Owen Sound Sun Times

Lawyer laid out implications of these unilateral mayoral powers for council Monday

Bruce Power has donated $150,000 to the Brightshores Health System Owen Sound Foundation to support the purchase of a new CT scanner, which will enhance diagnostic imaging for patients across the region. Bruce Power believes in providing the people in our communities with the best possible health-care services and tools we need," said James Scongack, [...]

Emily Kussmman will become Bruce County's new director of long-term care and senior services on May 26. The former administrator at Brucelea Haven will lead the delivery of long-term care at Brucelea Haven in Walkerton and Gateway Haven in Wiarton. Kussmman will also provide leadership to Bruce County's Age-Friendly Community Initiative, a program aimed at [...]

Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George finished as the runner-up for the Ontario Hockey League's Jim Rutherford Trophy, awarded annually to the league's best goaltender. Kitchener's Jackson Parsons won the award, as voted on by the league's general managers. The overage goaltender backstopped the Rangers to a fourth 100-point season in franchise history, earning a [...]

The judge's decision considered local harms caused by fentanyl dealers

Youth Discoveries: The Road to Summerfolk finals this Saturday

The Bluewater District School Board has appointed Wayne Peeters to a vacant trustee position. Peeters was sworn in as trustee for the Southgate and Grey Highlands at a special meeting of the board on Tuesday, taking over the seat previously held by Janice Kaikkonen. In February the board declared the seat vacant due to absences. [...]

Ontario's Ministry of Labour is investigating a workplace mishap after a 23-year-old worker from West Grey was transported by Air Ornge to a trauma centre in London with serious injuries Tuesday. A ministry spokeswoman said in a brief statement that the worker, who was employed by JT Excavating, was injured by a piece of machinery [...]

Experience Ontario local funding totals almost $104,000

Owen Sound police are asking for the public's help to confirm the well-being of a 15-year-old girl named Jillianne. She's 5' 6'', with medium-length red hair and brown eyes, who was last seen Monday, April 28 at 8 p.m. on the upper eastside area of Owen Sound, a news release said. She was reported missing [...]

Liberal candidate Anne Marie Watson says party must address young male concerns

Results are preliminary, with all but one poll reporting

Voters in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound have returned Conservative Alex Ruff to Ottawa for a third term. Ruff declared victory in the riding late Monday evening, but while it was a win for himself locally, it appeared he would be in opposition once again as it appeared the Liberals were heading to a minority government. Ruff called [...]

Conservative MP Ben Lobb will be returning to Ottawa to represent Huron-Bruce for a sixth consecutive term.

Several locations in Hanover have been identified as places where people may have been exposed to measles in recent days. On Monday, Grey Bruce Public Health issued an advisory to the public listing a number of locations and times where members of the public may have been exposed to a recent laboratory-confirmed case of measles. [...]

Postmedia journalists across Southwestern Ontario are fanning out to cover the 10-riding region's results in Monday night's federal election.

Noah Cupples scored six goals as the Owen Sound North Stars edged the Guelph Royals by a score of 12-11 Sunday afternoon inside the Victoria Road Recreation Centre. With the win, the North Stars improve to 1-1 with 18 games remaining in the regular season. The 18-year-old Cupples has recorded seven goals in two games [...]

See how Owen Sound voted in the 2025 federal election below.

A snap election, a new Liberal leader, President Trump and talks of tariffs - local candidates discuss an eventful campaign

The weekly hangout will return in the fall for a third season of coffee, chats and fun.

Federal election coverage for Owen Sound and area

Those gathered in Owen Sound at the library, art gallery and church on 1st Avenue West to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday were greeted with a cold, wet and gloomy day. But inside, it was all positive vibes" as Lydia Dyck with Pollinate Owen Sound put it during her presentation inside the Presbyterian church. The [...]

An Owen Sound youngster and burgeoning humanitarian continues to use her talent for crafting to help raise funds for a good cause. Last year, Scarlet Fleming created ornaments, bows and wreaths for her table at the eighth annual East Ridge Community School Craft and Vendor Show to raise funds for Red Cross humanitarian relief in [...]

Brody Himelien scored four goals, including a pair in the third period, as the Six Nations Rebels came from behind to defeat the Owen Sound North Stars in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League season opener for both clubs Friday night. Despite falling behind 6-4 in the first period, the Rebels clawed their way back [...]

Nearly 26,000 people voted in advance polls throughout the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding, according to Elections Canada estimates released this week. The 25,734 people in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound who voted early contributed to a record-breaking 7.3 million electors who took advantage of the advanced polling over the Easter long weekend - a 25 per cent increase from [...]

Close to $100,000 in illicit drugs have been seized and six people have been charged following a months-long targeted investigation into drug trafficking in Owen Sound and surrounding communities. Police executed three simultaneous search warrants in Owen Sound on Thursday in relation to the investigation, which was launched in February. Labelled Project Backboard, the investigation [...]

There might be people exposed to measles who haven't been identified yet, the health unit said

Ruff says he's optimistic he'll improve on 2021 results while Watson thinks the Conservatives should be worried.

A Huron-Kinloss residents has lost approximately $60,000 after recently falling victim to cryptocurrency fraud. On April 16, South Bruce OPP were dispatched to an address in the municipality, where an individual had reported being a victim of fraud. The investigation found the individual had been attempting to invest in cryptocurrency through an online agency. The [...]

UK suspects have extradition hearing set for Aug. 14

'. . . all of a sudden, you've made an impact." Don Day, founder of the local 100 Good Men chapter

A new subdivision is being proposed for the south end of the village of Chatsworth that includes 38 residential lots, 13 multi-residential units and a commercial block. Grey County council received for information on Thursday a report on a draft plan of subdivision application for the approximately 24-hectare site known as the George Street-Chatsworth subdivision. [...]

Just four days in, a judge has declared a mistrial and ordered a new jury be selected at the sexual assault trial of five players from Canada's championship-winning 2018 world junior hockey team. While the decision may have caused the trial to slightly wobble, it hasn't derailed it. A new jury panel had already assembled [...]

Grey County council has approved a projected 2024 year-end corporate surplus of more than $4.4 million, with the funds to be transferred into reserves for use on upcoming work. Such a large surplus, which will be finalized when the county's audited financial statements are presented in June, is an exception rather than the norm, and [...]

Supporting local workers and businesses is part of solution, many say.

Georgian Bluffs chief administrative officer Niall Lobley will join Grey County as deputy CAO. At her final meeting on Thursday, outgoing Grey County CAO Kim Wingrove announced that Lobley had been selected to fill the position currently held by Randy Scherzer, who will take over the top job at the county. Wingrove, who is leaving [...]

The company's Dundalk location closed in December.

Fifty years ago, in 1975, Elinor Bartlett placed an ad in the newspaper. Six people replied to that ad looking for like-minded individuals who shared a love of spinning and weaving, and thus the Pottawatomi Spinners and Weavers Guild was born. The group recently celebrated its 50th anniversary as a community organization consisting of weavers, [...]

'It's not just about jobs. It's about making life viable here, and attractive' Ann Gillies said.

The PJHL's best-of-seven Schmalz Cup semifinal returns to Hanover Friday with the Barons down 2-1 to the Napanee Raiders. The Raiders and Barons will drop the puck at 8 p.m. inside the P&H Centre. Napanee, the East Conference champions, took Game 1 in Hanover on April 17 by a score of 3-1, despite Hanover outshooting [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars junior B team begins the 2025 road to the Founders' Cup on Friday in Six Nations. The North Stars open up the campaign with five straight road games. They'll play two games this weekend. It all begins Friday night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena before the N'Stars travel to the [...]

Federal election all-candidates meeting in Owen Sound will be rebroadcast on Rogers

Bluewater District School Board Trustee Derrick Long is again facing sanctions after being found to have breached the board's code of conduct policy. A 36-page investigative report detailing a code of conduct complaint against Long was presented at the board's meeting on April 15. The investigation report, written by Michael Maynard of ADR Chambers, alleges [...]

The African Children's Choir will celebrate 40 years of Hope and Harmony at Owen Sound's Rockcliffe Church on May 11. The choir's Owen Sound tour stop will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the 4th Avenue West church. The African Children's Choir proves just how powerful music can be," says choir manager Tina Sipp. These concerts [...]

A record 7.3 million Canadians, at least, cast their ballots in advance polls across the country over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada. The 7.3 million figure is an estimate with some polls yet to report, but it's clear more Canadians are turning out to the polls early than ever before. It's a 25 [...]

The record breaking rookie becomes the first Owen Sound Attack player to earn the award.

Owen Sound's Safe N Sound and OShaRE are this year's recipients of the weeklong 2025 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie charity campaign. The famous coffee shop's Smile Cookie campaign runs from April 28 to May 4, with 100 per cent of the proceeds from every cookie sold at Tim Hortons locations in Owen Sound supporting the [...]

Dark Sky International advocates have set up a presentation at the library in Owen Sound and a stargazing event on Tuesday evening. The presentation, Saving Our Dark Skies, will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library's auditorium, followed by a question-and-answer session. Then, when it gets dark, likely [...]

Six students from Grey and Bruce counties are preparing for an opportunity of a lifetime, as they have been selected to represent Team Bluewater at the 2025 Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF). This year's fair will take place from May 31 to June 7 at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. More than 400 [...]

Local martial artists from KT Tae Kwon Do attended the 25th annual Tri Star Taekwondo Championship earlier this month at Western in London. The tournament featured over 600 competitors and represented a challenging arena for the local athletes hoping to achieve their goals. The two youngest athletes from KT Tae Kwon Do, Justina Kim and [...]