Owen Sound Sun Times

His name is Tycoon, but he’s living the life of Riley. The four-year-old grand champion akita, who’s competing at this week’s Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club dog show in Owen Sound, has a team of people that tends to his every need – like using battery-powered fans to keep the thick-coated pooch cool while […]

The Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship got off to a soggy start in Owen Sound Tuesday. A rainy morning delayed the national championship until nearly noon, but organizers opened up a third diamond and jammed in 12 games of championship softball and an opening ceremony. The Shallow Lake Sting only needed four innings to […]

The Owen Sound Attack made a move to add veteran depth on Tuesday. The Attack acquired Matthew Philip from the Niagara IceDogs in exchange for Jackson Doherty and Owen Sound’s sixth-round pick in 2021. Philip, a 20-year-old forward from Ilderton scored 13 goals and added 18 assists for the IceDogs last season in the OHL. […]

The Bruce County Homes committee has decided to consider more candidates for a consultant to help deal with problems at Brucelea Haven. The committee had decided Aug. 1 to appoint consultant Carol De Rosie to investigate working conditions at Brucelea Haven outlined in a report by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Long […]

A Sauble Beach take-out restaurant owner whose business is on contested waterfront land says he’s found “conclusive proof” that Saugeen First Nation’s claim to the beach north of the Welcome to Sauble Beach sign is “unfounded.” Video productions posted online make it clear Dave Dobson, who’s also an elementary school library technician, has done considerable […]

“. . . all that block of land bounded on the west by a straight line running due north from the River Saugeen, at the spot where it is entered by a ravine, immediately to the west of the village, and over which a bridge has recently been constructed, to the shore of Lake Huron; […]

Sherrie Grant-Nixon has always believed her pup Coop is a top dog, but on Tuesday the gentle Chinese shar-pei officially earned his champion title. Eight-month-old Coop, whose full name is Gumby’s Flew the Cooper Buoy, won best puppy in show during the opening day of the Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club’s conformation dog show […]

The phrag tanks have come ashore along the Pottawatomi at Kelso Beach Park. On Tuesday, two Truxor amphibious machines from the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre were being used to chop down and clean up phragmites reed grass along the north shore of the Pottawatomi River at the park as part of the City of Owen […]

Saugeen First Nation will ask a court for a summary judgment ruling in favour of the band’s nearly 30-year-old claim to a popular 2.4-kilometre strip of Sauble Beach. The Superior Court of Justice motion asks a judge to decide whether the band received what was promised in Treaty 72 of 1854, based solely on archival […]

Bantam N’Stars make provincial quarterfinals The Owen Sound North Stars bantam club made it to the quarterfinals of the Ontario Lacrosse Festival in Oshawa this past weekend. The North Stars played ‘A’ Division teams all season long only winning one game all against Milton. Owen Sound played in the ‘C’ Division at provincials. The team had […]

Topp Performance club hosted the second rotating Tri-Club Open Mat Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training session Sunday. More than 20 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners from Bowler’s BJJ (Flesherton), Topp Performance (Port Elgin) and Kilian Academy (Owen Sound) trained together for the second time this summer. OGGK from Collingwood was added as the fourth club in the Grey-Bruce BJJ […]

West Grey police charged a 35-year-old man from the former Bentinck Township after someone fired a crossbow arrow toward a 60-year-old woman, missing her, on Monday. “The female was uninjured and was able to flee the scene for her safety,” police said in a news release Tuesday. Police, who were dispatched at 7:41 a.m., found […]

A Kitchener man faces impaired driving charges after multiple parked vehicles were hit by an SUV in Tobermory on Sunday. Grey Bruce OPP attended to the area of Legion Street and Hay Bay Road after the collisions and the 53-year-old man was arrested. He has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and […]

A Hanover man has been charged after two people were stabbed in Ayton on Sunday. West Grey police responded after receiving information that there had been a stabbing at a Louisa Street residence. There was a heated argument between a man and a woman who were sitting in the front seat of a parked vehicle, […]

The Snelling sisters stand out in a race. Not only are Keira, 11, and Sydney, 9, almost always smiling, but most of those they are running with are at least a foot taller than they are. But don’t be fooled by their pint-sized stature — they are competitive and they are fast. The sisters from […]

Twenty-seven members of the Saugeen Track and Field Club travelled to the University of Windsor on Aug. 2 to compete for the Athletics Ontario under-14, under-16 and under-18 track and field championships. The championships involve the top track and field athletes from over 100 clubs across the province. STFC returned home with the midget (under-16) […]

The Tavistock Hops upset the Owen Sound Selects in the first game of the playoffs to end the defending national champions run at the 2019 Softball Canada U23 Canadian Championships in Saskatoon Saturday. The Hops topped Owen Sound 4-1 in the third-seed versus six-seed matchup. Owen Sound entered the playoff round with a record of […]

The Shallow Lake Sting will need to make room in their suitcases. The Sting earned the bronze medal at the 2019 Softball Canada U16 Canadian Fastpitch Championship Sunday in Saskatoon. The run to the bronze included a dominant round-robin. Shallow Lake blew out the competition in four of their seven round-robin games finishing a perfect […]

Chief Greg Nadjiwon has been re-elected as chief of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation at Neyaashiinigmiing. Nadjiwon, 69, was elected Friday to his third two-year term as chief at Cape Croker, receiving 400 votes, followed by six-year councillor Carlene Keeshig, who received 129 votes. Jake Linklater was third with 97 votes. A total […]

U15 N’Stars win provincial silver The Owen Sound North Stars under-15 girls field lacrosse team will bring home a silver medal from the 2019 Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse provincials in Peterborough. The North Stars met Oshawa in the U15A gold medal game Sunday morning losing 10-8 in the championship contest. Jillian Goldie scored five goals in […]

The nation’s best will compete for a gold medal in Owen Sound this week. The Softball Canada U19 Canadian Fastpitch Championship will be decided on the diamonds at Duncan McLellan Park. The action starts Tuesday with a bustling schedule all the way through until the medals are handed out Sunday afternoon. The role of tournament host […]

Bruce Kruger has long been lending his voice to the Emancipation Festival in Owen Sound, but on Saturday it was finally made official for the popular town crier from Bracebridge. Kruger was officially declared the Town Crier of the Emancipation during the rededication of the black history cairn at Harrison Park during the city’s 157th […]

Bombs away Denny Benson. The Selects power hitter launched three fly balls over the fence in Owen Sound’s round-robin closer at the Softball Canada U23 Canadian Championship in Saskatoon on Friday. Benson’s bat led the Selects to an 8-1 win over Ontario counterpart the Tavistock Hops. With the win, Owen Sound takes a 5-2 record […]

The OPP and South Bruce Peninsula’s bylaw enforcement department will be ramping up patrols at Sauble Beach this long weekend after receiving numerous complaints this summer about people drinking alcohol, smoking, using barbecues or bringing dogs on the beach. “It’s something we address on a regular basis, but recently it seems to be heightening in […]

Bruce County council is appointing a consultant to investigate problems at Brucelea Haven detailed in a report by the provincial director of long-term care. The report outlined 31 non-compliance issues and resulted in the county-run long-term care home in Walkerton being ordered to temporarily stop further admissions. On Thursday county council voted in favour of […]

Staffing shortages at Brucelea Haven may have contributed to two deaths and resulted in multiple non-compliance issues at the long-term care home, including residents not receiving baths, oral care, toileting assistance or time-sensitive medications when required, a Ministry of Health report has revealed. The 22-page document by the ministry’s long-term care inspections branch was released […]

North Stars fans following the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League championship series should recognize a few names. Jordan Caskenette, Brody Caskenette, Mike Fiegehen and Logan Swanton have all suited up for the Orangeville Northmen on their run to the OJALL finals. The local quartet has played games in the black-and-orange as recently as this season. […]

Owen Sound is bringing in reinforcements in its battle against invasive phragmites. On Tuesday and Wednesday staff from the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre and their amphibious equipment will join city staff to attempt to reduce and eliminate stands of the reed along a section of the Pottawatomi River at Kelso Beach Park. “We have had […]

“We have no slaves at home – Then why abroad? Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free. They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That’s noble, and bespeaks a nation proud. And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every […]

A Kitchener senior had to be rescued from Bells Lake after being stranded for three hours in a boat on Thursday. The 75-year-old man became stranded on the lake west of Markdale after the wind picked up and heat exhaustion set in, the West Grey Police Service said in a news release. The man was […]

Travellers in West Grey are being told to expect RIDE programs and a strong police presence in the municipality over the Civic Holiday weekend. The West Grey Police Service will be conducting patrols and RIDE programs in anticipation of increase traffic on the roadways and trails systems, police said in a news release. The traffic […]

The Owen Sound Selects will head into the final day of round-robin competition at the Softball Canada U23 Canadian Championship with a 4-2 record after splitting a pair of games Thursday in Saskatoon. A three-run bottom of the sixth gave the New Hamburg Mustangs just enough leverage to hold off a late comeback attempt and […]

Eleven-year-old Owen Barfoot from Georgian Bluffs represented Canada at a ten-day invitation-only International Hockey Tournament in Sweden from July 24 to 27. Port Elgin resident and Grey Bruce Highlanders hockey player Dillon Atkinson served as captain of the North American Draft Day team. It’s the second time Atkinson has worn the ‘C’ for the squad. Barfoot, […]

Someone broke into the car wash in Chatsworth and stole money from the coin boxes. Grey Bruce OPP were dispatched on Sunday after the owner discovered the forced entry on Saturday evening, police said in a news release. The break-in occurred between Friday and Saturday. The unknown suspect or suspects would be in possession of […]

The Saugeen Shores Police Service is investigating a series of residential break and enters “targeting high-end valuables.” The force’s criminal investigations and drug unit is currently investigating the break ins, which police say have common links. The break and enters have occurred during daylight hours and have targeted the valuables inside the residences, police said […]

A 32-year-old Owen Sound man has arrested in connection with counterfeit $100 bills that have been circulating in the area. The man has been charged with several counts of distributing and possessing counterfeit money as well as fraud, theft and breach of probation following his arrest on Wednesday evening, it said in a news release […]

The Chatsworth West Grey Dodgers fell to the Napanee Express in the Softball Canada U14 Canadian Championship semifinal Wednesday to finish third at the national competition. The Dodgers finished the tournament with an overall record of 6-3. Chatsworth West Grey went 4-1 in the opening round of the tournament to finish in first place for […]

Owen Sound Attack head coach Al Letang was recently named a pre-scout coach by Hockey Canada ahead of the 2020 World Junior Championship. Letang took over for Todd Gill at the helm of the Attack midway through last season, his first lead role in the Ontario Hockey League. He’s been with the Attack since the […]

Plenty of prized and pampered pooches and their owners will gather at Harrison Park next week for the Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club’s 2019 dog show. Club president Maura Reilly said the event, set for Tuesday to Thursday at the east-side Owen Sound park, is always popular with both competitors and spectators. “I know […]

Grey Bruce Health Services has appointed an interim president and CEO to replace Maureen Solecki, whose contract is ending. The hospital corporation appointed Joanne Flewwelling to the position at a special meeting of its board of directors on Tuesday as it continues a search for the person who will fill the position permanently. Solecki, whose […]

Rookie goaltender Kaleb Martin won most the valuable player and rookie of the year awards at the Owen Sound North Stars junior B club’s wrap-up party this past Saturday. Martin played in 15 of the N’Stars’ 20 games in 2019 and backstopped the team as they returned to the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League postseason […]

As the Owen Sound Emancipation Festival marks its 157th year, organizers are hoping to continue to broaden the appeal of the event, which was traditionally a homecoming of sorts for descendants of those who escaped to the area through the Underground Railroad. “We have become more diverse this year,” Jeffrey Smith, chair of the Owen […]

Police have recovered two tractors that were reported stolen from a West Grey property and a Glenelg man has been charged. On Monday, just before 9 a.m., West Grey police received a report that a John Deere 710 tractor had been stolen from a property on Concession 2 at Grey Road 25 sometime between July […]

Bruce County has hired a new director of corporate services following the retirement of Bettyann Cobean. Edward Henley will begin his new role with the county on Sept. 16, joining the county after spending the past nine years as director of finance and treasurer of Clearview Township. Henley has an extensive career working in various […]

A resident of Brockton is out $1,500 after falling victim to a phone scam in July. Just after 8 a.m. on July 16, South Bruce OPP responded to a report of a fraud in Brockton. The victim received a phone call from a scammer who identified himself as a police officer. The victim was advised […]

Owen Sound’s bylaw department has concluded its probe into complaints that used cooking oil was dumped into a catch basin next to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen after finding no evidence the product entered the city’s storm water collection system. “We’ve searched the storm systems on both 16th Street and 16th Avenue East and we couldn’t find […]