Owen Sound Sun Times

The county is now using three collections agencies to attempt to recover unpaid fines

Six months after Kevin Larson was turned away from the U.S. and subjected to a DNA swab while trying to attend a No Kings rally in Port Huron, Michigan, he helped to organize a similar event in Owen Sound. Larson's story has become the subject of wide media attention and debate. The retired Bruce Power [...]

The province appointed two members to the board of health for the Grey Bruce Health Unit earlier this month. David Nusko and returning member Chad Richards were appointed on March 12. Nusko is to serve one year, Richards two. According to an update from Jim Pine and Dr. Eileen de Villa, the province's special advisors [...]

Small crowds in Owen Sound and Meaford joined hundreds across the province on Saturday in rallying against Ontario Premier Doug Ford. More than 30 Ontario communities were expected to take part in the Fight Ford protests following a slew of policy announcements that detractors say threaten the environment, raise the cost of living for students, [...]

It's been six years since Gelja Sheardown's husband died of a fentanyl overdose in their Owen Sound home. The mother of three children, including young twins, started the city's We Remember Them event to honour and recognize victims of the opioid crisis a year after her husband, Barrett Warwick, died. On Saturday, the fifth annual [...]

A 27-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Bruce Road 3 just outside Walkerton on Saturday. South Bruce OPP said in a media release that three other people involved in the collision just after 10 a.m. were transported to a local hospital for minor injuries. The 27-year-old male sustained life-threatening injuries in the [...]

The military training base at Meaford has been transferred to a new command authority and renamed as part of Canada's efforts to modernize and restructure its army. Hundreds gathered for a ceremony on Friday at what was formerly known as the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre for an event that redesignated the base as the [...]

Mr. Briggs covered many major sporting events during his career including Canada Cup hockey series in the late 1970s and Grey Cup games.

The experience uses AR to share Indigenous knowledge and guides users along the path of an Anishinaabe Water Walker.

The mayor of Georgian Bluffs is not in favour of billing the ice fishermen who were rescued from the water off the shores of her municipality earlier this month. Mayor Sue Carleton said in a statement issued on Thursday that the focus should be on the safety of those involved in any rescue event. From [...]

CPMA warns of short- and long-term ramifications including higher grocery costs

Meaford's new $1.73 million fire truck is here. The municipality is showing off its new shiny fire truck, complete with a 110-foot ladder, that will replace the department's current 75foot ladder truck. In a media release, the municipality said the investment in the new emergency services vehicle will ensure firefighters have the reach, flexibility, and [...]

Search teams have located the body of missing man Jim Van Veen within the Inglis Falls Conservation area Grey Bruce OPP said Friday morning the man was pronounced deceased at the scene shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said no foul play is suspected and that no further information will be provided. Van Veen, 64, [...]

The Grey Bruce OPP have charged two Grey County men following an investigation into a slew of property crimes in the area. A 19-year-old and an 18-year-old face several charges after police recovered stolen property worth an estimated $43,000, including power tools and a .22 calibre semi-automatic rifle. Since August 2025, reports of break-ins and [...]

1424, 1425 . . . The Owen Sound Attack will have to wait at least two more days before getting another crack at ending the team's years-long playoff losing streak, because they got shellacked Thursday night in Flint. The Scenic City Skaters chose Bear Down, 1423" as their playoff slogan for the year, a nod [...]

A six-year driving prohibition was also imposed.

More than half of Ontario's exports to the United States avoided tariffs under CUSMA.

Grey County has tapped the brakes on a planned road transfer after gathering feedback from its nine member municipalities in recent weeks. At its committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, county council voted in favour of directing staff to prepare another report based off the feedback received and take it back to the county's [...]

School board says it is working to enhance training, knowledge, and understanding of issue

One might suspect we talk about red tape in the same way we talk about luck

Fight Ford protests are taking place in Owen Sound and Meaford this weekend as part of a larger movement organized across nearly 40 communities in Ontario. In Meaford, protestors are expected to be outside Meaford Hall at noon. In Owen Sound, protestors will organize outside the Owen Sound constituency office of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul [...]

A No Tyrants Rally will be held outside of city hall in Owen Sound on Saturday. Concerned citizens say they're gathering outside of city hall from 1 to 3 p.m. for a peaceful rally in solidarity with the No Kings Movement south of the border. In October 2025, millions of Americans at No Kings Rallies [...]

The sixth-annual We Remember Them event is happening Saturday at the Owen Sound Farmers' Market from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Those who have lost someone to addiction and overdose, or anyone wishing to pay their respects in solidarity, are invited to drop a carnation into the Sydenham River. The flowers will drift out into [...]

Municipal leaders and stakeholder groups call for more consultation.

Justice Clayton Conlan said the offender's unprovoked attacks were fueled by some kind of psychotic breakdown, likely due to the abuse of narcotics."

It's not their cross to bear alone, but the Owen Sound Attack's players and coaches have decided to carry the load. The years of disappointment, what-ifs, and here-we-go-agains. When the calendar flips to Thursday, March 26 - Game 1 of the Ontario Hockey League playoff series between Owen Sound and Flint - it will have [...]

The OPP have resumed search efforts in the area of Inglis Falls for a man who was reported missing in late January. Grey Bruce OPP said Tuesday morning that a large police presence was in the area for the search for Jim Van Veen, whose vehicle was found in the parking lot of the Inglis [...]

Council renumeration and expenses report received and business licences approved

Hundreds of students protested changes to student aid outside Queen's Park.

Owen Sound Deputy-mayor Scott Greig wants to see the city send a bill to the anglers who were rescued from the ice on Georgian Bay earlier this month. At Monday's meeting of Owen Sound council, Greig gave notice that he plans to seek support from his council colleagues on a motion that they ask staff [...]

Ontario premier joins Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec in bid for more clout in judicial appointment process.

Owen Sound's integrity commissioner has determined one councillor's alleged behaviour against another does not constitute bullying. Owen Sound council received a report Monday from Karen Kelly of Principles Integrity detailing a complaint by Coun. Jon Farmer alleging that Coun. Marion Koepke had engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour towards him that demonstrated a lack [...]

If P levels are above 20 ppm, studies found there was no ill effect from skipping an application

Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy says property is a jewel and prize they look forward to sharing with future generations

Since 2018, NOHFC has devoted more than $27 million to 37 tile drainage projects

Chef Zach Keeshig's Naagan restaurant in downtown Owen Sound has been chosen by TIME magazine as one of the world's greatest places of 2026. The restaurant is one of 100 destinations from around the world, and the only restaurant in Canada, featured in the magazine's Monday, March 23 special edition featuring the World's Greatest Places: [...]

Bruce County staff say visible homelessness has increased, so they've come up with a new homelessness and encampment response protocol.

Almost all the men who attended the Men's Shed Saturday had moved to the peninsula from places including Brantford, Kitchener/Waterloo, London, Chatham and Port Credit, Strathroy and Guelph.

Grey Bruce OPP lifted a shelter-in-place" advisory for the Sauble Falls area of Rankin Bridge Road about 11:40 p.m. Saturday after responding to an active incident." Police said in a release Sunday morning that officers responded to a disturbance" on Rankin Bridge Road involving a potentially armed individual." It was determined that the situation had [...]

It's never easy with this team. For weeks now, the Owen Sound Attack have had their eyes set on sixth place in the Western Conference. Sixth place represented the highest conceivable standing for Owen Sound as the regular season wound down. They achieved that goal Saturday night inside the Bayshore with an 8-7 overtime victory [...]

What is the deal with this Owen Sound Attack team? Two nights after downing a powerful Flint Firebirds squad at home and looking like an underdog capable of making some noise in the post-season, or at least being a little annoying, the Scenic City Skaters laid an egg at the Sleeman Centre. Owen Sound lost [...]

The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority has responded to the province's proposed consolidation of conservation authorities, suggesting that the changes don't reflect the majority of concerns raised during a recent review of the proposal. The Ontario government announced March 10 that it was moving ahead with a plan to merge 36 local conservation authorities into nine [...]

Ontario's police oversight agency, the Special Investigations Unit, is looking into a police incident where a police dog bit someone police had been looking for in Meaford Wednesday. The OPP issued a news release announcing the SIU involvement following a Grey Bruce OPP response to a disturbance" at a residence in Meaford. Someone fled the [...]

The un-intended consequence of the tax hit some farmers

Mayor Chris Peabody has ordered emergency funds to be used to protect impacted homes

Owen Sound's Beverly Priebe is the city's newest millionaire. OLG announced via media release that Priebe, 70, matched all seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the Feb. 11 Ontario 49 draw to win the $1 million prize. The retiree said he's been playing the lottery for about five years. I always add ENCORE to [...]

Northern Bruce Peninsula is holding a virtual open house on a proposed operating plan for the Cabot Head Road. The online meeting is to be held on April 9 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will follow a public engagement survey being conducted by the municipality until March 27. The survey can be accessed at letstalknbp.ca/cabot-head-road. [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox senior men's team joined the NDBL in 2022 and won the Strother Cup in 2024.

The Kincardine District Knights are getting set to represent the region on the provincial stage. Both the boys' and girls' varsity hockey teams punched their tickets to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championships. The Kincardine girls' squad will play for the OFSAA single-A/double-A championship in Cobourg from March 24 to 26. The [...]