Owen Sound Sun Times

Tara will serve as the temporary home of men’s fastball this weekend. The third-annual Tara Twins Men’s Fastball Tournament is set for bumper-to-bumper action starting Friday night at 7 p.m. and running until the championship contest Sunday at 4 p.m. The 16-team circuit will play games in both Tara and Allenford with championship-Sunday taking place […]

Cyclists from across Grey-Bruce and beyond will hit the roads of Owen Sound and the surrounding area on Sunday. More than 250 cyclists are expected to take part in the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce’s sixth annual Ride Don’t Hide event this weekend. “It is a really community-oriented bike ride so it is nice […]

A Neyaashiinigmiing-based company, which announced in May its plans to grow marijuana outdoors on the reserve, held community information sessions there earlier this month. Wiisag Corporation’s Facebook page said its June 6 and June 8 information meetings were also an opportunity to recruit workers to fill 30 harvest positions, six in finance/administration, 12 in security, […]

Grey Roots is going back to the county’s prohibition and bootlegging era for one day this weekend. Saints and Sinners 2019 is taking over the Museum and Archives and its Moreston Heritage Village on Sunday with the clothing, song and dance, and the spirit of the Roaring Twenties on full display. Organizers said this year’s […]

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson says she doesn’t see her move within Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet as a demotion, but a positive and “very thoughtful” change. “The premier made a decision. He wanted to hit refresh and prepare for Year 2 and bring more people to the table so that more people have that honour […]

Mark Giordano won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman at the league’s award presentation Wednesday night. The former Owen Sound Attack defender became the first Calgary Flames player to win the award in the team’s history receiving 96 percent of the first-place votes. Giordano, 35, went undrafted in both the Ontario Hockey League […]

The Parry Sound native has worn the Maple Leaf on his chest at the Youth Olympic Games, the under-17 world championships, and the under-18 world championships. Now Aidan Dudas is one step closer to playing for Canada on junior hockey’s biggest stage. On Wednesday the 19-year-old was named to Team Canada’s roster for the Sport […]

Lake Huron’s near record-breaking high water levels haven’t affected the two nesting sites of endangered piping plovers at Sauble Beach. All four eggs laid in late May in Nest 1 at the north end of the beach hatched over the weekend and the chicks are now scurrying on the sand, foraging for food. Two chicks […]

Back by popular demand, the Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars will once again host Owen Sound Minor Lacrosse Day this Saturday as the N’Stars host the league-leading Oakville Titans. All minor lacrosse players and bench staff will be granted free entry into the game and are asked to wear their North Stars jerseys. The […]

A man reported missing from Georgian Bluffs early Wednesday morning has been located and is in good health. Police are thanking the public for their help in the incident, it said in a news release issued Wednesday. Grey Bruce OPP issued a news release earlier Wednesday asking for the public’s help in locating Joshua Hill, […]

On June 12 The Owen Sound Roselawn Bowling Club hosted their first tournament of the season. The Cam and Ev Millman Memorial Tournament was sponsored by Ann Otterbein of Fettes Travel Plus. Winners of the trophy were Mike Gvildys of Roselawn, and partner Rick Carr of the Chesley club with three wins, 37 points. Second […]

KITCHENER AND DISTRICT SOCCER LEAGUE United draw Supersonics The Cambridge Supersonics scored with 10 minutes remaining to salvage a 1-1 tie with Owen Sound Grey Motors United in Kitchener and District Soccer League action Sunday evening in Cambridge. Simon Petersen scored Owen Sound’s lone goal early in the second half. The United’s record now stands […]

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Georgian Bluffs man. Grey Bruce OPP are looking for Joshua Hill, 35, because they are concerned for his safety and well-being. Police were dispatched to a residence on Highway 21 in Georgian Bluffs just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday after concerns were raised about […]

Abraflex, an Indigenous-owned company that manufactures protective plastic suits and plastic tents used in the nuclear decontamination process, intends to double the size of its facility in Paisley. It currently operates a 10,000 square foot production facility in the former Bruce Packers plant. The proposed expansion would enable the company to fix tools and components […]

Southampton’s former St. Paul’s Anglican Church rectory is on the National Trust for Canada’s Top 10 Endangered Places list. The heritage group announced on Tuesday its 15th annual top-10 list, created to increase public scrutiny of the fate of endangered buildings and other places. Another site listed is Birtle Indian Residential School, one of the […]

Field crop futures took a jump last week, mainly because of U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that cut projections for the current year’s corn crop, many commentators appear to agree. It’s all about cool, damp planting conditions in central eastern North America, reflected in a lot of southwestern Ontario’s best areas of cash crop production. […]

Lake Huron is lagging behind the rest of the Great Lakes when it comes to rising water levels, but it appears its time to break records is near. As of Sunday the basin, which includes Lakes Huron and Michigan, was just two centimetres below the 33-year-old high-water record for the beginning of July. And with […]

West Grey Police Service is asking for help to find a riding lawn mower which was reported stolen from a residence in the former Bentinck Township. Police received the report Monday of a theft of a John Deere x320 tractor with a 48-inch mower deck. It was taken between June 12 and 17 from the […]

A small black bear wandered into the backyard of an Owen Sound couple’s home Monday afternoon, resulting in a 911 call. Danny and Lorrie Jensen were inside their home at 1322 8th Ave. W. just before 12:30 p.m. when their cat started acting strangely at the back door. Danny went to check on the commotion, […]

What is the difference between a Canadian and an American? A Canadian is an unarmed American with universal health care. I know, it’s an old joke, but it still has a ring of truth. Ask a Canadian what defines us as a nation and you will hear phrases like maple leaf, hockey and Tim Hortons. […]

Students at Immaculate Conception School in Formosa had a special visitor Friday. Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize with Nadia Murad, is known worldwide as “The Man Who Mends Women” for his efforts to stop the use of violence against women as a weapon of war and armed conflict. He visited […]

A member of the Saugeen First Nation has been awarded one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships in Canada. Steven Vanloffeld, who is currently a PhD candidate in Geography at Western University, was one of 20 doctoral candidates named a 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar last month. The award recognizes compelling research in the […]

At 18, Josh Lesperance is already playing professional-level pieces on the tuba. But even he’s not sure how it all started. “My parents weren’t musical at all,” the Port Elgin high school student said in an interview. Puzzled, he searched his memories for an early musical influence. “My grandpa whistles,” he joked. Despite this, music […]

For the second year in a row, the Owen Sound Selects under-23 squad has won the ISC Qualifier. The Selects went 4-1 over the weekend and defeated the Alvinston Aces 12-0 in the final after beating the Wellesley Wildcats 4-1 in the semifinal Sunday morning. Kirk Santala pitched a perfect game in four innings whiffing […]

Owen Sound Minor Lacrosse hosted the annual Father’s Day Heritage Classic tournament in Owen Sound, Wiarton, Shallow Lake and Port Elgin this past weekend. Over 60 minor lacrosse games were played during the three-day tournament with champions crowned in five divisions. In the tournament finale, the Owen Sound North Stars won the Owen Sound Subaru […]

A house was heavily damaged but nobody was injured in a fire in Owen Sound’s southwest on Sunday evening. The home on 2nd Avenue A West near Greenwood Cemetery sustained an estimated $300,000 to $350,000 in damage to the structure and contents, after it appears the fire started off the barbecue and quickly made its […]

While Lionel Walsh relaxed in Barrow Bay last summer and watched the sunlight shimmer on Georgian Bay, in his mind’s eye, the water transformed into the Atlantic Ocean lapping the rocky shore of a Newfoundland outport in 1926. The actor and director who teaches acting for the University of Windsor’s bachelor of fine arts in […]

A fully loaded, 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun and several rounds of ammunition were found by police while searching a stolen pick-up truck in Hanover. Two people, a 19-year-old man and 22-year-old woman, both of no fixed address, now face a list of charges, including possession of the stolen vehicle and gun. Hanover Police Service officers became […]

City council is planning to spend Tuesday morning visiting multiple parks, playgrounds, buildings and other municipally owned sites throughout Owen Sound. The 25-stop parks and facilities tour, which will be considered a special council meeting, will be led by community services director Pam Coulter and parks and open spaces manager Kristan Shrider. “It will be […]

Chatsworth council intends to consult with its residents before voting on a proposal that, if approved, would see the township switch from the OPP to the West Grey Police Service. Mayor Scott Mackey said councillors have voted to hold a public meeting in early September before making its decision on the costing proposal. “Both the […]

With work now underway to demolish the 55-year-old Chatsworth Community Centre, a committee is continuing discussions towards building a new multi-use recreation facility in the township. “Our hope up the road is to be able to build a community hub with an ice surface,” Mayor Scott Mackey said in an interview. “The interest really is […]

The Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars senior B club dusted the Brooklin Merchants 9-5 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Saturday night. The win makes it four-straight victories for Owen Sound. “Our goal is to finish in the top one or two of the league, and to make that happen we needed a […]

You could call it coasting into the playoffs if you wanted to be kind. “We just fell apart,” said N’Stars head coach Jamie Grimoldby after the game. “It was a bad game, but I am so proud of the guys. They’ve played well up until now. It’s one bad game. Hopefully it doesn’t go that […]

The kid they call “Binner” has made them feel like champions all over again. Jordan Binnington’s cinderella-story reached its cinematic climax Wednesday night in Boston as the lanky goaltender raised the Stanley Cup high overhead. Just eight years after he lifted the Robertson Cup with the 2010-11 Owen Sound Attack as a 17-year-old backstopping the […]

Meaford will end the conventional transit system under its Meaford Transit pilot program, but will continue to offer its specialized transit system. Council passed a resolution Monday to end the conventional transit system as of June 30, but continue to operate the specialized system four days a week. Mayor Barb Clumpus said the decision to […]

Four people have been charged after a vehicle was stopped and drugs were seized in Saugeen Shores on Tuesday. Just after 1 pm., the Saugeen Shores Police Service responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on High Street in Southampton. The vehicle was located and stopped on Miramichi Bay Road near Cutter Road and […]

Grey County’s new official plan is finally . . . well . . . official. The province has approved the county’s plan after a three-year process that included engagement with the public and stakeholders, drafts and reviews. The new plan, which sets goals related to development, communities and natural resources will now be active for […]

The bridge on Chesley’s main street has completely reopened after it was replaced following flooding in February 2018 that damaged the structure. The Oswald Bridge — formerly known as the Chesley Main Street Bridge – on 1st Avenue officially opened on Friday at 2 p.m. “The opening of the new Oswald Bridge demonstrates the resilience […]

The search is now on for Owen Sound’s seventh poet laureate. Now that Lauren Best – who has served in the position since Oct. 1, 2017 – is nearing the end of her two-year tenure, the poet laureate advisory committee has opened up the application process to find a replacement. The deadline is Aug. 16. […]

MINOR LACROSSE Peewee-1 N’Stars fall to KW The Owen Sound Leeder and Associates North Stars peewee-1 team played Kitchener-Waterloo at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre on June 13, and after a hard-played game the N’Stars lost 6-2. Goals were scored by Kole Hutchison, assisted by Jonah Kerr and Lucas Sarvis. Lucas Sarvis also scored […]

A new date has been set for Billy Bishop Heritage Fest, which had been planned for this weekend but was postponed due to a forecast for rainy weather. The event is now scheduled to take place July 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to Emily Jolliffe, curator of the Billy Bishop Home: Museum, […]

Only 15 per cent of students showed up for class at John Diefenbaker Senior School Thursday – the date mentioned in a threat of violence scrawled on one of its bathroom walls – but most pupils were back at their desks the following day. Principal Andrew Riddick said he hopes to see typical attendance numbers […]

Liberals picked Michael Den Tandt to represent Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound when the country goes to the polls for the Oct. 21 federal election. Den Tandt was elected Thursday night during the federal Liberal nomination meeting at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre, where at least 200 people attended to hear the candidates’ speeches and cheer for their […]

When Artist Richard Watts looks at his works he can interpret them in many different ways, and he hopes those who view them do the same. From the effect humans have had on the environment, to the physical relationship between humans and nature, to even getting young people away from screens, the way his works […]

A private celebration of life is planned for July for Bob Day, whose work during a contentious period on the Bruce Peninsula in the 1980s led to establishing the area’s two national parks. The Owen Sound man, who was the first superintendent of Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five National Marine Park, died June […]

The OPP has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a boat sank on Colpoys Bay on Friday evening, as well as a man who has been charged in relation to the incident. On Thursday morning, the OPP identified the deceased as 26-year-old Tyson Denning from East Garafraxa Township. Media reports earlier in […]

School is almost out but I don’t have to tell you that. You’re a mom and you know. You wake up in the morning with all the knowing that summer is approaching and whether that feeling is good or bad it’s 100 per cent laced with apprehension. Because summer is long. And now everyone keeps […]

An online platform that helps newcomers in Grey-Bruce connect with the services they need has been recognized for its creativity and innovation. Making Grey Bruce Home’s online information hub, which provides 211 information in over 20 languages, has won the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) I&R Innovation Award in the Resource Database category. […]

Brigitte Grein says her family has been gripped by feelings of fear and uncertainty after learning about a threat of violence made against students at her daughter’s school in Hanover. “I know a lot of people are thinking that this could be a hoax, a student trying to get out of school for the day, […]