Owen Sound Sun Times

OWEN SOUND MENS FASTBALL LEAGUE Torrie tosses shut out The Shallow Lake Sting midgets clubbed the Chatsworth 3JBC Yellow Jackets 5-0 Wednesday night at Duncan McLellan Park. Winning pitcher Owen Torrie had 14 strikeouts, Matt Lawrence went three-for-three while Chris McComb homered for the Sting. Pringle almost perfect Mackenzie Pringle was one walk away from […]

Nobody was injured, but a hydro pole had to be repaired after a collision in Georgian Bluffs on Wednesday evening. Just before 8 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP officers were dispatched to the two-vehicle collision involving a grey SUV and a grey car on Stone School Road, north of Highway 6 in the Hepworth area. While […]

A woman suffered cuts to her arms and hands after she was struck by a suspected impaired driver while crossing a street in Southampton on Wednesday. Just before 4:30 p.m., Saugeen Shores Police Services responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck on Huron Street. A 62-year-old woman was crossing the road when a […]

The body of a man was recovered from a private lake in West Grey after he went missing while canoeing on Wednesday. Just after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Const. Cory Trainor of the West Grey Police Service confirmed the body of the 55-year-old West Grey man had been recovered from the lake. Trainor said the […]

This weekend’s powwow at Neyaashiinigmiing is expected to be the biggest in its 35-year history. Neyaashiinigmiing Pwaagngaa will feature up to 20 drum groups, easily triple the number of drums that traditionally have come to the powwow, said Geewadin Elliott, whose father is being honoured at this year’s event. “It’s anticipated that it’s going to […]

Plans to turn the Paisley Inn property into a housing and commercial development have been delayed as the project works its way through planning approvals. At a meeting Monday, Arran-Elderslie council heard that Young Development Corp. is working with BMF Construction, RJD Architect Engineering, Hydro One, the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie and Bruce County to create […]

An extensive search of the waterways has been undertaken after a man went missing while canoeing in West Grey on Wednesday. Members of the West Grey Police Service were dispatched to a residence in the former Normanby Township after receiving a report of a 55-year-old man who went missing while canoeing on a private lake. […]

Health Canada has withheld a licence sought by Wiisag Corporation to operate its proposed cannabis plantation, newly elected band councillor Geewadin Elliott said Wednesday. “My understanding is that Health Canada will not be issuing a licence to Wiisag, hence it will be stopping the project from moving forward … due to council’s intervention in the […]

A Collingwood man charged with two counts of second-degree murder at a Collingwood public housing complex last January has a preliminary hearing scheduled for December. The OPP charged Cameron Gardiner, 57, of 805 Matthew Way, with second-degree murder in the deaths of Dean Copkov and Donovan Bass on Jan. 22 in Collingwood. Collingwood OPP said […]

A vehicle reported stolen from a West Grey residence on Tuesday morning was found on fire in a field later in the day. Just after 5:30 a.m., West Grey police received a report that a Ford Escape had been stolen overnight from a Concession 2 West Grey residence. At about 1 p.m., police received a […]

A man who was checking on his vacant Owen Sound property called police when he interrupted two men who were stealing from his garage. There were two unknown vehicles there and two men were exiting his garage with allegedly stolen items at this southeast Owen Sound location just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The property owner […]

OWEN SOUND MEN’S FASTBALL LEAGUE Astros top Rams in playoffs Tuesday, the Allenford Astros beat the Owen Sound Rams 3-2 in the first game of the OSMFL playoffs. Scott Charlton and Dan McComb combined to take the loss for Rams, while Ryan Greig pitched the win for Allenford. Charlton and McComb gave up three walks, […]

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 […]