Owen Sound Sun Times

Jr. B N'STARS GO BACK-TO-BACK The Owen Sound North Stars (8-7) climbed out of the basement in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League's Mid-West Division with a pair of wins over the weekend. Carter Moran netted four goals and added three assists as the N'Stars topped the Windsor Clippers 14-3 at the Bayshore in Owen [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars hosted Ontario Women's Field Lacrosse action at the Kiwanis complex this past weekend. The Scenic City squads hosted teams from across the province in the under-11, under-13, under-15 and under-19 age groups for Week 2 of the OWFL regular season. Week 3 (June 8 to 9) in the OWFL shifts [...]

A small community came together in a big way at the fourth annual Chatty Car and Tractor Show on Saturday. Hundreds of people descended on the grounds of the former Chatsworth arena for a day of fun and festivities. This year's show attracted about 200 cars and a couple of dozen tractors, while children enjoyed [...]

The backyard of the Billy Bishop Museum was a buzz of activity on Saturday morning. A small army of volunteers gathered at the First World War flying ace's childhood home where after a couple of hours of digging and planting they had established Pollinate Owen Sound's first pollinator habitat. Liz Zetlin, who has spearheaded the [...]

Anyone who says kids don't go outside anymore would have been in for a surprise had they visited the Sydenham Sportsmen's Association clubhouse south of Owen Sound on Saturday. About 60 youth aged 10 to 17 came out to the club's property for the day, where they learned various outdoor activities and skills, including birdwatching, [...]

A Meaford man was arrested after a robbery at a financial institution in downtown Owen Sound on Friday. At approximately 4:30 p.m., a man entered the financial institution and passed a note to the teller demanding money, . . . or else," Owen Sound police said in a news release. The suspect was given [...]

Major Series Lacrosse returned to Owen Sound Saturday, but the Brooklin Lacrosse Club spoiled the homecoming. The BLC scored five unanswered goals in the third period to hand a young Owen Sound North Stars squad their third-straight loss of the MSL campaign, 10-5, inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The N'Stars looked poised to [...]

Grey Bruce Pride has a full lineup of events planned this Pride Month to celebrate the 2S-LGBTQQIAP+ community, promote inclusivity and raise awareness. The celebration began on Friday as the Progressive Pride flag was raised at Owen Sound city hall, Saugeen Shores municipal building and other locations around Grey-Bruce. As our community continues to grow, [...]

Casting agents are looking for locals to play race spectators and vendors next week as part of filming for an upcoming Amazon Prime Video series called Motorheads. The series starring Ryan Phillippe and Nathalie Kelley is about a group of outsiders from Pennsylvania's rust belt who bond over their love of cars and racing. The [...]

The Ontario government has announced approximately $28 million for a new public elementary school and child care in Dundalk. It will be the third Bluewater District School Board school in the growing community, joining Highpoint Community School (Grade 3-8) and Dundalk and Proton Community School (JK to Grade 3). Both the existing schools will remain [...]

Brinley Wilson and Cole Hunsberger combined for seven goals as the Elora Mohawks topped the Owen Sound North Stars 13-7 Thursday night in Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League action at the Bayshore. The N'Stars hosted the Mid-West-Division leading Mohawks while the top-ranked club was riding a four-game winning streak. Hunsberger made sure the streak grew [...]

For the first time in more than 20 years the Tom Thomson Art Gallery has received a donation of a painting by the iconic Canadian artist the gallery is named after. The work by Tom Thomson will be unveiled during a special celebration at the gallery on June 14, which will mark the beginning of [...]

Lynne Bennett says she owes her lifeto Durham hospital's staff. She lives in Ayton, a 15-minute drive away, midway between Mount Forest and Durham, the town where her doctor and pharmacist are too. Bennett says she's alive today thanks to doctors and particularly a nurse named Rosie in the Durham emergency department, who coolly [...]

The Hanover area is the newest estimated risk area for blacklegged ticks in Grey-Bruce, according to Public Health Ontario. Blacklegged ticks can transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Public Health Ontario recently released its 2024 Ontario Blacklegged Tick Established Risk Areas Map. The updated Ontario Blacklegged Tick Estimated Risk Areas map assists public health [...]

Austin Shanks scored five goals as the Brooklin Lacrosse Club handed the Owen Sound North Stars their second loss of the Major Series Lacrosse league regular season Wednesday night. The N'Stars travelled to the Iroquois Park Sports Complex after losing to the Six Nations Chiefs in the MSL season opener on Victoria Day. The home [...]

A vision to have a regional hub for skills training, trades development and business innovation in Owen Sound has been realized. On Thursday a grand opening was held at the now fully operational Sydenham Campus, an almost eight-year journey that has transformed a former elementary school on the city's east side into a centre aimed [...]

Owen Sound Police charged a 74-year-old man with careless driving after a single-vehicle rollover on 9th Avenue East Wednesday morning. According to a police media release, the rollover happened at 8:20 a.m. with the man driving southbound on 9th Avenue East north of 20th Street East in Owen Sound. According to police, the man failed [...]

While lawyers continued to argue the law on the third day of the Sauble Beach boundary dispute appeal, underway at the Ontario Court of Appeal in Toronto, Saugeen First Nation lawyer Nuri Frame told the court the Saugeen people have dealt with a history of injustice. South Bruce Peninsula is appealing a Superior Court [...]

Hundreds of people at multiple sites walked to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce on the weekend. The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's is one of the largest fundraising events in the country, and the local organization's weekend event raised over $65,000 - and counting. Most walkers even managed to dodge Saturday's [...]

Owen Sound council is supporting the Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey in a call to have intimate partner violence declared an epidemic in Ontario. On Monday, council passed a motion brought forward by Coun. Jon Farmer calling on the province to immediately pass Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act. The NDP bill, [...]

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The actors in the upcoming production of The Addams Family at the Roxy Theatre may be young, but the experience they bring to the stage is somewhat scary. The more than two dozen participants in Owen Sound Little Theatre's Roxy Young Company production of The Addams Family - Young@Part are now counting down the final [...]

The Owen Sound Bayhawks under-16 boys' representative basketball team finished the regular season with a 14-4 record in exhibition, league and tournament cup play before earning a bronze medal at the Ontario Cup. Ranking first in the division during league play, and made the second seed after reshuffling headed into the Ontario Cup this past [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars under-13-1 lacrosse team made a mark this past weekend by securing gold at the 36th Annual Laker Classic in Peterborough. The young athletes, many of whom have been playing together since their tyke years, demonstrated exceptional skill and teamwork throughout the high-level single-A tournament. The N'Stars kicked off the tournament [...]

The future of the recycling convenience depot at the Miller Waste transfer station in Owen Sound is unclear. The city has been unable to secure a shared service agreement with Meaford to fund the depot, which had been a stipulation for Owen Sound to continue to provide funding to Miller Waste to keep it open [...]

The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks announced the hiring of former National Hockey League player Nathan Perrott as the team's new head coach Tuesday. Perrott, 47, played 13 seasons of pro hockey, which included stints with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars. After hanging up his skates, the Chatsworth native stepped behind the bench [...]

The accolades keep pouring in for Carter George following his remarkable rookie season with the Owen Sound Attack. On Tuesday, the Ontario Hockey League announced George made the league's third all-star team and first all-rookie team. He is only the third OHL goaltender to be voted to a league all-star team and an all-rookie team [...]

Buses will bring people from five Grey-Bruce communities who want to join a health-care rally and protest in Toronto Thursday. The Ontario Health Coalition event is to demand a moratorium on the closure of local public hospitals and a stop to privatization of health care. Grey Bruce Health Coalition members will be speaking at the [...]

A Special Constable with the Owen Sound Police Service has been charged with impaired driving. The accused was off duty when on May 23 just before 9 p.m., Owen Sound police officers encountered a vehicle on 13th Street West. Upon further investigation it was determined the driver had been consuming alcohol and subsequently failed a [...]

Police are investigating a break-in at South Bruce Peninsula's dump, which remains open but with delays. A town spokeswoman said equipment was stolen, that it's under investigation and We are hoping to have it up and running at full capacity sometimes next week." A May 24 notice on the town's website says the dump is [...]

West Grey municipal council declared a state of emergency in health care Tuesday morning, Mayor Kevin Eccles said. He said he's concerned that all 10 in-patient beds are being removed from Durham hospitaland put in Kincardine and Walkerton hospitals, and that Durham's emergency department hours have been reduced. As of last week, patients were being [...]

Owen Sound water rates are going up, but not as much as had been forecasted in the past. At its meeting on Monday, Owen Sound council approved a four per cent increase to water rates that will take effect for the July billing cycles. A typically family of four using 200 cubic metres of water [...]

Owen Sound council gave final approval to the following business licences at its meeting on Monday: Mobile Klinik, a pre-owned mobile phone retailer located at 1350 16th E. Bonnie Lass Salon, a hair salon relocated to 1389 16th E. Annual hawker and peddler licence to Shona Chandler to operate various craft and vendor events throughout [...]

The Owen Sound Fire Department is replacing its reserve aerial truck with a refurbished vehicle that cost a fraction of what a new apparatus would. On Monday, council received a report announcing the city as the successful bidder on a used 75-foot aerial truck that was made available through an online auction. The price the [...]

An Ontario appeal court judge raised the possibility of a hybrid" remedy to concerns raised by South Bruce Peninsula in an appeal about ownership of a section of Sauble Beach on the first day of the appeal Monday. Court heard Superior Court Justice Susan Vella's April 3, 2023 decision moved the eastern boundary of Saugeen [...]

The Owen Sound Attack took some hacks at Duncan McLellan Park before the team's annual barbecue and awards ceremony Sunday. Fans of the club were invited to welcome the new prospects, say goodbye to the graduating players, and congratulate the 2024 team award winners. The day began with the team's softball tournament. The players and [...]

CFIA has a National Biosecurity Standard that recently added grains, oilseeds and potatoes, in addition to livestock

NORTH STARS TOP PACERS IN HOSPICE GAME On Saturday night, the Owen Sound North Stars junior B team put on a good show for a good cause with a 15-9 win over the Point Edward Pacers inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The N'Stars partnered with the Grey Bruce Hospice to offer admission to [...]

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre closed the Durham hospital's emergency department Saturday and Sunday due to insufficient staffing. On Friday, the SBGHC notified residents the emergency department would be closed Saturday and reopening Sunday at 7 a.m., due to a nursing shortage. However, a notice issued Saturday night said the emergency department would remain [...]

A steady rain did little to dampen the mood at the Hike for Hospice in Harrison Park Saturday. The annual fundraiser support of Grey Bruce Hospice and Chapman House was well attended despite the drizzle. It was a great turnout," said Amy McConachie, Grey Bruce Hospice donor relations coordinator. It's events like this that allow [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars lost 12-11 to the Brooklin Merchants in their home opener Saturday inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The North Stars (2-2) couldn't stop a potent Merchants (5-1) power play and made several unforced errors in the game. Yet, a whoever scores last wins" feel carried on from the first [...]

The crowd gathered on Berford Street in Wiarton cheered when the curtain dropped to unveil an impressive new military mural at the rededicated cenotaph Saturday. Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers quipped the attractive mural might even help slow down the notoriously speedy motorists that use Highway 6 in the summer. The mural depicts the community's [...]

An intercity transit company will soon begin offering bus service between Owen Sound and Toronto. FlixBus has announced that it will begin offering the service on May 30 through its partner Gallexy Tours. The buses will run between the two locations five days a week. We're excited to partner with Gallexy to offer this much-needed [...]

The last of at least 10 people charged in a city police undercover operation to root out fentanyl and methamphetamine traffickers more than three years ago was sentenced to seven months in jail Friday. Christopher Jones, 50, of Owen Sound admitted in the Superior Court of Justice in Owen Sound that he twice sold methamphetamine [...]

BAYSOX LOSE NAILBITER The Owen Sound Baysox dropped a close game to the top-ranked New Lowell Knights Thursday night, 4-3. Despite a strong outing from starting pitcher Trevor Smith, the Baysox couldn't solve the still-undefeated Knights on the road. Next, the Baysox will host the Clarksburg Blues at Tom Williams Park with the first pitch [...]

The Ontario Ministry of Health says it is working closely with South Bruce Grey Health Centre to ensure urgent and primary care remains available in Durham. Ministry spokesperson Hannah Jensen said via e-mail Friday morning that Minister of Health Sylvia Jones had been in touch with both Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers and West Grey [...]

The Owen Sound District Wolves girls' rugby team lost a heartbreaker in the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association triple-A championship Friday. Playing against their biggest regional rival in J.F. Ross, the Wolves fell 14-7 in the championship at Cambridge's Jacob Hespeler. It was a revenge game for the J.F. Ross Royals, who fell to [...]

A pair of local community theatre companies captured some hardware at the recent Western Ontario Drama League Festival. The Owen Sound Little Theatre's production of Something Rotten! brought home three awards, while the Kincardine Theatre Guild's Beauty and the Beast won two awards at the 2024 festival held in London on May 17 and 18. [...]

Two teens are opening a youth-run bike repair shop in Meaford thanks to support from the Grey-Bruce OPP and community partners. The TLC Bicycle Shop is celebrating a grand opening at its Victoria Village location in Meaford on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Lucas Van Horn and Tyler White first became involved with repairing bicycles through [...]

John Diefenbaker's Eli Bouius blew past the field in the junior boys' 3000-metre race at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association (CWOSSA) track and field championship at Kiwanis Field in Brantford this week. After winning the 1,500-metre race, Bouius cruised in the longer distance finishing first in 9:07.24, over 30 seconds faster than the [...]