Owen Sound Sun Times

A small group gathered on the steps of Owen Sound city hall on Saturday to rally against privatization of health-care in Ontario. About 25 people took part in the Grey Bruce Health Coalition event, some holding signs in support of public healthcare and against privatization of services. Speakers shared details about their own experiences with [...]

Owen Sound's returning veterans cut the ribbon on the newly refreshed Bayshore with a stellar performance Saturday.

Durham base is the first of five Grey County is planning to build over the next four years

Also, Grey County council votes down industrial DC holiday

'They helped us tremendously during the rough times that we had,' Reynold Buchen said of OSHaRE, while waiting to see a doctor there Friday.

Meaford is seeking candidates to fill a vacant seat on its council. Longtime councillor Steve Bartley resigned after almost 11 years. He and his wife have downsized and moved to Chatsworth. At a meeting on Sept. 22, council selected the call for nominees" method to fill the vacancy, rather than hold a byelection. Applications are [...]

'Yes, we need to phase out door-to-door delivery. It's going to happen. It's just the way it goes,' Canada Post customer Tim Muzzell said outside the Owen Sound post office Friday.

Work to develop a regional transit network serving Grey, Bruce, Dufferin and Wellington counties is continuing, with a target of having the system operational by the fall of next year. On Thursday, Grey County council received a report that provided an update on the initiative to develop a unified regional transit network that is being [...]

Owen Sound's city hall will be the setting for an Ontario Health Coalition protest on Saturday. The local Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) contingent will gather at the municipal office (808 2nd Ave. E.) at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 to protest the Ford government's move to privatize healthcare, according to OHC executive director Natalie Mehra. [...]

County asking province to cover costs associated with new directives

The high school sports scene is in full swing with Bluewater Athletic Association action taking off this past week. FOOTBALL On Friday, Sept. 19, the Owen Sound District Wolves beat the upstart Kincardine Knights 26-6 at the Bruce County Rugby Club in Tiverton. Then, in a rematch of last year's championship game, the OSDSS Wolves [...]

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"It kind of fits my style, being the villain."

With Rockwood Terrace rebuild ongoing, councillors concerned about taking on more debt

Police charged a 21-year-old from Brockton with impaired driving, dangerous driving and two counts of flight from police Wednesday. South Bruce OPP got an impaired driver complaint in Brockton about 4:54 p.m. and located a driver, who then fled the traffic stop at high speed, a police news release said. Police continued to receive additional [...]

Two men accused of exposing themselves and wearing fake wristbands at Lucknow's Music in the Fields festival in August are facing criminal charges. South Bruce OPP said in a news release Thursday that officers charged two 25-year-olds from Clinton with committing an indecent act and fraud under $5,000. On Aug. 23 about 11:30 p.m., South [...]

The city working group is only deciding whether the name should be changed, not what it should be renamed.

As many as 1,500 to 2,000 volunteers are relied upon by the 45 members of the Owen Sound and Area Association of Volunteer Administrators.

Markdale's Sidney Sicard was named the first runner-up in the Ontario Queen of the Furrow competition at this year's International Plowing Match in Niagara. Fourteen women from across Ontario competed for the crown. The new Ontario Queen of the Furrow is Victoria Kolb of Caledon, representing the Peel Dufferin Plowman's Association. Kolb was crowned by [...]

A Canadian curling battle of the sexes is coming to the Port Elgin Plex next year. Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs and three-time world champion Rachel Homan will face off in a three-day event from September 25 to 27, 2026. The Battle, sponsored by Bruce Power and presented by Holiday Inn Express & Suites, is [...]

Funds are expected to allow for the removal of about 288 very high and high hazard trees in the city

Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce is inviting motorists of all kinds to take part in its fifth Fall Colours Tour on Sunday. The event, which was originally developed for owners of classic and antique cars, is being opened up to provide all motorists with the opportunity to enjoy fall colours of old Keppel Township. Attendees [...]

South Bruce OPP is investigating a report of fraud committed during a farm tractor sale when someone allegedly paid with a bad cheque. The incident along Conc. 2 in South Bruce was reported to police Sept 15. The green tractor was taken away on a flatbed trailer pulled by a white transport truck. After the [...]

The Inter Township Fire Department honoured several of its members during its 2025 years of service awards. In the event held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Owen Sound on Saturday, achievements including service milestones, retirements and remarkable acts of service were recognized. The years of service awards this year recognized a combined 110 years [...]

Suspects are both Hungarian nationals currently living in Toronto

Police are reminding everyone to secure their outbuildings and ensure surveillance equipment is working after a riding lawn mower was stolen from a detached garage in Oliphant. A green E170 John Deere riding lawn mower and 54-inch tractor bagger were stolen from a detached garage on Grouse Drive. The items were last seen Monday and [...]

Approach being taken ensures items that need to be done don't slip through cracks, city manager says

A person stranded along a remote part of the Saugeen River after their inflatable raft was punctured was rescued after an hour-long search Sunday. South Bruce OPP said in a news release that it received a report of someone stranded along the river about 8:42 p.m. after their inflatable raft punctured. Police located the person [...]

Story recounts when writer bartended at strip club and lived in a rough downtown apartment.

Site preparations have started on a long-vacant industrial site in Owen Sound's core that will be home to a 224-unit apartment complex. Crews have been at the former Black Clawson Kennedy factory site at 1144 1st Ave. E. clearing trees and other debris, with construction expected to begin soon on a project that will include [...]

Residential projects driving much of the growth this year

A 20-year-old from Mount Forest suffered a life-threatening injury after falling about six metres at a worksite in Flesherton Monday about 2:35 p.m. The person was taken to a local hospital, then on to a trauma centre by air ambulance, a Grey Bruce OPP news release said. Police, firefighters and paramedics responded. No other details [...]

A company is proposing to build a plant in Owen Sound's industrial park that would use hydrogen to generate electricity. The proposal by Public Energy Inc. came before Owen Sound council on Monday, where the municipality supported the company's bid to the Independent Electricity System Operator's long-term capacity procurement process. I think this is an [...]

Spiritual-care counsellors could respond to a community crisis, support people with chronic illnesses, or have mental health struggles.

The Strother Cup was in town, but the Owen Sound Baysox failed to clinch back-to-back NDBL championships Sunday.

You feel like the world stops, but it doesn't." That's how Katt Buchanan-Critch described the feeling in 2023 after hearing that her six-month-old son, Dominic, had a cancerous neuroblastoma tumour. Buchanan-Critch and Dominic moved to London for six months of treatment that included countless scans and tests, nine rounds of chemotherapy and a port implantation. [...]

Chapman's ice cream is setting sales records thanks to Trump's tariffs and the buy-Canadian sentiment at the supermarket.

The Wiarton Fall Fair is celebrating its 157th year in style. One of the area's oldest traditions continued Saturday at the Wiarton Arena and Bluewater Park with a full slate of activities held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wiarton and District Agricultural Society board member and fair volunteer Janet Weatherhead said the key to [...]

A driver sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision at Highway 21 and Jackson Road Friday night. A Grey Bruce OPP news release Monday said the victim was taken to hospital before being airlifted to a trauma centre in London. The person's latest condition was not immediately available. Police responded to the crash about 8:42 [...]

The Grey County Gallery redesign project at Grey Roots Museum and Archives is complete. The museum launched its cornerstone exhibit, celebrating local stories, in a ceremony on Friday. Grey Roots was approved for a total of $355,486 in funding from Canadian Heritage through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) for the last two phases of [...]

The Owen Sound Attack scored three unanswered goals to win in overtime.

The expansion will include the construction of a new 175,000 square-foot production facility.

Ryan Thompson resigned from council to take CAO position with the township

Terry Weber set a goal last fall of growing a 2,000-pound pumpkin. He believes he is close.

The annual festival celebrating giant fruits and vegetables runs Oct. 4 and 5

The Owen Sound Baysox and New Lowell Knights are deadlocked at 2-2 heading into this weekend's home-and-home split.

The Knights are back. The Kincardine District Senior School's football team is returning to the Bluewater Athletic Association this season following a successful grassroots community campaign. The KDSS Knights were scheduled to play their first game against the Owen Sound District Wolves on Friday afternoon. Head coach Brandon Kushnir said the Kincardine Football Association, a [...]

YMCA Peace Week is Nov. 16-23

Duo livestreamed a remotely operated vehicle dive on the Superior Shoal

Dr. Britteny Kyle is also studying American foulbrood bee disease