Owen Sound Minor Hockey operated and benefitted from the Attack's 50/50 draw for over two decades, but now the team is moving in a different direction and signalling intent to eventually start its own charitable foundation.

Rocklyn-area residents are remaining hopeful the closure of their arena is only temporary and they will be back in the facility soon. The Friends of the Rocklyn Arena and other local user groups are eagerly awaiting details of investigative and stabilization work being conducted on the arena after air quality and mould issues led Grey [...]

The Owen Sound Attack announced details for its development camp, main training camp and a team barbecue on Monday. Fans are invited to take in all the on-ice activities, including three scrimmages, as the Ontario Hockey League club prepares for the 2026-27 season. The Owen Sound Attack's development camp, which is attended by the team's [...]

In its ninth year, the Gran Fondo Lake Huron raised more than half a million dollars to support local healthcare. Participating cyclists and sponsors raised a record-setting $519,500 this past weekend, as of the latest count, which will go toward hospitals under the Brightshores Health System umbrella, specifically those in Southampton and Owen Sound. The [...]

The mood was upbeat, music was pumping and excitement was building at the start of the Olympic Triathlon event Sunday morning.

'Fire is the most important part of any gathering. It's like the fire in your heart. You've got to keep that fire lit.' -- Ogama Benese, Chief of the Thunderbird

'But I think if the market could create the affordable housing that we need, we would have it.' -- county planner Liz Buckton in explaining community improvement plan merits

Council was told this could lead to delayed responses for less serious cases but is intended to get help faster to life-threatening emergencies.

Second-longest serving head of council Canada being challenged by Brad Gesinghaus.

Current mayor Luke Charbonneau being challenged by Brian Putman and Jeff James

The Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular is in good shape" as the annual fishing derby prepares to mark its 38th year. The event, which runs from 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 28 until noon on Sept. 6 this year, is preparing to again welcome thousands of anglers to try their luck at landing a share of the [...]

Province now offers funding to renovate older long-term care home -- after county decided to replace what at the time was an 'undevelopable' Rockwood Terrace in Durham.

Sustainable college funding and more funding child-care spaces are on the agenda for Grey's meetings with provincial ministry officials at AMO.

A Grey Highlands man faces break, enter and theft charges after items were unlawfully taken from a barn in Feversham. Early Wednesday evening, Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of a break and enter that had occurred earlier in the day at a property on Wellington Street in the Municipality of Grey Highlands. Police [...]

John Lowry is confident that it is only a matter of time before he gets an apartment of his own and heads back to work. The 61-year-old made his way to Bruce County almost exactly three years ago after he walked away from what he said was an unhappy marriage in Bradford. He left with [...]

Bruce Power is providing communities in the Niagara Region with $100,000 worth of supplies needed to recover from unprecedented rainfall a couple of weeks ago. It's sending supplies including small generators, heavy-duty garbage bags, cleaning supplies, mops, brooms, disinfectants, mold-removal products, paper products, laundry detergent, baby diapers, personal hygiene items, fans, and dehumidifiers. St. Catharines [...]

The strategy includes five areas of opportunity and 17 suggested actions.

Brightshores Health System has joined hospitals in the Simcoe-Muskoka region in a newly launched research ethics board that is expected to help advance more research projects in the area. The local corporation with six hospitals across Grey-Bruce, is now part of the Central Ontario Research Ethics Board alongside Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, Georgian Bay [...]

Candidates still have until Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. to register

Dredging work is expected to begin in Meaford Harbour on Aug. 17 and continue until mid-October. The work is to remove built-up sand, silt and natural material to improve boating access and keep the harbour safe and usable, the municipality said in an advisory. Services and areas that may be temporarily affected include parking, vehicle [...]

Four people have been arrested and charged in relation to search

Municipality temporarily closed arena in Rocklyn last month due to mould and air quality concerns

Police say individual had been spoken to earlier about the consequences of operating a scooter while impaired

Region's unemployment rate was second lowest in Ontario last month

Celebrating Our Victory was the theme for this year's annual competition powwow

Sandcastle building competition brings teams down to Saugeen Beach to mould and sculpt together

More than 200 participate in event that includes paddling, cycling and running

Former mayor Janice Jackson adds her name to the list of candidates

Man bitten by police dog in April

The Owen Sound Attack made another deal with the Brantford Bulldogs involving an unsigned defender. After dealing unsigned defenceman Jet Kwajah to Spencer Hyman and the Bulldogs earlier this off-season, Owen Sound Attack GM Tyler Nother announced he's now sending the rights to big right-handed d-man Cullen McCrate to the Telephone City. Officially, the trade [...]

A pair of ball teams from Tara are competing for national titles. The Tara Twins under-15 team entered the Softball Canada Canadian Championships currently underway in Surrey, B.C. as the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (OASA) provincial champions. The national tournament runs from Aug. 5 to Aug. 9. The Twins went 5-1 en route to a [...]

Kelso Beach at Nawash Park is again safe for swimming. Grey Bruce Public Health advised on Wednesday that test results from water samples taken on Tuesday at the Owen Sound beach showed bacteria levels had returned to within the guidelines established by Ontario's Ministry of Health as safe for swimming. The swim advisory posted by [...]

Musician, singer-songwriter and Summerfolk co-founder Tim Harrison has died. Mr. Harrison, who was the founding artistic director of Summerfolk, died after a short illness, his family said via social media on Tuesday. He was 74. Local musician Rodger Tippin met Mr. Harrison when they attended kindergarten together at Dufferin Elementary School in 1956. It only [...]

South Bruce Peninsula has completed a rebranding and economic positioning strategy exercise for the Sauble Beach community. The municipality revealed the results of the months-long process to create a roadmap to guide the future of the community on Tuesday. It includes a new logo featuring the Sauble Beach name, along with a stylized sun, evergreen, [...]

TORONTO - Ontario's 255,000 school teachers and education workers are going to be without a contract at the end of August, and the process of negotiating a new one has not been going well. The province and English public school teachers have reached an impasse during one of the early stages of bargaining, and now [...]

A donation of almost $400,000 will assist with continuing work to restore the historic amphitheatre at Saugeen First Nation. Bruce Power's supplier partners have contributed $393,750 from the company's Saugeen Ojibway Nation Community Development Fund to assist with a second phase of the project at the Gzhe-Mnidoo Gi-Ta-Gaan, or Saugeen First Nation Creator's Garden. A [...]

Event moved to 6 Cameron Drive this year as powwow grounds at rec centre being improved

Multisporters looking for a challenge have until Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. to sign up

Artists in Southampton are failing at keeping the little gem" a secret. I think it's one of those small-town gems people don't know about. When they get here, they realize," said Darlene McConnachie, manager of the Southampton Arts Centre. We're trying to spread the word." The second annual Southampton Arts Festival transformed part of the [...]

Owen Sound North Stars girls' field lacrosse players Scarlett Stevenson and Olyvia Wagner captured Ontario Summer Games (OSG) gold on Sunday. The local girls helped Team Blue secure a thrilling 15-13 championship victory over Team Maroon in KitchenerWaterloo. Team Maroon earned silver after advancing to the final with a semifinal win over Team Green. North [...]

Patrick Stieber crossed the finish line first in the Bruce Peninsula Hospice's Shore to Shore Race on Monday. The Owen Sound man won the race last year, too, but this was the first time he was able to break the ticker tape across the finish line. Pretty good for someone who signed up for the [...]

Thousands spent the Civic Holiday weekend relaxing and having fun on the shores of Colpoy's Bay in a place close to paradise." The Wiarton Homecoming Festival returned to Bluewater Park for a third straight year. Joe Vanderzand said the event was born from the ashes of the Wiarton Rotary Fair, which ended an 85-year run [...]

After losing Game 1, Brooklin won three straight games to punch their ticket to the Ontario Series Lacrosse championship series.

The Owen Sound North Stars face elimination Sunday in the Ontario Series Lacrosse playoffs. After taking Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series against the Brooklin Merchants, the North Stars have dropped two straight games on the road. Game 4 goes Sunday afternoon back at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre beginning at 4 p.m. [...]

People gathered at Harrison Park in Owen Sound to celebrate, reflect and reconnect on Saturday.

Groundbreaking for new school on 28th Avenue East expected this fall

Swimming notices were lifted in Kincardine on Friday, but high bacteria levels have now been found in Owen Sound. Grey Bruce Public Health said routine water-sampling results showed bacteria levels exceeding Ministry of Health standards at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park. The beach has been posted unsafe for swimming. Meanwhile, water samples taken Thursday at [...]