Owen Sound Sun Times

The owner of the former Russel Brothers property on Owen Sound's waterfront wants to get going as soon as possible on constructing a massive luxury resort on the site. Bolton-based developer Jagjit Sandhu said he looks forward to welcoming both locals and visitors to what he called his dream project, anda place he himself plans [...]

Police say a driver's condition has improved since he was taken to a London hospital in critical condition after a collision reported at 12:33 a.m. Grey Bruce OPP closed Grey Road 17 to investigate a serious single vehicle crash in which a 55-year-old driver from Georgian Bluffs was injured. The crash happened on Grey Rd. [...]

Brightshores Health System announced two senior leadership appointments Friday. Beth Morris, vice-president Clinical Services & Quality, chief nursing executive, will join Brightshores on Sept. 30, and Tim Pemberton, vice-president, Digital Health & Technology, CIO, CPO, will join the hospital corporation on Sept. 9. A hospital news release said Morris brings a wide range of [...]

A man was rescued from a sailboat Thursday after his boat got hung up on a shoal, about one kilometre north of the Southampton Yacht Club. South Bruce OPP and the Saugeen Shores Fire Department responded to a call for help. Southampton Fire Department retrieved the boater, who was a member of the yacht club. [...]

When Jenna McCoubrey Prestidge was a little girl there were two things she loved most in the world: being a farm kid and playing hockey.

Peterborough's attack proved too potent for the upstart Owen Sound North Stars. The Lakers swept the N'Stars in three games with a 15-6 win inside the Peterborough Memorial Centre Thursday night. With a Mann Cup in their sights, the Lakers will move on, while the North Stars will return home to lick their wounds and [...]

Twenty EV chargers are to be installed at Grey County facilities over this year and next, subject to funding approval from the federal Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. That's one of the details shared with county council by Rebecca Danard, the county manager of climate change initiatives, during a review of climate change initiatives over [...]

A swim advisory at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound has been lifted. Grey Bruce Public Health announced on Thursday that the advisory had been lifted after water samples taken at the beach earlier in the week showed bacterial levels had returned to within Ontario Ministry of Health guidelines for swimming/bathing. Grey Bruce [...]

Southampton's Marine Heritage Festival is back, being celebrated as three days of fun, food and music. Presented by the Marine Heritage Society, the 13th annual festival kicks off Friday and runs to Sunday. It will offer up a variety of events and activities, from a children's gold hunt and games in the park, to museum [...]

A bat from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for rabies and a person who was potentially exposed to the virus is receiving post-exposure treatment. The little brown bat, which is the first animal rabies case in Grey-Bruce in 2024, was submitted for testing earlier this week as part of Grey Bruce Public Health's investigation into a [...]

Grey County council voted Thursday to start paying court security and transportation expenses not covered by the province that for years have been borne solely by Owen Sound taxpayers. This year, those costs will be about $230,000. Once the actual amount is known, it will be included in the 2025 county budget, once the agreement [...]

Certain Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid models are no longer permitted on Owen Sound Transportation Company ferries, including the Chi-Cheemaun until recall service is completed to mitigate fire risks. The Owen Sound Transportation Company posted a notice on its website earlier this week announcing the decision. Some Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid (PHEVs) models from 2017 to [...]

Balmy Beach brain cancer survivor Jesse Walker is running to raise money this summer in memory of his friend Tyson Downs and support of research into devastating genetic heart conditions. Downs died unexpectedly a year ago at age 18. The gifted athlete with plans to study civil engineering at Conestoga College played with the Owen [...]

Two residents of Grey-Bruce are accused of uttering death threats following separate intimate partner violence investigations recently. On Monday afternoon at 1:15 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP responded to a South Bruce Peninsula address and initiated an intimate partner violence investigation. Police determined that a suspect had threatened to kill the partner of an ex-partner. The [...]

West Grey's declaration of a health care emergency remains in place, the municipality announced Tuesday. It declared a state of emergency May 28 due to concerns about public safety after South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced April 25 it would shift all 10 in-patient beds out of Durham hospital and add them in Walkerton and [...]

Grey County is cutting stops in Shelburne to ensure riders from the county can make it to Orangeville. The Grey Transit Route (GTR) is a Grey County-operated rural transit service. Operated under contract with Driverseat Owen Sound, the GRT's Route 2 is a popular run from Dundalk to the Orangeville GO station, which connects riders [...]

Construction of a new larger Beavercrest Community School in Markdale for 374 students is well underway and is targeted to open in December, the Bluewater District School Board says. Recently, the province announced additional funding and two more classrooms for the junior kindergarten to Grade 8 school, which has been under construction since July 2023. [...]

Owen Sound police charged two people after a woman reportedly was poked in the eye and punched repeatedly by someone wearing brass knuckles on July 16 in Owen Sound. All were passengers in the same car and all were associated with each other when the assaults took place in the area of 16th Street East [...]

A new event is planned for Wiarton on the Civic Holiday weekend this year. The first annual Wiarton Homecoming Weekend will take over the South Bruce Peninsula town, building on the annual Wiarton Rotary Village Rotary Fair, which was discontinued in 2023 after more than 82 years. Joe Vanderzand of the organizing committee said Tuesday [...]

Changes are coming to how business is conducted around council and committee tables in Owen Sound, including what items are tabled for discussion and how the public engages members. On Monday evening, after a lengthy debate, Owen Sound council approved several recommendations from the city's corporate services committee from a review of the city's procedural [...]

Owen Sound Little Theatre is preparing for its 64th season, with a full slate of shows and events planned for the Roxy stage. The 2024-25 season will feature a playbill that includes four feature OSLT productions, along with its Roxy Presents Series of comedy, film, music and more, and the return of the popular Roxy [...]

U19 NORTH STARS SURGE TO SILVER The Owen Sound Krueger Steel North Stars under-19 girls' field lacrosse team had an excellent showing in Waterloo this past weekend during the OWFL U19 Provincials, bringing home silver in the under-19 B pool. Things got started on Friday with two round-robin games to determine who would move on [...]

- During a bi-annual review of the city's multi-year capital plan, councillor Carol Merton wondered when the city will face the reality that an annual one per cent levy increase directed to capital reserves in the face of $48.4 million in unfunded projects is severely lacking. One per cent isn't cutting it. It's not even [...]

The City of Owen Sound is extending recycling convenience depot funding at the Miller Waste transfer until Sept. 30. The extension will allow time for public notification and transition arrangements. At that time, city residents will instead be encouraged to use curbside recycling services and to seek alternative recycling options for items not eligible to [...]

One person was sent to hospital and a driver was charged after a collision between a vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy in Southgate. On July 14 just before 8 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County Paramedic Services and the Southgate Fire Department responded to the collision on Grey Rd. 9. Police learned that a vehicle [...]

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff is accepting nominations for deserving residents of his riding to receive a King Charles III Coronation Medal. Each member of parliament has been allocated 20 medals to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to Canada or a particular province, territory, region or community in the country, or attained [...]

A Blue Mountains man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly stabbed a co-worker with a knife while they were conducting repair work at a cemetery near Collingwood. On Friday afternoon, several individuals were conducting repair work at the Collingwood Presbyterian Cemetery on Poplar Sideroad in Clearview Township. At some point during the work, [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars senior B club is in a do-or-die situation after going down 2-0 in their best-of-five Ontario Series Lacrosse semifinal with the league-leading Six Nations Rivermen. On Sunday afternoon in Owen Sound, the Rivermen scored four unanswered goals in the latter part of the third period to come from behind and [...]

Banditfest 2024 in downtown Owen Sound Sunday wasa big break, a first gig for some of the many teenaged musicians. Fifteen performers brought what promised to be an eclectic, 11-hour musical mix between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m., with arts and food vendors. It was organized by teens and led by Olive Borowski and Zoe [...]

Almost 300 women competed in the Lakeshore Women's Triathlon in Port Elgin Saturday morning. This event appeals to the beginner triathlete and for many, this was their first competition, race director Sarah Foster said in an interview Sunday. Everybody seemed to have a really great time. It being accessible to all women is one [...]

Owen Sound is on the brink of elimination

Meaford Pet Expo was the place to be Saturday if you have a pet, wanted a pet or needed something for a pet. Dogs could take a dip in two kiddie pools under a tent to escape the hot July sun. A smiling woman circulated about, offering a tray of dog treats like a maitre [...]

Jeff Courage's parents said they felt comforted and encouraged at the third annual Walk of Courage Saturday morning. Tawnia and Greg Courage's 21-year-old son Jeff died by suicide in 2019 while attending Western University in London. The former West Hill student struggled with anxiety in London and couldn't get help there sometimes, both parents said. [...]

Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound is unsafe for swimming, say Grey Bruce Public Health and the city Grey Bruce Public Health said in a news release water-sampling results received Friday afternoon showed bacterial levels exceeded Ontario Ministry of Health standards. The beach will remain posted as unsafe until samples return with levels [...]

The Subaru Triathlon Series returns to the Scenic City on Sunday, July 28, with Olympic and Sprint distance options for racers at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park. This year's race will be the fourth stop in the Subaru Series, operated by Trisport Events Canada. The Subaru Triathlon Series picked up Owen Sound as a tour [...]

Police and paramedics are expressing concerns about a South Bruce Grey Health Centre proposal to stop bringing people experiencing a mental health crisis to the Durham hospital after 3 p.m. For now, it's business as usual until agreements are put in place, said Kevin McNab, Grey County's director of paramedic services. There has been discussions [...]

Police charged a 15-year-old after nude photos of someone younger than18 years were posted on social media. South Bruce OPP charged the youth from the former Huron Township, part of Huron-Kinloss Township, with publication of child pornography, publication of an intimate image without consent, and assault. The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth [...]

Police closed a section of 10th Street East Thursday afternoon after a transport truck collided with a cyclist. According to a media release, the 35-year-old female cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital. The bicycle was significantly damaged. Owen Sound Police closed 10th Street East between 2nd Avenue East and 3rd Avenue East [...]

The Peterborough Lakers showed why they're the heavy favourites in a quarterfinal series against Owen Sound in the second period of Game 1. The Lakers smothered the North Stars and chased starting goalie Kaleb Martin from Owen Sound's net with a 7-0 frame en route to a 12-5 victory and 1-0 lead in the best-of-five [...]

A beloved Wiarton doctor is calling it a career and hanging up the stethoscope after 40 years. Dr. John Van Dorp hopped in the car with his wife Geneva Thursday morning and headed to Blythe to take in some theatre. I went to a seminar a number of years ago about preparing for retirement, and [...]

Danuta Valleau is this year's Ontario Senior of the Year Award winner in Georgian Bluffs. The Georgian Bluffs resident was nominated by the township for volunteering in many ways but particularly concerning climate action. Last year she won the township's Lifetime Volunteer Award. Thank you, Danuta, for your tireless efforts in promoting environmental stewardship, youth [...]

As in 2012, some importers have been purposely mislabeling broiler chicken meat as spent fowl in order to circumvent import controls

Police say no one was injured when an impaired driver crashed into a Shallow Lake home on Sir Johns Crescent just before midnight Wednesday. The homeowners were sitting in the room that the vehicle hit, Grey Bruce OPP said in a release. A photograph of the aftermath shows a heavily damaged car on the front [...]

A local program that temporarily houses and prepares homeless people to live independently is now provincially funded. It's a huge commitment from Ontario Health for Grey-Bruce," said Stephen Musehl, CEO of Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce. The Ontario government agency has committed $853,600 annualized funding for the program. We've all seen the opioid crisis, [...]

Brockton council has appointed Kym Hutcheon to the deputy-mayor's chair after James Lang resigned in the wake of an integrity commissioner's report of a complaint from staff at Walkerton's arena. Hutcheon's council seat will be declared vacant at the Aug. 13 council meeting. Council accepted Lang's official resignation after the integrity commissioner report was presented [...]

The YMCA of Owen Sound and Grey Bruce is kicking off Drowning Prevention Week with a free family-friendly event on Sunday. From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the YMCA Health, Fitness and Aquatics 10th Street facility, several organizations will gather to raise awareness and educate the community on the importance of water safety, all [...]

It will be a homecoming of sorts when Adam Jones walks into the Peterborough Memorial Centre Thursday night alongside his North Stars to take on the Lakers in Owen Sound's return to Major Series Lacrosse postseason action. Jones played in three Mann Cup tournaments with the Lakers and helped the storied Senior A lacrosse franchise [...]

A rainbow crosswalk at Ecole Saint-Dominique-Savio was damaged last Friday and city police are looking for help finding those responsible. Someone defaced the walkway, a welcoming symbol of LGBTQ2S+ rights, with white spray paint. Police say two suspects entered the school property Friday, July 12 just before 4:30 a.m. Both wore dark hoodies and dark [...]

A group of business people, property owners and community members with an artistic sensibility have banded together to help inject some colour and life into Meaford's downtown. Meaford Downtown is a new non-profit organization dedicated to rejuvenating Meaford's downtown core and harbourfront. Funded wholly by donations, and independent of the municipal government, chamber of commerce [...]

The cleaner is first walked through the various rooms and pens in a pig barn with a joystick to program the computer system