Owen Sound Sun Times

Chatter on outlets can be used to detect avian influenza in a region 1-3 weeks in advance

Maybe you've got some time to spare and want to make a difference but you don't know how. A volunteer fair held inthe public library auditorium in downtown Owen Sound Wednesday featured a variety of groups whose representatives were eager to explain the ways they rely on volunteers. Miriam Dupuis, who organizes volunteers at Bruce [...]

Put your knowledge to the test while raising money for the Billy Bishop Museum on Friday night. The Owen Sound museum and national historic site's 2024 October Trivia Night Fundraising Event is at the Owen Sound Legion beginning at 6 p.m. with the first question at 7 p.m. The trivia night is an event for [...]

Bruce trail clubs in Grey-Bruce are preparing to celebrate Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath. The Sydenham, Beaver Valley and Bruce Peninsula Bruce Trail clubs are all holding events on Sunday to mark Bruce Trail Day, an annual celebration of the 890-kilometre trail and the the Niagara Escarpment it runs along. The Sydenham club, which [...]

Two Walk for Wenjack events are being held in Bruce County during Secret Path Week later this month. A walk in Wiarton on Oct. 18 begins at 1 p.m. at Bluewater Park. A walk in Southampton on Oct. 21 begins at 1 p.m. at Fairy Lake Pavillion. Cape Croker Park, Kitaamgwedaagwad Gindasswin Adult Learning Centre, [...]

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow Blue Mountain Resort doesn't hibernate over the winter, instead, it upgrades the snowmaking components on its hill so that even when the weather doesn't play ball those looking to ski or snowboard will have somewhere to go. The ski hill west of Collingwood announced it recently [...]

Georgian Bluffs council has kicked off its budget deliberations, with a proposed municipal tax rate increase of just over five per cent. After a day-long budget session on Friday,council directed staff to prepare a draft 2025 budget that maintains a tax rate increase of 5.14 per cent. For the average single-family detached home assessed at [...]

Saugeen Shores police are investigating what they said was a suspicious fire on Sept. 26 on Victoria Street South in Southampton. The house fire, which was in a residential area between Morpeth and Palmerston streets, was reported about 2:15 a.m., Saugeen Shores Fire Chief Ed Melanson said in an interview. When they got there the [...]

The process of evicting the ladybugs turned up another species - a protected one

An Owen Sound man involved in a motorcycle crash on the Grey-Bruce Line near Chesley on Sunday is facing a number of charges. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Grey Bruce OPP responded to a call that a threat had occurred on Sept. 14 in Park Head in South Bruce Peninsula, according to an OPP [...]

Owen Sound's River District commercial business vacancy rate sits at nine per cent, a three-point drop since 2021. I think we are making strides forward," Viveca Gravel, the co-ordinator of the River District organization, said in an interview about the vacancy rate, which was included in a recent report she gave to the River District [...]

The annual celebration of the harvest's big and bulbous veggies is marking its 39th year in Saugeen Shores. Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is set to take over the town this weekend . Marketing director Ann-Marie Collins said Tuesday that final preparations were underway, with site setup slated to begin on Wednesday. We are excited," said Collins. [...]

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board has something to celebrate in its latest annual provincial standardized test results. The Ministry of Education even acknowledged the board's improvements in Grade 6 math in the latestEducation Quality and Accountability Office standardized test results. The board's Grade 6 math assessments saw a 12 percentage point increase over last [...]

It was the most successful Fall Day at the Farm yet Saturday. The fundraiser put on by volunteersraised more than $15,000 and counting for Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which helps feed people in developing countries through emergency food assistance and education about growing food. It was probably our most successful day yet," Heather Parkin said by [...]

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Bluewater District School Board has things to celebratein their latest annual provincial standardizedtesting results over last year. At the same time, in most cases, the percentage of local students meeting provincial expectations was still below the provincial average in the 2023-24 Education Quality and Accountability Officeresults. The good news is more students met or exceeded [...]

For 16-year-old Jorja Wilson, Monday's ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Owen Sound was an opportunity to educate others about something in her own family history that she knew little about until very recently. It was only a couple of days ago that the Neyaashiinigmiing teen found out that her ancestors [...]

Grey Bruce OPP closed the Grey Bruce Line Sunday night following a motor vehicle collision. The Grey Bruce Line was to be closed between Grey Road 25 and Concession 4 of Elderslie for a couple of hours, police announced in a news release at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Police asked people to avoid the area. Updates [...]

Baked or fried. Served with jam, peanut butter, and other toppings, sweet or savoury, and even stuffed with hot dogs, the varieties were seemingly endless at the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) Environment Office's second annual Sconefest Saturday near Wiarton. Scone (pronounced scon') is a simple traditional food typically made with flour and water - but [...]

A deep love for the twists and turns of railroad history and railcar modelling was displayed at the Owen Sound Legion on Saturday. The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre's first-ever model show and sale for railway modellers and enthusiasts invited hundreds of people through the doors of the legion with over 50 vendor tables to visit [...]

There may not be moral victories in hockey, but this must be the most admired winless Owen Sound Attack club in a long time. The Attack's dogged determination through two games, both losses to Midwest Division rival Guelph, has earned the team a long leash in the Scenic City . . . so far. I [...]

Two youthful teams with new head coaches and high hopes for the future met Friday night at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph to mark the start of the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season. The Guelph Storm came out on top, 6-4, over the Owen Sound Attack - in large part thanks to a four-goal first [...]

As a referendum vote nears on whether South Bruce residents want their municipality to be a willing host for a proposed deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, a local group opposed to the project is holding an information event. Protect Our Waterways - No Nuclear Waste will hold its DGR information event on Oct. [...]

The current reality for farmland buying bears some small resemblance to small-town publishing a few decades back

Steve Lowe, an Owen Sound wealth advisor,accountant and community volunteer, is the new chair of Georgian College's board of governors for 2024-25. Lowe joined the board of governors in 2020 and recently served as vice-chair, a college announcement said. Georgian College has five campuses, including one in Owen Sound. He's an RBC Dominion Securities wealth [...]

A program created in Grey-Bruce in 2021 to help residents of a rooming house that was going through a COVID-19 outbreak has been recognized with a new award. The Supportive Outreach Services (SOS) program has been awarded an Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for its success improving the health of marginalized people in [...]

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority's directors areone decision away from signing off on a $3-million administration building renovation. Wednesday the board agreed to proceed with final construction drawings and issue tenders for the project. The board would still have to select the successful bidder andvote in favour of the project. So far, the board has been [...]

Items worth more than $20,000 were stolen during a break and enter in Grey Highlands and the OPP are asking for help as they investigate. Sometime between Sept. 2 and 14, someone entered the property on Sideroad 16A and removed the items, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release. The long list of items [...]

The owner of the former Legates Fine Furniture building at the corner of 8th Street East and 2nd Avenue East has pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a property standards order about the condition the facade of the building, according to city officials City manager Tim Simmonds reported during Monday's council meeting that charges [...]

Police have made arrests in an investigation into drug trafficking in the Owen Sound and Collingwood areas. On Thursday, the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP announced that four people had been arrested, and drugs and firearms had been seized in relation to a drug trafficking investigation. With the assistance of the Barrie OPP Organized [...]

Multi-million costs to expand the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre's archival storage prompted Bruce County council to ask staff to explore cheaper options. County staff's report Sept. 19 had recommended that staff be allowed to get detailed, final costing estimates to add a 12,000 square-foot expansion to the museum building, and put aside $285,000 [...]

A fundraiser will be held in the Township of Chatsworth this weekend to raise funds for its planned community hub project. The fundraising committee will hold its second annual Hike and Bike for the Hub on Saturday. The event, which also includes a poker run this year, will see participants travel 13.5 kilometres along the [...]

The province's Special Investigation Unit has terminated an investigation into a June arrest in Hanover. The independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police officer, announced on Tuesday that its director Joseph Martino had ended the investigation due to insufficient evidence of serious injury. The case involved a 19-year-old man who was arrested on [...]

The Escarpment Corridor Alliance wants to see a future, protective ecological corridor" network in the southern Georgian Bay area to better protect ecologically important lands from development between the Beaver Valley and the Niagara Escarpment. The connected corridor network, it is anticipated, would include two large, local developments, Castle Glen in the Blue Mountains and [...]

A chef from a Flesherton eatery isa Canadian finalist in an international competition aimed at discovering and mentoring some of the most promising and talented young chefs from around the world. Karly Ready, sous chef at The Gate restaurant, is one of 10 finalists from the Canadian region of the S. Pellegrino Young Chef Academy [...]

An event near Owen Sound that allows locals to experience a fun day on the farm while also helping to relieve world hunger is marking its 10th anniversary. Owen Sound Harvest For Hunger's Fall Day on the Farm will once again be held on the Parkin Farm east of Owen Sound on Saturday from 10 [...]

An organization that wants to see more affordable housing available in the area has asked for Owen Sound's support as it tackles the issue. Representatives of the Institute of Southern Georgian Bay and their Owen Sound table on community housing were at city council on Monday where they outlined the innovative ways being explored locally [...]

People are encouraged to dress like it's the 70s again andcome along on one of two50th anniversary MS Chi-Cheemaun cruises Sunday, Sept. 29. The Owen Sound Transportation Company ferry has been bringing passengers and their cars to Manitoulin Island and back to Tobermory since Sept. 29, 1974. These special sailings will mark the ferry's 50 [...]

It's just over 72 hours until the Owen Sound Attack play their first regular season game of the 2024-25 season and James Petrovski's knuckles are bloodied and raw. With four seconds left in the Attack's last preseason game, Petrovski, typically a reserved if not quiet presence on the ice, rained a barrage of fists and [...]

Dale DeGray's whiteboard is still empty. Every season DeGray will write notes on a whiteboard in his office to act as decision-making lodestars for the long Ontario Hockey Season. The notes guard against impulse and emotion taking hold of the ship's wheel and swerving into waters unknown. Last year, a note on DeGray's whiteboard said [...]

Bruce County is offering up to $50,000 in financial assistance to homeowners who want to build an Additional Residential Unit (ARU) on their property and offer it as an affordable rental. The county is putting up a total of $100,000 for its pilot ARU program, with applicants able to access a maximum of $50,000. An [...]

Owen Sound council gave final approval to the following business licences at its meeting on Monday: A hawker and peddler licence issued to Rick Brooks BWG Events Group for 2024 Ribfest, which took place on Sept. 13-15. A hawker and peddler licence issued to the Owen Sound Agricultural Society for the Owen Sound Fall Fair, [...]

Owen Sound council has agreed to explore a policing partnership with West Grey. At its meeting on Monday, council endorsed the exploration and potential implementation of a joint municipal police service with West Grey. The city manager was directed to initiate discussions with representatives of West Grey, The West Grey police services board, and the [...]

Surveillance cameras are now operational in Owen Sound's downtown. The city announced on Monday that nine cameras had been installed late last week in areas of the River District, the first phase of a three-year camera pilot program approved by council earlier this year. The program is in response to public calls for more safety [...]

A 38-year-old from Brampton faces an assault charge after a dispute over an unpaid bill at a Blue Mountain Resort restaurant. According to a media release from the Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP, a dispute between a patron and a staff member took place outside of the restaurant due to an unpaid bill on Sept. [...]

Providing affordable apartment rentals is becoming increasingly unaffordable for the Rotary Club of Meaford, which is faced with an aging apartment complex and increasing expenses. The Rotary Club owns the Godfrey Apartments in Meaford - a 32-unit, four-building apartment complex on Nelson Street West with an average monthly rent of $751. Phil Cant, chair of [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service's automated licence plate recognition technology (A.L.P.R) helped locate and recover a 2023 Nissan Murano reported stolen from the Chatham-Kent area last week. Officers used the A.L.P.R. to locate the vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Chatham-Kent Police Service in August. The Owen Sound Police Service received more than [...]

It takes teamwork to win The Amazing Race Bruce Grey. That's how Manny Bonilla of Grimsby and teammate Gil Broza or Toronto took on a particularly tough task and beat nine other teams of two at fun challenges across Grey-Bruce. They built a fire, shot pool, played nine rounds of Frisbee golf, tried orienteering [...]

The dress rehearsal is over. The Owen Sound Attack will play for real on Friday in Guelph. In their preseason finale Sunday afternoon, Owen Sound scored two unanswered goals in the third period to beat the North Bay Battalion 3-2 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Overage defender Taos Jordan scored the game-winning goal [...]