Owen Sound Sun Times

If the Windsor Spitfires and Owen Sound Attack meet in the playoffs there won’t be an empty seat or inch of standing room available inside the Bayshore. Saturday night’s contest ended with the two teams jawing at each other near centre ice as the officials tried to usher the gladiators out of the arena. The […]

Ontario Power Generation says it will now explore other options for the permanent disposal of low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste after Saugeen Ojibway Nation members overwhelmingly rejected OPG’s proposal to create a deep geologic repository at the Bruce nuclear site near Kincardine. “OPG respects the decision of SON members. We will now move forward to […]

Ontario Power Generation officials say they will look for alternatives to a deep geologic repository for low- and intermediate-level waste at the Bruce nuclear development site at Tiverton after Saugeen Ojibway Nation members voted strongly against the plan. SON’s environment office posted the results of the vote Friday night after voting was conducted over the […]

Sixteen seconds of Mike Petizian is all the Kitchener Rangers needed to best the Owen Sound Attack 2-1 inside the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Friday night. Well, that, and another 60 minutes of stellar goaltending from Jacob Ingham who is quickly becoming the boogieman-in-blue for Owen Sound Attack shooters. The win improves the record of the […]

Two regional farm co-ops want to merge operations to become more efficient, be more competitive and better protect their members’ investments, said Sam Luckhardt, the president of the board of Huron Bay Co-operative. The proposal is to merge Huron Bay with North Wellington Co-operative. Before the proposed merger comes into effect, two-thirds of the members […]

Owen Sound is now accepting nominations for its volunteer of the year, senior of the year and youth volunteer of the year awards for 2020. The application submission deadline is Feb. 21. Nomination forms can be found on the city’s website and hard copies are available at city hall. The volunteer of the year and […]

A Kincardine resident has lost more than $40,000 in a telephone scam. South Bruce OPP are warning the public after the scam, which started with a phone call from someone pretending to be a bank employee concerned about suspicious activity. After a series of transactions to assist the “special investigator,” the victim realized a loss […]

The Blue Mountains council has promoted one of its own to fill the formerly vacant deputy-mayor’s seat, while the town’s mayor continues to recover after a mild heart attack in mid-January. Rob Potter, a former newspaper editor who has served as councillor since June 2018, was appointed and sworn in as deputy-mayor at a special […]

Owen Sound council is formally requesting a presentation with year-end and current financial statements from the non-profit Festival of Northern Lights, which receives $40,000 annually from the city plus in-kind labour support. But Jamie Walpole, chair of the organization’s board of directors, said he already has a delegation scheduled for the March 23 council meeting […]

A man has been arrested and stolen tools worth thousands of dollars have been returned to their owners after a break-in and theft at an Owen Sound condominium on Thursday. Early Thursday morning, a man broke into the condominium and stole the power tools belonging to contractors working at the site, the Owen Sound Police […]

A small heavy water spill at Bruce Power on Thursday has been cleaned up without any adverse impact to employees, the environment or the public, according to the company. Bruce A staff discovered the heavy water on the floor of Unit 2. Station staff followed procedures to allow for safe clean-up, including the assembling of […]

SNC-Lavalin’s subsidiary Candu Energy Inc. has been awarded three contracts from Bruce Power with a combined value of $34 million. The projects are all in support of Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement program, which began in January when Unit 6 was taken offline and will eventually upgrade six units at the site, extending the life […]

Getting the job Dunn The Owen Sound Tamming Law Ice Hawks hosted the Collingwood Lightning on Jan. 24 and skated away with a hard-fought victory. 2-1. Collingwood opened the scoring in the first period but the Ice Hawks answered seconds later when Ally Dunn fired off a snappy wrister assisted by Ava Jones to tie […]

Police have identified the driver of a pick-up truck who died in a crash in Arran-Elderslie late Thursday afternoon. Kevin Warren, 41, of the former Elderslie Township was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Conc. 2 near Chesley. South Bruce OPP responded to the single-vehicle crash at 4:18 p.m., attending the scene […]

Police in Huron County got some help from a furry woodland creature to catch a Hanover man who was wanted by West Grey Police Service on a number of outstanding charges. The man was found shaken and cold, hiding about 30 feet up in a pine tree, telling police that he had been chased by […]

A driver was pronounced dead after a pickup truck hit a hydro pole west of Chesley Thursday afternoon. South Bruce OPP said in a news release they got the call at 4:18 p.m. Police and Bruce County Paramedics went to the area and found a truck had left the roadway and hit a hydro pole. […]

Patti Belle Sargent, a former Owen Sound city councillor and daughter of the popular city mayor and beloved MPP Eddie Sargent, died Monday at the age of 71. Ms. Sargent was diagnosed more than a year ago with stage 4 colorectal cancer. She died in the Chapman House hospice. Ms. Sargent followed her father’s footsteps […]

There’s a consistency issue in the Western Conference. Most of the Ontario Hockey League teams who ply their trade in the wild west have been great at times and they’ve been awful at times. Sometimes the pendulum swings heavy and full, as is the case for the Guelph Storm right now who are plummeting through […]

Owen Sound’s arbitration victory over the local firefighters’ union, which allows a minimum of four on-duty firefighters instead of five in certain circumstances, will produce “substantial savings” in overtime costs, the city says. The city also said in a news release that arbitration board chair Lorne Slotnick “agreed with the city’s position that the reduction […]

Northern Bruce Peninsula council will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss how it will recruit a new top town hall staffer. Chief administrative officer Bill Jones has announced he will resign March 11. Council voted at its meeting Monday to accept the resignation. “The mayor and members of council wish to thank Mr. Jones […]

Owen Sound will be refreshing discussion on a potential green bin program for the city. Council supported a motion Monday by Coun. Richard Thomas to request a staff report on the possibility of launching a source separated organics program with a focus on funding it through an increase in bag tag prices. The report will […]

A city councillor wants Owen Sound to hit the pause button on its plan to add a climate change specialist position at city hall. Coun. Marion Koepke notified council Monday that she will present a motion Feb. 10 to delay hiring the climate change adaption and mitigation co-ordinator – which council authorized Jan. 13 – […]

Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips was in Owen Sound Tuesday for pre-budget consultations. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker’s office said in a news release that municipal, health care, agriculture and other sector leaders offered suggestions and advice. “The government is looking for ideas that will help build Ontario together by putting jobs, skills and workers […]

Owen Sound council members and staff honoured the late former councillor Peter Lemon with a moment of silence before one-by-one snapping open cans of his favourite drink, Coca-Cola. It took place at the start of Monday’s meeting, the first council session since the long-time municipal politician died Jan. 17 at age 76. Mayor Ian Boddy […]

Georgian Bluffs residents are looking at the possibility of a tax decrease in 2020. On Tuesday, the municipal council held its first budget meeting, where staff presented a proposed budget containing a municipal tax rate decrease of 1.72 per cent. For a home in the municipality valued at just under $307,000 that had no change […]

Two local lacrosse standouts were selected in the Major Series Lacrosse Junior Entry Draft Monday night. Goaltender Ethan Woods was taken eighth-overall by the Cobourg Kodiaks while Jake McNabb went 11th overall to the Brampton Excelsiors. Major Series Lacrosse is Ontario’s Senior A box lacrosse league. Most of the players in the league play – […]

With the Wuhan coronavirus now confirmed in Ontario, the Grey Bruce Health Unit says it’s actively monitoring the situation and has issued alerts to local health care providers. “The clear message to the public – to our audience – is the risk remains low. But we are going to continue to assess this risk and […]

Owen Sound homeowners will see their property tax bills rise by about 1.7 per cent this year after council approved the city’s $71-million operating and capital budget Monday night. Corporate services director Kate Allan said the combined hike – which factors in Owen Sound, Grey County and education levies – is the lowest for the […]

City council is requesting a joint meeting with Owen Sound’s police board to discuss its concerns with the department’s rising budget, which is expected to cost property taxpayers about $7.48 million this year. Council directed city staff Monday to set up the meeting “well in advance” of its budget deliberations for 2021. Coun. Travis Dodd, […]

A pair of athletes from Owen Sound’s KT Tae Kwon Do school competed in a field of over 600 in the KPNP Open Taekwondo Championship at the Markham Pan Am Centre on Saturday earning two gold and three silver medals. 1st Dan (degree) black belt instructors Rick Thibodeau and Remington Dosman were coached by 5th […]

Some schools in Grey-Bruce are expected to close next week as a pair of teachers’ unions plan to continue one-day strikes. The Bluewater District School Board has confirmed that schools will close to elementary students on Monday and Thursday of next week if Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario members strike. And all schools with the […]

The Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars selected former N’Star Jordan Van Damme with the second-overall pick in Sunday’s dispersal draft of the now-defunct Kitchener-Waterloo Velocity roster. Van Damme last suited up for the North Stars in 2017 when he contributed three points in five games. He spent last season with the Velocity and added […]

A North Huron woman has been charged in connection with a crash in December that resulted in the death of a South Bruce Peninsula man and seriously injured another man. The 21-year-old woman has been charged with failure to yield to traffic on a through highway, and is scheduled to appear in provincial offences court […]

A hold and secure was put in place at Peninsula Shores District School in Wiarton on Monday after a caller reported noises that sounded like they were from a firearm near the school. Police confirmdc that the noises heard by the caller were firecrackers, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release. Police were called […]

Four athletes, two builders, three teams and a special merit inductee will enter the Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame this year as the Class of 2020. The class of inductees includes athletes Bryan Kazarian, Mark Cochrane, Steve Irving, and Bayleigh Hooper. In the builder category, Terry King and Jack Milne get the nod while […]

Elementary schools in the Bluewater District School Board will likely be closed for two more days next week due to the ongoing labour dispute between the province and its teachers’ unions. And as the dispute drags on, the Bluewater board has announced that term one elementary report cards will not be completed. The Elementary Teachers’ […]

The Owen Sound Attack failed to improve their record in Erie after splitting a two-game weekend set against the Otters, but the Bears did manage to climb the Western Conference standings thanks to the freefalling Guelph Storm. The Scenic City squad started the week in seventh place. They fell to eighth after Friday night’s loss […]

Smith reaches the podium Julian Smith participated in a US Super Tour event this weekend at Craftsbury, Vt., with the best skiers in North America in attendance. On Friday, the men lined up for the 1.5-kilometre classic sprint qualifier. Smith finished sixth in a time of 3:21.34. Only the Top-30 qualified for the quarterfinals where […]

With word that South Bruce is a step closer to being host to a $23-billion deep underground storage vault for Canada’s high-level nuclear waste, Mayor Bob Buckle sees potential benefits for decades to come. His rural municipality, with a population of less than 6,000, is one of two areas of Ontario still in the running […]

Owen Sound police charged a 35-year-old Owen Sound man with offences related to a stabbing in downtown Owen Sound Jan. 4. Police in a news release thanked the public for its help to conclude the investigation Saturday with an arrest. Police charged the suspect with assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, and possession […]

Saugeen Shores Police Service announced charges against a 38-year-old Hanover man suspected to have been peering into two Port Elgin residences Nov. 26. Analysis of a DNA sample found at one of the two locations identified him, police said in a news release Sunday. Before identifying him, police analyzed video and released a screen capture […]

Maybe you think all you need is a match to start a fire. Tell that to the Scouts who tried and tried again to build self-sustaining fires using only matches, a small wooden plank and a knife Saturday. Down in Harrison Park at the 57thannual Scout campout, 104 Scouts and leaders took part in fun […]

A weekend in Erie has never been so crucial. It’s likely the Owen Sound Attack and Erie Otters are going to battle down the stretch in a meaningful playoff race. The Otters landed the first punch Friday with a 5-3 win inside the Erie Insurance Arena. These two teams will play four more times down […]

The Ontario Series Lacrosse league announced this week the Kitchener-Waterloo Velocity will cease operations effective immediately. The OSL will operate as a five-team league playing a balanced 16-game schedule for the 2020 campaign. Each team will play two games (home-and-away) against the other four teams. At the end of the regular season, one team will […]

OSAC to host regional swim meet The Owen Sound Aquatic Club will host the Huronia Regional Swim Meet at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre Jan. 31 – Feb. 2. The Huronia Regionals are the largest home swim meet of the year for the club. The event is a qualifying meet where the best of […]

January 25, 2020

Saugeen Ojibway Nation officials say so many permits are being sought for emergency shoreline repairs, caused by record-high water levels, that a meeting is needed to consider natural, long-term solutions in SON traditional territory. From Collingwood up to Tobermory and down to Grand Bend, SON’s Environment Office receives a notification from the Ontario Ministry of […]

MPP Bill Walker says Ontario’s major teachers’ unions are not being reasonable in contract negotiations with the province even as his government has presented concessions at the bargaining table. “The reality is the union hasn’t offered anything from their perspective. And we continue to say one per cent is a fair and reasonable amount in […]

For the second time this week, multiple schools in Grey-Bruce were closed to students Friday due to a one-day teacher strike. Three days after English Catholic teachers held a province-wide walkout, local public elementary teachers set up picket lines in front of eight Bluewater District School Board schools, the board’s Chesley education centre and two […]

Cory Church made a brief appearance in bail court Thursday after police charged him in relation to a bank robbery in downtown Owen Sound the day before. The 34-year-old Chatsworth man was held in custody and is to return to bail court by video Monday morning in Owen Sound, when he is to set a […]