Owen Sound Sun Times

In just its second year, the Gran Fondo Lake Huron has sold out. Organizers announced on Tuesday that they had reached their limit of 1,000 riders for the second annual ride in Southampton. “We are ecstatic,” said Tracy Murray, executive director of the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation. “Last year we had about 650 riders and […]

Police have identified the cyclist who died Aug. 7 after colliding with a tree while on a mountain biking trail at Blue Mountain Resort. Zachary Jacobi, 27, of Brant County was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The results of a post-mortem examination, conducted Thursday in Toronto, are not known at this time, according to […]

Owen Sound and its municipal neighbours have inked a service-sharing agreement aimed at maintaining fire response times while the 10th Street bridge is being replaced. The deal, approved Monday by city council and adopted earlier by the Meaford and Georgian Bluffs councils, will see Owen Sound’s fire department housing a pumper truck and two firefighters […]

The company seeking zoning approval to build four restaurants, a hotel and a gas station at the Heritage Grove shopping complex in Owen Sound says it has tenants “ready to sign leases” for most of those buildings. “These amendments are directly related to tenant requests. These aren’t speculative,” Robert Russell, planning consultant for Villarboit Development […]

Two Bruce County teens were identified as victims in a fatal Monday morning crash near Brussels. Ivan Kuepfer, 19, of South Bruce and Owen Bakker, 14, of Brockton died in the single-vehicle crash on Brussels Line between Cardiff Road and Browntown Road in the Municipality of Huron East. Also killed in the crash was the […]

Police are crediting a trio of residents for helping them nab a man who had a weapon, which turned out to be a BB gun, concealed in his waistband. “This was an excellent example of citizens helping police to take criminals off our streets,” Owen Sound Police Service acting Sgt. Peter Daniels said in a […]

A couple involved in the discovery of two historic shipwrecks in the waters of Georgian Bay off the Bruce Peninsula last year will be speaking in Owen Sound on Wednesday evening. Shipwreck divers, underwater photographers and maritime historians Cris Kohl and Joan Forsberg will be at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library, […]

The OPP are investigating after a woman died after an apparent opioid overdose at Saugeen First Nation early Saturday morning. At about 4:15 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP and Bruce County Paramedic Services were called to a residence on French Bay Road about a 24-year-old woman with vital signs absent. The early investigation determined the woman […]

Both the Society of Energy Professionals and Bruce Power are calling a tentative agreement reached on Sunday a win-win. The union is recommending its 1,200 members employed at the nuclear generating station accept the proposed agreement at a ratification vote, expected to take place later this month. “Our bargaining team is proud of this win-win […]

Saugeen Track and Field Club was well represented at the Youth National Track and Field Championships In Sydney, N.S. from August 9 to 11. STFC athletes won 11 medals in total and had 18 top-10 performances. Ryan Jacklin set a national record while five STFC age-class records and eight personal-best performances were achieved. Jacklin led […]

The Shallow Lake Sting went the distance Sunday to win the 2019 Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Owen Sound. The Sting won three-straight games including a 14-2 victory over the Delisle Pride to capture the national championship at Duncan McLellan Park. They slammed their way back into the fastpitch history books. Sunday’s contest […]

The colours of Maegan Mandawoub’s regalia worn at Saugeen First Nation’s 48th annual powwow this weekend came to her in a dream. In her dream, she was helping her aunt get to a powwow, and they had to cross a creek. She turned to look down at the creek and saw a frozen lake. That […]

When it comes to building sand sculptures at Sauble Sandfest, it’s got to have that “wow factor”. The Freitag family and their friends from Burlington took the top $100 prize this year with a giant sand sculpture of a spider. They’ve entered every year since they started coming about 14 years ago, with many second […]

Police charged a man after an eight-hour standoff was resolved with the help of OPP crisis negotiators in southern Bruce County Sunday. South Bruce OPP said in a news release Sunday that police responded to a report of a barricaded person in a Huron-Kinloss residence along Bruce Road 1 just after 5 a.m. The emergency […]

When considering entering the Subaru Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race, first you better ask yourself “Am I a wimp?” The race which was run Saturday started at Neyaashiinigmiing with a 16-kilometre kayak in Georgian Bay, then a 32-km bike, then an 8-km run, then a 24-km bike along back lanes and forest trails, and finally, a […]

The Delisle Pride is the team to beat at the Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Owen Sound. The Pride blanked both the K-W Hallman Twins and Belmore Sting Saturday at Duncan McLellan Park to punch their ticket straight to Sunday’s national championship contest. The gold medal game will go at 2:30 p.m. The day […]

A 23-year-old Toronto-area woman is charged after a local person was defrauded of $25,000 in what Owen Sound police allege was a dating scheme. Police said in a news release Friday that the suspect “befriended an unsuspecting suitor from the area on a dating website. “Over a series of several weeks, this suspect would prey […]

Stellar round-robin performances from the Shallow Lake Sting and Belmore Sting have insured an easier path in the Softball Canada under-19 national championship playoff round beginning Saturday in Owen Sound. Both Shallow Lake and Belmore notched a pair of wins Friday at Duncan McLellan Park to finish 7-1 and in a three-way tie for the top […]

Ontario Court Justice Julia Morneau is growing increasingly frustrated with how provincial cuts to Ontario’s Legal Aid duty counsel services are hindering her court. As many as 10 people were lined up in the courtroom to speak to their charges with Morneau Thursday – something that never used to happen. Prior to the initial $133 […]

A roundabout will be built to make Grey County’s most accident-prone intersection safer with some provincial funding announced Friday, the second of several steps which should see the project completed by summer 2022. The Ontario government confirmed it would cover a $606,606 share of the $1.94-million project to replace the intersection of Grey Road 3 […]

Cochrane fans 18 Lee Anne Cochrane struck out 18 batters and hit a two-run triple to lead the Desboro Bulldogs to a 5-1 victory over The Port Elgin Lady Blue Devils in Round 2 of Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League playoff action. Tara edges Desboro On a beautiful night for ball in Allenford fans were […]

Young professionals, business executives, investors and individuals now have access to a unique residential and commercial opportunity coming to Port Elgin early in 2020. Andrew Hill, a construction, development and real estate presence in Port Elgin with more than three decades of experience, recently announced his plans to create an exclusive multi-storey professional office development […]

With one day left in the round-robin schedule at the 2019 Softball Canada under-19 national championship in Owen Sound only one team remains unbeaten. With the Shallow Lake Sting falling to the Kitchener-Waterloo Hallman Twins Thursday night only the Delisle Pride remain unblemished sporting a perfect 6-0 record. Both the Shallow Lake Sting and Twins […]

A Grey Highlands Mennonite farmer was handed a three-year suspended sentence Thursday after he was previously found guilty of criminal negligence causing death of his child in a skid-steer mishap. Emanuel Bauman, 32, was found guilty on May 15 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen in the death of his four-year-old son, Steven, […]

Four people have been arrested and a fifth person is still wanted by police after officers seized $40,000 worth of methamphetamine from a home in Ayton. The West Grey Police Service used a warrant at about 12:45 p.m. Monday to search a home on Louisa Street. Along with the meth, officers found scales, measuring and […]

Four former North Stars celebrated with the Iroquois Trophy Wednesday night after the Orangeville Northmen downed the Burlington Chiefs in Game 5 of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League championship series. Brody Caskenette, Jordan Caskenette, Logan Swanton and Mike Fiegehen all dawned the Northmen jersey through parts of the team’s championship run. Two of the […]

A Grey Highlands man found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in a skid steer accident that killed his four-year-old son has received a suspended sentence and three years probation. Emanuel Bauman, 32 when his son Steven suffered a fatal head injury when he fell out of the bucket of the skid steer Bauman was […]

Slowly and quietly walking the meandering single path of a labyrinth has long been considered a spiritual exercise that many believe has the power to calm and clarify the mind. “There’s really an important difference between a maze and a labyrinth. A maze is constructed to confuse. In a maze, you get lost. “A labyrinth […]

Ottewell clears the fence On Wednesday the Bad News Bears defeated Nawash by a score of 16-5 in Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League playoff action. Leading the way for the Bears was Georgia Ottewell with a home run while Courtney Torrie had two triples. Tore pitched in the win. Nawash’s big hitter of the night […]

A man has died after police say he lost control of his bicycle on the Embryo Mountain Biking Trail at Blue Mountain Resort, before leaving the trail and colliding with a tree. The man was taken to a local hospital after the crash, which happened Wednesday at about 4:30 p.m., where he was later pronounced […]

Brockton council has approved a franchise agreement to allow EPCOR Natural Gas Limited to bring a natural gas pipeline to service southern Bruce County across the municipality’s northern boundary. But there was disappointment that the company isn’t allowed to service Brockton residences along the line at this time. The line will travel along the town […]

Bruce County and the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that reaffirms Bruce County’s commitment to advancing the institute. “Today’s announcement builds on the current relationship we have developed as founding members in NII, and reaffirms Bruce County’s commitment to ensure NII’s success as Canada’s leading-edge nuclear applied research facility and […]

No one was injured when a car went down a grassy embankment on the west side of 9th Avenue East, just south of the grounds of Lee Manor, city police said. Traffic was tied up both heading into and leaving the city as a flatbed tow truck blocked the their way while the black Chrysler […]

With a pair of wins Wednesday the Shallow Lake Sting improved to 4-0 at the Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Owen Sound. It was lucky No. 7 for Shallow Lake. The Sting won 7-3 over Team Quebec and 7-1 against the Shellbrook Rangers. The Sting opened Day 2 against the squad from La Belle […]

Bulldogs upset Gators The seventh-place Desboro Bulldogs won 2-1 in the first round of playoff action over the second-place Allenford Gators Tuesday night in the Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League. Christie Leeder had a two-run double and a single for the Bulldogs with Lee Anne Cochrane and Melissa Gill pitching for the Bulldogs in the […]

On Saturday you could eat homemade pie, join the Farmer Olympics or just watch, ride the barrel train and do nearly a dozen more things, all at one local farm. Fun Day at the Farm happens at the Parkin farm southeast of Owen Sound, between 1 to 6 p.m. About 1,000 people are anticipated to […]

The powwow at the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation Saturday and Sunday will be a celebration of native culture and of life itself, Mike Henry said. He’s a band councillor and organizer of the 48th annual powwow on the reserve located just east of Southampton. It’s a competition powwow, meaning dancers compete for cash prizes, […]

Environment Canada is calling for sunny skies over South Bruce Peninsula Saturday, which is good news for Sauble Sandfest organizers. After all, rain and sandcastles don’t exactly mix. “It’s going to be beautiful both Saturday and Sunday. No issues there,” a confident Ron Howard, event co-ordinator for the Sauble Beach Chamber of Commerce, said in […]

His name is Tycoon, but he’s living the life of Riley. The four-year-old grand champion akita, who’s competing at this week’s Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club dog show in Owen Sound, has a team of people that tends to his every need – like using battery-powered fans to keep the thick-coated pooch cool while […]

The Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship got off to a soggy start in Owen Sound Tuesday. A rainy morning delayed the national championship until nearly noon, but organizers opened up a third diamond and jammed in 12 games of championship softball and an opening ceremony. The Shallow Lake Sting only needed four innings to […]

The Owen Sound Attack made a move to add veteran depth on Tuesday. The Attack acquired Matthew Philip from the Niagara IceDogs in exchange for Jackson Doherty and Owen Sound’s sixth-round pick in 2021. Philip, a 20-year-old forward from Ilderton scored 13 goals and added 18 assists for the IceDogs last season in the OHL. […]

The Bruce County Homes committee has decided to consider more candidates for a consultant to help deal with problems at Brucelea Haven. The committee had decided Aug. 1 to appoint consultant Carol De Rosie to investigate working conditions at Brucelea Haven outlined in a report by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Long […]

A Sauble Beach take-out restaurant owner whose business is on contested waterfront land says he’s found “conclusive proof” that Saugeen First Nation’s claim to the beach north of the Welcome to Sauble Beach sign is “unfounded.” Video productions posted online make it clear Dave Dobson, who’s also an elementary school library technician, has done considerable […]

“. . . all that block of land bounded on the west by a straight line running due north from the River Saugeen, at the spot where it is entered by a ravine, immediately to the west of the village, and over which a bridge has recently been constructed, to the shore of Lake Huron; […]

Sherrie Grant-Nixon has always believed her pup Coop is a top dog, but on Tuesday the gentle Chinese shar-pei officially earned his champion title. Eight-month-old Coop, whose full name is Gumby’s Flew the Cooper Buoy, won best puppy in show during the opening day of the Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club’s conformation dog show […]

The phrag tanks have come ashore along the Pottawatomi at Kelso Beach Park. On Tuesday, two Truxor amphibious machines from the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre were being used to chop down and clean up phragmites reed grass along the north shore of the Pottawatomi River at the park as part of the City of Owen […]

Saugeen First Nation will ask a court for a summary judgment ruling in favour of the band’s nearly 30-year-old claim to a popular 2.4-kilometre strip of Sauble Beach. The Superior Court of Justice motion asks a judge to decide whether the band received what was promised in Treaty 72 of 1854, based solely on archival […]

Bantam N’Stars make provincial quarterfinals The Owen Sound North Stars bantam club made it to the quarterfinals of the Ontario Lacrosse Festival in Oshawa this past weekend. The North Stars played ‘A’ Division teams all season long only winning one game all against Milton. Owen Sound played in the ‘C’ Division at provincials. The team had […]

Topp Performance club hosted the second rotating Tri-Club Open Mat Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training session Sunday. More than 20 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners from Bowler’s BJJ (Flesherton), Topp Performance (Port Elgin) and Kilian Academy (Owen Sound) trained together for the second time this summer. OGGK from Collingwood was added as the fourth club in the Grey-Bruce BJJ […]

West Grey police charged a 35-year-old man from the former Bentinck Township after someone fired a crossbow arrow toward a 60-year-old woman, missing her, on Monday. “The female was uninjured and was able to flee the scene for her safety,” police said in a news release Tuesday. Police, who were dispatched at 7:41 a.m., found […]