Owen Sound Sun Times

Grant applications for the planned $27 million YMCA recreation centre and $6 million Lamont Sports Park submitted by Saugeen Shores were turned down recently, but the town is exploring other options for funding the projects. The unsuccessful applications were made through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (CIP), which according to a town’s media release […]

A well-attended garden tour organized by the Island View Drive and Area Ratepayers Association raised nearly $7,000 for the Chapman House Residential Hospice of Grey-Bruce. Tour organizers Sherry Grant and Marie Simpson, alongside ratepayers association president Ken McPherson, recently presented the hospice with a cheque for $6,771.52 representing all proceeds of the Aug. 8 garden […]

There were no COVID-19 confirmed in Grey-Bruce over the weekend. On Sunday afternoon the Grey Bruce Health Unit issued its daily situation report reporting no new cases of the virus in the previous 24-hour period. It was the third day in a row that there were no cases of COVID-19 in Grey Bruce The current […]

Georgian Bluffs teen Jesse Walker has been overwhelmed by the community support in his own fight against cancer, and now he is doing something to help others battling the disease. Walker, who had a cancerous tumour removed just two years ago, is running a half marathon on August 22 to raise money for childhood cancer […]

For the second day in a row, the Grey Bruce Health Unit was reporting no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce on Saturday. The current cumulative total of cases remained at 127, while six of those cases remain active. A total of 115 people have recovered, while another six have been referred to other […]

The homeowner of the Sauble Beach property where a 17-year-old girl died in a fire on Saturday says everyone has been left shaken by the loss of an energetic teenager. The woman, who at this time wished not to be identified, said Sunday afternoon that the girl who died was her 18-year-old son’s girlfriend, and […]

Two people were injured in a rollover crash near the community of Dobbinton on Thursday evening. South Bruce OPP received the report of the single-vehicle crash at 8:43 p.m. on Bruce Rod 10 in Arran-Elderslie. Officers attended along with members of the Chesley Fire Department and Bruce County Emergency Medical Services where they found the […]

The Owen Sound Police Service is one of the first agencies in Canada to adopt Next Generation 911 at its call centre. The service completed 911 transfer tests this week, which finished a long process of becoming NG 911 compatible. Owen Sound Police Chief Craig Ambrose said the milestone further improves the safety of residents […]

A five-day streak of new positive COVID-19 tests being reported in Grey-Bruce was broken Friday, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report. The first full day clear of cases since last weekend means the region’s total number of people to have been infected with the virus remains at 127, with six known […]

Grey-Bruce municipalities are welcoming about $11 million in relief funding to help them deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, local members of provincial parliament announced emergency funding through the Safe Restart Agreement between the Canadian and provincial government. Along with the general relief funding, three Grey County municipalities will receive funds […]

A Scarborough woman has been identified as the person who died in a crash just south of Tara on Tuesday evening. On Friday, South Bruce OPP named Preeti Phatak, 27, as the deceased in the crash, which occurred at about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bruce Road 10 and Concession 6 in the former […]

Ontario Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries Lisa MacLeod continued her eight-week circuit through a number of the province’s tourism waypoints with a stop at Grey Roots Museum & Archives Thursday morning. And the minister dropped off $413,000 in support of local operators before heading back to Queen’s Park. The funding announcement came […]

Another new COVID-19 case has been reported in Meaford, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report released Thursday afternoon. The health unit has reported a single new COVID-19 case in the region each day for the past five days, including a case reported in Meaford Wednesday. There are now six active cases […]

Grey County Emergency Medical Services will not change its response time targets for 2021 after having met all but one of those targets in 2019 and the first half of 2020. On Thursday, during its committee of the whole meeting, Grey County council approved a report on the 2021 response time performance plan from director […]

There was outrage, jaw-dropping statistics, heart-wrenching stories, and signs – lots of signs. But the Ontario Provincial Police, a Bruce Peninsula safety committee and local politicians seem to be at a loss about what to do next to make Highway 6 safer for motorists. A number of stakeholders gathered virtually Wednesday night through the internet […]

A group of rural community members in Meaford is closer to finding a permanent home for its church and school. At its committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, Grey County council supported an amendment to its official plan to allow the development of a private school and place of worship known as Georgian Heights […]

A Bruce County man has been charged with break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence and assault in connection with a break-in at a Port Elgin convenience store in the early morning hours Wednesday. Saugeen Shores police officers were dispatched at about 2:20 a.m. Aug. 12 to a break and enter that […]

A provincial minister is touring Grey-Bruce announcing funding for culture, heritage and tourism in the region and calling on those in the community to continue to support the sector as it continues to be hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries Lisa MacLeod was in Southampton at the […]

One new COVID-19 case was reported Wednesday in Grey-Bruce, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s most recent daily situation report. The newest case is a person in Meaford. It’s the fourth straight day a new case has been added to the region’s data. The region’s total case count now stands at 126 with five […]

There are plenty of ideas floating around the historic Norgoma these days, but first, it has to get to Tobermory’s Little Tub Harbour. In a literal sense, Mike Goman of Tobermory Real Estate Investors Inc. (TREII), the company spearheading the proposed move of the M.S. Norgoma from its current location in Sault Ste. Marie to […]

The real estate market in Grey-Bruce remains red hot with July’s home sales posting the second-highest monthly sales ever. The Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound saw 413 units sold last month, which was up close to 38 per cent from the same month a year ago and behind only May 2017. In the […]

The passenger of a vehicle died in a crash near Tara on Tuesday evening. Police say the deceased was a passenger in a vehicle that had collided with a transport truck at the intersection of Bruce Road 10 and Concession 6 in the former Arran Township. The identity of the person was being withheld pending […]

The high water levels of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron has meant the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority is seeing more permit applications to do work along the shoreline. GSCA chief administrative officer Tim Lanthier said Tuesday that his staff have been busier the past couple of years working with residents and municipalities who are looking […]

Five local police services will soon receive over $300,000 in combined additional funding to help combat human trafficking in Grey and Bruce counties. Police services from Owen Sound, Hanover, West Grey, Saugeen Shores and Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation, in partnership with Grey Bruce Public Health and Victim Services Grey Bruce will receive the money through the […]

For the third straight day a new COVID-19 case has been reported in Grey-Bruce, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report. The most recent case was recorded in The Blue Mountains, according to the health unit’s data. There are now four active cases in the region, with 125 total COVID-19 cases to […]

The Bluewater District School Board is requiring that all students planning to return to school in September be registered in the coming days. On Friday, the board provided an update on its return to school plans, with the requirement that parents and guardians register any children who plan to attend, so that they will be […]

A sexual assault suspect attempted to take an officer’s handgun after he was taken into custody following a vehicle pursuit, according to Hanover police. On Saturday, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to reports of a disturbance where they observed a suspect vehicle leaving the scene. Police directed the driver to stop, but he […]

The Ontario Hockey League has set a return-to-play date, but it seems like nobody is using ink to write it into their calendars with a host of unknowns swirling around the junior hockey circuit. OHL teams plan to begin a 64-game schedule on Dec. 1 with a 16-team playoff to follow culminating in The Memorial […]

Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit is replacing some of its aging fleet of vehicles. Five new vans have been purchased and the finishing touches are being put on them before they are put into service with SMART, which provides door-to-door specialized transit services to residents of nine Grey-Bruce municipalities. SMART board chair Mike Myatt said […]

There was one new case of COVID-19 reported in Grey Bruce Monday, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s situation report. The new case brings the region’s total count to 124. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health said the region’s recent cases have been the result of community spread rather than a cluster […]

The Ontario Provincial Police plan a virtual town hall Wednesday at 6 p.m. to discuss Highway 6 safety with a panel of politicians, committees and police members. The town hall will be streamed live over the West Region OPP’s Periscope, Twitter and Facebook pages. Panellists will include local politicians MPP Bill Walker, South Bruce Peninsula […]

One new case of COVID-19 was reported over the weekend to the Grey Bruce Health Unit, bringing to three the number of confirmed active local cases. The new case was reported Sunday, according to public health’s daily situation report. Public health is still awaiting confirmation of one “preliminary positive” local case, reported Friday, and if […]

Owen Sound police were kept busy overnight Saturday, with officers responding within a five-hour period to a single-vehicle crash, a downtown assault likely involving pepper spray and a pedestrian who was struck by a small motorcycle. Acting Sgt. Bill Ringel said officers were notified around 9 p.m. of a man driving a pick-up truck erratically […]

Gavin Freitag was eager to get his hands sandy again at this year’s Sauble Sandfest. Even though he’s only 17 years old, the Burlington resident is a veteran competitor – having taken part in the annual Sauble Beach Chamber of Commerce contest with family and friends for more than a decade. So when he learned […]

Two people received only minor injuries after their small recreational airplane crashed Friday afternoon in a gravel pit near the Port Elgin airport. The single-engine plane came to a rest on its roof at the Keith Snyder Construction gravel pit, which is across Highway 21 from the airport. “The two occupants of the plane were […]

The Wiarton-Keppel International Airport is getting busier after some quiet months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Airport manager Zachery Premate gave a report to Georgian Bluffs council during its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, where he said the airport saw 785 aircraft movements in July, which was up from 736 in July 2019, that […]

A proposal to expand the Sarawak Quarry has some nearby property owners raising concerns about blasting at the site along Grey Road 1 south of Kemble. While the proponents say blasting is necessary to extract the rock, they plan to notify area residents when blasting will occur and keep it within acceptable levels. Dave Munro, […]

There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported within Grey-Bruce Thursday, but one new case was referred to local public health from another health unit. That referral brings to four the number of active cases of the novel coronavirus in the region, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report. The region’s total […]

No new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported to the Grey Bruce Health Unit Wednesday, marking the fifth straight day without a new local case of COVID-19. The last positive local case was reported July 31. There are currently three active cases of COVID-19 in the region, according to public health’s daily situation report. […]

There are now eight applications for licensed bricks and mortar cannabis retail stores in Grey-Bruce, but still none have opened in the two counties. Sauble Beach is the latest community to join the list of those where an application has been made to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for the establishment of a […]

Veteran Summerfolk performers, award-winning Canadian musicians and local favourites are set to perform Aug. 23 during a virtual Sunday night event. Dubbed Summerfolk 2020 – A Virtual Night at the Festival, the event will celebrate what would have been the 45th annual Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival, which has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 […]

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, local public health officials are warning the opioid epidemic is continuing to rage on, exacerbated by a highly toxic drug supply in the community. At least nine people have died by drug overdose in Grey-Bruce since the pandemic began in mid-March and many others have experienced a non-fatal overdose, including […]

A man and a teen face charges after police were told on Sunday night about a person in Walkerton asking for help to plan a murder. Ian Cooke, 25, of the former Brant Township is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for Thursday, South […]

The driver of a motorcycle was seriously injured in a collision at Dundalk just after noon on Saturday. Grey Bruce OPP were dispatched to the two-vehicle collision involving a black motorcycle and a white car on Highway 10 at Grey Rd. 9 in Southgate. The motorcycle had been travelling south on Highway 10 and collided […]

A suspended novice driver who had a mandatory ignition interlock condition to drive, was stopped in South Bruce Peninsula and charged with drunk driving on Saturday. The 34-year-old Concord, Ont., man, who was stopped for speeding on Highway 6 near Limberlost Road just before 8:30 p.m., had the vehicle he was driving towed to be […]

A Chatsworth woman has been named as the victim in a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a truck east of Keady on Saturday morning. Brenda McKay, 68, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at hospital following the collision, which occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Grey Road 16 at Concession […]

The new MRI machine has arrived at Grey Bruce Health Services. The scanner was lifted by crane into the Owen Sound hospital Tuesday morning. It is expected to be operational this fall. “The replacement of our 17-year-old MRI was a critical need for GBHS, and I am extremely proud of the team and community who […]

Just over $270,000 in funding has been announced for a number of local projects through the province’s Rural Economic Development Program. The largest allocation of funds through the program, announced by Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker on Friday, is just under $73,000 to the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation for the rehabilitation of cultural, […]

For a fourth straight day, there were no new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Grey Bruce Health Unit Tuesday. The last positive local case was reported July 31. There are currently only three active cases of the novel coronavirus in the region, according to public health’s daily situation report. A total of 120 cases […]

The banks along the Pottawatomi River are getting a new look thanks to the quick work of a couple of amphibious phrag tanks. The Truxor machines and crew from the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre are back for their second year of work mowing down the invasive reed grass along the shores of the river where […]