Owen Sound Sun Times

Canada Post is moving to community mailboxes for Hepworth. A Canada Post spokeswoman said no alternative location could be found for a post office in Hepworth and so Canada Post decided to install permanent community mailboxes instead. No location or timing for this change is confirmed but affected residents will be notified as soon as [...]

Owen Sound council chose not to act on a public request to take down U.S. flags hanging at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre. During public question period, Owen Sound residents Anne and Doug Stewart asked the city to consider removing the U.S. flags hanging at the north end of the ice surfaces at the [...]

Health officials say test wells as snow melts, runoff starts

Owen Sound council granted final approval for the following business licenses at its meeting on Monday: Buds 4 Less Corp, a cannabis dispensary business at 2125 16th St. E. Buried Wealth Tattoo Collective, a tattoo business at 249 10th St. W. Penn. Penningtons, a retail clothing business at 1969 16th St. E. Retreat Into Wellness, [...]

Fee to help with costs, complaints about camping on harbour wall

The average price came in at $26,530 per acre

Incidents the sixth and seventh cryptocurrency-related frauds in the South Bruce OPP jurisdiction this year

Police are looking for suspects following a break-and-enter at a Walkerton business in the early hours of March 2. According to a media release from the South Bruce OPP, two suspects wearing masks broke into a business on Durham Street East in Walkerton at 12:55 a.m. Police said the suspects smashed through glass to enter [...]

The latest outburst from the American president appears to have been triggered by tariffs imposed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Owen Sound will look at banning American-made products and services and prioritize a Buy Canada approach in response to the tariff threats from U.S President Donald Trump. On Monday, city council passed a motion by Coun. Brock Hamley that directed staff to prepare a report on the matter for consideration. Hamley said the city may [...]

The Owen Sound Attack won't be able to withstand any more weekends like this past one in Erie. Not if they want to play playoff hockey. The young Bears were outhustled, outshot, and outscored 11-4 in a two-game set inside the Erie Insurance Arena. Luckily, the two other teams they're hunting down in the Western [...]

An Ontario ice cream manufacturer is freezing its prices, a response to the U.S.trade war it says is the greatest threat to Canada's sovereignty since the Second World War. Chapman's Ice Cream, the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in the country,is vowing not to increase prices for customers for the remainder of 2025 as U.S. [...]

Owen Sound police charged drivers with impaired operation in two separate crashes, one involving a city snowplow. Owen Sound Police Services officers laid impaired driving charges after collisions Friday night and early Sunday morning, both with no reported injuries but significant damage to the vehicles. Friday at 10 p.m. police attended a two-vehicle collision in [...]

The Owen Sound Attack are coming home empty handed. Owen Sound dropped a second-straight game to the Erie Otters, 7-3, Saturday night inside the Erie Insurance Arena. Luckily for the Scenic City Skaters, the Sarnia Sting and Sault Ste. Marie both lost Saturday as well, so the playoff picture at the bottom of the Western [...]

'Not a lot in life is free right now,' woman says of free repairs at the Repair Cafe

Unemployment ticked up to six per cent in Grey, Bruce, Huron and Perth counties in February, while Ontario's rate remained steady at 7.2 per cent The region's unemployment rate rose by 0.2 of a percentage point to six per cent. There were about 1,700 full-time jobs lost, partially offset by 900 part-time jobs gained, for [...]

Hit the panic button in PA. With playoff implications full-on implicating, the Owen Sound Attack were smothered by the Erie Otters in a 4-1 defeat inside the Erie Insurance Arena Friday night. The Otters clinched a playoff spot with the victory. Owen Sound lost ground to Sarnia but were bailed out by the Barrie Colts, [...]

The local child welfare authority says it can't afford the extra expense of a program which helps adults with developmental delays anymore.

A 28-year-old pedestrian from Aurora has suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision on the Grey-Bruce line on Friday morning. Grey Bruce OPP are asking for witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam video of the crash that occurred just before 8 a.m. to come forward. Grey Bruce and South Bruce OPP responded to the [...]

Cattle farmers hope to see tariff-talk volatility settle down

Fresh Roots Cafe reopens, adding tables

The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce is bringing businesses together to help them prosper. This is Part 2 of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.

One driver was taken to hospital after two pickup trucks collided at 10th Street and 7th Avenue East Thursday morning. The Owen Sound fire department responded to a call at 11:10 a.m. Capt. Kyle Bowers said firefighters used a tool to remove the door to extricate one of the drivers. They helped paramedics load the [...]

Wood sculptor Mark Sfirri will give a virtual presentation on the works of Stephen Hogbin and their impact on furniture making and woodturning

If U.S. President Donald Trump's plan is to start a trade war to achieve a large-scale manufacturing revolution in the United States, it's a flawed strategy, says Canada's largest manufacturing consortium. With a head office in Owen Sound, the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium is a training and information-sharing group that supports more than 18,000 firms [...]

After spring-like weather to start the week, winter returned with a vengeance on Thursday, closing roads across Grey-Bruce and creating another snow day for students. Grey Bruce OPP issued an advisory late Thursday morning asking drivers to limit their travel due to blowing snow and whiteout conditions. Officers were responding to numerous crashes and vehicles [...]

Judge says she wanted murderer to hear impact on family

A local wood manufacturer consortium CEO said Ontario companies are exploring other markets and hoping for government relief as Trump's tariffs come into effect. The bottom line is a lot of them are starting to explore other export markets," said Mike Baker, CEO of the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario. The problem with that is [...]

It's just an ordinary old pear tree, except for a bit of human intervention about a hundred years ago.

International Women's Day began as a struggle for more women's pay in the U.S.

EH!tel Networks Inc. has acquired Owen Sound telecommunications company GBTel. The acquisition came into effect on Friday (Feb. 28), and the company says GBTel customers will continue to receive their internet and home phone services uninterrupted with no changes to contracts or rates. GBTel founders Richard and David Gils will continue to oversee the quality [...]

It is the human form of rabies vaccine; animal doses are not in shortage

Welcoming Communities Grey Bruce will hand out its BELONG Awards next month, celebrating those who embody diversity, empowerment and unity in the region. The annual awards will be presented when the not-for-profit organization, committed to building a welcoming and inclusive community for all, holds its Together as One Gala on April 25 at the Klages [...]

Meanwhile, Saugeen Conservation warns of possible flooding

The City of Owen Sound is seeking approval to extend its bus service to Guelph for up to a year as provincial funding for the service dries up. The Guelph Owen Sound Transportation intercommunity public transit service launched in the summer of 2020, connecting the two cities, with additional stops in Chatsworth, Williamsford, Durham, Mount [...]

From taking American liquor off the shelves to coffee shops changing the name of a popular drink, Canadians are bringing the country's own products to the forefront

The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce has put a call out for support for a program that helps families and individuals in need access to its programs. The organization is hoping to raise an additional $32,000 by the end of March to reach the $100,000 fundraising goal for its Strong Communities Fund. The fund [...]

Two suspects were arrested at the Blue Mountain ski hills after fleeing from police following the theft of liquor from the LCBO store in Thornbury. Just before noon on Sunday, officers from the Collingwood and the Blue Mountains OPP responded to a theft in progress, where two men entered the store and took numerous bottles [...]

Northern Ontario farmers again plead for assistance at the OSCIA annual meeting

A woman's body was found bound and gagged in Northern Bruce Peninsula in 2021

The demand by both parents and providers for access to the universal child-care program in Grey County is far outpacing the number of spaces available. Grey County council was updated on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program the county administers on Thursday as it marked three years since the start of the program [...]

Snow days wreaked havoc on high school schedules and led to the cancellation of Bluewater District School Board final exams in January, and one parent is saying the board isn't doing enough to help students who want to improve their grades. Heather Lovely said her 18-year-old son is working hard to get into highly sought-after [...]

The fishing community is coming together to help the Sydenham Sportsmen's Association rebuild after its hatchery roof collapsed under a heavy snow load. On Feb. 25, 17 Sydenham Sportsmen's Association volunteers saved 60,000 rainbow trout fingerlings after heavy snow buckled the supports of the building near Creamery Hill in Owen Sound. Glen Worsley is a [...]

Carter George's 50-save performance pushed the Owen Sound Attack back into a playoff spot Saturday night.

Vic Arthur and Harold Sutherland combine to give the Old Greys Hockey Club 160 years of experience.

Rosie the Hockey Player author Jenna Prestidge pays tribute to women's hockey pioneers with new book.

The Peanut Gallery' was out in full force. Sam O'Reilly put on a show for them.

Grey Bruce OPP announced Friday afternoon that Grey Road 16 is closed between Highway 6/10 and Grey Road 3 in Georgian Bluffs due to weather. Shortly after, the OPP also closed Grey Road 40 between Grey Road 7 and Highway 10 in Meaford and Chatsworth, due to weather.

Anticipating possible spring flooding, Georgian Bluffs is asking residents to clear storm drains, ensure culverts aren't blocked, downspouts are directed away from foundations and sump pumps are working properly. The high snowpack this season has resulted in drainage ditches and culverts becoming blocked in some areas, and if we experience rapid melting, particularly in combination [...]