Owen Sound Sun Times

Blue Mountains Mayor Alar Soever is recovering from a “mild” heart attack Saturday, a setback which came as council is about to decide how to fill the recently vacated deputy mayor’s seat. A town online news release said Soever “is resting and recovering after suffering a mild heart attack this weekend.” He admitted himself to […]

A motion for summary judgment, which seeks to quickly end a 30-year court case over the future ownership of much of the north side of Sauble Beach, likely won’t be heard in 2020, South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Janice Jackson said. “No date has been set for the summary judgment motion. It is unlikely to be […]

January 22, 2020

Georgian Bluffs has passed a new zoning bylaw. At its council meeting on Wednesday, council passed the bylaw, which replaces one from 2003. The old bylaw is outdated, includes hundreds of amendments and has mapping that is illegible in some areas of the municipality. The bylaw was the second attempt by the township. it passed […]

Georgian Bluffs will consider bringing back a scheduled flight service to the Wiarton Keppel International Airport, despite it costing the municipality just over $54,000 in 2019. At its meeting on Wednesday, council received a report from airport manager Gaurav Sharma regarding the scheduled service and passed a motion to further discuss it at budget time, […]

It’s almost time to wake up Willie. With Wiarton’s weather-prognosticating groundhog set to make his annual early morning prediction Feb. 2, South Bruce Peninsula officials will soon begin turning up the heat to rouse the snoozing pug-nosed albino marmot. “We wake him up a few days prior to prediction morning and we do that by […]

The Owen Sound Attack went to work Wednesday in a 5-0 shut out over the basement-dwelling Sarnia Sting at the Bayshore. It’s a game the Attack needed to win heading into a two-game weekend set with the Erie Otters. A weekend with serious standings implications as the Otters and Attack continue to battle near the […]

A Chatsworth man has been arrested and charged after a robbery at a downtown Owen Sound bank on Wednesday morning. Just before 11:30, a man entered the bank with his face concealed by a bandana, glasses and a hood. He displayed a knife to the teller in a threatening manner and directed her to quickly […]

Bayshore race returns August 30 The 11th annual Owen Sound Subaru Bayshore Race in support of the Owen Sound Hospital Foundation will be held August 30, 2020. “We’re looking forward to another incredible year of running and walking for a great cause,” said Greg Nicol, race co-director. “This race offers a 1km Kids Fun Run, […]

The OPP will continue policing South Bruce Peninsula for at least the next three years. Council has decided to renew the town’s contract with the provincial force instead of going with a proposal from the Saugeen Shores Police Service. Mayor Janice Jackson, who is also chair of South Bruce Peninsula’s police services board, said the […]

Northern Bruce Peninsula has heard an “outpouring of concern” about its Lion’s Head lighthouse since the structure was destroyed by a winter storm early last week. Community services manager Ryan Deska said many people have expressed how important the landmark is to them and their desire to assist with building a replacement, which the municipality […]

Grey County will be host for two job fairs in February and is recruiting employers for them now. The annual Owen Sound job fair draws more than 1,000 job seekers every year, according to the county. It will return to the city Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, between 2 and […]

About 400 local Catholic elementary and secondary teachers picketed in front of closed schools in Grey-Bruce Tuesday during their union’s first province-wide strike in more than two decades. Members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) Bruce-Grey units walked picket lines in front of St. Mary’s High School in Owen Sound, St. Teresa of […]

January 21, 2020

Big risk. Big reward. When Oshawa Generals general manager Roger Hunt traded nine draft picks and the rights to David Gucciardi to the Niagara IceDogs he was banking on nights like Monday in Owen Sound. The lone prize he coveted in that deadline move, Philip Tomasino, had two goals and two assists as the Generals […]

With its attempt to sell off the historic former courthouse and jail property at a standstill, Owen Sound is investigating the idea of demolishing some or all of the old jail buildings in hopes of boosting the site’s marketability. At a recent community services committee meeting, a consulting firm retained by the city presented four […]

Mark O’Leary stepped into his dream job earlier this month. The Owen Sound native was promoted to head coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors after serving for eight seasons as an assistant, and more recently associate coach, behind the Warriors’ bench. “When I was younger I never even thought of coaching pro or anything, I […]

The Climate Action Team of Grey Bruce will hold a public meeting on recycling on Thursday. The organization, a group of concerned citizens with a goal of taking action to mitigate climate change and to solicit community support in their actions, will have Miller Waste Operations Manager Jamie Grimoldby on hand at the Harmony Centre […]

Grey Bruce Health Unit staff need help confirming a dog which bit someone outside a Tim Hortons in Walkerton two weeks ago didn’t have rabies. A woman was bitten by a large, fluffy black and brown dog on Tuesday, Jan. 10 about 6 a.m. The dog was one of two tied up outside the restaurant […]

A Shallow Lake woman has joined two other recent local lottery winners. OLG announced in a news release Monday that Georgina Springer, of Shallow Lake, won the $75,000 top prize in the Instant Scrabble lottery. The 77-year old married retiree went to the store to confirm her win. “I thought I had won $10,000 and […]

Grey-Bruce is gaining a reputation for its high-quality cannabis. Andy Elliott, whose White Squirrel strain won the BS Fall Fair outdoor growing competition at Saturday’s second annual Wiarton Bongspiel, said the premium quality of the weed in the competition was proof of what can be done with some soil, seeds and a bit of tender […]

Rough weekend for minor midgets The Owen Sound Subaru Junior Attack minor midgets dropped three Ontario Minor Hockey Association playdown games on the weekend. On Sunday in Burlington, Owen Sound fell 2-0. On Saturday in Brampton, Elliott Thomson and Jaiden Whitlock scored in a 4-2 loss. And on Friday night at the Harry Lumley Bayshore […]

Police charged four youths after a dispute over a stolen mini bike and an assault. West Grey Police Service said in a news release on Sunday that on Jan. 12 a 17-year-old confronted four other 17-year-olds when he suspected they stole his mini bike. They admitted they had and agreed to return the mini bike. […]

Bluewater District School Board schools are expected to be closed to elementary students on Friday, Jan. 24 after the Elementary Teachers Federation announced Sunday that the board will be hit by a one-day strike. In a letter to parents Sunday, Bluewater director of education Alana Murray noted that secondary school exams, which are set to […]

While the weather outside was frightful on Saturday, nobody inside the Wiarton and District Curling Club really cared. In fact, most didn’t seem to have a care in the world, as bongs, bud, blunts and even curling were on the minds of many of the dozens of people taking part in Bongspiel 2020. Cannabis curling […]

When it comes to planning winter events, snow and cold temperatures is usually very much appreciated by organizers. Mother Nature came through in a big way this weekend for a couple of winter-themed events in central Grey-Bruce. “We are her for Winterfest, not Summerfest,” Sauble Beach Winterfest co-organizer Bruce Worthington joked Saturday as a storm […]

The Guelph Storm are teetering on a cliff’s edge and the Owen Sound Attack gave them a little extra nudge Friday night. The Attack handed the Storm their fifth-straight loss with a 4-1 drumming inside the Sleeman Centre. With Nico Daws out with an upper-body injury, the Attack put four pucks by backup Owen Bennett […]

Construction of 54 new rental homes, most of them affordable, will start this spring in Owen Sound thanks to a $6.2 million injection of federal and provincial cash. The money, from the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative and the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative, is flowing to Owen Sound Housing Company’s Odawa Heights, currently a 36-unit project […]

Peter Lemon, the former Owen Sound city councillor whose public service often focussed on the needs of people who had little or no voice, and whose commitment to celebrating the area’s heritage left a lasting legacy, died Friday. His death at 76 in Owen Sound hospital followed many stays in area hospitals over the past […]

The hearts of Canadian hockey fans sank into their stomachs as Aidan Dudas lofted the puck high over the glass. Nursing a one-goal lead in the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game, a delay of game penalty would put the Canadians down two men against the dangerous Russian power play. “It would have […]

A new school in Markdale is a step closer to reality after the provincial government gave the Bluewater District School Board the green light to purchase additional land. The Ministry of Education has approved land priorities funding to acquire additional lands adjacent to the current school property. Bluewater’s Superintendent of Business Services and Treasurer Rob […]

Two members of the Kincardine Fire Department have been charged in relation to an incident where a fire truck rolled in Kincardine in late October. On Oct. 24, just after 4 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a single-vehicle collision involving a fire truck on Bruce Avenue. Officers arrived to find the truck […]

A post mortem examination has been conducted and it has been determined that the remains found at the scene of a house fire in Grey Highlands on Jan. 9 are human. Grey Bruce OPP are continuing to work with the coroner to identify the human remains, which were found within the burned out structure on […]

Seven municipalities are piggybacking on the nuclear innovation underway in Bruce County to find new and better ways to deliver municipal services and meet the needs of their ratepayers. On Thursday, Saugeen Shores, Arran-Elderslie, Brockton, Huron-Kinloss, Kincardine, South Bruce and Bruce County signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the Municipal Innovation Council. The council […]

The St. Mary’s Mustangs varsity girls hockey team improved to 4-1 in the Bluewater Athletic Association standings with a 5-0 shut out over the OSDSS Wolves Wednesday inside the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre. Arenn Osadzuk earned her third shut out in five games. The Mustangs are outscoring opponents 24-6 so far this season. Their […]

Hellyer hits 500 Lion’s Head native Rob Hellyer reached the 500-career points mark recently by netting a hat-trick for the Toronto Rock in a 13-12 win over the Rochester Knighthawks. Hellyer, 27, leads the Rock in points this season with 10 goals and nine assists in four games. He’s played in parts of nine seasons […]

The Bluewater Ballistix broke out in Barrie recently. The local volleyball club brought home the gold medal from the Ontario Volleyball Association’s Trillium B under-17 boys challenge hosted at Georgian College. The Ballistix topped the nine-team tournament with a straight-set win over the Titans Vasilias, 25-16 and 25-22. Their route to the title didn’t come […]

Georgian Bluffs council is ready to pass its comprehensive zoning bylaw after “doing everything possible” to address the concerns of its residents. Council passed a motion at a committee of the whole meeting Wednesday to approve several changes to the bylaw, including some in response to residents concerns around environmental protection and setbacks along the […]

A Hanover man has been identified as the person who died in a single-vehicle crash near Tara on Jan. 6. Alfred VanDePoll, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene of the evening crash on Bruce Road 10 between Tara and Allenford in Arran-Elderslie. At about 10:40 p.m., South Bruce OPP received the report of the […]

When you’re the guy at city hall overseeing the replacement of the 10thStreet bridge, you get lots of questions. Pretty much everywhere Denis Kefalas, the city’s public works and engineering director, goes, he gets asked about it. “People are curious, how’s it going, what did you see? What have you run into? And you explain […]

The Owen Sound Attack lapped the Barrie Colts in a track meet and came away with a 4-1 win in front of 2,538 fans at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Wednesday night. The Attack outshot the Colts 66-30 in a vulcanized rubber riot. Jet Greaves made 62 saves on the night in the Colts’ […]

While hundreds of education workers protested in four Grey-Bruce locations during an Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation one-day strike Wednesday, the Ontario government announced it would give parents money to cover additional childcare expenses caused by school strikes. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government would pay up to $60 to parents facing increased costs […]

Despite experiencing an “awesome year” in 2019 with increases in attendance and volunteers, the Tom Thomson Art Gallery’s Ontario Arts Council grant has been slashed for 2020 by nearly 25 per cent. David Huff, acting director and long-time curator of collections, said the gallery’s challenge is always to find a balance between what the community […]

A new bus run from Owen Sound to Guelph is already proving to be a popular service. Four people were waiting at the Owen Sound Transit terminal for Kasper Transportation’s 12-passenger bus at 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning, and with stops along the way, it was expected to be nearly full by the time it […]

Southbridge Care Homes is hoping for a June start for construction of its proposed 160-bed long-term care facility in Owen Sound, the company’s managing director says. Keith McIntosh also said completion of the building is scheduled for July 2022, but that timing is “subject to getting the necessary approvals in a timely fashion.” The Cambridge-based […]

Home prices in Grey-Bruce remained hot to close out 2019. The average price of homes sold in December was just over $395,000, a 15.5 per cent jump from December 2018, according to new statistics released by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound. The average price of the homes sold in 2019 was $392,508, […]

An Owen Sound councillor wants to revive a discussion about a curbside organics collection program in the city. Coun. Richard Thomas notified council Monday that he will present a motion Jan. 27 to request a staff report on the idea of creating a source separated organics program, with information on things like the potential cost […]

With a health and safety complaint addressed, a city fire truck is again parked in the Inter Township Fire Department hall, as set out in an agreement with the Inter Township volunteer department while the 10thStreet bridge is out. A city pumper returned to the Inter Township station last Wednesday, two days after Ministry of […]

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board will close all of its schools on Tuesday, Jan. 21 during a planned one-day strike by its teachers. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, which represents approximately 500 elementary and secondary permanent and occasional teachers at the board, has announced a full withdrawal of services for one day after […]

All Bluewater District School Board schools will be closed and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation members will be picketing at four sites across Grey-Bruce on Wednesday. With no talks even planned between the OSSTF and the province, the union which represents about 730 teachers and other educational workers at the Bluewater board plan to be […]