Owen Sound Sun Times

Members of the Owen Sound Muslim Association arrived for Friday prayers to discover their mosque vandalized, with tomato sauce splattered on the front doors and eggs smashed against the roof and brick walls. Waleed Aslam, a spokesperson for the congregation, said the vandalism has left him and others feeling unsafe at the mosque for the […]

The Owen Sound North Stars bench bosses received top honours in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League’s awards released Thursday. Jamie Grimoldby, Brad Caskenette and Alex Muzzell were named the Western Conference’s coaching staff of the year. It was the first year behind the bench for all three coaches. Grimoldby and Caskenette held the roles […]

Nathan Chiarlitti felt like he wasn’t good enough. After five years in the Ontario Hockey League. After playing over 300 games. After representing his country. After being named a team captain. He felt he wasn’t good enough, and he struggled with the fact. Why? Expectations. “I definitely struggled with that. I struggled with that probably […]

Multiple stickers with racist and neo-Nazi messages have been found throughout Owen Sound’s downtown, prompting a police investigation and drawing strong condemnation from city officials, community groups and others. “These stickers and that attitude are not representative of our community and have no place in our community,” Mayor Ian Boddy said Thursday. “We encourage anyone […]

Three of the leading Brazilian jiu-jitsu clubs in the Grey Bruce region joined together for training this past Sunday. Bowler’s BJJ (Flesherton) hosted Topp Performance (Port Elgin) and Kilian Academy (Owen Sound) in their first-ever Tri-Club Open Mat training session. Twenty-five BJJ-practitioners, representing all three clubs, trained together at Bowler’s BJJ. Spearheaded by Kilian Academy, […]

MINOR SOCCER Amazing Almada shuts the door The Owen Sound Ken Burrows & Son/Sound Speech & Hearing United under-13 boys soccer team defeated the visiting Waterloo United by a score of 4-0 at the Kiwanis Soccer Complex last night in local SWRSL action. Azel Garside, Zion Garside, Gavin Paterson and Carter Green led the way […]

“This will make a difference in the lives of young mothers,” a representative for the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce told an audience as she accepted a $3,000 grant for a new parenting program. The initiative was one of 11 to receive grants from the Community Foundation Grey Bruce Wednesday at a presentation ceremony […]

Bottled water, pop and juice will now be banned from Summerfolk. The move, announced this week by the Georgian Bay Folk Society, is part of the cultural organization’s greening initiative, which aims to eventually make the annual music and crafts festival in Owen Sound a zero-waste event, according to GBFS general manager Roxane Davidson. “That’s […]

Grey Bruce OPP wants help identifying two men who left a Markdale restaurant patio without paying for their meal Saturday. Police said in a news release Tuesday that the men left on foot and one took a half-pitcher of beer with him. Police were dispatched to the restaurant at 10:29 a.m. Sunday. They gave no […]

Owen Sound police say they found an impaired man sleeping in a running vehicle Monday about 11:30 p.m. A 24-year-old Owen Sound man had more than twice the legal blood alcohol limit to drive. Police found him in the 1100 block of a 3rd Avenue East parking lot, police said in a news release. He’s […]

A motorcyclist has serious injuries after colliding with a car in Owen Sound Monday evening. Owen Sound police responded to the crash at the top of the 10th Street West hill around 6:30 p.m. Police said the motorcyclist, a 47-year-old Owen Sound man, was travelling east on 10th Street West toward 6th Avenue West. That […]

West Grey police said in a news release Tuesday that officers laid two stunt driving charges recently where drivers were travelling more than 50 kilometres per hour over the limit on Grey Road 3. On June 30 a driver was speeding 133 km/h in a posted 80 kilometre per hour zone at 2:25 p.m. That […]

Midwives Grey Bruce is grateful to receive more provincial funding announced Monday by the Ontario government. Just more than $375,000 in extra money will pay for a 12th full-time staff midwife, plus two more new, registered midwives, for their mandatory year-long placements after graduation. It will mean 420 babies can be delivered by midwives in […]

July 11, 2019

“A lot was happening in 1969. I mean . . . the moon landing. And here we were getting our picture in the newspaper like we were a big deal,” – Owen Sound Farrow’s Haulage team member Brad Porter. Fifty years ago the Owen Sound Farrow’s Haulage ball club won the Ontario Baseball Association Bantam […]

The body of a 24-year-old Vaughan man was recovered at the Grotto Sunday afternoon, after he went missing the day before. OPP divers from the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit found him deceased under about 20 feet of water. Police say the man had jumped into the water with a friend at the popular tourist […]

Two Whitby shooting suspects arrested in Owen Sound last week face numerous charges. The suspects were taken into custody without incident on Thursday by members of the Durham Regional Police Service criminal investigation unit, its tactical support unit, intelligence unit and a K-9 unit and Owen Sound police, a city police news release said. One […]

If the Owen Sound Selects are to repeat as national champions they’ll need to once again battle through as the No. 3 seed from Ontario. “It’s resiliency. You’ve got to learn how to lose to want to win again,” Selects manager Jamie Simpson said after his team lost in the semifinal of the OASA U23 […]

A city investigation into complaints that used cooking oil was poured into an east-side catch basin has found “no evidence” the product made its way into Owen Sound’s storm water collection system, according to city hall. Dennis Kefalas, director of public works and engineering, said city workers checked the systems at both 16th Street and […]

The committee behind the under-construction Giche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden held an event at the site Saturday to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 and raise awareness of the fundraising required for the next stage. “Phase 2, we would like it to start in September. That would be ideal. But we need to raise $30,000,” said […]

As throngs of people hunted for bargains and yummy treats at this year’s Hottest Street Sale, a dozen members of the Owen Sound Waste Watchers were on the lookout for something else. Equipped with trash pickers and cans, the volunteers were eyeing the asphalt and alleyways for discarded cigarette butts and other garbage. They ended […]

The OPP closed access to The Grotto Saturday “until further notice” while a search was underway for a missing person. Police say a 24-year-old man had jumped into the water with a friend at the popular tourist spot in Bruce Peninsula National Park. He initially surfaced, but immediately showed signs of distress. He then went […]

A man who was pulled from Lake Huron by boaters Friday morning just off the shore at Southampton has died, the OPP confirmed Saturday night. The man, who has not been identified, was initially taken to hospital by ambulance in critical condition. Officers with both the Saugeen Shores Police Service and OPP responded to a […]

Craig Wende looked like he would have to leave the game with an injury in the second period. He stole the win in the third. On the back of their goaltender, the Oakville Titans scored four unanswered goals in the third period and came back from a 6-3 deficit to win 7-6 Saturday in Owen […]

The reloaded Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars didn’t waste any time showing off the new post-trade deadline roster in Waterloo Friday night. The North Stars made themselves at home and shellacked the winless Velocity 14-3 to improve to 9-4-0 with three games remaining in the regular season. Newcomer Dan Michel led the way with […]

Unlike the rest of the teams taking part in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U23 Elimination Tournament in Owen Sound this weekend, a trip to nationals isn’t the primary goal for the Selects. The Selects have already qualified for the Softball Canada U23 Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Saskatoon later this month as the defending national […]

It will likely be a while yet before construction begins on Redhawk’s planned 366-unit residential subdivision across from the Owen Sound hospital. Roger Howard, vice-president of planning and development at Brampton-based Redhawk Construction’s parent company Rice Development Corp, said the company is not planning to start site work this year and is uncertain if it […]

Environmental groups are urging the province to adopt into law a hearing officer’s recommendations, which they say provide a “clear path” towards the necessary protection of endangered piping plovers at Sauble Beach. “I think that the ministry and the town should take the report into account in terms of, moving forward, what can or cannot […]

A red-footed tortoise, a barbershop quartet, a jazz guitarist — all sorts of cool things filled downtown shops Friday for the first ever “July 5 Live”, which leads up to a giant street sale on Saturday. The event was part of the First Friday series created by the Businesses and Organizations of Owen Sound Together, […]

How do I make a budget? What should I cook for one? How do I book a doctor’s appointment? A network of health professionals say these are questions youth often ask themselves the first time they leave home – but the answers aren’t always obvious, and they might be embarrassed to ask for them. Now, […]

The goal for the Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars has always been a trip to Quebec to compete for the President’s Cup. That goal got a lot closer to becoming a reality last weekend when N’Stars GM Keith Peer traded for two of the James Gang’s top gunslingers. “It’s been 10 years since Owen […]

The Owen Sound Attack will play a home-and-home series with both the Barrie Colts and North Bay Battalion to round out a four-game exhibition schedule starting in early September. Owen Sound will start their preseason campaign Sept. 1 at the Bayshore against the Colts – puck drop at 2 p.m. – before heading east on […]

FASTBALL Tara tops Desboro The Tara Ladies lumped the Desboro Royals 9-2 in a Wednesday night Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball League match. The Ladies pulled out a win with Christie Goudy taking the mound for and earning 13 strikeouts. Katrina Richards went three-for-three in the win. Maddy Moore crushed a home run in the loss. […]

July 4 2019

Grey Bruce OPP are thanking the public after complaints led to a number of careless driving charges this Canada Day weekend. Police say officers charged a total of 59 drivers with speeding on Highway 6 on the Peninsula. Another eight drivers were charged with stunt driving, which means they were going at least 50 km/h […]

One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision west of Dornoch. Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of a crash on Grey Road 25 in the former Sullivan Township Wednesday, where they found a vehicle submerged in water. Police confirmed the deceased was the only one in the vehicle at the time. Their identity […]

The owners of Eddie the dog have decided to give another paralyzed pup a “second chance” at a happy life. Angela Parker and her husband Sunil of Owen Sound rescued Wally, a four-year-old chihuahua-mix, from an animal shelter in Los Angeles earlier this year while vacationing in California. Like the couple’s husky-German shepherd Eddie, Wally […]

Raw milk advocate Michael Schmidt is under house arrest for a month after an intermittent sentence of two months, imposed by a provincial court judge in October 2017 on a charge of obstruction of a peace officer, was reduced on appeal. But Schmidt plans to further appeal his conviction. He was charged along with four […]

City officials launched an investigation Tuesday after receiving complaints that used kitchen oil was allegedly dumped into a storm water catch basin outside of a recently opened fast food restaurant over the weekend. Dennis Kefalas, director of public works and engineering, said a site visit at Popeyes Louisiana Chicken on 16th Street East revealed evidence […]

Something unusual is tucked into a 1,300-square-foot unit in the industrial park on the east side of Owen Sound – a cricket farm. Inside, it’s hot. About 32 degrees Celsius, a comfortable temperature for the thousands of chirping insects living in cardboard boxes and wooden drawers, but perhaps not for Joe Shouldice, the founder and farmer […]

Police found a missing Kitchener man Tuesday afternoon, after his car was found abandoned a day earlier on Highway 6. Grey Bruce OPP located Grant Hemstock, 27, in good health in a wooded area of Williamsford at 1:35 p.m. An emergency response team, canine unit and helicopter helped in the search. Hemstock went missing June […]

Police found the car of a missing Kitchener man Monday afternoon. Grant Hemstock, 27, was expected to travel from Kitchener to Owen Sound on June 30 when he did not arrive at his destination. Just after 12:30 p.m. on July 1 Grey Bruce OPP located his car on the northbound shoulder of Hwy. 6 in […]

June 2019

Owen Sound’s annual Canada Day celebration in Kelso Beach Park was a day to set nice Canadian modesty aside and talk about what we like most about our country. The park started filling up at 4 p.m. to see entertainers in the amphitheatre and attractions in the park, including demonstrations of eager, acrobatic dogs dodging […]