Owen Sound Sun Times

Susanne von Torne has been helping resettle Ukrainians who fled the Russian war in their country for three years. Mostly she settled them in Owen Sound, including in a house she and her husband purchased for some of these displaced people, many of whom left Ukraine to protect their children, while leaving partners and parents [...]

Updated at 3:51 p.m. Monday

With U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to annex Canada and impose tariffs on Canadian goods, the American national anthem has become a point of protest at some sporting events. On Saturday night, as fans at the Bell Centre let their displeasure be known with the current political landscape before Team USA and Team Canada faced [...]

Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen's Association Family Day events Monday are postponed due to weather. Heavy snow has reduced parking at the sportsmen's clubhouse northwest of Wiarton and forced the planned events and open house to be postponed, a news release from the club said. No new date has been announced yet. Last year's open house drew [...]

A Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound provincial all-candidates meeting will take place Friday, Feb. 21 in Markdale. South Grey Bruce Chamber of Commerce is host for the meeting at Annesley United Church. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. ,the chamber said in a news release. The debate will offer a structured [...]

On Friday night the Owen Sound Attack scored enough to keep the Erie Otters at bay, but on Saturday the scrappy team from Pennsylvania wouldn't be denied. Sam Alfano scored his 34th goal of the season to tie the game in the third period and Malcom Spence played overtime hero as the Otters came from [...]

A few snowflakes and sub-freezing temperatures? That's perfect weather for Saturday's Polar Plunge for Special Olympics in Durham. The annual fundraiser held by West Grey Police Service witnessed people jump, step or roll into a big, collapsable orange fire department pool full of water, which took place behind the Durham arena. The total raised wasn't [...]

Police charged a 35-year-old from Arran-Elderslie with assault police and obstruct a peace officer in Chesley Feb. 13. South Bruce OPP officers were called about a disturbance at an address on 1st Avenue South. Police arrived and an individual became assaultive with officers," a police news release said. There were no injuries to police or [...]

When the Owen Sound Attack drafted Pierce Mbuyi in the first round of the 2024 OHL Priority Selection this past April the silent M' in his last name tripped some people up. On Friday night, as the 16-year-old rookie recorded another hat trick, over 2,700 fans chanted his name from the stands in a call-and-response [...]

Grey County will apply for grant funding for reconstruction projects on Grey Road 1 north of Owen Sound and Grey Road 17B through Nicol's Gully just west of the city. At its meeting on Thursday, county council gave approval to a staff recommendation to apply for federal funding through the Active Transportation Fund for [...]

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Grey County is puttinga draft forest management bylaw out for public consultation that proposes to increase fines of up to 400 per cent for someone convicted of breaking the rules. The draft bylaw, presented to council on Thursday, proposes increasing the fines for a first conviction from the current maximum of $10,000 for individuals or [...]

Grey County has been cleared of any wrongdoing after a complaint was made about a closed meeting held in August to discuss sharing planning services with its lower-tier municipalities. County council received an investigation report from its appointed closed meeting investigator, Aird and Berlis LLP, that determined the county did not break any rules when [...]

A 43-year-old man faces charges and the John Deere tractor he was driving was impounded for at least 45 days after colliding with a vehicle while clearing snow in the city Thursday morning. The Georgian Bluffs resident operating the tractor with a snow blower fixed to the rear hit a 2009 Honda Civic near the [...]

Pain and hockey go hand-in-hand but nothing could prepare Landen Hookey for the news he received in November 2023. It's then that Hookey's uncle Brent VandenBroek died by suicide. VandenBroek was living and working as an artist in British Columbia. It's crazy. I FaceTimed him the day before he passed. You just never know what [...]

Polar plungers will be 'freezin for a reason' at events for Special Olympics this month

Grey County is getting readyshould U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats become a reality. County staff made a presentation Thursday in which they outlined the ways the county could support local, Ontario and Canadian businesses, and any potential assistance it could provide to those area businesses affected by a trade war between Canada and the [...]

Grey County's job fair next week will feature full-time, part-time and seasonal work.

More snow. More problems. Despite Wiarton Willie's assurances earlier this month of a waning winter, the season's end seems even further away after another dumping of snow overnight Wednesday and into early Thursday morning. All school buses in the region are cancelled. More snow is expected to continue through the weekend. Steven Flisfeder, a meteorologist [...]

Firefighters fought the fire and cold temperatures which froze equipment.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization's offices in Teeswater will close to the public on Friday and the organization plans to dispose of the lands it had secured for a potential underground used nuclear fuel vault in South Bruce. The more than 1,800 acres of land the organization had secured in South Bruce through a series [...]

North America's beef cow population remains lower than at any time since 1961. That's because of drought in some cattle-growing areas and relatively high feeding costs in recent years. Total beef cattle population has never been smaller in 74 years. The bottom-line analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture economists appears in their Jan. 1 cattle [...]

As a child, I had to have two smallpox vaccinations before entering Grade 1. You might wonder why. The reason is directly related to the place we find ourselves in Canada, with respect to the 47thPresident of the United States. When I began school, many decades ago, we lived in Quebec. But my doctor at [...]

An event that raises funds and brings awareness to the challenges facing Grey-Bruce's most vulnerable residents will be held on Feb. 22. The Safe N Sound homelessness initiative, the United Way of Bruce Grey and Bruce Grey Mentorship are holding Coldest Night of the Year events in communities throughout the two counties. Safe N Sound, [...]

Lenny Greenberg grew up in California and is now playing junior hockey over 4,000 km away in Owen Sound. This is the story of how and why.

From Windsor to Waterloo region, four area cities rank among those in Canada that would be hardest-hit by U.S. tariffs, a new report shows.

Owen Sound councillor wants report on how to help seniors clear driveway after snowplow comes.

A Northern Bruce Peninsula councillor wants vehicle manufacturers to install tow hooks on all new vehicles sold in Canada. Coun. Todd Dowd brought forward a notice of motion at Monday's Northern Bruce Peninsula council meeting proposing a nationwide mandate that all new cars and trucks sold in Canada be equipped with a tow hook. Dowd's [...]

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat prompted strong reaction from Owen Sound's mayor and led to a soverignty declaration by Halton Hills.

Owen Sound council has approved a total municipal levy of $36.2 million - a 2.57 per cent municipal tax levy increase for 2025. The entire blended increase, including provincial education and Grey County tax levies, will be 2.52 per cent. City council had stipulated that staff propose an increase of no more than five per [...]

Launch Pad decision devastating I am writing to express my profound disappointment with the recent decision to withdraw funding from the Launch Pad Skills Training & Technology Centre. This decision has had devastating consequences, resulting in the immediate closure of an invaluable resource for our youth and the broader community. The Launch Pad provided young [...]

The Owen Sound Field Naturalists clubs next speaker presentation features Dufferin County forest manager Kevin Predon and is entitled Forestry Isn't Always an F Word. Predon's goal is to cajole the audience into an appreciation (or at least an understanding) of commercial forestry and its progressive environmental practices. This talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. [...]

The unemployment rate for the economic region that includes Grey-Bruce jumped two percentage points in January, the largest increase in the province. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased to 5.8 per cent after being at one of the lowest rates in the province for months. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment increased by [...]

The Bluewater District School Board has declared trustee Janice Kaikkonen's seat vacant. On Feb. 4, after a closed session with only one item on the agenda, board members voted to declare Kaikkonen's seat vacant under Section 228(1)(b) of the Education Act. That section of the Education Act states A member of the board vacates his [...]

A former West Hill student is standing on guard for Canadian consumers by creating a web application to help ensure shoppers buy Canadian-made products. Software developer Wil McReynolds built a free web browser application that instantly displays whether an item is made in Canada by scanning the barcode. Consumers only need to visit www.scanuck.ca to [...]

Municipal groups say the growing service cost deficit has to be uploaded to the province

Gage Heyes netted a hat-trick as the Kingston Frontenacs bounced back from a 6-0 shellacking in Brampton to top the Owen Sound Attack 4-2 on Sunday. The Attack started star netminder Carter George just hours after he helped secure a win over the North Bay Battalion. The Bears looked to end their three-in-three weekend with [...]

A symbol of Owen Sound's rich Black history that members want to see continue to be an important meeting place in the community has undergone a revitalization. Members of the British Methodist Episcopal Church of Owen Sound hope to hold services in the facility again this spring after renovations and upgrades to the building over [...]

First, there was Big Mo" - what Owen Sound Attack head coach Scott Wray calls momentum - and now there's the Big Goal." They're playing for each other, for the program, for the town. They're doing everything with a bigger goal in mind," said Owen Sound Attack assistant coach Brandon Shaw after the Bears beat [...]

The steady snowfall and consistently cold temperatures this season have made for some of the best snowmobile riding in Grey-Bruce in more than a decade. The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs District 9, which includes all of Grey and Bruce counties, was the first district in the province to have a trail open this season [...]

The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium is a beautiful building for hockey, but the Owen Sound Attack are sick of the old barn. On Friday, the Attack squandered a 3-2 lead in the third period and spoiled rookie Pierce Mbuyi's hat-trick. Jakub Chromiak scored the game-winning goal for the Blueshirts with four minutes left in the third [...]

Bruce County's annual Christmas donations program gave presents to 456 kids last year. That was two per cent more than in 2023 and program figures shared with county council at its meeting Thursday indicated the number of kids served has grown annually since 2021. TheDorrell YoungChristmas Program provides a gift, often a toy, book, or [...]

Bruce County council voted tohelp Brockton pay court security and prisoner transportation costs, as Grey County recently did for Owen Sound. But Bruce councillors weren't prepared to do it all at once, or to commit to more than one year of relief. And the Brockton request for help kicked off a discussion about whether having [...]

A resource that allows individuals and families to connect with the resources they need continues to see significant use in Grey and Bruce counties. Close to 9,200 needs were identified in Grey Bruce in 2024 through 211, a free, confidential service that connects people to local health and social services. We use 211 for all [...]

I look at the (Donald)Trump administration's behaviour over the last week and the only word that accurately describes it is: stupid," New York Times' David Brooks wrote in a recent column.

With the threat of Trump tariffs temporarily on hold, talk on the Ontario campaign trail has branched out to other issues. Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford visited workers in Etobicoke on Friday, continuing a trend of courting the union vote, something Tories did not traditionally seek in the past. NDP leader Marit Stiles discussed healthcare [...]

An Owen Sound restaurant was defrauded out of more than $25,000, leading police to charge a Meaford man with fraud. Owen Sound police said in a news release that they believe a 42-year-old suspect stole a bank card and pin number for one of the restaurant's business accounts. He withdrew cash and made numerous unauthorized [...]

A person died in a house fire in Port Elgin on Thursday. A male was pronounced deceased at the scene of the fire after he was located without vital signs, according to police. Police and fire were alerted to a possible house fire at a residence in the town at approximately 11:30 a.m. When emergency [...]

The public will have a chance to hear from provincial election candidates on a variety of topics, including health-care, climate, the environment and agriculture, at meetings being organized by community groups The Grey Bruce Health Coalition will hold a Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding all-candidates meeting with a focus on health care at the Durham Arena on [...]

Some Save Georgian Bay supporters plan to jump into the freezing-cold bay in Meaford Feb. 22 to draw attention to TC Energy's pumped storage project. It will be the fourth annual Save the Bay Polar Dip, which is both a fundraiser for and an awareness-builder about the group's concerns over the giant power-storage project. If [...]