Owen Sound Sun Times

A 44-year-old Walkerton man has been charged with drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and illegal possession of drugs. On May 17, the OPP made a traffic stop in South Bruce and arrested the driver for drug-related offences. They found cocaine after searching the driver and vehicle, an OPP news release said. Police then [...]

Due to insufficient staffing, the Durham Hospital's emergency department will be closed Saturday, May 18, reopening Sunday, May 19 at 7 a.m. Anyone requiring immediate medical attention should call 911 to be taken to the nearest open emergency department by ambulance, South Bruce Grey Health Centre news release announced Friday night. For non-urgent health-care, [...]

A 400-megawatt battery storage facility in Arran-Elderslie is among 10 such projects selected by the Independent Electricity System Operator's latest procurement. Shift Solar Inc.'s Grey Owl Storage is one of the largest battery storage projects among the 10. It's also the only successful applicant that doesn't have Indigenous participation. The battery storage site would remain [...]

The Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce is gearing up to hold its largest fundraiser of the year. On May 25, the 2024 IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's will be held in four communities in the two counties - Owen Sound, Hanover, Saugeen Shores and Thornbury. Michelle Fleming, community development and engagement co-ordinator with the local [...]

Already 40 breast cancer survivors have expressed interest in joining a new dragon boat team just for survivors, and more are welcome, organizer Geordie Farrell said. Participants will meet in Owen Sound on Wednesday, May 22 for the first practice. Farrell requests people who are interested to email her at farrell@bmts.com for more information. I'm [...]

With the warmer spring weather comes the start of the road running race season in Grey-Bruce. A couple of races - providing an opportunity to get out and exercise while raising funds for important local causes - are planned over the coming weeks. Next up on the local calendar is the annual Chesley Community Classic, [...]

The Kiwanis Soccer Complex in Owen Sound will look and feel different for visitors after 160 mature ash trees infected with the emerald ash borer were removed there this offseason. While the removal of the trees eliminated a prime source of shade and shelter adjacent to the soccer field house in the middle of the [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox squandered a four-run lead before eking out a 6-6 tie against the Midland Mariners with a clutch sacrifice fly in the final inning. Wayland Wilson got a fly ball far enough into right field to drive in the game-tying run in the seventh and final inning during the Baysox home opener [...]

Despite weeks of intense" backlash, South Bruce Grey Health Centre's president and CEO said she is committed to improving access to healthcare in Durham by stabilizing local hospital operations. On June 3, the 10 in-patient beds at the Durham site will transfer to hospitals in Kincardine and Walkerton leaving only emergency and urgent care available [...]

Abdulhakeem Albakny's wife and two small daughters watched as he received a citizenship certificate andapplause at a celebration for new Canadians in Owen Sound Wednesday night. Albakny sat back down with other recipients, then his little girls ran over and hopped up on his lap and he put his arms around them. Albakny was [...]

Georgian Bluffs is launching a 24-hour hotline about short-term accommodations in the community. The service, which was to begin Friday in advance of the Victoria Day long weekend, will allow community members to report any disturbances or complaints directly 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hotline at 226-909-2060 will serve as the [...]

The Owen Sound Agricultural Society board has a fundraising dance and live music planned as it figures out what it will do about fire damage to about one-third of the Victoria Park grandstand and a building underneath early May 7. The volunteer board of directors met this week and later issued a statement which said [...]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford will open the new Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre in Owen Sound on June 7. Brightshores Health System takes possession of the repurposed former Bayview Public School next week. Renovations began in fall of 2022 to create the centre, which will combine Brightshores' in-patient and outpatient addiction and mental health services. [...]

A Georgian Bluffs councillor will have her pay suspended for 30 days and has been ordered to undergo training after an integrity commissioner's investigation into allegations of harassment by two ratepayers. Georgian Bluffs council voted 4-2 Wednesday to reprimand Coun. Cathy Moore Coburn for overstepping her role as a councillor in relation to accusations brought [...]

Due to construction, migrating sand is no longer being deposited in sufficient quantities onto the narrow band of land to protect the marsh from Lake Erie erosion

A bus loaded with people hoping to keep the Durham hospital's inpatient beds where they are travelled to Queen's Park Wednesday. In April, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre board of directors and CEO Nancy Shaw announced that the 10 inpatient beds at the Durham hospital site will shift to hospital sites in Kincardine and [...]

The Lures N Lines Spring Trout Derby has wrapped up another successful year for both the anglers on the water and for the preservation of the local fishery. The fourth annual event saw approximately 650 anglers hit the water over 10 days, which raised a total of $8,250 for the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen's Association for [...]

Ontario's appeal court will hear South Bruce Peninsula's appeal of a decision recognizing Saugeen First Nation owns most of the north beach at Sauble Beach. The Appeal Court for Ontario hearing will start May 27 and is scheduled for the full week. The town's appeal says the judge's decision raises questions that need clarification. But [...]

Exports of greenhouse tomatoes and peppers to the U.S. lead the way

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A former chief operating officer with The Loomex Group will take over as Meaford's chief administrative officer. The municipality announced the appointment of Kymm Buckham as the new CAO, effective Wednesday. We are thrilled to welcome Kymm Buckham," said Meaford Mayor Ross Kentner in a media release. With her exceptional qualifications, we are confident Ms. [...]

When South Bruce council raised its hand in 2012 and formally expressed interest in possibly storing Canada's nuclear waste deep underground, Bill Goetz sat in the mayor's chair. Twelve years later, Bill's son Mark, now mayor, signed a $418 million hosting agreement with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, which lays out the organization's commitment to [...]

Bruce Power's president and chief executive officer, Mike Rencheck, is retiring June 30 but will remain a senior advisor there and to the nuclear industry, the company announced Monday. Rencheck will also remain chair of the Atlanta Centre governors of the World Association of Nuclear Operators. Eric Chassard will succeed him as Bruce Power's president [...]

Wiarton's beloved albino groundhog is in the news again, months after predicting an early spring, after someone vandalized his enclosure. outh Bruce Peninsula said it was disappointed to share someone sprayed foam insulation inside the cherished community mascot's enclosure near Bluewater Park and the local library. In a post to Facebook, the town said the [...]

Goods Exchange Day returns to Owen Sound Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and this year plants are included. City residents mayplace unwanted but still usable items at the curb in front of their homes for someone else to use. Popular Goods Exchange Day items include sporting goods, furniture, small appliances, books, art, [...]

Two monitors which can detect if a hill may be about to collapse will be installed onthe Alpha Street hill during reconstruction of the road. The monitors were recommended by an engineering firm, givena history of slope failure in this area," a city report said. The city has had to repair a failed upper [...]

Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George is the 2023-24 recipient of the Bobby Smith Trophy, awarded annually to the OHL's Scholastic Player of the Year. Attack captain Colby Barlow won the award last season. The 17-year-old netminder is also this year's recipient of the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award presented to the league's top academic high-school [...]

The regional unemployment rate fell to its lowest point since November 2022 and continues to pace well below the provincial average. According to the latest report from the Four County Labour Market Planning Board for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, the unemployment rate fell to 3.6 per cent in April, down from 4.2 per cent. [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service and Brightshores Health System conducted a mock shooter exercise near the Owen Sound hospital. The collaborative training happened at an eight-unit building adjacent to the hospital this past Thursday and included volunteers participating in the shooting scenario. Police and hospital staff wore identifiable vests while overseeing the drill. The scenario [...]

Owen Sound Police arrested a 34-year-old male with no fixed address following a string of break-and-enters over the weekend. Officers investigated multiple break-and-enter reports at a westside business on May 10, police said in a news release. Video surveillance showed a male using the cover of darkness to enter a locked outbuilding where merchandise was [...]

After reeling off three-straight wins the Owen Sound North Stars ran into a pair of juggernaut squads in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League loop this past week. Owen Sound dropped games to the Elora Mohawks (7-1-1) and St. Catharines Athletics (6-1-1) before bouncing back to beat the London Blue Devils (5-5). After seven regular-season [...]

Jordan Caskenette led the way as the Owen Sound North Stars improved to 2-0 in the Ontario Series Lacrosse circuit with a 14-9 victory over the Clearview Crushers inside the Meaford and St. Vincent Community Centre Saturday night. Officially a road game for Owen Sound, the Highway 26 Showdown pitted the two senior B lacrosse [...]

Energy efficiency and green technology were top of mind for many who came through the doors of the Home and Cottage Expo in Owen Sound on the weekend. Whether it was solar panels, heat pumps, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, or green building materials and construction methods, there were opportunities aplenty at the Harry Lumley [...]

Local people concerned about the erosion of rural healthcare and the privatization of services put their thoughts on display at a rally in Owen Sound on Saturday. About 50 people came out to the event on the steps of city hall, where some called for action and shared stories about the effect health-care decisions are [...]

A Saugeen First Nation resident is facing multiple charges after a robbery at a Kincardine jewelry store the morning of May 11. Just before 6 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a robbery. Officers arrived to find that the business owner had been injured and a suspect was arrested at the scene, police [...]

One person has died following a collision between a pickup truck and a moped north of Flesherton on Wednesday morning. Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County paramedics and the Grey Highlands Fire Department responded to the collision at the intersection of Hwy. 10 and Grey Rd. 32 at 11:40 a.m. As a result of the crash [...]

Grey County Warden Brian Milne said Grey County council's approval of another 391 homes in Dundalk can't happen fast enough. The phased development includes approval for 292 single detached homes, 24 semis and 75 townhouses, plus land for a new elementary school, which a study found must accommodate 735 pupils. Milne is also Southgate's mayor [...]

Georgian Bluffs council will undertake a community engagement process on the potential of establishing an off-leash dog park in the township. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, council directed staff to move forward with the community engagement. Chief administrative officer Niall Lobley told council the process stems from this year's budget deliberations, [...]

Georgian Bluffs is moving closer to allowing chickens on more properties in the municipality. During its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, council received a staff report on a backyard poultry zoning bylaw and authorized an amendment to the township's zoning bylaw to permit backyard poultry on certain residential properties. But on Wednesday, councillors [...]

A team of students from Owen Sound District Secondary School has received a crash course into the inner workings of the United Nations. The team of eight Grade 10-13 students from the Owen Sound school joined hundreds of their peers at the three-day Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly at the University of Toronto recently, [...]

A retired local financial advisor told Grey County council Thursday that the Meaford pumped storage project makes no financial sense without huge government subsidies and so it should be shelved." Two weeks ago, Grey County council supported the Ontario Pumped Storage project, subject to impact assessments. The project is proposed by TC Energy in potential [...]

A 61-year-old moped driver with serious injuries was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after being in a collision with a pickup truck in Grey Highlands Wednesday. Grey Bruce OPP investigated a collision reported at 11:40 a.m. on Highway 10 at Grey Road 32/Road 140, northwest of Flesherton. Firefighters and paramedics also responded. Police didn't [...]

With longtime Owen Sound District Secondary School track and field day convener Ted Carr set to retire at the end of the school year, a backup plan was put in place with the students taking on a more active role in putting on this year's event. Between 150 and 200 students competed on the track [...]

West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles told Grey County council Thursday that he has apologized for telling the CEO and president of South Bruce Grey Health Centre to keep her hands off the Durham hospital and I'll promise to keep my hands off of your throat." Hospital board chair Jim Bagshaw sent a letter addressed to [...]

An Owen Sound woman faces impaired driving charges after a hit and run in Owen Sound on Wednesday afternoon that left a teen injured. At 3:40 p.m., Owen Sound police responded to a collision near 4th Avenue West and 16th Street West where it was reported that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle [...]

Members of the public are being invited to attend a rally to save healthcare in front of Owen Sound city hall. The Grey Bruce Health Coalition will be holding the peaceful rally at city hall at the corner of 2nd Avenue East and 8th Street East from 9 a.m. until noon in an effort to [...]

The Grey Bruce Labour Council is seeking submissions for its 2024 Social Justice Scholarship award in memory of Robert White. The award is named after White, a past president of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and Canadian Labour Congress. It's available annually to graduating secondary school students in the Grey Bruce area, the Grey Bruce [...]

The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre will be a one-stop shop for home repair, renovation and landscaping needs this weekend. More than 150 vendors will be at the 2024 Home and Cottage Expo, which will run Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The show will feature 140 indoor and 12 [...]

New residential real estate listings for April were up 24.8 per cent over the same month in 2023, 28.2 per cent above the five-year average and 12.2 per cent above the 10-year average for the month. That's one highlight of the monthly the Realtors Association of Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound market survey. There were 549 new [...]

A European-style circus is making a four-day stop in Owen Sound. Cirque de Paris presented by Anouchka Buglione will be at the Heritage Place Shopping Centre for a series of 90-minute shows from Thursday to Sunday. The shows feature an international all-star cast," that includes aerialists, a juggler, roller skating duo, elastic rope acrobat, hula [...]