Owen Sound Sun Times

South Bruce Peninsula has selected a contractor and approved a price tag of up to $140,000 to repair the Wiarton pool. At its regular meeting on March 18, council supported accepting a bid for the Bluewater Park Pool repair project from Associated Building Restoration LTD. for $114,200 plus HST. The project will be funded through [...]

South Bruce Peninsula is organizing a Healthy Aging Wellness Day on June 21 at the Sauble Beach Community Centre. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be like a conference. It will feature talks and guest speakers on topics such as identifying, preventing, and managing dementia and Alzheimer's, as well [...]

Owen Sound has cancelled its 2025 Arts and Culture Awards ceremony due to a lack of nominations. The low number of submissions did not allow for a fair and competitive selection process, the city said in a news release. Appreciation was expressed to those who submitted nominations in recognition of the contributions of individuals and [...]

Pothole season in Owen Sound has city staff repairing damaged roads across the city, while the public is being asked to report any areas of concern. The city issued a news release Tuesday reminding motorists to be aware of the possibility of potholes and use caution while on the roads this time of year. Potholes [...]

Chief Rob Martin: 'People need to put in context, these are people that have families, that have jobs, they are loved by people.'

The family of a Southampton man missing since January says remains found in the area of the town's harbour on Sunday belong to their loved one. Jessica Keeshig-Martin, sister of Brendan Martin, said Tuesday she was certain it was her brother's body that was found during a search by family, members of the local police [...]

When local tax professionals in rural Canada decide to retire there are three common scenarios

Bookings for the Chi-Cheemaun ferry are open for another season. The vessel, with daily sailings between Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula and South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island, begin May 2 and are scheduled through Oct. 26. The journey takes approximately one hour and 45 minutes one way during peak season and two [...]

A hold and secure at Neyaashiinigmiing has now been lifted. Just after noon on Tuesday, Grey Bruce OPP said the active incident that had prompted the hold and secure had been lifted. Earlier in the day, around 9:30 a.m., the OPP said they were at the scene of an incident in the area of Farm [...]

A postmortum is to be conducted on human remains that were recovered in the area of the Southampton Harbour on Sunday. Saugeen Shores Police Service confirmed in a news release early Tuesday morning that its members had located the remains. They were recovered with the assistance of the SSPS criminal investigations and drug unit, the [...]

HANOVER VS. FERGUS FOR POLLOCK The series is set. The Hanover Barons will look to repeat as Pollock Division champions in the PJHL playoffs, but the upstart Fergus Whalers stand in their way. The Whalers, in just their second season in the league, dispatched Pollock Division dynamos Mount Forest in five games to earn a [...]

Mild temperatures and rainfall over the weekend have led to high water and flooding in some areas of Grey-Bruce. The spring melt has prompted some road closures and warnings have been issued to the public to avoid fast-moving watercourses and areas where flooding is occurring. On Monday morning, Bruce County announced that the Durham Street [...]

The Durham Street bridge at Walkerton's eastern entrance is closed due to flooding. South Bruce OPP announced the closure Monday morning. Durham Street, between McNab and William streets is closed as a result, which will cause traffic disruptions as it is the main access into Walkerton from the east. Instead, police suggest motorists follow detour [...]

Pierce Mbuyi isn't the biggest or fastest player on the ice, but he set the new team record for true-rookie scoring last week. Here's how:

Hobbies grow into something more for many at comicon

Danny Gorny has a degree in medieval literature. He started writing and publishing Canadian comic books in 2016. It felt like a good time to start writing about place and belonging," he said, alluding to the dangerous rhetoric being slung about by the then newly elected President Donald Trump. Ryan Cormier got into leatherwork as [...]

Twenty-four people received King Charles III Coronation Medals at a ceremony at Sydenham Campus in Owen Sound Saturday. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff presented the medals. The Coronation Medal was created to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, which took place on May 6, 2023. The medals recognize individuals who have made [...]

The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority issued a flood watch Saturday night for municipalities in the Grey Sauble Conservation Watershed. The flood watch was issued at 7:30 p.m. The snowpack across the watershed has been melting throughout the day following warmer than normal temperatures for the past 36 hours. As a result, fields and low-lying areas [...]

With three games left to play, the Owen Sound Attack are in a dead heat with the Sarnia Sting and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Pierce Mbuyi scored two goals Friday night and is the Attack's new true rookie points leader with 48 and counting.

Joey Hishon and Colby Barlow share the Owen Sound Attack's "true rookie" point record. Pierce Mbuyi is poised to set a new mark.

Mark Carney a good choice to deal with Donald Trump, Grey-Bruce Liberal candidates say

Grey County council news roundup, including homelessness successes but longer county housing wait times

The day started with Trudeau officially resigning and issuing a goodbye note to Canadians on social media

Other council business included a call to proclaim Agnes Macphail Day on her birthday, March 24

Deputy-CAO Randy Scherzer will become new top county administrator

Conservation authorities in Grey-Bruce are reminding people to use extra caution around local waterways with mild temperatures and rain in the forecast for the weekend. The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority and Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority have both issued watershed conditions statements, warning of the potential for a spring runoff event that could pose a risk [...]

Lower cap on number of licences among changes planned

Part of the balance between tourism and preserving what draws visitors is extending the season, we see in another installment in Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.

Eighteen minor hockey teams will play 56 games in Owen Sound this weekend as the Barb Downey Memorial Local League Tournament returns to the Scenic City. Tournament Director Loretta Emonts is baking 650 cupcakes for all of the players. It's a lot of fricken' fun," Emonts said of the tournament. Games are being played at [...]

Southwestern Ontario Indigenous health agency is in turmoil, jeopardizing the well-being of staff and health of thousands of patients

It appears the playoff race between the Owen Sound Attack, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Sarnia Sting will be a photo finish. The Owen Sound Attack kept pace with a 6-3 victory at home over the Flint Firebirds Wednesday night in front of a sold-out crowd at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Declan Waddick [...]

Some very serious work has been put in to ensure maximum laughs when the curtain opens on the next Owen Sound Little Theatre production. The witty farce The Play That Goes Wrong opens March 20 as the third installment in the local theatre company's 2024-25 playbill. Director John Flynn said Tuesday that the production is [...]

'It will be a day of creativity, connection, and hope,' organizer says

Canada Post is moving to community mailboxes for Hepworth. A Canada Post spokeswoman said no alternative location could be found for a post office in Hepworth and so Canada Post decided to install permanent community mailboxes instead. No location or timing for this change is confirmed but affected residents will be notified as soon as [...]

Owen Sound council chose not to act on a public request to take down U.S. flags hanging at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre. During public question period, Owen Sound residents Anne and Doug Stewart asked the city to consider removing the U.S. flags hanging at the north end of the ice surfaces at the [...]

Health officials say test wells as snow melts, runoff starts

Owen Sound council granted final approval for the following business licenses at its meeting on Monday: Buds 4 Less Corp, a cannabis dispensary business at 2125 16th St. E. Buried Wealth Tattoo Collective, a tattoo business at 249 10th St. W. Penn. Penningtons, a retail clothing business at 1969 16th St. E. Retreat Into Wellness, [...]

Fee to help with costs, complaints about camping on harbour wall

The average price came in at $26,530 per acre

Incidents the sixth and seventh cryptocurrency-related frauds in the South Bruce OPP jurisdiction this year

Police are looking for suspects following a break-and-enter at a Walkerton business in the early hours of March 2. According to a media release from the South Bruce OPP, two suspects wearing masks broke into a business on Durham Street East in Walkerton at 12:55 a.m. Police said the suspects smashed through glass to enter [...]

The latest outburst from the American president appears to have been triggered by tariffs imposed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Owen Sound will look at banning American-made products and services and prioritize a Buy Canada approach in response to the tariff threats from U.S President Donald Trump. On Monday, city council passed a motion by Coun. Brock Hamley that directed staff to prepare a report on the matter for consideration. Hamley said the city may [...]

The Owen Sound Attack won't be able to withstand any more weekends like this past one in Erie. Not if they want to play playoff hockey. The young Bears were outhustled, outshot, and outscored 11-4 in a two-game set inside the Erie Insurance Arena. Luckily, the two other teams they're hunting down in the Western [...]

An Ontario ice cream manufacturer is freezing its prices, a response to the U.S.trade war it says is the greatest threat to Canada's sovereignty since the Second World War. Chapman's Ice Cream, the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in the country,is vowing not to increase prices for customers for the remainder of 2025 as U.S. [...]

Owen Sound police charged drivers with impaired operation in two separate crashes, one involving a city snowplow. Owen Sound Police Services officers laid impaired driving charges after collisions Friday night and early Sunday morning, both with no reported injuries but significant damage to the vehicles. Friday at 10 p.m. police attended a two-vehicle collision in [...]

The Owen Sound Attack are coming home empty handed. Owen Sound dropped a second-straight game to the Erie Otters, 7-3, Saturday night inside the Erie Insurance Arena. Luckily for the Scenic City Skaters, the Sarnia Sting and Sault Ste. Marie both lost Saturday as well, so the playoff picture at the bottom of the Western [...]

'Not a lot in life is free right now,' woman says of free repairs at the Repair Cafe