Owen Sound Sun Times

With assurances from Ontario's health minister that free well water testing will continue, Grey County council took no action on a local source water protection resolution Thursday. Instead, the county received for information a letter signed by Carl Kuhnke, chair of the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Committee, and another letter from [...]

Grey County council conditionally supported TC Energy and Saugeen Ojibway Nation to proceed with their 1,000-megawatt Meaford pumped storage project, subject to getting required approvals, including from SON itself. Six Save Georgian Bay protesters with signs and information cards waited at an entrance to the county building before sitting on one side of the council [...]

Saugeen Ojibway Nation's chiefs said environmental questions must be answered before it makes a decision on Meaford's pumped storage project. Grey County council on Thursday conditionally supported TC Energy and SON proceeding with the proposed project, subject to the approval process, including federal and provincial environmental and impact assessments and SON's approval. Chiefs Greg Nadjiwon [...]

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre is moving all 10 inpatient beds from its Durham hospital to sites in Walkerton and Kincardine in June as the hospital organization aims to stabilize operations amid a worsening staff shortage. The Durham Hospital will continue to operate for urgent and emergent care needs daily from 7 a.m. to [...]

Volunteer search organization Please Bring Me Home found the body of a missing 60-year-old Thornbury man in Georgian Bay Township Sunday. The Southern Georgian Bay OPP confirmed Wednesday the human remains found in a wooded area near the intersection of South Bay Road and Honey Harbour Road are those of missing man Eric Spencer. [...]

Bruce Power has taken all four Bruce B reactors offline to perform scheduled work on the vacuum building CANDU safety system - a roughly once-a-decade requirement. The outage began Tuesday, the start of a20-day maintenance and inspection project, the nuclear operator said in a news release Wednesday. The vacuum building is part of the containment [...]

The leaders of Owen Sound's OPEN Team and Pollinate Owen Sound attended the Canadian Museums Association national conference in Niagara Falls earlier this month. Director and Chief Curator Aidan Ware from the Tom Thomson Art Gallery and Library CEO Tim Nicholls Harrison were joined by artist, poet, and environmental activist Liz Zetlin to co-present their [...]

A Canadian Forces Hercules airplane on a training exercise Wednesday morning conducted a parachute drop in the Owen Sound area, the manager of the Owen Sound airport said. The rumble of the plane's engines could be heard in the city and the plane was spotted flying low and slowly on what was bright but windy [...]

Gael Miller-Jackson will speak about the Negro Creek settlement and the history of the Miller family in the area at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library at 1 p.m. Saturday. A library news release said the Miller family was important to the establishment of the British Methodist Episcopal Church and of the [...]

Former superintendent of education Karyn Bruneel is taking over as the director of education for the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board. Bruneel will prepare for the position as the board's new director, effective early August, while the board readies to announce its new 2024-2027 strategic plan next month. We are thrilled to welcome Karyn to [...]

Owen Sound Little Theatre's production ofSomething Rotten! has 14 nominations in the annual Western Ontario Drama League Awards, while Kincardine Theatre Guild's Beauty and the Beast has four. The local community theatre groups are among 28 groups in Western Ontario eligible to submit productions to be nominated. The awards will be announced at the annual [...]

Prospects look dim for restoring the exotic birds to the bird sanctuary in Harrison Park after an outbreak of avian flu led to a mass cull in September 2022, but the city's swans could remain. Owen Sound's draft master plan for Harrison Park recommends against keeping exotic bird or swans and waterfowl, but instead suggests [...]

The city's tourism and visitor services are moving to a new home beginning the May long weekend. A pilot project by the city will shift its tourism office, including summer visitor services, to the Tom Thomson Art Gallery. Visitor Services have historically been offered from shared space at the Community Waterfront Heritage Centre each year [...]

More than 100 municipal and First Nations firefighters recently trained together at Sauble Speedway as part of the 31st Bruce County Fire School. Over two weekends, the firefighters got together to train and achieve the latest certifications at the speedway. Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt said the speedway provided the perfect setting for [...]

No injuries were reported in a crash involving a horse-drawn buggy in the Township of Chatsworth on Sunday morning. Just after 9 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County Paramedic Services and Chatsworth Fire Services responded to the report of a collision at grey Rd. 3 and Sideroad 6. There were 11 people in the buggy [...]

The Wiarton Propeller Club celebrated its storied past and looked toward the future as a cornerstone of the Georgian Bay shoreline community. Hundreds came out to The Meeting Place Saturday for the club's 75th anniversary gala, which included a dinner, dance and stories about the club's history in Wiarton. This is almost like a homecoming [...]

Nearly 8,000 Hydro One customers in the Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs area are without power, according to the company. An outage map made available by Hydro One shows customers in an area encompassing Owen Sound, Springmount, Balmy Beach, Copper Kettle and Cruickshank are experiencing outages due to equipment repairs. Hydro One said the power [...]

The Hanover Barons are eight wins away from a second Clarence Schmalz Cup in franchise history. The North Conference champion Barons are set to meet the Clarington Eagles, winners of the East Conference, in the PJHL's league semifinals. The winner of the best-of-seven series will face the victor of the New Hamburg Firebirds (South Conference [...]

BLYTH - Preparations are underway for a military exercise that will involve 800 army reservists in training scenarios throughout Huron and Bruce counties May 3-5. Dubbed Trillium Venture, the military exercise conducted by 31 Brigade Group will simulate an extreme heat scenario and see reservists perform a variety of tasks. The exercise will be headquartered [...]

The National Day of Mourning will be marked in events across Grey-Bruce on April 28 to remember those who died while working. The Grey Bruce Labour Council is organizing events at the Chesley Community Centre, Heritage Square in Hanover, and Bruce Power. Canada experiences over one thousand workplace-related deaths every year. Ontario accounts for almost [...]

The Nature Conservancy of Canada announced two new nature preserves, including one near Wiarton. To mark Earth Day on Monday, the national land conservation organization revealed that it has protected a 65-hectare (160-acre) parcel of land known as the Sturgeon Bay Forest north of Wiarton on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. It has also added a [...]

The Sydenham Sportsmen Association's work for conservation and the environment is year-round, but this weekend was an especially busy one for the organization. On Saturday, club members were back along the shores of the Sydenham River and Owen Sound Harbour for thier annual Earth Day cleanup, while on Sunday they gathered at Montessori School with [...]

Whether it was through song, dance, poetry, artwork, or action, the message was loud and clear at Earth Day Grey Bruce 2024 - everyone can play their part in helping the planet. And some of the loudest and most influential voices at the festivities in Owen Sound on Saturday were the youth, who were everywhere [...]

Four men had to be rescued from the Saugeen River in Hanover on Saturday after they underestimated the dangers of the fast-flowing river. Two of the men had to be rescued from the shore after their kayaks overturned, while two others were retrieved by firefighters downstream after they were carried away by the heavy current. [...]

Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority will have development control over an additional 15 metres inland from existing dynamic beach" development control areas alongthe Lake Huron shoreline, starting April 1. Dynamic beach hazards exist where shifting sand and sediment and variable water levels can present potential safety hazards, including flooding and erosion. They're common in cottage areas [...]

Saugeen Municipal Airport's municipal owners are considering the airport's future. It could be sold or carry on under a new funding agreement between its three municipal partners, Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody said Thursday, who presented three options to councils of Brockton, Hanover and West Grey at a joint meeting Wednesday. Each mayor presented an opening [...]

While the details aren't fully known about the impact locally yet, officials with Grey and Bruce counties are encouraged by the focus on housing in Tuesday's federal budget. Of the $52.9 billion in new spending over the next five years that was in the budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, $8.5 billion is for [...]

Brightshores Health System is partnering with a shared service organization that could see more local food making its way onto the plates of patients at local hospitals. The six-hospital corporation that has more than 100,000 patient visits each year, has announced that it has joined Mohawk Medbuy Corporation's MEALsource nutrition procurement program. Since 2020, [...]

Doug Symonds was seriously injured when histruck full of gravel was hit by a van that failed to stop at a stop sign, at an intersection east of Flesherton that he considers dangerous." He was rushed to a trauma centre in London and hasn't been able to work since, he said in an interview, after [...]

Right down the middle and with a little spin, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey Bruce and Western Simcoe knocked them all down with its annual bowling fundraiser this year. The organization's executive director, Beth Aubrey, confirmed Tuesday that the Bowl for Kids' Sake raised $37,451.62 and welcomed 44 teams this year, the highest participation [...]

There will be opportunities to get moving for a good cause in Owen Sound and Hepworth on May 4. The first Saturday in May is when he Reach Centre Grey Bruce will hold its Walk/Run for REACH along the Owen Sound waterfront, while the Sawmill Trails in Hepworth will be the site of the annual [...]

A Hanover man is facing several charges after a police officer was allegedly struck in the face following a traffic stop Tuesday. At approximately 11:30 p.m., the Hanover Police Service responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver on 10th Street. Officers on patrol located the suspect vehicle in the drive-thru of a restaurant [...]

Alpha Street reconstruction will change the Brooke and Crosstown city transit bus routes and stops temporarily, starting Monday, April 22. There will be no stops on the Brooke route along Alpha Street between 6th Avenue West and Grey Road 17B (Nicol's Gully Road); at 10th Street and 8th Avenue West and at 10th Street and [...]

This past weekend five Grey-Bruce athletes representing Kilian Academy competed at the 2024 Budo Spring Open, hosted at Sudbury's Laurentian University. The Budo Spring Open is one of the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments on the annual BJJ calendar. Shallow Lake's Bianca Carleton, competing in her second tournament, secured a silver medal, winning two of her [...]

An East Ridge Community School student hit the national stage and won big on the slopes this past winter. Nico Murdoch, 14, wrapped up his alpine ski season by winning the Dave Murray Award for the top Canadian male under-14 athlete at the Whistler Cup earlier this month. Racing as part of Team Ontario, Murdoch [...]

It's been another banner year for the Owen Sound Ice Hawks. The city's girl's minor hockey group grew from 12 teams to 14 teams this past season. Registration jumped to surpass 200 players for the first time, ending at about 210. Last year the Ice Hawks had about 190 players. For the 2024-25 season, executives [...]

Owen Sound city council endorsed a Loyalist Township call for the province to make waste producers financially responsible for disposal of all waste, whether eligible for the Blue Box or not. As of July 2023, Circular Materials Ontario, a not-for-profit producer group given the task of administering the municipal Blue Box recycling program in Ontario, [...]

Images of proposed major renovations to the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority office building universally impressed" board members at a recent meeting. Owen Sound city council received the Feb. 28 minutes of the conservation authority board meeting containing the renderings. Coun. Jon Farmer, one of two city members on the board, said the renovation concept presented [...]

Police are looking for leads after guns were stolen from a seasonal property in Chatsworth. According to a Grey-Bruce OPP media release, police received a report on April 12 of a break-and-enter at a seasonal residence in the Municipality of Chatsworth. Police attended and learned that an unknown individual or individuals entered the residence and [...]

Great Big Sea co-founder Sean McCann's search for solid ground is taking him to the Historic Leith Church in May. The Shantyman from Newfoundland takes the stage on May 24 in a concert presented by Mudtown Records. Tickets are $40 and available online at www.seanmccannsings.com or in person from The Ginger Press Bookstore in downtown [...]

The United Way of Grey Bruce announced the recipients of $200,000 in local grants Monday. Every year, the United Way of Grey Bruce provides grant funding in three priority areas - Healthy People, Strong Community; From Poverty to Possibility; and All That Kids Can Be. Community Connection 211 received $45,000. The Local 211 initiative compliments [...]

After a stellar season in the Owen Sound crease, Carter George will wear the Maple Leaf as a part of Team Canada's under-18 team in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland, later this month. Hockey Canada released its roster for the men's national under-18 team Tuesday ahead of the IIHF U18 World Championship later this month. Also [...]

A woman's call for Owen Sound city council to adopt a particulardefinition of antisemitism Monday night prompted a quick response from others in the council chambers. Rashell Feldman, of Collingwood, asked council to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism as a necessary first step towards combatting it. Antisemitism is not just [...]

Twenty-six years ago Mark Perry raised his hand at his son's soccer practice and volunteered to fill in for the head coach the odd weekend - here and there - when needed. On Sunday, Perry accepted the Volunteer of the Year Award at the Owen Sound Arts, Culture and Volunteer Awards inside the Tom Thomson [...]

A Dundalk student is serving as a legislative page at Queen's Park in Toronto after earning a spot in the program with an application that included an essay outlining their achievements. Bella-Sitara Singh Soares from Highpoint Community School is meeting key parliamentary figures while learning about Ontario's parliamentary system of government acting as a messenger [...]

REBELS WIN PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP The Township of Chatsworth Barry's Construction Rebels under-15 team won the Ontario Women's Hockey Association provincial C' championship this past weekend. The Rebels topped Nepean 4-2 in the gold-medal game. Their journey to the title included round-robin wins over Mooretown (8-0), Otonobee (6-1), and Central Perth (3-1). The Rebels then beat [...]

A fourth person's charges have been stayed in what police said was a Brampton nightclub kidnapping case with links to Owen Sound. Ontario Court of Justice staff in Brampton confirmed Karim Khairy, 22, of Mississauga, had his charge of kidnapping/hold for ransom stayed at the request of the Crown on Feb. 17. If the Crown [...]

A speedy porch pirate wasn't quick enough to avoid arrest in Owen Sound Friday. According to the Owen Sound Police, a 39-year-old woman snagged a package from the front porch of a west-side residence Friday afternoon within seven minutes of its delivery to the home. The victim called Owen Sound Police to investigate, and the [...]

More than 200 delegates from Royal Canadian Legion branches throughout the region gathered in Owen Sound Friday and Saturday for the annual District C spring convention. The legion members paraded down 1st Avenue West from the Marine and Rail Museum to the cenotaph across from the library Saturday where a short remembrance ceremony commenced. The [...]

High winds Friday night and into early Saturday morning caused several power outages across Grey-Bruce. Hydro One said its crews were out in full force" Saturday morning, responding to outages across the province caused by damaging high winds. As of Saturday morning, Hydro One was reporting outages in Grey-Bruce from Lion's Head to Hanover with [...]