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Updated 2026-02-26 13:19
Hopeville Kite Festival touted as Ontario's largest this weekend
'It's a nice, relaxing, fun family activity,' organizer Karen Cox said.
Driving complaints in Markdale, Flesherton area lead to charges
An Oakville resident is facing numerous charges after police received a series of driving complaints in the Flesherton and Markdale areas on Tuesday evening. Just after 7 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP responded to multiple complaints about a northbound silver sedan that witnesses said was being operated at excessive speeds, making unsafe passes and failing to [...]
Some Grey-Bruce municipalities lift burn bans
The soaking rain that much of Grey-Bruce experienced on Tuesday has led some local municipalities to begin lifting burn bans. Among those lifting bans on Wednesday were Brockton, West Grey, Meaford, Grey Highlands, The Blue Mountains, Southgate, Georgian Bluffs and Huron-Kinloss. Hot and dry conditions had led many municipalities across Grey-Bruce to implement full or [...]
Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular a unique family-focused fishing derby
Everyone loves a good fishing story, and there have been some gems throughout the 37 year history of Owen Sound's popular salmon derby.
Grey County funding toward seniors housing confirmed
Rents should be $750 to $800 per month, county community services director Anne Marie Shaw said.
Energy minister visits Bruce Power to announce new isotope production system
Canada's minister of energy and natural resources visited Bruce Power on Tuesday to announce a new isotope production system. Tim Hodgson visited the nuclear power plant as Bruce Power detailed the installation of an isotope production system (IPS) in Unit 6, the first reactor to be renewed under the company's Life-Extension Program and Major Component [...]
Owen Sound area loses power thanks to blown fuse
For most, power was out for only two minutes but some waited two hours.
Owen Sound Baysox take Game 1 over Ivy Rangers
The Owen Sound Baysox are two wins away from competing for another North Dufferin Baseball League championship. The Baysox opened their semifinal series against the Ivy Rangers Sunday at Tom Williams Park in Owen Sound with an 8-5 win. Slugger Bryan Post led the way for the Scenic City squad with a double and a [...]
Owen Sound Baysox take Game 1 over Ivy Rangers
The Owen Sound Baysox are two wins away from competing for another North Dufferin Baseball League championship. The Baysox opened their semifinal series against the Ivy Rangers Sunday at Tom Williams Park in Owen Sound with an 8-5 win. Slugger Bryan Post led the way for the Scenic City squad with a double and a [...]
Grey Bruce OPP investigating human remains found near Tobermory
So far, it's 'unclear and undetermined' whether the remains were ancestral or more recent. -- Nawash band councillor Nick Saunders
OHL introduces changes following board of governors meeting
The Ontario Hockey League's board of governors approved several changes at their annual general meeting in Muskoka this past week. Included in the changes are enhanced video review technology, which will be rolled out to all 20 team venues this season, a change to overage player registration eligibility, and stricter regulations for cut-resistant gear. The [...]
Beer Stores in Sauble Beach and Markdale to close
The Beer Store locations in Sauble Beach and Markdale will close effective Oct. 19. The Beer Store announced the closure of 12 stores on Monday, including the locations on Main Street in Sauble Beach and Argyle Street in Markdale. Other store forthcoming closures include locations in Grand Bend, Bridgenorth, Eganville, Forest, Harrow, Little Current, Noelville, [...]
Original Summerfolk performers return for 50th festival
Festival founder Tim Harrison performs with Larry Jensen, who opened the first festival
Arran-Elderslie woman charged with arson following Burgoyne fire
South Bruce OPP have charged a 26-year-old Arran-Elderslie woman with arson and two counts of assault with a weapon following a fire in Burgoyne. On Aug. 14, at approximately 5:16 a.m., South Bruce OPP and Arran-Elderslie Fire and Emergency Services attended a residence in Burgoyne for an active structure fire. Officers determined that the fire [...]
Several drivers charged in Grey-Bruce for operation while impaired
Several drivers were charged with impaired driving over the weekend, including a man who nearly hit an officer while fleeing from a RIDE program. According to the Grey Bruce OPP, police conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program at the intersection of Second Avenue North and Third Avenue North in Sauble Beach on Saturday. [...]
Founders honoured as Neyaashiinigmiing powwow marks 40 years
What started as a vision by a small group at Neyaashiinigmiing four decades ago has grown into a cherished event held each year to celebrate the traditions and culture of the First Nations community. The Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation held their 40th annual traditional powwow at the Arthur Butch" Elliot (Azhdayoniquot) Memorial Cultural [...]
Hundreds of cyclists take part in Gran Fondo Lake Huron
Hundreds of cyclists headed out onto the roads of Saugeen Shores on Saturday for the 2025 Gran Fondo Lake Huron. Riders of all ages took part in half a dozen rides ranging in distance from 10 to 110 kilometres that started in Southampton and took them through the rolling countryside. A 1-kilometre kids ride was [...]
Public health lifts swimming advisory for Southampton beach
Grey Bruce Public Health has lifted the swim advisory for Southampton beach. Public health officials said new test results from a series of beach water samples showed that bacterial levels have returned to within the Ontario Ministry of Health's guidelines for safe swimming. We would like to thank the residents of Saugeen Shores and visitors [...]
Grey-Bruce health board members remain as more details emerge
The Grey Bruce Public Health board's municipal members remain board members, despite letters from the board chair announcing their termination. Grey County Warden Andrea Matrosovs confirmed the board members' status in an interview Friday, the morning after Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, temporarily took over control of the health unit Thursday [...]
Meaford pumped storage critics planning boat protest
An Anchors Away to Save the Bay" protest on the water is planned for Aug. 23 to protest a drilling rig's work in the bay.
Saugeen Shores, West Grey receive water infrastructure funding
The municipalities of Saugeen Shores and West Grey are receiving millions of dollars in provincial funding for water system infrastructure upgrades. Local members of provincial parliament announced in recent days that the Town of Saugeen Shores would receive almost $18 million in funding to upgrade Southampton's water pollution control plant, while the Municipality of West [...]
Grey County's community paramedic visits now fully provincially funded
While paramedics respond to 911 emergencies as they happen, the community paramedicine program aims to catch people before they have a health emergency.
Owen Sound Baysox to meet Ivy Rangers in NDBL semifinals
The Owen Sound Baysox and Ivy Rangers will meet in the North Dufferin Baseball League semifinals. In a rematch of the 2025 Strother Cup final, which the Baysox won in five games, the second-seed Owen Sound Baysox will play the third-seed Ivy Rangers. Owen Sound finished the year with a 17-5-0 record and dispatched the [...]
Owen Sound Attack add UMass commit to defensive corps
The Sioux City Musketeers selected John Alex Banks with the eighth-overall pick in the 2025 USHL draft.
Owen Sound Attack add UMass commit to defensive corps
The Sioux City Musketeers selected John Alex Banks with the eighth-overall pick in the 2025 USHL draft.
New CT scanner operational at Owen Sound hospital
The new Computed Tomography scanner at the Owen Sound hospital is now operational. Brightshores Health System announced on Friday that the new state-of-the-art CT scanner began to serve patients earlier in the week, and that over the coming days it will gradually ramp up to 100 per cent capacity. The new scanner replaces the hospital's [...]
Ontario's chief MOH takes over Grey Bruce Public Health board
Local board chair says province directed that municipal reps be dismissed
Summerfolk marking 50 years in Owen Sound this weekend
Annual music and crafts festival began in the Scenic City in mid 1970s
Durham Hospital Foundation kicks-off $1.2 million campaign for new X-ray machine
The Durham Hospital Foundation aims to raise $1.2 million to replace its aging X-ray equipment. The Minutes to Care campaign launched with a $100,000 donation from a private donor. Durham Hospital has some of the shortest ER wait times in Ontario, with an average of just 42 minutes," said Tom Hutchinson, vice chair of the [...]
Calling OSCVI class of '75: Reunion planned for Sept. 25
Organizers have lost track of some classmates and others have yet to respond.
Holyrood family of 13 loses everything in house fire
The phone call came from the oldest of Anna Clarke's 11 children at their home in Holyrood. She said, well, she didn't say anything for a minute. I said What's wrong, Harm?' And she said, Mom, the house is on fire." All 11 children made it out of the home safely that Saturday morning, but [...]
More Grey-Bruce municipalities implement burn bans
Despite rains that fell in some areas of Grey-Bruce earlier this week, more area municipalities have implemented fire restrictions due to hot and dry conditions. The Town of the Blue Mountains on Thursday implemented a total fire ban that will remain in effect until further notice. The ban includes all fires, fireworks, and open-air burning, [...]
Police seek suspects who stole from Huron-Kinloss business
The South Bruce OPP are looking for suspects after an overnight break-in at a rural business along Bruce Road 1 in the Township of Huron-Kinloss. Police said that on Aug. 2, they attended the business after receiving a report of a break-in and arrived to discover that a storage shed on the property had been [...]
Police investigating fire at Burgoyne residence as arson
Police say porch at residence was on fire
Guest number 30,000 welcomed to Southampton's Chantry Island
Marine Heritage Society began offering boat tours to island in 2001
Southampton beach posted unsafe for swimming
The Southampton beach has been posted unsafe for swimming due to high bacteria levels. Water sampling tests taken at the beach on Tuesday came back showing that bacteria levels exceed the Ontario Ministry of Health standards. The beach will remain posted until further samples show levels have returned to within the acceptable range for swimming [...]
Owen Sound users advised of possible odour, taste changes to water
Changes to city's drinking water temporary as Georgian Bay hits peak temperatures
Pick-up truck crashes in Grey Highlands, driver charged
A Mississauga man faces several charges after a vehicle crashed after the driver fled police in Grey Highlands on Tuesday evening. Just after 11:30 p.m., members of the Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in the area of Grey Road 4 and Concession 2 southwest of Flesherton. A black [...]
Neyaashiinigmiing traditional powwow to run Aug. 15-17
Event has been held at Cape Croker for 40 years
Feature film shot on Bruce County farm set to hit theatres
Dark comedy Loathe Thy Neighbour was filmed in area back in 2023
Central Ontario region suffers the driest year in 50
Kawartha Lakes, through Peterborough, Northumberland and Prince Edward County has received 90 per cent less than normal rain
Updated: Grey Bruce Public Health board's municipal reps terminated
Public Health has yet to comment on the move.
Police investigating break-in at Beaver Valley residence
Police said one person was assaulted and sustained minor injuries in the incident
Ann Kelly loved Owen Sound and worked to make it better
'I guess I'm for the ordinary people, the everyday people that say good morning to you on the street.' -- Ann Kelly, in a 1987 story about her retirement from The Sun Times.
Some Grey-Bruce municipalities issue partial fire bans, caution urged
Bruce Peninsula currently has high forest fire danger rating
Six Nations sweeps Owen Sound in MSL semifinal series
The defending Mann Cup champions are moving on after completing a four-game sweep of the Owen Sound North Stars. The Six Nations Chiefs beat the North Stars 12-6 Saturday afternoon inside the Meaford and St. Vincent Community Centre. The Chiefs will now play the winner of the other Major Series Lacrosse semifinal between the Brooklin [...]
Professional sand sculptor reveals trade secrets at Sauble Sandfest
Stay hydrated. That was the advice for the sand sculptors at Sauble's Sandfest on a hot Saturday morning, and the trick to keeping their intricate creations together. This sand is wet, but it still takes so much water to build something," said professional sand sculptor Sharon Nesbitt, who has been building sandcastles at Sauble's Sandfest [...]
Saugeen First Nation Powwow showcases culture, promotes togetherness
The sounds of pounding drums and chanting songs spilled out from the grounds of the James Mason Memorial Recreation Centre Saturday afternoon. Vehicles lined the side of French Bay Road near Chippawa Hill, as people from all over the province and country came in droves to the annual Saugeen First Nation Powwow. On a scorching [...]
Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race running strong in its 15th year
The paddle-bike-run race was inspired by a similar race in New Zealand and takes participants through the rugged and beautiful Bruce Peninsula landscape.
Markham teen dies in head-on crash north of Wiarton
Three others were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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