotto 6/49 ticket sold in Grey Highlands is worth $5 million. The ticket has won the jackpot for Saturday’s draw. Other big prizes in the draw included a guaranteed $1-million prize won by a ticket sold in Hamilton, a second-prize winning ticket worth $229,625.20 sold in Toronto and an Encore prize worth $100,000 won […]

A 19-year-old Toronto man was arrested twice within 24 hours for allegedly trying to fraudulently obtain prescription pills from the same Owen Sound pharmacy. A man went to a downtown pharmacy Thursday evening where he tried to use a forged prescription in another person’s name to obtain narcotics, according to an Owen Sound Police Service […]

Nearly $250,000 in federal funding will enable the local United Way to lead an 18-month regional pilot project aimed at helping and supporting newcomer women in Grey-Bruce to join and participate in the area’s workforce. May Ip and Olga Gura have been hired to deliver the new Rural Pathways for Newcomer Women in Grey Bruce […]

Ginette Lebel received a life-changing kidney transplant 14 years ago this month thanks to an anonymous donor she calls her “angel.” It was the second time the Owen Sound resident, who has been impacted by kidney disease since early childhood, got a new kidney. She said she now feels healthier than ever before and believes […]

Jay Hayton looks to his young children for inspiration when deciding how to decorate his demolition derby car for the Owen Sound Fall Fair. And that strategy seems to be paying off. On Saturday, the Kilsyth-area resident defended his title of having the best-dressed vehicle in the fair’s Figure 8/Demolition Derby at Victoria Park. His […]

A male pedestrian was airlifted to a London hospital late Friday after being struck by a vehicle in Owen Sound. It happened in the 2200 block of 8th Street East at about 11 p.m. Friday, according to an Owen Sound Police Service news release. The man was walking along that section of roadway, which is […]

Connor Roberts felt good last October. He felt like a version of himself he had pictured when the Hamilton Bulldogs selected him third overall in the 2016 Ontario Hockey League draft. The six-foot-four forward was physical, engaged, playing on his team’s top line and starting to fill up the scoresheet. He had something to prove. […]

Owen Dudgeon is one cool farmer. And it’s that attribute – his ability to keep calm and steady in show rings surrounded by spectators – that helped the 15-year-old Paisley 4-H Beef Club member to earn the Owen Sound Regional 4-H Show’s grand champion showperson title Friday at the 167th annual Owen Sound Fall Fair. […]

A combination of strong recruiting efforts by Grey Bruce Health Services and the draw of the area has kept the physicians “rolling in” at the six-hospital corporation. On Friday, GBHS held a lunch-time event at the Owen Sound hospital to welcome seven new physicians who have moved to the area in the past year, as […]

Dozens of antique cars from across Ontario will be cruising around the roads of Grey-Bruce for a week later this month. The Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada is holding its annual Tour to Yesteryear in the Bluewater Region this year, which includes Grey-Bruce and part of Wellington counties, and 80 antique cars are […]

South Bruce Peninsula is offering a cool $1,000 to the person who can help it find a fat, furry albino groundhog to serve as famous Wiarton Willie’s “understudy.” Mayor Janice Jackson said the town has not had a Willie-in-waiting since the current weather-prognosticating rodent was thrust into the spotlight following the death in September 2017 […]

Meaford is looking at pulling out of its Inter Township Fire Department partnership with Georgian Bluffs and instead going with a fee-for-service agreement to cover the western part of its municipality. On Monday, Meaford council’s agenda includes a report from clerk and director of community services Matt Smith with a recommendation directing staff to begin […]