Owen Sound Sun Times

Mother Nature has delivered the snow and local snowmobile club volunteers have taken advantage of it, with Grey-Bruce gaining the distinction of having the first trail available in the province this season. The B110 trail on Grey County's CP Rail Trail has opened for riding this week from Dundalk to Owen Sound, after local clubs [...]

A food drive for the Salvation Army at Owen Sound grocery stores from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday will be part of an all-day radio broadcast on 560 CFOS, live from Zehrs in Owen Sound. Pre-made bags containing essentials will be available for purchase at each store. But any non-perishable food item and [...]

After 41 years, Doug Gilmour's OHL record 55-game regular-season point streak with the Cornwall Royals finally has company. Easton Cowan matched that formidable run by setting up Sam O'Reilly's second-period insurance goal in London's 19th straight win, 3-0 over Owen Sound before 9,061 on Teddy Bear Toss night Wednesday at Canada Life Place.

The massive snowstorm expected to hit London and parts of Southwestern Ontario arrived as scheduled on Thursday night, blanketing the region once again and setting the stage for a Friday full closures and cancellations. Here's a recap of our live coverage. 10:40 a.m. Environment Canada's forecast calls for the grey, dreary skies over the past [...]

Bluewater District School Board trustees on Tuesday confirmed their Nov. 5 decision to censure Derrick Long for code of conduct breaches. The board agreed with its integrity commissioner's findings that the Brockton-South Bruce trustee breached seven sections of the code of conduct governing trustee behaviour. The censure was dealt with briefly, without much discussion at [...]

A second suspected fatal drug overdose in a week has been reported to Grey Bruce Public Health. The latest fatality, along with five other suspected non-fatal drug poisonings over a 72-hour period between Friday and Monday led the local health unit to issue an opioid alert to its community partners and the public. The alert [...]

Four people were taken by ambulance to hospital with one flown to a trauma centre for treatment of injuries that are not considered life threatening, after a crash north of Hepworth. Grey Bruce OPP, along with the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department and Bruce County Paramedic Services, responded to the two-vehicle collision on Highway 6 [...]

Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and [...]

Blue Mountains Mayor Andrea Matrosovs encouraged Grey County council's continued collaboration and consideration of future generations in her first address as 2025 warden Tuesday night. Matrosovs was acclaimed to the position during a formal swearing in within the Grey County council chambers, with her family, a number of past wardens and others present. A reception [...]

Corrugated cardboard will be collected from Owen Sound residents along with the rest of their recyclables beginning in the new year. On Monday, Owen Sound council approved the change, which came in the form of a recommendation from a Nov. 21 Operations committee meeting. Operations committee chair Carol Merton reported the change during Monday's council [...]

A renovation at Owen Sound's fire hall has been added to the city's five-year capital plan, but the extent of the work to be done still isn't known. At its meeting on Monday, city council approved a recommendation from the Nov. 14 corporate services committee to include the Owen Sound fire station expansion and renovation [...]

A vigil in Owen Sound on Friday will mark the 35th anniversary of a dark day in Canadian history when 14 women were murdered for no other reason than their gender. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women will be marked from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Owen Sound Farmers' [...]

Owen Sound council gave final approval to the following business licences at its meeting on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024: Haven & Brew, a coffee shop located at 159 9th St. E. Tahini's, a restaurant located at 2125 16th St. E. Sound Cleaning Solutions, a home occupation located at 1255 13th Ave. E. Glimmer, a health [...]

Owen Sound council has turned down a community services committee recommendation to look into creating a policy to manage mature and native trees on private property. At its meeting on Monday, council defeated a motion 6-3 in a recorded vote that would have seen staff consider the creation of a plan, policy or bylaw as [...]

Owen Sound has awarded the contract to replace the city's residential water meters with new technology that will allow for better monitoring to detect leaks and the potential to transition to monthly billing. At its meeting on Monday, council awarded the contract for the replacement project to Neptune Technology Group Canada Co., at an upset [...]

Grey Bruce OPP received 57 collision reports during the snowstorm from Friday to Sunday. Many drivers struggled due to icy roads, snow, and poor visibility but there were no serious injuries reported in any of the collisions, Const. Krista Linthorne said by email Monday. She suggested the lack of serious injuries was related to drivers [...]

Owen Sound police charged a 23-year-old Owen Sound man with two counts of aggravated assault after a stabbing left two people injured. The injuries wereserious but notlife-threatening, Owen Sound Police Service said in a news release Monday. There's no general public safety concern, since all three knew each other, police said. Police were called to [...]

Team Canada has called on Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George ahead of its training camp in preparation for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. Canada's National Junior Team Selection Camp is scheduled to take place between Dec. 10 and 13 at TD Place. George is a Los Angeles Kings prospect. He was [...]

Winter weather has arrived and Sauble Beach Ski & Snowshoe Club is ready to put snow to use when more arrives. Even if the first blast of winter is short-lived, the ski club successfully weathered the theft of its trail-maintenance and grooming equipment last summer and is back in business this season. We have pulled [...]

Grey Bruce OPP responded to nine domestic disputes over three days, resulting in five charges. Police said in a news release they began an intimate partner violence investigation in Meaford on Nov. 30 and laid a charge of spousal assault with a weapon. Dec. 1 police charged someone with spousal assault and forcible confinement. [...]

Heartened by the encouragement of their supporters and resilient in the face of frustration, Festival of Northern Lights organizers say the unprecedented vandalism experienced this year won't dim their spirits. The joy we see and the happiness we see that the lights bring far outweighs the frustration that we're feeling. Knowing that it matters to [...]

Warm lakes plus cold air means winter is here. The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre expects the snow squalls blanketing much of the area will continue into Tuesday. Snow squall warnings are in place throughout the region as of Sunday afternoon with snowfall accumulations exceeding 50 cm in parts of Grey-Bruce and Owen Sound this weekend. [...]

Drivers should notice several RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) programs throughout Grey-Bruce this month. Regional and municipal police services are joining forces in an effort to remove impaired drivers from the road, and police are reminding motorists that officers can demand a breath sample during a traffic stop without reasonable suspicion. The Ontario Association of [...]

Liam Greentree scored a hat-trick as the Owen Sound Attack fell to the Windsor Spitfires 6-3 on a snowy Saturday night in Owen Sound. Carter George didn't finish the game, which is a rarity for the team's most valuable player. George, playing in back-to-back games for the fifth time this season, allowed 12 goals on [...]

Scott Wray is hoping these learning experiences pay off one day for his Owen Sound Attack who are working on a doctorate in hockey heartbreak early this season. After losing 6-5 to the Kitchener Rangers, in a game they led 6-4 in the third period, Owen Sound are now 2-5-2-3 in one-goal games. The Kitchener [...]

It is back to the drawing board on a Grey County proposal for a centralized planning and shared-service model. At its meeting on Thursday, county council directed staff to continue investigating centralizing planning services with the county, but instead of a fully centralized plan, they will shift to looking into the possibility of providing a [...]

Grey County Warden Brian Milne closed out his second straight one-year term on Thursday by reflecting on the accomplishments of the past year, thanking council and staff for the work they have done and looking towards what lies ahead. Milne, who also occupied the warden's chair in 2014, made his closing address to council in [...]

Concerned cyclists have requested Grey County move up a planned reconstruction of a section of Grey Rd. 1 in Georgian Bluffs, warning that it may only be a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt or even killed. About 40 people attended county council on Thursday in support of a delegation that called for [...]

A judge sentenced Emric Thompson to 18 months in jail for arson and mischief to a church at Saugeen First Nation in 2020. Superior Court Justice Roger Chown's sentence, imposed in Walkerton on Nov. 27, included enhanced credit for presentence custody, leaving 184 days or just more than six months to serve in custody. He [...]

The Ontario government has announced some relief for communities grappling with spikes to their OPP policing bills. On Friday, the government announced it was proposing to provide more than $77 million in financial relief to municipalities to help offset increased costs in police services provide by the OPP in 2025. The government also announced it [...]

Safe N Sound Grey Bruce has received a vote of support from Grey County as it pursues government funding for an emergency overnight shelter to serve those experiencing homelessness in Owen Sound. On Thursday, county council agreed to provide a letter of support to the organization when it applies for funding through the federal government's [...]

Police have charged a third person with manslaughter in a Grey Highlands death more than two years ago. Corey Sutherland, 23, was found dead in a residence along the West Back Line, Grey Highlands, on March 28, 2022 after a 911 call, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release Thursday. Police charged Shakarri Myles [...]

The Coast Guard refloated the FV Gary M at the Stokes Bay dock for the second time in less than three months, but this time it was taken to Southampton and put on dry land. The fishing tug was lifted out on Nov. 26, as shown in a Coast Guard photo, and was placed on [...]

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada's deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear fuel vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won referendum. But the approval [...]

Take a bow, Bruce McDonald. The overage centre who has gone through the wringer this past month scored the overtime winner against his former team as the Owen Sound Attack topped the Erie Otters 3-2 in front of over 4,100 inside the Erie Insurance Arena Wednesday night. McDonald went 11 games without a point between [...]

Grey Bruce Public Health has issued an opioid alert for the 25th time in 2024 after, over a recent 24-hour period, there were three suspected drug poisonings, including one fatality. The local health unit issued the alert to its community partners and people who use unregulated substances on Tuesday after receiving notification of the suspected [...]

A Southgate man who drove his truck into four people in the small community of Eugenia, killing one man, has pleaded guilty to failing to stop at an accident in 2022. Brett Page, who police said was 27 when charged, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound to [...]

The Township of Georgian Bluffs is inviting its ratepayers to an open house on its 2025 budget. The drop-in event, where the community will have the opportunity to review the draft budget, ask questions, and provide feedback, will be held in the municipal council chambers at 177964, Grey Rd. 18 on Dec. 3 between 3 [...]

Firefighters responded to a fire at the Zehrs grocery store in Owen Sound on Wednesday morning, which was controlled prior to the department's arrival. The Owen Sound Professional Firefighters posted to social media just before 11 a.m. that crews were responding to the store and asked the public to avoid the area. A news release [...]

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board trustees will have some familiar faces leading them for the next year. Trustee Lori Di Castri was acclaimed as board chair, while trustee Linda Strader was acclaimed as vice-chair for the 2024-2025 term at the board's annual organizational meeting on Nov. 18. Both trustees held the same positions over the [...]

South Bruce OPP charged a 17-year-old after what police are calling a hate-motivated incident on a school bus. According to a police media release, the OPP responded to reports of an altercation between two students on a school bus at approximately 4:47 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Police said they learned the accused brandished an [...]

Grey-Bruce charities are hoping for a resolution to the Canada Post strike as they experience a drop in donations at a time when they rely on them. United Way of Bruce Grey Executive director Francesca Dobbyn said Monday that the organization was feeling the effects of the strike 10 days after workers walked off the [...]

A Durham historian helping to tell local stories is being rewarded for his labour of love. Mat Johnson recently won the Ontario Museum Association's award for excellence in publications for his free magazine Marathon of History. I was ecstatic . . . it's pretty cool. It's just cool, that's the best way to describe it," [...]

Grey Bruce OPP are warning motorists about deer after responding to eight vehicle collisions in a week involving the animals. On Tuesday, the OPP advised motorists to stay alert, especially in rural and wooded areas, and issued a series of safety tips to avoid collisions. The tips include: Stay alert and keep an eye out [...]

An alleged repeat offender has been arrested and charged after credit cards were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in Owen Sound on Monday evening. At approximately 11 p.m., the vehicle was entered in the area of Ryerson Park on the city's east side. The vehicle owner's credit cards were stolen and police were contacted to [...]

Festival of Northern Lights volunteers are vowing not to be deterred despite unprecedented vandalism they have experienced to the festival displays this year. Festival chair Jamie Walpole issued a statement on the vandalism, which began before the lights were even turned on Nov 16, and has continued in the days since. This year, the Festival [...]

The program that responds to thehealth and wellness needs of Grey County's most vulnerable citizens is becoming more agile with the addition of its own designated vehicle. The Supportive Outreach Services program has received a decommissioned ambulance from Brightshores Health System, which is being outfitted as a mobile medical clinic for the team. Francesca Dobbyn, [...]

The Team Ontario under-17 women's lacrosse team capped off an outstanding season with an undefeated 8-0 record over the past two weekends, dominating tournaments in Maryland and Florida. Three athletes from the Owen Sound North Stars Junior Elite Women's Lacrosse (JEWL) team - Bree Wilkins, Taryn Weppler, and head coach Lyndsay Brooks - were key [...]

The St. Mary's Mustangs took home silver at the OFSAA boys' volleyball double-A championship tournament in St. Catharines on Saturday. Appearing in their first provincial championship tournament in over 20 years, the Mustangs entered the circuit as the top-ranked team. The Stangs went undefeated until the championship game when they ran into a strong Louis-Riel [...]

The Municipality of Meaford announced the departure of Chief Administrative Officer Kymm Buckham in a statement Monday. Buckham was hired in May of this year. During her time, Kymm led the organization and contributed to the organization's ongoing efforts to strengthen its operations and build momentum for future success. The Municipality of Meaford wishes Kymm [...]