Owen Sound Sun Times

A roundabout will be built to make Grey County’s most accident-prone intersection safer with some provincial funding announced Friday, the second of several steps which should see the project completed by summer 2022. The Ontario government confirmed it would cover a $606,606 share of the $1.94-million project to replace the intersection of Grey Road 3 […]

Cochrane fans 18 Lee Anne Cochrane struck out 18 batters and hit a two-run triple to lead the Desboro Bulldogs to a 5-1 victory over The Port Elgin Lady Blue Devils in Round 2 of Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League playoff action. Tara edges Desboro On a beautiful night for ball in Allenford fans were […]

Young professionals, business executives, investors and individuals now have access to a unique residential and commercial opportunity coming to Port Elgin early in 2020. Andrew Hill, a construction, development and real estate presence in Port Elgin with more than three decades of experience, recently announced his plans to create an exclusive multi-storey professional office development […]

With one day left in the round-robin schedule at the 2019 Softball Canada under-19 national championship in Owen Sound only one team remains unbeaten. With the Shallow Lake Sting falling to the Kitchener-Waterloo Hallman Twins Thursday night only the Delisle Pride remain unblemished sporting a perfect 6-0 record. Both the Shallow Lake Sting and Twins […]

A Grey Highlands Mennonite farmer was handed a three-year suspended sentence Thursday after he was previously found guilty of criminal negligence causing death of his child in a skid-steer mishap. Emanuel Bauman, 32, was found guilty on May 15 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen in the death of his four-year-old son, Steven, […]

Four people have been arrested and a fifth person is still wanted by police after officers seized $40,000 worth of methamphetamine from a home in Ayton. The West Grey Police Service used a warrant at about 12:45 p.m. Monday to search a home on Louisa Street. Along with the meth, officers found scales, measuring and […]

Four former North Stars celebrated with the Iroquois Trophy Wednesday night after the Orangeville Northmen downed the Burlington Chiefs in Game 5 of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League championship series. Brody Caskenette, Jordan Caskenette, Logan Swanton and Mike Fiegehen all dawned the Northmen jersey through parts of the team’s championship run. Two of the […]

A Grey Highlands man found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in a skid steer accident that killed his four-year-old son has received a suspended sentence and three years probation. Emanuel Bauman, 32 when his son Steven suffered a fatal head injury when he fell out of the bucket of the skid steer Bauman was […]

Slowly and quietly walking the meandering single path of a labyrinth has long been considered a spiritual exercise that many believe has the power to calm and clarify the mind. “There’s really an important difference between a maze and a labyrinth. A maze is constructed to confuse. In a maze, you get lost. “A labyrinth […]

Ottewell clears the fence On Wednesday the Bad News Bears defeated Nawash by a score of 16-5 in Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League playoff action. Leading the way for the Bears was Georgia Ottewell with a home run while Courtney Torrie had two triples. Tore pitched in the win. Nawash’s big hitter of the night […]

A man has died after police say he lost control of his bicycle on the Embryo Mountain Biking Trail at Blue Mountain Resort, before leaving the trail and colliding with a tree. The man was taken to a local hospital after the crash, which happened Wednesday at about 4:30 p.m., where he was later pronounced […]

Brockton council has approved a franchise agreement to allow EPCOR Natural Gas Limited to bring a natural gas pipeline to service southern Bruce County across the municipality’s northern boundary. But there was disappointment that the company isn’t allowed to service Brockton residences along the line at this time. The line will travel along the town […]

Bruce County and the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that reaffirms Bruce County’s commitment to advancing the institute. “Today’s announcement builds on the current relationship we have developed as founding members in NII, and reaffirms Bruce County’s commitment to ensure NII’s success as Canada’s leading-edge nuclear applied research facility and […]

No one was injured when a car went down a grassy embankment on the west side of 9th Avenue East, just south of the grounds of Lee Manor, city police said. Traffic was tied up both heading into and leaving the city as a flatbed tow truck blocked the their way while the black Chrysler […]

With a pair of wins Wednesday the Shallow Lake Sting improved to 4-0 at the Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Owen Sound. It was lucky No. 7 for Shallow Lake. The Sting won 7-3 over Team Quebec and 7-1 against the Shellbrook Rangers. The Sting opened Day 2 against the squad from La Belle […]

Bulldogs upset Gators The seventh-place Desboro Bulldogs won 2-1 in the first round of playoff action over the second-place Allenford Gators Tuesday night in the Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League. Christie Leeder had a two-run double and a single for the Bulldogs with Lee Anne Cochrane and Melissa Gill pitching for the Bulldogs in the […]

On Saturday you could eat homemade pie, join the Farmer Olympics or just watch, ride the barrel train and do nearly a dozen more things, all at one local farm. Fun Day at the Farm happens at the Parkin farm southeast of Owen Sound, between 1 to 6 p.m. About 1,000 people are anticipated to […]

The powwow at the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation Saturday and Sunday will be a celebration of native culture and of life itself, Mike Henry said. He’s a band councillor and organizer of the 48th annual powwow on the reserve located just east of Southampton. It’s a competition powwow, meaning dancers compete for cash prizes, […]

Environment Canada is calling for sunny skies over South Bruce Peninsula Saturday, which is good news for Sauble Sandfest organizers. After all, rain and sandcastles don’t exactly mix. “It’s going to be beautiful both Saturday and Sunday. No issues there,” a confident Ron Howard, event co-ordinator for the Sauble Beach Chamber of Commerce, said in […]

His name is Tycoon, but he’s living the life of Riley. The four-year-old grand champion akita, who’s competing at this week’s Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club dog show in Owen Sound, has a team of people that tends to his every need – like using battery-powered fans to keep the thick-coated pooch cool while […]

The Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship got off to a soggy start in Owen Sound Tuesday. A rainy morning delayed the national championship until nearly noon, but organizers opened up a third diamond and jammed in 12 games of championship softball and an opening ceremony. The Shallow Lake Sting only needed four innings to […]

The Owen Sound Attack made a move to add veteran depth on Tuesday. The Attack acquired Matthew Philip from the Niagara IceDogs in exchange for Jackson Doherty and Owen Sound’s sixth-round pick in 2021. Philip, a 20-year-old forward from Ilderton scored 13 goals and added 18 assists for the IceDogs last season in the OHL. […]

The Bruce County Homes committee has decided to consider more candidates for a consultant to help deal with problems at Brucelea Haven. The committee had decided Aug. 1 to appoint consultant Carol De Rosie to investigate working conditions at Brucelea Haven outlined in a report by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Long […]

A Sauble Beach take-out restaurant owner whose business is on contested waterfront land says he’s found “conclusive proof” that Saugeen First Nation’s claim to the beach north of the Welcome to Sauble Beach sign is “unfounded.” Video productions posted online make it clear Dave Dobson, who’s also an elementary school library technician, has done considerable […]

“. . . all that block of land bounded on the west by a straight line running due north from the River Saugeen, at the spot where it is entered by a ravine, immediately to the west of the village, and over which a bridge has recently been constructed, to the shore of Lake Huron; […]

Sherrie Grant-Nixon has always believed her pup Coop is a top dog, but on Tuesday the gentle Chinese shar-pei officially earned his champion title. Eight-month-old Coop, whose full name is Gumby’s Flew the Cooper Buoy, won best puppy in show during the opening day of the Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club’s conformation dog show […]

The phrag tanks have come ashore along the Pottawatomi at Kelso Beach Park. On Tuesday, two Truxor amphibious machines from the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre were being used to chop down and clean up phragmites reed grass along the north shore of the Pottawatomi River at the park as part of the City of Owen […]

Saugeen First Nation will ask a court for a summary judgment ruling in favour of the band’s nearly 30-year-old claim to a popular 2.4-kilometre strip of Sauble Beach. The Superior Court of Justice motion asks a judge to decide whether the band received what was promised in Treaty 72 of 1854, based solely on archival […]

Bantam N’Stars make provincial quarterfinals The Owen Sound North Stars bantam club made it to the quarterfinals of the Ontario Lacrosse Festival in Oshawa this past weekend. The North Stars played ‘A’ Division teams all season long only winning one game all against Milton. Owen Sound played in the ‘C’ Division at provincials. The team had […]

Topp Performance club hosted the second rotating Tri-Club Open Mat Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training session Sunday. More than 20 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners from Bowler’s BJJ (Flesherton), Topp Performance (Port Elgin) and Kilian Academy (Owen Sound) trained together for the second time this summer. OGGK from Collingwood was added as the fourth club in the Grey-Bruce BJJ […]

West Grey police charged a 35-year-old man from the former Bentinck Township after someone fired a crossbow arrow toward a 60-year-old woman, missing her, on Monday. “The female was uninjured and was able to flee the scene for her safety,” police said in a news release Tuesday. Police, who were dispatched at 7:41 a.m., found […]

A Kitchener man faces impaired driving charges after multiple parked vehicles were hit by an SUV in Tobermory on Sunday. Grey Bruce OPP attended to the area of Legion Street and Hay Bay Road after the collisions and the 53-year-old man was arrested. He has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and […]

A Hanover man has been charged after two people were stabbed in Ayton on Sunday. West Grey police responded after receiving information that there had been a stabbing at a Louisa Street residence. There was a heated argument between a man and a woman who were sitting in the front seat of a parked vehicle, […]

The Snelling sisters stand out in a race. Not only are Keira, 11, and Sydney, 9, almost always smiling, but most of those they are running with are at least a foot taller than they are. But don’t be fooled by their pint-sized stature — they are competitive and they are fast. The sisters from […]

Twenty-seven members of the Saugeen Track and Field Club travelled to the University of Windsor on Aug. 2 to compete for the Athletics Ontario under-14, under-16 and under-18 track and field championships. The championships involve the top track and field athletes from over 100 clubs across the province. STFC returned home with the midget (under-16) […]

The Tavistock Hops upset the Owen Sound Selects in the first game of the playoffs to end the defending national champions run at the 2019 Softball Canada U23 Canadian Championships in Saskatoon Saturday. The Hops topped Owen Sound 4-1 in the third-seed versus six-seed matchup. Owen Sound entered the playoff round with a record of […]

The Shallow Lake Sting will need to make room in their suitcases. The Sting earned the bronze medal at the 2019 Softball Canada U16 Canadian Fastpitch Championship Sunday in Saskatoon. The run to the bronze included a dominant round-robin. Shallow Lake blew out the competition in four of their seven round-robin games finishing a perfect […]

Chief Greg Nadjiwon has been re-elected as chief of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation at Neyaashiinigmiing. Nadjiwon, 69, was elected Friday to his third two-year term as chief at Cape Croker, receiving 400 votes, followed by six-year councillor Carlene Keeshig, who received 129 votes. Jake Linklater was third with 97 votes. A total […]

U15 N’Stars win provincial silver The Owen Sound North Stars under-15 girls field lacrosse team will bring home a silver medal from the 2019 Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse provincials in Peterborough. The North Stars met Oshawa in the U15A gold medal game Sunday morning losing 10-8 in the championship contest. Jillian Goldie scored five goals in […]

The nation’s best will compete for a gold medal in Owen Sound this week. The Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship will be decided on the diamonds at Duncan McLellan Park. The action starts Tuesday with a bustling schedule all the way through until the medals are handed out Sunday afternoon. The role of tournament host […]

Bruce Kruger has long been lending his voice to the Emancipation Festival in Owen Sound, but on Saturday it was finally made official for the popular town crier from Bracebridge. Kruger was officially declared the Town Crier of the Emancipation during the rededication of the black history cairn at Harrison Park during the city’s 157th […]

Bombs away Denny Benson. The Selects power hitter launched three fly balls over the fence in Owen Sound’s round-robin closer at the Softball Canada U23 Canadian Championship in Saskatoon on Friday. Benson’s bat led the Selects to an 8-1 win over Ontario counterpart the Tavistock Hops. With the win, Owen Sound takes a 5-2 record […]

The OPP and South Bruce Peninsula’s bylaw enforcement department will be ramping up patrols at Sauble Beach this long weekend after receiving numerous complaints this summer about people drinking alcohol, smoking, using barbecues or bringing dogs on the beach. “It’s something we address on a regular basis, but recently it seems to be heightening in […]

Bruce County council is appointing a consultant to investigate problems at Brucelea Haven detailed in a report by the provincial director of long-term care. The report outlined 31 non-compliance issues and resulted in the county-run long-term care home in Walkerton being ordered to temporarily stop further admissions. On Thursday county council voted in favour of […]

Staffing shortages at Brucelea Haven may have contributed to two deaths and resulted in multiple non-compliance issues at the long-term care home, including residents not receiving baths, oral care, toileting assistance or time-sensitive medications when required, a Ministry of Health report has revealed. The 22-page document by the ministry’s long-term care inspections branch was released […]

North Stars fans following the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League championship series should recognize a few names. Jordan Caskenette, Brody Caskenette, Mike Fiegehen and Logan Swanton have all suited up for the Orangeville Northmen on their run to the OJALL finals. The local quartet has played games in the black-and-orange as recently as this season. […]

Owen Sound is bringing in reinforcements in its battle against invasive phragmites. On Tuesday and Wednesday staff from the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre and their amphibious equipment will join city staff to attempt to reduce and eliminate stands of the reed along a section of the Pottawatomi River at Kelso Beach Park. “We have had […]

“We have no slaves at home – Then why abroad? Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free. They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That’s noble, and bespeaks a nation proud. And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every […]

A Kitchener senior had to be rescued from Bells Lake after being stranded for three hours in a boat on Thursday. The 75-year-old man became stranded on the lake west of Markdale after the wind picked up and heat exhaustion set in, the West Grey Police Service said in a news release. The man was […]

Travellers in West Grey are being told to expect RIDE programs and a strong police presence in the municipality over the Civic Holiday weekend. The West Grey Police Service will be conducting patrols and RIDE programs in anticipation of increase traffic on the roadways and trails systems, police said in a news release. The traffic […]