Owen Sound Sun Times

The Inter Township Fire Department (ITFD) celebrated a combined 90 years of service at its 2024 Years of Service Awards last Saturday. The award recipients include Glen McKee (35 years), Travis Belrose, Jenna Bergeron, Nate Downing, Richard Stackhouse and Jeff Thomson (five years). Our firefighters' dedication and commitment to serving the community are truly inspiring," [...]

An 18-year-old driver who fled from police before crashing into a residence in Kincardine faces a slew of charges. According to a South Bruce OPP media release, an officer patrolling along Bruce Road 23 in Kincardine attempted to stop a vehicle around 6:41 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the vehicle fled at a high rate of [...]

The Owen Sound Attack picked up their first preseason win on home ice Wednesday night, 4-2 over the Barrie Colts. Neither team brought a full complement of players with NHL camps underway, but Owen Sound's young guns played with gumption, and goaltender Matthew Koprowski looked solid in net, making 30 saves for the win. The [...]

Wiarton's Business Improvement Association board will remain to promote beautification, maintenance and promotion of downtown Wiarton. South Bruce Peninsula council voted Tuesday to accept the second of two expressions of interest from people to sit on the board of seven. Difficulties filling the vacancies had raised the possibility of shelving the BIA for a year. [...]

His name was Garnet Michael Nelson. His long way home is finally over. It's taken eight years to confirm the identity of the homeless drifter, who garnered social media attention while passing through Bruce County, and to end a nagging mystery about the body found on the beach at Port Albert, north of Goderich, in [...]

One of two monuments honouring Dr. Solomon Secord will no longer be displayed in Kincardine following much debate. We understand that this decision may not satisfy everyone," said Mayor Kenneth Craig. However, after listening to our community, it became clear that there was no appropriate place to display the Secord monument that would align with [...]

Someone bought a winning Lotto Max ticket in Grey County worth $40 million. It's half of a record-setting $80-million jackpot which will be shared with a winner in Quebec, from Tuesday night's draw. Ontario Lottery and Gaming spokesman Tony Bitonti said OLG knows exactly where the ticket was sold. But it's leaving it vague so [...]

Southbridge Care Homes is closing its 34-bed long-term care home in Chesley as of Dec. 31, citing challenging" fire code regulations. The large and handsome old yellow brick home at 98 3rd St. SE needs sprinklers, a Southbridge letter to staff says. A letter from Andrea Loft, Southbridge's vice-president of long-term care and retirement, [...]

Home sales ticked up in August and showed year-over-year improvement in the region. According to figures released by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS), 236 homes were sold through the MLS system last month, which is a 7.8 per cent increase from August 2023. The late-summer surge hasn't made up for a [...]

A cat and dog were reunited with their owner after being removed from a home during a break-in Sunday in Kincardine. According to the South Bruce OPP, the victim's cat and dog were removed from the home during a break-in at around 10 a.m. Sunday morning at a house on Bruce Road 20 in Kincardine. [...]

A small electrical fire in the basement of an Owen Sound townhouse caused $50,000 worth of damage. Ten Owen Sound Fire Department members responded to the fire in the 2100 block of 6th Avenue East around 10:30 p.m. Friday. Owen Sound Fire Prevention Officer Greg Nicol said no one was home at the time of [...]

Those who attended the final day of the 2024 Canadian Men's Senior Golf Championship at the Saugeen Golf Club were treated to bonus golf as both the senior and super senior finals went into playoff rounds. Canadian-born Miles McConnell made up four strokes on the leader Sunday to come from behind and win the national [...]

The three-day Meaford International Film Festival will presentsix award-winning movies at Meaford Hall starting Friday. The event features a MIFF Red Carpet Gala Thursday night, Sept. 19, hosted by Collingwood premier drag queen," Enya Dreams. There will be a live auction, live performances and a chance to mingle with local celebrities and community members, [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox are one win away from turning a dream season" into a championship reality. The Baysox can win the first Strother Cup and North Dufferin Baseball League title in league history with a win at the Rangers Park in Ivy Saturday after winning two games at home over the weekend. Owen Sound [...]

The sun was shining on the more than 100 unique, exotic and rare vehicles at the 10th annual Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance on Sunday. And the vehicle that sparkled the most in the eyes of the judges at this year's show was a one-of-a-kind 1947 Bentley Mk VI Coupe with a body made by renowned [...]

When Cindy Druyf-Hatchard of Owen Sound was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in the fall of 2022, beating the disease was the only option. On Sunday, Druyf-Hatchard continued on the road of putting her battle in the rearview mirror as she donned the red shirt reserved for those who have been diagnosed with cancer andtook [...]

The Grey-Bruce community is coming together again to raise money for local Nordic skier Julian Smith. The 11th Communski Fundraiser at Heartwood Hall in Owen Sound is set for Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m. The fundraising event will include trivia, prizes, appetizers, desserts and soft drinks with door prizes and live music provided by [...]

A unique program of the annual SweetWater Music Festival aims to both provide experience for young artists and build the classical music community in the area. While the festival's Next Wave program is providing performance opportunities for young artists, program advisor Bridget Walsh said Saturday it is also about inviting and welcoming others into the [...]

It was a car show like no other on Saturday in Owen Sound, where bribing the judges was encouraged, and the prizes handed out included everything from pasta sauce and olives to spam and potato chips. And in a display of just how backwards the Concours d'Lemons was, top prize went to the most mundane [...]

Chemicals spilled in the trunk of a car at Saturday's household hazardous waste day on Saturday were contained and the vehicle's owner was sent to hospital as a precaution. The on-duty crew from the Owen Sound Fire Department was dispatched to the hazardous waste day at the public works yard in the city's industrial park [...]

The Silver C's, Caring Canadians, will be back collecting donations at some Owen Sound grocery stores in the coming weeks for their second annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. The organization of retired men, which meets for fellowship on Tuesday mornings at the Royal Canadian Legion in Owen Sound, are scheduled to be at local grocery stores [...]

Grey County will get some outside expertise as it puts together a plan to deal with more frequent and damaging weather caused by climate change. County council voted Thursday in favour of spending close to $30,000 to purchase a Building Adaptive Resilient Communities membership and facilitation package from ICLEI Canada. The package will provide coaching [...]

The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce is looking for the next localrecipient of the YMCA Peace Medal. Residents are invited to visit ymcaowensound.on.ca/peace-week and nominate a deserving person or group for this award before Friday, October 18. The prestigious YMCA Peace Medal honours people of all ages from coast to coast who are [...]

Astronomy Talks with Stargazer John" will take place at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library Sept. 17 and Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. September's Eclipse and Aurora Spectacular" features images of April's total solar eclipse and brilliant video footage of the auroral display in May, taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Moons [...]

Safe n Sound invites people to register for its fundraising auction, Sip and Support, taking place Sept. 28 at Harmony Centre in Owen Sound from 2 to 4 p.m. in The Hall." Attendees will be offerred Starbucks coffee or tea, baked goods and items to bid on, with proceeds going towards the charitable organization's homeless [...]

Registration is suggested to attend three gardening demonstrations held the third Tuesday of the month at Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library starting Sept. 17. September's garden demonstration is about the importance of soil health. Attendees will learn why it's important to understand your soil type, improve the soil ecosystem and add nutrients [...]

Owen Sound city council on Monday finalized its July decision to reduce how long speakers may address council and committees, and to only include items on the agenda that are within council's jurisdiction. During public question period though, an Owen Sound citizen called those moves undemocratic." There were other procedural bylaw changes that council approved, [...]

An apartment complex proposed for the former RCA lands in the city will benefit from an unanticipated nearly $1.8-million provincial grant from a provincial fund for water system development to get housing built faster. Owen Sound staff applied early this year for about $2.4 million in eligible expenses to the Housing Enabling Water System Fund, [...]

The once Owen Sound-owned airport east of the city has a new name: Major-General Richard Rohmer Meaford International Airport. The new name accomplishes a few things, airport owner Rick Horwath said at an opening ceremony to announce the new name, tout airport revitalization efforts and to promote aviation. While the Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional [...]

One man's road safety campaign which began in the wake of a tragic hit-and-run in the small tight-knit community of Eugenia continues to grow in its third year of operation. Ron Barnett's LED armband road safety campaign began after a driver struck four pedestrians walking after dinner in a residential area on a Tuesday evening. [...]

Grey County has awarded the contract for the construction of a new paramedic base at Durham at a price tag of just over $2.4 million. At its meeting on Thursday, county council awarded the contract for the new base to Domm Construction Ltd., one of three bids that were received for the project. County staff [...]

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John Bearrie from Hollsopple, Penn., led the field at the 2024 Canadian Men's Senior Championship in Southampton as of Thursday afternoon. His eagle on 18 led to a four-under round to take the top spot after the early tee-time golfers returned to the clubhouse. Over 150 golfers hit the tee for Round 1 of the [...]

Upgrades that will make Georgian Bluff's Sarawak Family Park more accessible and sustainable were unveiled at a ceremony Wednesday. Local officials and community members gathered at the park on Grey Road 1 between Owen Sound and Balmy Beach for a ribbon cutting. The new features include the first electric vehicle charging station on township property, [...]

More than 20 organizations from Grey and Bruce counties will be on hand at a volunteer fair in Owen Sound in early October. The Owen Sound and Area Association of Volunteer Administrators (OSAAVA) is organizing the volunteer fair at the Owen Sound and North Grey Public Library for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, from 3 p.m. [...]

South Bruce OPP discovered a suspected drug lab at a Walkerton residence while investigating a report of an assault involving a firearm from earlier this week. South Bruce OPP received the report Monday evening. Two days later, the South Bruce OPP were assisted by the West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit (WR TRU) and the [...]

A new draft Bruce County official plan that has been in the works for about six years is going back to the public for review and possible changes. Bruce County council gave direction to staff at a meeting Sept. 5 to begin the engagement process for the draft plan, which is to shape the direction [...]

Casey Ritchie testified Wednesday that Emric Thompson came to his door asking for gasoline ten or 20 minutes before fire was discovered at Wesley United Church four years ago at Saugeen First Nation. Ritchie, who lives across Highway 21 from the church, said he presumed Thompson needed the gas for his truck. A purple truck [...]

Local lawn bowling and cannabis enthusiasts will look to burn up the turf at this year's More Grass: Bowling on Grass 2 taking place Saturday at the Roselawn Bowling Club in Owen Sound. Organizers of the world's first cannabis-friendly lawn bowling tournament" hope to build off the success of last year's event. No experience is [...]

The fourth annual Manidoo Gamiing Nagweyaab Jiintamok, or Georgian Bay Two Sprit Powwow, is happening this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the M'Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre. The powwow's grand entry is set for noon. It's one of Ontario's only Two-Spirit powwows - powwows which commemorate Indigenous queerness across Turtle Island. Organizers say [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox will look to lean on the hometown crowd as Games 3 and 4 of their Strother Cup series with the Ivy Rangers go in Owen Sound this weekend. The second-seed Baysox and fifth-seed Rangers are tied 1-1 after two games in the best-of-seven North Dufferin Baseball League championship series. The two [...]

Ribs will be on the menu for many this weekend as Ribfest returns to Owen Sound for 2024. The event, which made a stop in the Scenic City for the first time in 2011, will feature five rib teams serving up ribs and other barbecue favourites all weekend long in the back parking lot at [...]

A pair of all-terrain vehicles were reported stolen from a Saugeen First Nation property. Grey Bruce OPP said an outbuilding at a property on Ogimah Road was broken into sometime between Monday and Tuesday and the two ATVs were taken. The vehicles were a 2023 green Polaris Sportsman 570 with licence plate No. 8A89V and [...]

An Orillia man is facing charges after he was arrested for a second time just hours after being stopped for impaired driving in Kincardine. On Sept. 5 just before 11:30 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a suspected impaired driver along Tie Road near the Bruce nuclear development. The driver showed signs of [...]

Police are investigating after a break-in at a property in Grey Highlands where an estimated $8,000 worth of items were taken, including tools and kayaks. Sometime between Sept. 5 at noon and Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. a shed and storage container were broken into on a property on Road 140 near Flesherton, Grey Bruce [...]

While Wesley United Church was engulfed in flames at Saugeen First Nation, about 10 minutes away security guards encountered Emric Thompson and anSUV stopped in the middle of a dark road, the first witness in Thompson's arson trial testified Tuesday. Fire destroyed the church, a prominent brick structure on the south side of Highway 21 [...]

Owen Sound police are reporting 2023 as a staggering" year in terms of the number of calls received and the level of violence associated with them. The Owen Sound Police Service Board has released its 2023 annual report, showing an increase in most categories of both violent and non-violent offences over 2022, includingthree homicides in [...]

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There will be a new Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound after the next provincial election. Progressive Conservative MPP Rick Byers announced on Tuesday that he will not be running again. Byers, who was elected MPP of the riding in the 2022 provincial election, said he has decided to step aside [...]

Owen Sound council approved a staff-recommended rezoning application Monday to permit apartment buildings as part of a larger development called Tenth Avenue Estates, in thenortheast portion of the city. Tenth Avenue Estates is a proposed 85-unit life-lease residential development which is toinclude22 townhouses and two apartment buildings -one 3 storeys containing 29 units, and [...]