Owen Sound Sun Times

The Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival is back and will showcase close to a dozen short films created by youth from across Grey and Bruce counties. The festival will take place on Wednesday (June 19) at the Galaxy Cinemas on the Sunset Strip in Georgian Bluffs just outside Owen Sound. Doors open to the free [...]

When Paul Armstrong begins his tenure as president of Mohawk College in a couple of weeks, his upbringing in the Owen Sound area will have a strong influence on how he fulfills his new role. Armstrong, who was raised on a farm near Annan and Leith and went to school in Owen Sound, was recently [...]

Pierce Mbuyi will call Owen Sound his winter home. On Wednesday, the Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of the seventh-overall pick in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection to a standard player agreement. I can't believe it's happening. None of this would be possible without my family, my late mom, dad and brother supporting me [...]

A new program at the library in Owen Sound will allow visitors to put their green thumbs to use after thumbing the pages of their favourite novella. Grey County Master Gardeners will be at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library every third Tuesday of the month for their Gardener in Residence program. [...]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been flirting with 40,000 this year, and finally met it.

Those who use unregulated street drugs in Grey-Bruce are being advised to use extreme caution after reports of 15 overdoses over the past 10 days, including one fatal overdose. Grey Bruce Public Health issued the advisory on Tuesday afternoon after being notified of one fatal and two non-fatal opioid-related poisonings in Owen Sound within the [...]

Owen Sound is beginning to gather feedback to help create a roadmap for the future. The city announced Tuesday it was launching a survey as the first initiative under Future Owen Sound - Vision 2050. The project, which will build on the work that informed the city's last strategic plan refresh, will create a roadmap [...]

Cancel your plans and get to Meaford." That's the advice from Janice Height, the co-lead of Meaford's 150th celebration set for Saturday afternoon. The bayside town is celebrating its sesquicentennial with a parade and harbour party. The parade starts at 1 p.m. with floats gathering at the former Meaford high school at the corner of [...]

The United Way Bruce Grey's Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser contributed more than $100,000 between the communities of Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Meaford and Grey Highlands this year. On Feb. 24, participants in those four communities gathered to walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness. The Saugeen Shores CNOY [...]

Each year, 250 ships dock at the port and there are plans to expand

The Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics Ontario will make its way through Grey-Bruce on Thursday. Local police services will be joining Special Olympics athletes as they run routes through a number of communities in the two counties. The torch run will make stops in Port Elgin, Hanover, Durham, Chatsworth and Owen [...]

The Crown told a jury in Matthew McQuarrie's first-degree murder trial that a text on a phone said to be associated with the accused vowed to slit Emerson Sprung's throat, and contained a photo that appeared to be the victim's body. Assistant Crown attorney Jayme Lesperance laid out the theory of the Crown for the [...]

Southampton's Auron Ward and Hepworth's Landon Lorenowich won gold at the 2024 Canadian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu Championship tournament hosted at the Save Max Sports Centre in Brampton this past weekend. Ward, 11, was crowned Canadian Champion in the boys under thirteen white belt middleweight weight division. Making his debut a year ago, Ward secured his maiden [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars still seek their first Major Series Lacrosse win after falling 19-12 to the Oakville Rock at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre Monday night. Josh Dawick, Andrew Kew and Ryan Lanchbury led the offensive onslaught as the Rock improved to 2-0 on the year. With the loss, the N'Stars fall to [...]

The best in business in the Owen Sound area will be honoured this week. The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce will hand out its 2024 Business Excellence Awards at the Best Western Inn on the Bay on Thursday evening. Each year the chamber celebrates the achievements of businesses and organizations in the community. [...]

A controversial development proposed at the former Talisman Mountain Resort property north Kimberley is the subject of a public meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 5 p.m. Grey County and Grey Highlands are seeking input on a development application by Beaver Valley Development Group (BVDG) seeking to build up to 370 homes in a mountain resort [...]

Organizers of the 2026 International Plowing Match near Walkerton are putting a call out to the community to develop a logo and slogan for the event. Gord Lang, a local farmer, businessman and entrepreneur who is chairing the event's executive committee, has issued a challenge to everyone in Bruce County to put their logo and [...]

Bruce County council has approved restoration work at two of the buildings at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in Southampton. At its meeting on Thursday, council approved directing the funds required to complete the work to the museum's 1878 schoolhouse as well as the log cabin on the site. Just like any other [...]

Local high school track and field athletes brought home some hardware from the provincial track and field championships in London. John Diefenbaker Senior School runner Ava Moric added to her staggering OFSAA medal count with a bronze medal in the senior girls' 1,500-metre race. Making her debut in the senior class this year, Moric previously [...]

BAYSOX SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER The Owen Sound Baysox won both games over the Orillia Majors in a Saturday doubleheader at Tom Williams Park. In game one, the Baysox won 6-3, following the victory up with an 11-5 win later that afternoon. Strong pitching performances and six home runs helped fuel the Baysox. The Scenic City's Sunday [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars senior B team lost 9-4 to the Hamilton Bengals before tying the Clearview Crushers 8-8 this past weekend. The North Stars (2-5-1) travelled to the Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena on Saturday evening. Neil McInroy, Shane Halliwell, Ty Argent and Dawson Battersby all netted a pair of goals for the Bengals [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars were just over a minute away from earning their first Major Series Lacrosse league victory Saturday night, but a late equalizer and overtime goal ripped the chance away. James Whiteford completed a hat-trick with the overtime winner as the Brampton Excelsiors edged Owen Sound 10-9 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore [...]

The Canadian Antique Fishing Tackle Association show Sunday in Owen Sound capitalized on that old verity that lures are made to catch fishermen, not fish. Enthusiasts checked out the show, which offered a smorgasbord of nostalgia and a showcase of lures too nice to chance losing on the end of a fishing line. These ones [...]

The Sunday night Harbour Nights free concert will move indoors to the Harmony Centre tonight. Rain prompted organizers to move the concernt from its usual outdoor venue, the Community Heritage Centre. Harmony Centre is at 890 4th Ave. E. in Owen Sound. Doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 7 p.m. Tonight's concert [...]

A wreath-laying ceremony in Owen Sound Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Pouring rain caused organizers to cancel a parade and 1st Avenue West was to have been closed for a few hours. Instead, a smaller group formed up and marched to lay a wreath to recognize the day, which was the beginning of [...]

South Bruce OPP charged a 34-year-old Huron-Kinloss man after police say he fled a collision scene. Police received a report at 4:03 p.m. of a collision on Highway 9 near Sideroad 10 in the Municipality of Kincardine.The driver of the vehicle fled on foot but was quickly located by officers, a police news release said. [...]

James W. Gamble got his birthday wish - to celebrate his 100th birthday. Dozens of family members, including his five children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild all came to celebrate with him Saturday at his grandson's East Linton home. They came from locally but also from Toronto, Vancouver, Florida, Barrie [...]

The regional unemployment rate fell to three per cent in May, its lowest since November 2022 in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. While the regional rate dropped by 0.5 percentage points, provincially the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9 per cent. Both rates are unadjusted for seasonality. The region's population increased by [...]

South Bruce OPP is investigating the theft of a Pride flag from Sacred Heart Catholic School in Mildmay Wednesday about midnight. Someone entered the schoolyard about 11:55 p.m. and took the flag off itsflagpole, police said in a news release. Police are reviewing video footage and ask people to call them whenever they see anything [...]

Premier Doug Ford helped cut the ribbon to open a new recovery centre in Owen Sound Friday and said more like it are needed across Ontario. This is what we need. Not only here in Grey-Bruce but we need it right across the province," he said just inside the front doors of the 45-bed, $24-million [...]

An extraordinary collection of more than 900 signed hockey jerseys steeped in the history of the sport is now on auction through the Rockford Auction Centre. The late Bill Murdoch's impressive collection features signed sweaters from some of the sport's greatest names and brightest stars including Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux, Crosby, McDavid, and Wickenheiser. The former [...]

If local MP Alex Ruff's private member's bill becomes law, MPs and senators could apply for secret security clearances without the government stopping them at the gate. Bill C-377, the Need to Know" bill, would prevent parliamentarians from being denied the opportunity to apply for clearances that would let them become more informed about government [...]

Tobermory is gearing up for the annual Chi-Cheemaun Festival, and this year the harbour town is celebrating the Big Canoe's" 50th anniversary with a four-day party. The festival is one of several commemorative events this year paying homage to the ferry that has been shuttling passengers and vehicles between Tobermory at the tip of the [...]

The Inter Township Fire Department was kept busy on Wednesday when they responded to a pair of fires in Georgian Bluffs. South Bruce Peninsula and Inter Township firefighters responded to the first fire at around 11:30 a.m. at a scrap yard on Concession 24 of the former Keppel Township. Deputy Chief Andy Redmond said a [...]

The local health unit has issued a drug poisoning alert after seven non-fatal overdoses occurred in Grey-Bruce in the first five days in June. Fentanyl is believed to be responsible for five of the seven overdoses, which led to a pair of overdose alerts being issued to the community, Grey Bruce Public Health said in [...]

A local volunteer organization seeking to stop the construction of TC Energy's proposed pumped storage project in Meaford recently won an award for leadership and action in environmental conservation. Ontario Nature - a 30,000-member charity dedicated to protecting wild species and spaces - awarded the Save Georgian Bay Association its 2024 Corporate Award for demonstrating [...]

The public can get a peek inside some of Georgian Bluffs' most eco-efficient residences at an upcoming tour of homes. The municipality and the Georgian Bluffs Climate Action Team are partnering to hold the Greener Homes Tour on June 16. The self-guided tour will feature about 10 stops at homes demonstrating real-world applications of cutting-edge [...]

Bruce County is seeking input from the public to help shape its 2025 budget. The county has launched its 2025 budget survey, which will help shape the county's priorities and provide feedback. For the 2025 budget, we are looking to further our strategic goals and continue to build a welcoming and financially sustainable community. The [...]

An 88-year-old Mississauga driver died when a car went into Lake Huron Wednesday night. South Bruce OPP was called at 9:44 p.m. about a motor vehicle entering Lake Huron from Amberley Road in Huron-Kinloss. Huron-Kinloss firefighters, Bruce County paramedics and police removed the driver from the vehicle and attempted lifesaving measures.The driver, an 88-year-old individual [...]

The Township of Georgian Bluffs is gearing up to host the second annual Engage GB: Connect and Collaborate event. The event designed to foster open dialogue and collaboration between community members is scheduled for June 18 at Grey Roots Museum from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The township said in a media release the community [...]

Enrolment growth and higher school space utilization are working in Bluewater District School Board's financial favour, board business superintendent Andrew Low said Wednesday. BWDSB trustees will vote June 18 on the school board's $277,378,764 budget for 2024-25, which was presented to the board's business committee Tuesday. The operating budget includes $11.745 million or five per [...]

GEORGE EARNS ANOTHER ALL-STAR NOD After being named to the Ontario Hockey League's third All-Star Team, and the All-Rookie Team, Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George made the Canadian Hockey League's All-Rookie Team. The 2024 NHL Draft prospect led the CHL in saves (1744) and shots faced (1923) this past season, while 23 wins this [...]

Scott Wray said he liked how longtime OHL coach Stan Butler threw him into the deep end when he was hired as an assistant coach with the North Bay Battalion in 2017. Owen Sound Attack general manager Dale DeGray - perhaps unwittingly - did the same Tuesday afternoon when he invited the team's passionate fanbase [...]

The Crown will give an opening statement to the jury Monday and call its first witness in the first-degree murder trial of Matthew McQuarrie in Owen Sound. Superior Court Justice Erika Chozik gave her instructions to the jury Tuesday for the trial, which she told prospective jurors during jury selection could take eight to 12 [...]

Students from Grey-Bruce have brought home some hardware from the Canada-Wide Science Fair. The six students who represented Team Bluewater were among 385 student finalists in grades 7 to 12 from across the country who took part in the 62ndedition of the fair at Carleton University in Ottawa on May 26-31. Bluewater Regional Science and [...]

A pair of track stars from Hanover's John Diefenbaker Senior School are headed back to OFSAA this weekend. Ava Moric has twice won double gold at the provincial track and field championship and will return this year as a senior to try and do it again. The distance runner won gold as a junior athlete [...]

Police arrested a man of no fixed address at gunpoint in a Hanover convenience store parking lot Saturday morning, a Hanover Police Service news release said. Hanover policefound a stolen vehicle in the Mac's Milk store lot at Bruce Road 10 and Concession 2. The suspect was sitting in the driver's seat in the idling [...]

As the deadline to transfer the inpatient beds out of the Durham hospital came and went on Monday, West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles said he felt fortunate that he was feeling well. But at the same time he was feeling concerned for anyone in the area who might be need care after Monday. Certainly the [...]

Hanover police have seen a 50 per cent increase in the number of people arrested and held in custody on outstanding warrants. Figures provided by Hanover Police Service show that to the end of May, Hanover police incarcerated 157 suspects, a 50 per cent increase over's last year's 105 suspects incarcerated. The bulk of them [...]

Right out of a black and white sci-fi moving from the 50s, an invasive hammerhead worm has been reported in Wiarton. So-called for its flat, hammer-shaped head, it produces a slimy neurotoxin and eats earthworms, garden slugs and snails.But this guy's mouth is in the middle of its body. They're native to Asia but have [...]