Owen Sound Sun Times

The Municipal Innovation Council, formed in 2020 as a collaborative effort of most of Bruce County's lower-tier municipalities, is winding down operations this month. The time was right at the five-year mark. We have some great projects that we can illustrate the value of the partnership with, but it was a good time to integrate [...]

The driver of a commercial vehicle was charged with impaired driving after a crash closed Highway 10 in Chatsworth early Wednesday morning. Grey Bruce OPP received a report just after 4:30 a.m. that a commercial vehicle had crashed into a hydro pole along the highway. Officers determined the driver of the transport truck involved was [...]

The Owen Sound Attack could count themselves among the greatest underdog stories ever told if they somehow manage to beat the London Knights.

Bruce nuclear site expansion called a big dream, but an achievable one. This is an installment in our How Canada Wins series.

Bruce Power is investigating and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation has raised concerns after a large number of a fish known as gizzard shad died after becoming trapped in the nuclear power plant's intake channel last month. The operator of the generating station near Tiverton announced on Feb. 14 that it had removed its Unit 2 [...]

Police are now looking to speak with a person who was at a Markdale business at the same time as a suspect who is alleged to have committed a robbery. The incident occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. on March 20 at a business on Toronto Street. The suspect entered the business, told the victim it [...]

Human remains found in the area of the Southampton harbour have been identified as belonging to Brendan Martin. A postmortem conducted at the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service identified the remains after they were discovered by members of the Saugeen Shores Police Service during a search on March 16. Martin's family and members of the Please [...]

An arrest has been made after over $1,000 worth of alcohol was stolen from the LCBO in Meaford on Jan. 8. A 24-year-old Brampton man was located, arrested and charged on March 11 thanks to tips from the public, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release. The accused has been charged with theft under [...]

Two youths from Scarborough have been arrested and charged in relation to a theft and assault at a business on the Sunset Strip just west of Owen Sound last summer. A 17-year-old was charged with two counts of robbery with violence and two counts of assault with a weapon, while a 15-year-old was charged with [...]

A team at the University of Waterloo hope to expand their wetland research and develop a collaborative relationship with Ontario landowners

The plow company has a plant in Mount Forest

LFP's Ryan Pyette handicaps the first-round matchups of the OHL playoffs, which kick off on Thursday.

Shawn Everitt, a longtime employee of The Blue Mountains, is Meaford's newest chief administrative officer (CAO). Meaford officials announced Tuesday that Everitt will begin in the role at the start of a two-year contract on April 8. He has more than 30 years of municipal experience from The Blue Mountains, where he has held leadership [...]

Rules to get those yellow stickers have been tightened since October, 2024

City also provides space to store the displays and helps with set-up and tear-down

Carney had rolled out a similar GST cut for first-time home buyers on homes sold at or under $1 million

Hostile threat actors will be using more sophisticated methods than in the 2021 election that will be even harder to detect, according to Canadian security officials

Owen Sound council voted Monday to extend the GOST transit service, which connects Owen Sound and Guelph, by one year to March 31, 2026. The provincially funded service - Guelph-Owen Sound Transit - was to have ended at the end of this month but some funding remains unspent and with higher than expected fare revenue, [...]

But helping renters will add $36 to homeowners' tax bills

The Sacred Heart Crusaders turned heartbreak into gold. A year after going 0-3 at the regional high school championship, the Walkerton school's varsity boys' hockey team went undefeated at the 2025 OFSAA championships and won the A/AA provincial title in Sudbury. The Crusaders went 6-0 at the 16-team provincial tournament and outscored opponents 30-12, winning [...]

1100-1200 cows are needed per digester, but other livestock manure will work, along with field waste such as soybean and corn stalks, or cover crops

Oxenden's Julian Smith is celebrating winning a silver medal with teammates at the Canadian Ski Nationals this past Friday in Canmore. Smith, who trains at the National Team Development Centre in Thunder Bay, competed in a relay race on March 21 with Ontario teammates Katy Semeniuk, Luke Allan, and Anna Stewart. Teams of four (two [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have earned the right to play in the Ontario Hockey League's postseason for the 14th straight year. That's the second-longest active playoff streak in the OHL behind the London Knights, whom they'll face in the first round. It was close. Owen Sound didn't clinch a playoff spot until the final day [...]

Canadian voters have the opportunity to participate in what could be a very closely contested federal election. Here's how

A ceremony in Markdale on Sunday marked the 135th anniversary of the birth of political trailblazer and icon Agnes Macphail by honouring other women who have made a difference in the local community. About 50 people attended a tribute to Macphail put on by the Friends of the Grey Highlands Museum at Annesley United Church. [...]

Concerns about the impacts of a crippling trade war hung over a meeting of Grey-Bruce political leaders and agricultural industry representatives who gathered in Elmwood on Saturday. About 80 people attended the 17th annual politicians' meeting of the Bruce and Grey Federations of Agriculture, an event held to enhance the communication between the various levels [...]

The election campaign comes while Canada finds itself embroiled in a historic trade war with the United States

The Owen Sound Attack took care of business Saturday night. Now they wait. With a 4-2 win over the Guelph Storm inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, the Attack have guaranteed themselves at least one more game. If the Sarnia Sting beat the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sunday afternoon in the Soo, Owen Sound's [...]

The Bluewater District School Board is seeking applications to fill the vacancy on its board of trustees. With the trustee's seat for the Township of Southgate and Municipality of Grey Highlands declared vacant, candidates from across Grey and Bruce counties are now invited to apply for the position prior to an April 4 deadline. The [...]

By Sunday night, the Owen Sound will know their fate - in, out, or a historic tiebreaker game in Owen Sound.

Boat owner and Nawash Fisheries staff lead cleanup

Grey Bruce Public Health officials believe measles case has been contained

Owen Sound's River District has added its voice to other business improvement association voices in Ontario by promoting a Shop Main Street Canada campaign. The campaign encourages participation of individuals and businesses by updating their social media profiles to include Shop Main Street Canada's support local logo, shopping and dining locally, choosing Canadian-made products and [...]

A Brockton man has been arrested in connection with a pair of smash-and-grab-style break-ins in Hanover overnight Wednesday. Hanover Police Chief Christopher Knoll said via social media on Thursday that officers had arrested a 38-year-old man in the thefts and that some of the stolen property had been recovered and other evidence seized. Officers were [...]

Hydro was knocked out to properties west of Owen Sound and a section of Highway 21 was closed overnight Thursday after a vehicle collided with a hydro pole. Just before 9 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP said they were on the scene of the collision along with the Inter Township Fire Department and Grey County paramedics. [...]

Police are attempting to identify a suspect who robbed a business in Markdale on Thursday. At 9:15 a.m., the suspect went to a business on Toronto Street, told the victim it was a robbery and demanded cash. The suspect made off with approximately $150 and left in an unknown vehicle southbound on Highway 10 toward [...]

Groups concerned that short-term rentals are being used for sex trafficking have issued tips to thwart the practice. The Grey-Bruce Community Safety and Well-Being Plan's crime prevention table issued a news release with tips, in partnership with the Joy Smith Foundation and Violence Prevention Grey Bruce. Human traffickers - those who force participation in the [...]

On the cusp of a federal election campaign, school librarian Melanie Burrett has been announced as the candidate for the NDP Party in Huron-Bruce. Burrett, an Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers Federation Education support staff member and longtime NDP volunteer, was revealed as the candidate during a virtual campaign launch event on Monday. Burrett, who lives [...]

The event will also honour other noteable local women.

BARRIE - This team never ceases to amaze me." Owen Sound Attack head coach Scott Wray said he'd be lying if he said he expected to be pushing for a playoff spot this late in the season. All we were worried about early on was habits," he said. After a 3-1 win over the Barrie [...]

The Bluewater District School Board and County of Bruce are the latest local governing bodies that have joined the buy Canadian movement in the wake of the persistent tariff threats from the U.S. On Tuesday, the Bluewater board moved to implement measures to prioritize the procurement of Canadian products wherever feasible and to immediately transition [...]

When you do the data and you do it well, you can see the improvement," says one participant

Child-welfare authorities trying to find local foster care so child remains in Grey-Bruce.

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson is returning to her role as minister of rural affairs, while the Grey-Bruce area's other two MPPs have been left off cabinet. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's mostly unchanged cabinet was sworn in at Queen's Park on Wednesday, with Thompson continuing in the rural affairs portfolio she has held since June when [...]

Both bridges in Walkerton have reopened after flooding led to the bridge closures. Bruce County announced the Durham Street bridge has reopened to alternating single lane traffic once again. And Brockton announced it has reopened Lobies Park bridge along Yonge Street North, between Durham Street and Valleyside Drive. Bruce County transportation director Adam Stanley said [...]

'We are touched by the collective compassion shown,' Neyaashiinigmiing councillor said.

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Owen Sound's Harmony Centre is living up to the hopes of its founders. This is an installment in our series, How Canada Wins.

'The ultimate message is, how do we make the availability and access to health care the same or similar than people living in urban settings?" -- Brightshores Research Institute executive director