Owen Sound Sun Times

The Owen Sound Police Service issued an urgent request for public assistance late Friday night in the search for missing 15-year-old Jillianne Dixon. The Flesherton-area teen was last seen on April 28 at around 8 p.m. on Owen Sound's upper east side and was reported missing the next day. She is described as being five [...]

Wine and cider maker credits the craft wine and cider associations lobbying government

Victoria Day is the unofficial start of the summer season for Owen Sound and the Grey-Bruce area

An early morning fire in Dundalk has been deemed suspicious and is being investigated by the Dundalk Fire Department, Grey Bruce OPP and the Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal. Just before 5:30 a.m. Friday, police responded along with firefighters from Dundalk and Shelburne to the fire at a residence on Mackenzie Street. Dundalk Fire [...]

The Owen Sound police have asked for impact statements from the River District Board of Management and its members as the city police service attempts to curb disruptive public drug use. The board agreed Wednesday to provide a letter to police detailing how public drug use is adversely affecting the River District and its members, [...]

JUNIOR ELITE N'STARS DOMINATE IN OPENER The Owen Sound Creative Playgrounds North Stars Junior Elite Women's Lacrosse (JEWL) team kicked off their 2025 season in style with a commanding 23-10 win over the Orangeville Northmen on Thursday night. Despite a slow start that saw them fall behind 4-0 early in the first quarter, the North [...]

The River District Board of Management plans to get feedback about a potential boundary expansion. The board voted Wednesday to move forward on a recommendation from its 2020 River District Action plan and begin preliminary consultation with stakeholders, businesses and property owners and the public on expanding the River District's boundaries. I think this is [...]

Georgian College became the latest Ontario college to announce serious cuts to its offerings on Wednesday amid international student caps and stagnant government funding

Bluewater District School Board has announced Kim Harbinson will be its new superintendent of education effective Sept. 1. Harbinson joined the board as a teacher in 1990, served as vice-principal at Saugeen District Secondary School, principal at Bruce Peninsula District and John Diefenbaker Senior schools. At the board she's been system-wide pathways administrator, then most [...]

West Grey Police Service's board has promoted Deputy Police Chief Jeremy White to be its next police chief. He will assume the role of chief on June 28, when Chief Rob Martin retires. The police board made the decision May 12 and issued a news release to announce its selection. The board extends its sincere [...]

Owen Sound police continue to pursue leads related to the disappearance of Flesherton-area teen Jillianne Dixon, last seen two-and-a-half weeks ago. Det. Sgt. Josh Gurney said Wednesday evening via e-mail that police are investigating every potential lead on a daily basis, and will continue to do so until the 15-year-old is located. Jillianne was last [...]

An Owen Sound man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit and run in the city. Devon Desborough, 21, faces charges of failing to stop at an accident causing death and dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death, city police said in a news release Wednesday night. He surrendered himself to police after [...]

Snapshots of the situation in different parts of Ontario were presented at a news conference

Georgian College is pausing operations at its Collingwood campus indefinitely due to declining enrolment and funding challenges. Georgian College said in a statement Wednesday that persistent declines in international enrolment and a provincial funding model that hasn't kept pace with institutional needs are the main causes behind the decision to temporarily pause operations at its [...]

Jake Mallard was the big winner of a boat, motor and trailer package at the fifth annual Lures N Lines Spring Trout Derby. Mallard reeled in his 11.14-pound rainbow trout on Friday to get to the top of the Sutton-Sound Realty Inc. Brokerage leaderboard, and held on until the 10-day derby wrapped up on Sunday. [...]

The Saugeen First Nation community is hoping to breathe new life into its historically significant amphitheatre site overlooking the Saugeen River.

South Bruce Peninsula is looking for tenants to occupy vacant space at its new town hall site. Council approved a staff recommendation On May 6 to use the approximately 10,000 square feet of vacant space in the building near Bluewater Park in Wiarton for government services. Staff were directed to start looking for tenants. Among [...]

Paisley will soon have a new fire hall, part of a $4.7-million project that includes a new public works building next door. Council has been saving for years to replace the Paisley Fire Hall," municipal spokeswoman Jennifer Isber-Legge said in an emailed response to questions. These savings combined with a loan from Infrastructure Ontario and [...]

Owen Sound council gave final approval to the following business licences at its meeting on Monday, May 12: Painted Paws Spa, a pet grooming salon at 675 6th St. E. Sunnyside Grill, a restaurant at 925 16th St. E. Annual hawker and peddler licence to 2369232 Ontario Inc., a fireworks retailer. Hawker and peddler licence [...]

Owen Sound council has supported a design for the intersection at 9th Avenue East and 6th Street East that is not fully compliant with the Ontarians with Disabilities Act due to space constraints. Council passed a motion 5-2 on Monday directing staff to proceed with a modified design for the intersection. The city will take [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service's criminal investigations branch (CIB) located a white Honda Civic believed to be involved in the fatal hit-and-run early Saturday morning in a residential area of Owen Sound. Police said a male pedestrian was walking in the area of 5th Street East and 5th Avenue East about 3 a.m. when he [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service is joining other police services in the province in encouraging its residents to enrol in a third-party surveillance camera network. CamSafe is a voluntary camera registry program in which the public can partner with police to solve crime. The province-wide program allows residents, business owners, and others with cameras on [...]

Owen Sound is taking steps to sell a portion of an unopened road allowance to accommodate an apartment building on the city's east side. Council passed a motion on Monday to take steps to sell a section of the 21st Street East road allowance west of 9th Avenue East to Barry's Construction and Insulation. The [...]

A man is dead after being pulled from the Saugeen River in Paisley Monday afternoon. The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police, Bruce County Paramedic Services and Arran-Elderslie Fire & Emergency Services responded to a report of an individual in distress in the Saugeen River at about 1:30 p.m., the OPP said in a news release. [...]

Work has started on a building that has sat as a significant eyesore at a prominent Owen Sound River District intersection the last few years. Construction materials were delivered on Friday to the former Legate's building at 790 2nd Avenue East. In a social media post made on Thursday, the city notified the public that [...]

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The Rotary Huron Shore Run, supporting the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation and local youth initiatives, returns to High Street in Southampton on Saturday, May 31. The popular event has brought runners, walkers, volunteers and supporters together at the Lake Huron shoreline since 1988. This year's event offers a variety of distances, including a 5K run/walk, [...]

FlixBus is launching a new seasonal extension to its route between Toronto and Owen Sound with service beginning Thursday. The service will expand to popular summer tourist spots, such as Sauble Beach, Southampton, and Port Elgin. With summer travel season just around the corner, we're thrilled to offer Ontarians and visitors a convenient, sustainable way [...]

After crushing Welland in their home opener Saturday, the Owen Sound North Stars junior B squad lost Sunday afternoon's game to the tough Orangeville Northmen team. They are now 4-3 on the year. It was all Owen Sound Saturday night inside the Durham Community Centre as the North Stars beat up on a winless Welland [...]

Port Elgin's Ian MacKay and the Buffalo Bandits will try for the three-peat" when they meet the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League's best-of-three championship series. The Rush swept the Halifax Thunderbirds, and we'll make our first finals appearance since 2018 against the two-time defending Bandits. Buffalo will host Game 1 of the series [...]

Dawson McKenzie scored the game-winning goal late in the third period as the Owen Sound North Stars senior B squad edged the Collingwood Cruise in what's being billed as the Hwy. 26 rivalry. The Cruise (formerly the Clearview Crushers) met the North Stars on Saturday evening in Owen Sound's temporary home in Meaford - the [...]

Trevor Smith picked up where he left off last season as the Owen Sound Baysox hurler pitched four scoreless innings in his club's home opener at Tom Williams Park on Saturday. Smith, who pitched a complete game as the Baysox won the North Dufferin Baseball League's Strother Cup over the Ivy Rangers this past September, [...]

'It should be a pope who can lead the world in present times,' local pastor says

'We all thought that he would make a good priest. We were right," Father Tom said.

Owen Sound police are looking the driver of a white Honda Civic believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision early Saturday and are asking for the public's help. We are asking the public to come forward with any information, no matter how small it may seem," police said in a news release [...]

Forty confirmed or probable measles cases have been reported in Grey-Bruce since the outbreak began

County staff to consider how to keep province in the loop more

Hanover will have a new EarlyON Child and Family Centre by the end of 2026, if all goes as hoped. Grey County approved recommendations at its committee of the whole meeting Thursday which will allow staff to buy land where a 4,000 square-foot building will be erected for the centre. Staff will now issue a [...]

BAYSOX WIN OPENER The Owen Sound Baysox won their season opener, 12-4, over the Mansfield Cubs in Mansfield on Wednesday night. Newcomer Adam Shaver and last year's home-run leader Bryan Post smacked back-to-back bombs in the first inning en route to victory. Nate Kramer and Kevin Zettler took care of business on the bump. The [...]

A Neyaashiinigmiing chef who combines innovative technique with Indigenous teachings and an internationally acclaimed chef with a little spot in Flesherton feature on this year's list.

Randy Scherzer is a lifelong resident of Grey County

Grey County's long-term care program, Colour It Coach, won an innovation and excellence workplace quality award

The Township of Chatsworth has pulled the plug on a multi-use community hub proposal at the site of the former Chatsworth arena. At its meeting on Wednesday, council voted against a motion of support for a first phase of the project, that could have potentially seen construction begin in 2030. The motion on the proposal, [...]

Canada's expensive and so tourists might favour free things and not spend, county director says

Carter George's recent whirlwind hockey journey will now reach the world stage as he's been added to the Team Canada cohort ahead of the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Sweden. After his Owen Sound Attack were swept from the first round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs, George was reassigned to the Ontario [...]

Dr. Ian Arra says stay home if you're sick because measles symptoms are similar to those of a cold

Owen Sound's water rate is going up five per cent this year. The city's operation committee carried a motion during an April meeting to amend the fees and charges bylaw to raise the water rates five per cent effective July 1. The wastewater surcharge of 124 per cent of the water rate will remain unchanged. [...]

Two Hanover police officers were injured after they were viciously attacked" by as many as three dogs inside the apartment of a suspect who had resisted arrest. One of the officers sustained significant lacerations that may result in an extended recovery time, while the second officer was able to return to work after receiving treatment [...]

The Beer Store location in Wiarton is among a number of retail locations that will close this summer. The province's largest beer retailer announced Tuesday that the Wiarton location at 690 Berford St. and 10 others would close effective close of the business day on July 6. The company said it was modernizing its operations [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox won a championship in Year 3 of the franchise, and they look poised to repeat this summer.