Owen Sound Sun Times

Pickleball fever has taken over Georgian Bluffs and there are now plans in the works to establish a pickleball club at the Kemble Community Centre. Local pickleball proponent Bret Shepley was at a Georgian Bluffs committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday where he outlined a plan to introduce an organized pickleball program at the [...]

Despite a stellar performance from Carter George and a pair of power-play goals, the Owen Sound Attack still managed to lose handily to the Flint Firebirds, 5-3, inside the Dort Financial Center Wednesday night. And that's been the story for Owen Sound much of this season - great special teams, standout play from George, and, [...]

Home prices fell by 7.7 per cent to $640,044 on average in 2023 over the year before, the December Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound update says. When just looking at December, the value of all homes sold was $55.3 million, down sharply by 19.6% from the same month in 2022. Yet the average [...]

The dust has settled on the 58th annual Grey Bruce Farmers' Week conference and trade show, and organizers are calling it a big success once again. Co-ordinator Lorie Smith called the event, which featured seven days of presentations, workshops and networking, a whirlwind marathon that they have been working on full tilt since November. The [...]

Dale DeGray said sticker shock and Memorial-Cup-induced inflation left him on the outside looking in during this year's trade deadline extravaganza. If you don't have those assets in the cupboard, or aren't willing to part with them, then you can't partake in the festivities," DeGray said after the Ontario Hockey League's trade deadline passed at [...]

Bellwyck Packaging, whose origins date from 1916 in Owen Sound, has been acquired by U.S.-based MAX Solutions Inc., which has Canadian connections. Max Solutions Inc. announced the acquisition in a news release Monday. Company officials were not available for comment. Bellwyck has plants in Owen Sound, Langley, B.C., and Toronto, where it is headquartered. Bellwyck [...]

Grey Bruce OPP says a white and green all-terrain vehicle is missing after storage unit break-ins in Wiarton between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. The 1993 Kawasaki KSF ATV was in a storage unit on Industrial Drive in Wiarton. Police investigated and discovered 22 more storage units had their locks removed and were entered, a [...]

One of Ontario's top beach towns is once again aiming to prove it's a winter wonderland as well. Sauble Beach's Winterfest 2024 returns to the Sauble Beach Community Centre and Main Street area from Jan. 19 to 20. It's the annual event's 44th year, although the COVID-19 pandemic forced cancellations in 2021 and 2022. Winterfest [...]

While the unemployment rate for the area that includes Grey-Bruce climbed by 0.7 percentage points to 4.4 per cent in December and the economy lost 800 jobs, the head of the local labour market planning board says there are hidden positives to talk about too. The economic region lost 1,700 full-time jobs but gained 900 [...]

The Hanover Police Services Board has announced a five-year contract extension for Chief Chris Knoll. The contract extension means Knoll is expected to remain the Hanover Police Service's police chief until 2028. The board is extremely pleased with Chief Knoll's leadership of the service, his commitment to community policing and his dedication to the safety [...]

More checkpoints meant more charges this year for the Ontario Provincial Police's annual enforcement campaign targeting drunk drivers. Police across the province recently wrapped up the festive season's Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) campaign which ran from Nov. 16, 2023, until Jan. 1, 2024. Across the OPP's west region, officers conducted 2,446 RIDE events, laid [...]

Amy Stein has designed a farm co-ownership model she to offer affordable access to land amid skyrocketing land prices to help establish new ecological farms. After coming into some money, the Wharton MBA grad, who lives with her husband in Grey County, purchased four farm properties, three of which are in Grey-Bruce. There are eight [...]

Mild temperatures and a lack of snow created challenges for local volunteers out hoping to spot their feathered friends during this season's Christmas bird counts. Local bird count compilers reported that during the counts held across Grey-Bruce in recent weeks there was little action around feeders, while open waters on the bays and lakes of [...]

Grey Bruce OPP is investigating a report of a theft of a utility trailer and tools. Police were told the light grey, 10-foot trailer was taken on Jan. 5 between 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. from a residence on Grey Road 7 in Grey Highlands. Items stolen which were in the trailer include Milwaukee skill saws [...]

A lack of wintry weather didn't deter the crowds from getting into the holiday spirit at the 2023-24 Festival of Northern Lights. Organizers believe the mild weather and lack of snow this season may have led to more people coming out to enjoy the Owen Sound holiday tradition. Festival chair Jamie Walpole said Sunday, the [...]

Harry Lumley came into the world two years after his hometown Owen Sound Greys won the Memorial Cup. On Saturday night, the Owen Sound Attack paid tribute to that championship club by wearing special jerseys inside the arena named after the Stanley Cup-winning goaltender. Unfortunately, the Attack have struggled mightily at The Lum" this season [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service has a few spots remaining in its upcoming Citizens Police Academy. The program, which starts Jan. 17 and runs seven consecutive Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9 p.m., is an opportunity for interested community members to take a deep dive into the world of policing operations in Owen Sound. Each [...]

Hellbent on revenge, the Niagara IceDogs played what may have been their best game of the season for 90 per cent of Friday night's contest against Owen Sound just over a week after suffering a 10-2 drubbing at the Bayshore. Unfortunately for the IceDogs, Deni Goure had other plans. The 20-year-old centre who set a [...]

The long ordeal has come to a close for a Meaford family whose autistic son spent almost 16 months in the psychiatric unit at the Owen Sound hospital. But while Sean and Michelle Crooks are grateful that their 24-year-old son Aidan now has a home of his own and is getting the supports he needs, [...]

Elm Street at the south end of Wiarton has reopened to traffic after reconstruction work along an approximately two-kilometre stretch of the road last year. The Town of South Bruce Peninsula announced on Thursday that the roadwork on Elm Street between Berford Street and Thompson's Sideroad had wrapped up for the season and that the [...]

South Bruce OPP credits a caller for reporting a suspected impaired driver Thursday morning in Lucknow. At 9:48 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a suspected impaired driver. Officers located the vehicle along Campbell Steet and noted the driver showed signs of impairment, a police news release said Friday. The 35-year-old driver from [...]

Twelve people are in the running to fill a vacant South Bruce Peninsula council seat. The application window closed Thursday. There's a special meeting Jan. 15 for council to select a candidate. Applicants may briefly express their interest in the position at that meeting. They all had to submit a letter of interest when they [...]

Would you try a dairy-based sports drink or a biodegradable plastic bag made from milk components? Dairy producers hope so. They need something innovative to help grow the market for milk and turn a structural surplus" of skim milk into profit, said Mark Hamel in an interview after his update to dairy farmers at Grey [...]

In one sense Owen Sound's major series lacrosse saga is over, but in another, it's just beginning. There is a lot of work to do," said new North Stars owner and general manager Steve McCarthy when reached by phone Friday morning. The Major Series Lacrosse league, Ontario's top-tier summer men's league, announced Thursday night it [...]

It's been quite the start to 2024 for Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George. Earlier this week, the Thunder Bay product was feted by the Ontario Hockey League for his straight-A performance in school, on Thursday night, the rookie netminder made 37 saves as the Owen Sound Attack won 4-1 over the Erie Otters in [...]

Families welcomed the first babies of 2024 into the world at Grey-Bruce's hospitals this week. The region's first baby of the new year was born at Brightshores Health System's Owen Sound hospital, where Elias Kenneth Tripp was born to Kylee MacDonald and her partner Bryce Tripp at 3:39 a.m. on Jan. 1. The eight-and-a-half pound [...]

The revived Wiarton Propeller Club is forging ahead with a new board of directors after its future was in question a little over a year ago. The 75-year-old club, which holds community gatherings and events like receptions, dinners, markets and card games at its 575 Edward St. building known as The Meeting Place, rang in [...]

South Bruce OPP received five reports of successful frauds, with losses totaling nearly $500,000, between Dec. 11 and Dec. 29. The cases included online purchases made through a fraudulent website - US$97; two incidents of E-transfer made to help a grandchild" - $3,000 each time; crypto exchange through a fraudulent site - US$140,000 and crypto [...]

Last year was a banner one for Ontario beef producers, and upward pressure on cattle prices is expected to continue in 2024 as the North American herd - particularly in the major U.S. market - continues to contract. Beef Farmers of Ontario president Jack Chaffe and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs chief [...]

People have until Sunday night to tour the Festival of Northern Lights displays before they're turned off for another year. The annual light displays in Queen's Park along the banks of the Sydenham River, and in Harrison Park in Owen Sound, are on daily between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. The popular attraction was switched [...]

A two-day hearing began Thursday morning with victim-impact statements being submitted at the sentencing of mass murderer Nathaniel Veltman, who killed four members of the Afzaal family in a June 6, 2021 hit-and-run. LFP's Jane Sims is in the courtroom and providing live coverage: 3:14 p.m. The court has heard from Madiha Salman's uncle, Ali [...]

Donations to the United Way Bruce Grey after an end-of-year plea by its executive director are expected to eliminate an approximately $50,000 deficit for 2023. We had a wonderful response from the community," Francesca Dobbyn said Wednesday. We've been able to raise enough funds that we should be able to finish the year out without [...]

Police have released more information about a collision that killed a pedestrian early on the morning of Dec. 23. Grey Bruce OPP Const. Krista Linthorne said Wednesday that police have determined one vehicle collided with a 47-year-old South Bruce Peninsula resident. An officer at the scene reportedly said it appeared two vehicles were involved, but [...]

Residents of Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs and Meaford have until Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. to take Christmas trees and any other compostable items to the city's compost site. After then, the site will be closed until April 1. The site, at 2450 28th Ave. E., is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. [...]

Trading a first-round pick in the player's draft year is a rarity in the Ontario Hockey League, especially in Owen Sound. General managers only have a 10-day window from Jan. 1 to Jan. 10 to make a move involving their youngest players. The Attack last did it nearly a decade ago. Before trading Nico Addy, [...]

Grey Bruce OPP charged three drivers on Jan. 2 with stunt driving, a charge that officers laid 72 times in 2023 - six times per month on average. In each case Jan. 2, the driver's vehicle was impounded for 14 days and their drivers licence was suspended for 30 days, police said in a news [...]

Hundreds of people splashed, shivered and donated to the Salvation Army during the third annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge in Lake Huron at the Southampton shoreline. In total, dippers and spectators donated 850 pounds of food, $600 cash and goods for the Port Elgin Thrift Shop. With little wind, no ice and temperatures hovering [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have acquired a pair of players who captured the OHL championship with the Peterborough Petes last season. On Tuesday, the team announced that they had acquired defenceman Konnor Smith and forward Sam McCue from the Petes in exchange for defenceman Martin Matejicek, forward Nico Addy and their third-round selection in the [...]

Three men from Southgate have been charged after stolen property valued at approximately $40,000 was located on a Southgate property on Dec. 27. The Grey Bruce Community Street Crime Unit along with general law enforcement officers attended a property on Southgate Rd. 14 and executed a search warrant after an individual located their stolen John [...]

A Chatsworth Township man faces impaired driving charges after a vehicle crashed into the bush in Georgian Bluffs on Monday. Grey Bruce OPP were called to the single-vehicle collision on Concession 7 and arrived at the scene to find the vehicle in the bush. While officers were speaking with the driver, he was displaying signs [...]

Ben West made 39 saves as the Barrie Colts rung in the New Year the right way with a 5-2 win over the Owen Sound Attack at home Sunday night. As for the Owen Sound Attack, they'll wake up on Monday hoping a new year brings better results for a hockey team sliding the wrong [...]

Hundreds of folks capped off 2023 by skating, racing toy cars, getting glitter tattoos, decorating cookies, playing with giant legos, swimming, and tumbling in the gym - - all under one roof. And for free. Happy New Year. All of that fun was jammed between the hours of noon and 4 p.m., so the happy [...]

Police charged a 38-year-old woman from Owen Sound with several offences following a hit-and-run at the intersection of 10th Street East and 9th Avenue East Thursday afternoon. Police, Owen Sound firefighters and Grey County paramedics were called to the intersection at approximately 4:49 p.m. for a motor vehicle collision where one of the vehicles involved [...]

Attack head coach Darren Rumble wishes Santa dropped off some compete to a few of his players over the holiday season. You have some guys, (Jake) Crawford, Ethan Burroughs, (Sam) Sedley, they have compete oozing out of their pores. Some of the other guys it's just not there. It only comes in flashes," Rumble said [...]

The Escarpment Corridor Alliance has joined a growing number of community groups and conservationists looking to make their voices heard concerning the redevelopment of the former Talisman Resort properties near Kimberly in the Beaver Valley. But the land they are hoping to help shape a future for is privately owned, leaving little room for arm [...]

For those who find it hard staying awake until midnight, Owen Sound may have the event for you. The city and the YMCA of Grey Bruce Owen Sound are once again partnering to present a family friendly New Year's Eve event at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre on Sunday afternoon. Everyone is invited to [...]

The Ontario Lacrosse Association has revised its restrictive policy in which members could face lengthy suspensions for participating in what the province's lacrosse governing body considers to be non-sanctioned events. The OLA announced its policy update in a post to its website on Dec. 22. The new policy intended to suspend members for up to [...]

Police in Hanover said they had a busy holiday season including a Christmas morning break-and-enter. According to a police media release, a 28-year-old male from the Guelph area, but of no fixed address, broke into the home of a relative on 8th Street in Hanover around 2 a.m. on Christmas morning. Police said the suspect [...]

For a team often accused of taking its foot off the gas during winnable games this season, the Owen Sound Attack floored it Thursday night. As a result, the Attack shellacked the Niagara IceDogs in a 10-2 victory while Deni Goure set a franchise record for the most points in a single game with eight. [...]

An upcoming online lecture series will feature people and groups who are undertaking projects intended to make the Grey-Bruce area a better place to live. Hope and Inspiration in Grey-Bruce is a six-part series being presented by the Bluewater Association for Lifelong Learning beginning Jan. 4. It will explore local initiatives that are making a [...]