Owen Sound Sun Times

Unlike the rest of the teams taking part in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U23 Elimination Tournament in Owen Sound this weekend, a trip to nationals isn’t the primary goal for the Selects. The Selects have already qualified for the Softball Canada U23 Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Saskatoon later this month as the defending national […]

It will likely be a while yet before construction begins on Redhawk’s planned 366-unit residential subdivision across from the Owen Sound hospital. Roger Howard, vice-president of planning and development at Brampton-based Redhawk Construction’s parent company Rice Development Corp, said the company is not planning to start site work this year and is uncertain if it […]

Environmental groups are urging the province to adopt into law a hearing officer’s recommendations, which they say provide a “clear path” towards the necessary protection of endangered piping plovers at Sauble Beach. “I think that the ministry and the town should take the report into account in terms of, moving forward, what can or cannot […]

A red-footed tortoise, a barbershop quartet, a jazz guitarist — all sorts of cool things filled downtown shops Friday for the first ever “July 5 Live”, which leads up to a giant street sale on Saturday. The event was part of the First Friday series created by the Businesses and Organizations of Owen Sound Together, […]

How do I make a budget? What should I cook for one? How do I book a doctor’s appointment? A network of health professionals say these are questions youth often ask themselves the first time they leave home – but the answers aren’t always obvious, and they might be embarrassed to ask for them. Now, […]

The goal for the Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars has always been a trip to Quebec to compete for the President’s Cup. That goal got a lot closer to becoming a reality last weekend when N’Stars GM Keith Peer traded for two of the James Gang’s top gunslingers. “It’s been 10 years since Owen […]

The Owen Sound Attack will play a home-and-home series with both the Barrie Colts and North Bay Battalion to round out a four-game exhibition schedule starting in early September. Owen Sound will start their preseason campaign Sept. 1 at the Bayshore against the Colts – puck drop at 2 p.m. – before heading east on […]

FASTBALL Tara tops Desboro The Tara Ladies lumped the Desboro Royals 9-2 in a Wednesday night Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League match. The Ladies pulled out a win with Christie Goudy taking the mound for and earning 13 strikeouts. Katrina Richards went three-for-three in the win. Maddy Moore crushed a home run in the loss. […]

July 4 2019

Grey Bruce OPP are thanking the public after complaints led to a number of careless driving charges this Canada Day weekend. Police say officers charged a total of 59 drivers with speeding on Highway 6 on the Peninsula. Another eight drivers were charged with stunt driving, which means they were going at least 50 km/h […]

One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision west of Dornoch. Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of a crash on Grey Road 25 in the former Sullivan Township Wednesday, where they found a vehicle submerged in water. Police confirmed the deceased was the only one in the vehicle at the time. Their identity […]

The owners of Eddie the dog have decided to give another paralyzed pup a “second chance” at a happy life. Angela Parker and her husband Sunil of Owen Sound rescued Wally, a four-year-old chihuahua-mix, from an animal shelter in Los Angeles earlier this year while vacationing in California. Like the couple’s husky-German shepherd Eddie, Wally […]

Raw milk advocate Michael Schmidt is under house arrest for a month after an intermittent sentence of two months, imposed by a provincial court judge in October 2017 on a charge of obstruction of a peace officer, was reduced on appeal. But Schmidt plans to further appeal his conviction. He was charged along with four […]

City officials launched an investigation Tuesday after receiving complaints that used kitchen oil was allegedly dumped into a storm water catch basin outside of a recently opened fast food restaurant over the weekend. Dennis Kefalas, director of public works and engineering, said a site visit at Popeyes Louisiana Chicken on 16th Street East revealed evidence […]

Something unusual is tucked into a 1,300-square-foot unit in the industrial park on the east side of Owen Sound – a cricket farm. Inside, it’s hot. About 32 degrees Celsius, a comfortable temperature for the thousands of chirping insects living in cardboard boxes and wooden drawers, but perhaps not for Joe Shouldice, the founder and farmer […]

Police found a missing Kitchener man Tuesday afternoon, after his car was found abandoned a day earlier on Highway 6. Grey Bruce OPP located Grant Hemstock, 27, in good health in a wooded area of Williamsford at 1:35 p.m. An emergency response team, canine unit and helicopter helped in the search. Hemstock went missing June […]

Police found the car of a missing Kitchener man Monday afternoon. Grant Hemstock, 27, was expected to travel from Kitchener to Owen Sound on June 30 when he did not arrive at his destination. Just after 12:30 p.m. on July 1 Grey Bruce OPP located his car on the northbound shoulder of Hwy. 6 in […]

June 2019

Owen Sound’s annual Canada Day celebration in Kelso Beach Park was a day to set nice Canadian modesty aside and talk about what we like most about our country. The park started filling up at 4 p.m. to see entertainers in the amphitheatre and attractions in the park, including demonstrations of eager, acrobatic dogs dodging […]

The leadership of the Ontario Lacrosse Officials Association (OLOA) has recommended that its referees do not accept any more assignments after an incident involving an official Friday night. As a result, the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) was forced to cancel scheduled games. “Following receipt of reports outlining a serious incident involving a player participating in an […]

FASTBALL Long haul for Belmore silver The Belmore Sting finished second at the OASA U19 Midget Elimination tournament in Carp, Ont. this past weekend. The Sting played five games on Sunday, the tournament finale, and after 15 hours on the diamond fell to the Kitchener-Waterloo Twins in the gold medal contest, 13-6. Belmore topped Napanee […]

The largest junior league in Canada may move to Memorial Cup-style tournament to decide a champion.

Shooting wasn’t the only thing happening at the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association club grounds Saturday. But it was a popular attraction at the outdoors club’s first open house in about seven years. Also there were bus shuttles to the club’s fish hatchery, tours of a nature trail showcasing native species, a barbecue, birdhouses for sale and […]

Saugeen Shores police charged a 29-year-old Port Elgin man with numerous firearms offences Sunday. A police investigation led to a Port Elgin address where firearms and ammunition were seized, police said in a news release Monday. Police seized a 7.62 mm rifle, a prohibited sawed-off bolt-action rifle and magazine, 14 rounds of ammunition, a Mini […]

A Saugeen Shores police officer was bitten while arresting a suspected impaired driver early Sunday morning in Southampton, police said in a news release. Police responded at 3:15 a.m. to a report of a suspected impaired driver. They found the suspect “clearly intoxicated” and during the arrest the male driver became “assaultive and resistive.” More […]

When it comes to family fun, the Bruce County Museum has a line-up of activities and exhibits to keep the entire crew engaged all summer long. “This year we’ve really gone all out to put together a range of activities that offer something for all ages,” says Stephanie Crilly of the Bruce County Museum. The […]

A motorcycle driver was taken by air ambulance to hospital with life-threatening injuries Saturday night. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Saturday at 6 p.m. that they were investigating a collision between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 10 south of Markdale. Grey Bruce OPP and OPP technical traffic collision […]

Approval in principle for the Nuclear Innovation Institute to move into the current police station in Port Elgin hasn’t removed the threat of demolition from the former rectory in Southampton, organizers of a rally to save it said Sunday. Morning sunshine warmed the yellow-brick former rectory at 254 High Street, which overlooked dozens of people […]

The Hamilton Bengals ended the Owen Sound North Stars season with a 12-4 win in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Saturday night inside the Dave Andreychuk Arena in Hamilton. The win seals the sweep of the N’Stars in their return to Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League postseason action. Owen Sound jumped out to […]

Community concerns about a proposed outdoor marijuana farm at Neyaashiinigmiing have pressured the band council to act to halt the project. On Friday the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation council passed a bylaw which establishes a “special development zone” which excludes marijuana production and sales from the entire reserve or designated parts of it. […]

Owen Sound police charged a 25-year-old Owen Sound woman with stunt driving and driving with an excess blood-alcohol level after a car was clocked travelling 106 kilometres per hour in a 50-km zone Saturday morning. Police encountered the car at 8:25 a.m. westbound on 10th Street West. The car was impounded for seven days and […]

With an 11-7 win over the Kitchener-Waterloo Velocity Friday, the Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars moved to 8-4 on the year with a sparkling 7-0 record inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. On the other side of the coin the Velocity return to the K-W with a winless 0-12 record. With four games […]

West Grey police have charged a driver with criminal negligence causing death after a man riding a motorcycle died from injuries sustained in a collision with a Hummer sports utility vehicle near Markdale on May 29. West Grey Police Service issued a news release Friday afternoon which announced the charge was laid after a month-long […]

The members of Still Eighteen – who lived for years near Owen Sound – say their upcoming performance at Roxodus Music Fest will be the biggest gig of their music career so far. The alt-rock band, composed of Joey and Karen Ciotti and their 23-year-old daughter Samantha, was one of eight acts chosen to perform […]

The Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of 2002-born free-agent forward Joshua Samanski on Friday. Samanski is six-foot-three and 175-pounds according to Attack GM Dale DeGray. He played last season with the Brantford 99ers of the GOJHL where he posted 13 goals and 12 assists as a 16-year-old. Samanski, now 17, is the son of […]

A man charged with impaired operation of a vessel causing death after a mishap in Colpoys Bay earlier this month made a brief appearance in an Owen Sound courtroom Thursday. Christopher Solomon, 39, of Neyaashiinigmiing will have to wait about two weeks for the Crown’s disclosure of evidence because there’s a conflict which prevents the […]

The Owen Sound Attack dealt a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2023 to the Sudbury Wolves for Kirill Nizhnikov on Friday. Nizhnikov was originally a seventh-overall selection of the Mississauga Steelheads in 2016. The Attack will be the third OHL team the talented winger has suited up for. His rights were traded […]

Port Elgin native re-signs with Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed Port Elgin native Kevin Czuczman to a two-year contract. The two-way contract would carry a value of $700,000 at the NHL level. Czuczman, 28, is entering his third season in the Penguins organization. As an alternate captain with the American Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins […]

With large crowds expected at Sauble Beach this Canada Day long weekend, the local Plover Lovers group is urging beachgoers to respect the endangered shorebirds and their new chicks. “It will be a busy long weekend ahead and we hope people will share the beach with the plovers,” said Kirsten Snoek, the group’s outreach and […]

Grey County is keeping its quarry for now, but is going to explore leasing out the site in Grey Highlands. On Thursday, county council opted to look into leasing the quarry on Grey Rd. 40 to a private operator, which was deemed the most favourable option in a consultant’s report presented during the meeting. Grey […]

The Canadian Hockey League Import Draft went off without a hitch in Attackland on Thursday according to the team’s longtime top-boss in hockey operations, Dale DeGray. Owen Sound will welcome 16-year-old Czech native Stepan Machacek and 17-year-old German prospect Julian Straub to the Scenic City when rookie camp opens in August. “In this draft it’s […]

Owen Sound has granted a third extension to a development fee holiday agreement for Sydenham Properties’ condominium project, but councillors stressed they hope it will be the final request. “Perhaps the third time’s the charm,” Coun. Marion Koepke said during Monday’s council meeting. “But I’m certainly hoping that we don’t see it again because it […]

Redhawk Construction’s plan to build a 366-unit subdivision with single-family homes, townhouses and apartment buildings across from the Owen Sound hospital has taken a big step forward. City council conditionally approved Monday night a trio of planning applications from the Brampton-based company to permit the large-scale development, the plans of which were first provided to […]

This year’s “Get Yer Hillbilly On!” Ribfest July 18 in Mount Forest in memory of former Sun Times sports editor Bill Walker will have more that double the ribs and more tickets to avoid leaving anyone hungry. Last year’s inaugural Ribfest, which kicked off the annual Mount Forest Fireworks Festival proved so popular that people […]

The Bruce-Grey-Owen South People’s Party of Canada Electoral District Association will have a general meeting Friday at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound. Local PPC candidate Bill Townsend will present the party’s policies and platform and will invite questions, comments and suggestions of issues specific to this riding which need to be presented in Ottawa […]

The Owen Sound Attack will make two selections in the 2019 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft Thursday. “They are in my mind, but I can’t say anything because with this stupid draft who knows,” Attack GM Dale DeGray said on Wednesday. DeGray has been in contact with the agents of the Attack’s prospective import players, […]

Before sentencing Sarah Standen to 4 1/2 years in prison, Superior Court Justice John Sproat remarked Wednesday that if everyone in Ontario heard the victim impact statements he’d just heard, there would be far less impaired driving. Standen admitted to police she had a “buzz going” when she failed to stop at a stop sign […]

Owen Sound native Carter Garvie and a trio of Owen Sound Attack prospects are part of a pool of 112 players invited to Hockey Canada’s under-17 development camp taking place July 19-26 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Garvie, who backstopped the Grey Bruce Highlanders minor midget triple-A squad last […]