Owen Sound Sun Times

The province’s plan to merge the Grey Bruce Health Unit with the Huron and Perth health units won’t happen by the province’s initial April 1 deadline, if it happens at all, the local medical officer of health said Friday. The provincial budget had announced Ontario would replace its 35 public health units with 10 new regional public […]

The Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre and Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre will play host to the third-annual Northern Lights Lady Classic in Owen Sound this weekend. The action started Friday in the three-division, 17-team house league tournament. Teams from Owen Sound, Kincardine, Collingwood, Chatsworth and London will compete for the atom crown. Peewee teams […]

A proposal for Owen Sound to spend $55,000 in property tax revenue to create two green roofs at city hall survived a split council vote during 2020 capital budget deliberations. Coun. John Tamming asked council to remove the project from the draft $22.8-million budget, but Mayor Ian Boddy cast the deciding vote to defeat that […]

The second period sunk Owen Sound Thursday night in Saginaw. A four-goal middle frame staked the Spirit to a 5-1 lead after 40 minutes, and despite a desperate comeback effort in the third period, the Attack would lose their fourth-straight 5-4. It’s been a strange statistical story this season for the Bayshore Boys. For some […]

He’s a bit of an unwitting throwback. “It’s just a different time. Kids aren’t as crazy as they used to be, maybe, it might just be millennials or something – I don’t know.” Andrew Perrott has a presence on the ice for the Owen Sound Attack. When Quinton Byfield came to Owen Sound he was […]

Meghan Calhoun has always been fascinated with swimming. When she was four-years-old, she would stare at the members of the city’s aquatic club in the other pool during her swimming lessons. At 10, she joined the Owen Sound Aquatic Club’s (OSAC) developmental program and began to excel – especially in the butterfly stroke. Soon though, […]

Something that touches the emotions has the power to reach people deeply and make an impact, said the 2019 YMCA Peace Medal winner Thursday at the Y in Owen Sound. Founding artistic director Joan Chandler accepted the award on behalf of her not-for-profit theatre company, Sheatre, which was recognized for its “peacemaking work, which has […]

The American College of Surgeons has recognized Grey Bruce Health Services for the quality of its surgery outcomes, one of a dozen hospitals in Canada and 88 hospitals in North America and beyond to be honoured. The ACS’s National Surgical Quality Improvement program is a world-renowned scientific approach to reducing infection, illness and death related […]

November 21, 2019

The Grey Bruce Health Unit has announced the area’s first lab-confirmed case of the flu. Influenza B was found in a Meaford resident and serves as a reminder for people to get vaccinated by health care providers and at most pharmacies, the health unit said in a news release Thursday. Again this year, public health […]

Owen Sound police charged a 26-year-old man with weapons-related offences for allegedly pointing what turned out to be a replica pistol at someone during a fight downtown early Thursday morning. Police were called just after 1 a.m. by a citizen who reported a disturbance near 3rd Avenue and 8th Street East. A complainant identified a […]

Hanover police charged a 30-year-old woman with attempted child abduction after police say a six-month-old infant was temporarily taken from a waiting area at a medical clinic Tuesday. About 2:15 p.m. the infant in a car-seat carrier was “temporarily taken from the mother’s care in the waiting area. The mother and others quickly intervened and […]

Bruce County’s updated housing and homeless plan has set targets to boost affordable housing. By the end of 2020, it will replace 15 rent-geared-to-income units and add 10 affordable and 10 “modest market units” in Kincardine and develop a navigational and visual tool to promote affordable housing to developers. Staff will visit eight municipal council […]

Bruce County updated its affordable housing and homelessness plans this summer, amid recent increases in demand for affordable housing. “Housing in Bruce County, particularly along the lakeshore, has become unaffordable, not only for low-income individuals and families, but among middle-income earners,” the plan says. The plan shows the waiting list to get into Bruce County’s […]

City council will further examine a request by Barry’s Construction to buy a portion of Timber McArthur Park near Saint-Dominique-Savio school and transform the land into 16 narrow building lots. It directed staff Monday to proceed with seven steps in a recommended approach for repurposing parkland, as outlined in Owen Sound’s recreation, parks and facilities […]

Cowan nets lone Hawks tally The Owen Sound Shannon Deckers of Remax Ice Hawks peewee-B team travelled to Mount Forest Tuesday night. Mount Forest scored two goals in each period to beat Owen Sound 6-1. Sarah Cowan scored for the Ice Hawks on a nice top-corner wrist shot. Sarah VanDrunen and Aimee Dubosq played in […]

A second operator plans to start running a transportation service between Owen Sound and Guelph, as the city prepares to launch its own government-funded service on the same route. Kasper Transportation of Thunder Bay has announced that beginning in late February it will launch the new route from the Scenic City to the Royal City […]

The transgender pride flag has been raised for the first time at Owen Sound city hall in recognition of the annual Trans Day of Remembrance, which is Wednesday, Nov. 20. Joan Beecroft of PFLAG Canada, Donald Anderson of Grey Bruce Pride and city Coun. Carol Merton, representing the mayor and Owen Sound council, spoke during […]

Owen Sound council has heard a range of comments on proposed new development fees for the city, including a plea to slap another moratorium on the charges, calls to freeze them at current levels and a suggestion to use them to provide an incentive for affordable housing builds. Barry Kruisselbrink of Barry’s Construction urged council […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is taking part in a campaign to encourage people to quit smoking. The Start Your Quit Story campaign is launching across Southwestern Ontario this week, featuring personal stories about quitting smoking in an effort to inspire others to quit smoking and to create a space where others can feel supported […]

A lot on the western edge of Owen Sound has again been transformed into a forest of Christmas trees. Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound volunteers were busy unloading approximately 850 trees on Tuesday in preparation for their 69th annual Christmas tree sale, which kicks off Saturday and runs until Dec. 22. Through the sale of […]

Developer Giorgio Heidary says a “significant labour shortage” in the construction industry is a major reason his 39-unit Georgian Landing luxury apartment project has fallen further behind schedule. He now anticipates the six-storey building, which is being constructed across from the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, will be finished by Aug. 30, about a year […]

A Grey County proposal to add dozens of new long-term care beds to its Grey Gables home in Markdale would be a “critical mistake” that future generations would have to shoulder financially for decades to come, says Owen Sound Coun. Richard Thomas. “I think the plan that they’ve adopted is the wrong plan. And I […]

August 21, 2109

A teen who died after a car crash in Brockton last week is being remembered as a beautiful girl who was a quiet and hard-working student. Denise Turqueza, 17, of Kincardine died Saturday in a London hospital, where she was taken after the crash along Highway 9 in Brockton on Nov. 12. Her father, 47-year-old […]

BROOMBALL KTWs stem the bleeding against Wildcats The KTWs ended a small losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Wildcats Sunday in Desboro in Grey Bruce Ladies Broomball League action. Britt Wark had two goals while Cheryl McCallum and Amanda Zettle both had one for the KTWs. Kiersten Linthorne scored for the ‘Cats. Janice […]

The Walkerton District Community School will be abuzz Monday morning following a four-medal haul at the CWOSSA ‘A’ championships. The junior girls basketball team won gold while the senior girls basketball, senior boys volleyball, and junior boys volleyball clubs all earned silver medals at their respective regional high school championship tournaments. The Riverhakws junior girls […]

West Grey Police are looking for information about the theft of a pick-up truck from the Cook Bus Lines parking lot just north of Mount Forest overnight Wednesday. The black 2016 Ford F150 Supercrew pickup was taken from the property on Norpark Avenue. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact West Grey […]

The 32nd edition of the Festival of Northern Lights kicked off with a bang – that was followed by some sirens, lights and a blast of water from a water cannon. The festival’s kickoff along the banks of the Sydenham River in downtown Owen Sound Saturday night included a bit of added excitement when the […]

For only the second time this season the Kingston Frontenacs were able to celebrate after the final buzzer, and they took advantage. The Frontenacs coaches shook hands. The players whooped it up and congratulated goaltender Ryan Dugas on his 41-save first-star performance. The after-party for the Fronts 3-1 win over Owen Sound Saturday continued in […]

Grey Bruce Health Services will receive a more than $6 million infusion from the province. On Friday, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker announced in a news release that three hospital corporations based in Grey-Bruce would receive more than $6.6 million in total as part of a $68-million fund to support small- and medium-sized hospitals. The […]

For Nancy Sharma of Paisley, the 74th Kiwanis Owen Sound Santa Claus Parade was an opportunity to show some new neighbours what Grey-Bruce was all about. Sharma brought Margaret Linn and her grandchildren Hailey, 14, and Zackery Bester, 10, to the parade on Saturday. They had just moved to Paisley from Kitchener. “These guys are […]

The Owen Sound Attack staged a last-minute comeback to salvage a point against the Guelph Storm Friday night, but couldn’t finish the effort in overtime. Instead, former first-round pick Daniil Chayka sent the Royal City revellers inside the Sleeman Centre home happy with his sixth-goal of the season to end the game, 4-3. It never […]

CWOSSA ‘AA’ boys volleyball The St. Mary’s Mustangs beat Sacred Heart in an all-BAA final to win the 2019 CWOSSA ‘AA’ junior boys volleyball championship Friday in Walkerton. After finishing pool-play undefeated, the Mustangs topped St. David in straight sets (25-15, 25-13) Friday morning to earn a berth into the championship game. Meanwhile, the Sacred […]

The St. Mary’s Mustangs’ first loss of the season ended their campaign Thursday afternoon at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge. The Mustangs lost 21-8 to the St. David Celtics in the CWOSSA football semifinal. The Celtics – a Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo – were the winners of the District 8 championship. The game […]

The community surrounding the Bruce nuclear power plant may be known as “Fortress Bruce,” but speakers at a nuclear summit at Cobble Beach Friday said the industry’s future must not be taken for granted. Bruce Power’s pollster provides monthly updates on the public’s view on the nuclear operator’s plans to rebuild and extend the life […]

City council is holding a public meeting at 7 p.m. Monday on updated development charges for Owen Sound, which, if approved as proposed, would increase the fees for each new single-family home built in 2020 by about 70 per cent. But the rates are subject to approval by council. The proposed fees were determined in […]

The United Way of Bruce Grey is concerned it won’t be able to find enough wood for an estimated 65 low-income households this winter. Executive director Francesca Dobbyn said Friday they have been able to provide $600 grants to 102 households for the purchase of firewood so far for the program this fiscal year, which […]

Ken Thomson of the Owen Sound Municipal Non-Profit Housing Association has been awarded with a Lifetime of Service Award by the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association. Thomson was presented with his award during a Grey County council meeting on Thursday. He was one of five people to receive the award from across the province this year, […]

The $2.75 million project to replace the Chesley hospital’s air-handling units and install a sprinkler system throughout the site is complete. The work, which began in March, saw the inpatient unit at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre site temporarily reduced to two holding beds and relocated to the Emergency department from late July to […]

If you haven’t already got your tickets for Owen Sound Little Theatre’s production of Sister Act, you are likely out of luck. The Roxy Theatre announced on Thursday that the remaining shows of the musical comedy are sold out. Melissa Monk, administrative assistant with the Roxy said that nine of the 11 showings of Sister […]

The Barrie Colts scored four-straight goals at one point Thursday and it was just enough to overcome the Owen Sound Attack and their resurgent power play. The Colts outgunned Owen Sound 8-5 in a game mostly illuminated by a red goal light. Fans of defensive hockey may need some time to recover after what they […]

After losing his well-paying job in Fort McMurray in the aftermath of Alberta’s oil crash, Gabe Snooks decided to move back to his hometown of Saugeen Shores with his young family to find work. “I came to Port Elgin, started a family and everything was slow. So I went away looking for work and now […]

Grey County appears to be heading in a new direction as it continues to mull its expansion options for the Grey Gables long-term care home in Markdale. At its last meeting on Oct. 24, county council agreed on a motion to submit an application to the province for 96 new beds, but on Thursday that […]

The Wiarton & District Chamber of Commerce is distributing letters to every business on Berford Street in hopes of encouraging as many as possible to send representatives to a public meeting Nov. 27 on next year’s $7.36-million Big Dig. “I think the biggest stakeholders in this are the merchants on the main street,” Paul Deacon, […]

Blue Mountain Resort will open on Friday, its earliest opening day on record by a full 10 days. The resort announced Thursday that its Silver Bullet chairlift would be operating beginning on Friday, giving skiers access to the Memory Lane and Tranquility runs, while the Easy Rider Magic Carpet would also be operating. There will […]

It’s a Christmas miracle in the Scenic City. Within about 24 hours of being hung with care on a tree in the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre’s lobby, all 150 hand-crocheted bells and tags inscribed with Christmas gift ideas for lonely seniors in Owen Sound were taken by Good Samaritans. “I can’t say thank you […]

About 165 people attended The Sun Times’ 2019 Women in Business luncheon and awards ceremony Wednesday at the Best Western Inn on the Bay in Owen Sound. Josie Myles of Josie’s Fashions and Symon Says in Wiarton took home the top honour of Woman of the Year, which recognizes an owner, manager or professional for […]

A bear died after it was struck by a flatbed tow truck on the eastern edge of Owen Sound early Thursday morning. Just before 2:30 a.m., the truck was driving west just inside the city limits on 16th Street East when it struck the animal crossing the roadway. The area was dark with no street […]