Owen Sound Sun Times

The Meaford International Film Festival (MIFF) returns to Meaford Hall for a 17th season at the end of this month with four nights, four dinners, four parties, four matinees and five feature films. Screening at the festival this year are films selected by MIFF artistic director Anna den Hengst. The five films include works from [...]

An army of volunteers worked through the rain on Wednesday morning to erect the giant tent that will be home to the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular beginning on Friday. About 50 volunteers, along with employees from Big Top Tent Rentals, raised the 100-foot by 300-foot tent at Georgian Shores Marina, which will welcome thousands of [...]

One of Canada's most decorated curlers and a Canadian Football Hall of Famer will be in Owen Sound Friday to help the Scenic City Order of Good Cheer raise money for an east shore splash pad. The order's second annual golf tournament fundraiser is set for the Legacy Ridge Golf Club. Good Cheer member and [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have taken another crack at hiring a goaltending coach after previous hire Matt Smith accepted a position with a National Hockey League club weeks after signing on with the Bears. The team congratulated Smith in a post to social media and announced the goalie-coach search was back on the front burner. [...]

A 15-year-old boy has drowned in the Owen Sound harbour. The teen was swimming with friends in the area of the west-side wharf on Tuesday afternoon when he failed to surface. Owen Sound police received the 911 call at 2:20 p.m. of a possible drowning, and responded to the scene along with the Owen Sound [...]

Police have arrested and charged a second person in connection with a shooting at a 6th Avenue West apartment complex in July. Donte'a Ryan Mitchell, 25, from North York is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, Owen Sound Police said in a media release Tuesday afternoon. Owen Sound police previously charged Dustin Noonan, 34, [...]

The largest simulated war-fighting army reservist exercise since 2018 is currently ongoing at the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre in Meaford. It's there that over 200 army vehicles and more than 750 army reservists from across the province are taking part in real-life combat training as part of Arrowhead Guardian 23, designed to enhance combat [...]

Owen Sound police have released descriptions of three males involved in a serious assault last week that left The Curry House owner Sharif Rahman in critical condition in hospital. Rahman's brother Anis Rahman said Monday that he has been unresponsive since the incident after sustaining head injuries and was in hospital on life support. In [...]

Arenn Osadzuk and Ari Alexander scored for the Owen Sound Women's United as the Scenic City club defeated Walkerton Legend Landscaping by a score of 2-1 in the Lakeshore Soccer League Women's Division final. On the same day as the Women's World Cup final, the local teams squared off in Owen Sound to decide the [...]

The family of Sharif Rahman is asking for everyone to pray for him after a serious assault last week left him fighting for his life in hospital in London. With a large memorial of flowers gracing the front steps of Rahman's The Curry House restaurant near the corner of 2nd Avenue East and 10th Street [...]

Police reopened Victoria Street in Dundalk after resolving an incident involving a barricaded person on Monday morning. Police issued a news release at 9:40 a.m. that said just before 10 p.m. on Sunday members of the Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report that an assault had occurred in Dundalk. A person who initially refused [...]

They called themselves the Brady Bunch. Together they rode in memory of Brady Caley in the Gran Fondo Lake Huron fundraising ride Sunday and raised the most money of any team - $38,152. And it's lovely, it is the most uplifting day," said Sue Caley, who lost her 22-year-old son Brady in a 2016 accident [...]

They called themselves the Brady Bunch. Together they rode in memory of Brady Caley in the Gran Fondo Lake Huron fundraising ride Sunday and this team raised the most money of any team - $38,152. And it's lovely, it is the most uplifting day," said Sue Caley, who lost her 22-year-old son Brady in a [...]

All stood for the Grand Entry into the arena at the 37th annual traditional powwow at Neyaashiinigmiing Sunday. The requested sign of respect helped to remind visitors that the powwow must be understood as an important and spiritual event, as well as a social one. Led by people carrying eagle staffs and colourful flags, dancers [...]

Driving home to Perth Monday, Summerfolk artistic director James Keelaghan and good friend Joel Leblanc were already making back-of-the-napkin plans for a two-year 50th-anniversary bash. I think to do it any justice, to do any justice to the depth and breadth of the people who have been putting this festival together and performing at the [...]

Owen Sound police are investigating an assault which left a 44-year-old Owen Sound business owner with critical injuries Thursday night. A police news release Friday night said the man's injuries were caused when he was assaulted by three Caucasian males who attended his business and had a dispute connected to the business. He was still [...]

The lone occupant in a single vehicle crash died early this morning south of Formosa, South Bruce OPP said. Police, firefighters from the Mildmay Fire Department and Bruce County paramedics were called at 2:17 a.m. to a serious motor vehicle collision on Concession 10, south of Formosa in South Bruce, a police news release said. [...]

Whether they were a kid or a kid at heart, they were smiling at the Heritage Place Shopping Centre's Touch-a-Truck community event on Friday. The sound of horns honking and sirens blaring filled the air as the shopping centre held the event, which allowed members of the public to get up close and personal with [...]

Gates to Summerfolk 48 opened at 4 p.m. Friday, when the first eager visitors entered the annual three-day music, art and crafts festival. Volunteers and contractors worked to finish the site setup Friday after a lot of rain fell Thursday night at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound. But the forecast calls for [...]

Well-respected radio man Fred Wallace announced he's calling it a career Friday morning. Wallace announced his retirement during the CFOS Morning Show with Paul and Fred. I'm tired. Really tired," Wallace quipped as he often did, before giving a brief recap of his storied career at CFOS 560 in Owen Sound. The morning show then [...]

Saugeen First Nation Chief Conrad Ritchie confirmed some unauthorized raking took place Wednesday on the band's recently reacquired north beach at Sauble. He said new workers hired for beach maintenance who must have jumped the gun" and attempted to rake the north end. The workers didn't know," Ritchie said. But that got shut down real [...]

GIANTS RUNNER-UP AT ISC II WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The Georgian Bay Giants (Wiarton) fell 6-0 to the Pueblo Bandits in the championship game of the International Softball Congress II tournament in Denmark, Wisconsin, Thursday. Giants Riley Torrie and Cole McDougall were selected to the ISC II All-Star team. The ISC World Tournament is an annual tournament [...]

Bruce County has launched a website showcasing its industries, investment opportunities and the economic development supports available in an effort to attract business and investment in the region. Bruce County announced Thursday that InvestInBruce.ca was live as a destination for prospective entrepreneurs and investors looking to explore the region's abundant opportunity and unique strengths." We [...]

The Grey Bruce OPP is warning residents to remain vigilant after they received five calls in which people were defrauded of money over two days this week. On Wednesday, just before 10:30 a.m., an individual reported that they had sent $900 to an e-commerce investment company. The victim tried to contact the company, but the [...]

In a major senior hockey shake-up, 10 teams from the Western Ontario Athletic Association's senior double-A hockey league announced Thursday they're leaving the circuit to form a new Ontario Elite Hockey League. The OEHL will begin play in two months under the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada umbrella. The 10 teams leaving the WOAA [...]

The skies near Dundalk soon will be filled with dragons and giant squid when Grey County's free kite festival returns on Aug. 26 and 27. Dave Meslin is organizing the second kite festival, planned this year for a Hopeville farm at the corner of Grey Road 9 and Southgate Sideroad 15. Several guest kite fliers [...]

Georgian Bluffs is seeking public feedback about permitting backyard chickens in residential areas. The township has opened up a consultation process on its Engage Georgian Bluffs public engagement forum at engageGB.ca, where residents can complete a short survey, share opinions and use an interactive map to locate areas where they believe backyard chickens should be [...]

The United Way of Bruce Grey is stuffing a bus this week to assist local families finding it difficult to fill their kids' backpacks as they prepare to head back to class. A full-size school bus arrived outside Staples on the Sunset Strip just west of Owen Sound on Thursday, where it will remain Friday [...]

Lucknow's Julie-Anne Staehli is set to compete in the women's 5,000-metre race when the best track and field athletes converge at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest beginning this weekend. Staehli is one of three Canadian women running in the 5,000-metre race. Heats for the race begin Wednesday, Aug. 23, with the women's 5,000-metre final [...]

Georgian Bluffs is going to its residents for input on how to allocate resources and funding over the next year. The municipality is holding an in-person public engagement session for the 2024 budget at the Grey Roots Museum and Archives near Rockford on Aug. 24 from 3 to 7 p.m., where people can discuss what [...]

Owen Sound is inviting the public to provide feedback on the Harrison Park Master Plan, designed to shape the park over the next decade and beyond. The city announced Tuesday that an online survey about the plan was now open, allowing citizens and visitors to have input on it until Sept. 11 at the city's [...]

Neyaashiinigmiing's annual traditional powwow is returning to Cape Croker Park this weekend for the community's 37th annual weekend celebration of culture in honour of local veterans. Members of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation at Neyaashiinigmiing are set to hold the celebration at the Arthur Butch" Elliott Azhdayoniquot Memorial Cultural Grounds on Saturday and [...]

Wardens of Grey and of Bruce counties and municipal officials from Owen Sound and Walkerton have many issues to raise with provincial counterparts at a conference next week. The week-long Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in London offers municipal officials the chance to plead their case directly to provincial ministers, parliamentary secretaries and other [...]

Home sales in Grey-Bruce rebounded by nearly 70 per cent in July year-over-year. According to monthly statistics reported by the REALTORS Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS), 241 units were sold in July, marking an increase of 69.7 per cent from July 2022, though home sales were 17.6 per cent below the five-year average [...]

The Gran Fondo Lake Huron fundraising campaign in support of Grey Bruce Health Services and the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation with pass the $1 million mark this year. Despite the cancellation of the ride in 2020, and a pivot to a small virtual event in 2021, Gran Fondo cyclists have raised $843,000 since the start [...]

The first phase of Bruce County's Transit and Demand Feasibility Study is over. Now, the county is seeking the public's input on prioritizing the needs of its citizens to help shape potential transit solutions. In May, the county surveyed residents, workers, students and visitors through an online survey aimed at helping it and its consultants [...]

UNITED LOSE TO SOARING EAGLES Owen Sound United, sponsored by the Jerry Pfeil Auto Group, lost 5-1 to the league-leading Kitchener Polish Eagles Sunday night at the Kiwanis Soccer Complex. The Eagles remain undefeated on the season with 11 wins and two ties. Simon Petersen scored the lone goal for United. The United's next game [...]

Kilian Academy athletes competed at the 2023 AJP Canada National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship at Toronto Metropolitan University this past weekend. Three of the four athletes representing Grey-Bruce secured gold and were crowned Canada National Pro Champions. Two of the Kilian Academy's teenage sensations, Derrick Scheper and Waylon Roote, faced off in an all Grey-Bruce final [...]

Grey Bruce OPP officers are looking for a beige or tan Toyota Camry which was reported stolen at Saugeen First Nation Friday. Police estimate the car was stolen between 2:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 11 from a Bruce Road 13 address. It is a 1999 Toyota Camry with driver's side damage, bumper stickers [...]

Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce held its Show N Go Classic Car Tour of the Bruce Peninsula on Sunday. The tour included a shotgun start at 1 p.m. from a number of locations, including Grey Roots south of Owen Sound, Sauble Beach Community Centre, The Plex in Port Elgin, and the Wiarton Keppel Airport. There [...]

It wasn't until during their drive up to Sauble Beach for the weekend that friends Adele Strub and Miranda Vanderkooy decided they would enter the sand sculpture competition at the community's Sandfest festivities. They had so much fun taking part, that they now plan to make it a tradition. It was just a really fun [...]

Thousands came together this weekend to celebrate First Nation culture and heritage at the Saugeen First Nation annual competition pow wow. Those who took part on Saturday spoke of the event's importance as a time for people of all walks of life to gather for both celebration and reflection. We all come from the same [...]

Thunder, lightning and torrential downpours delayed the start of the Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race, but it couldn't stop hundreds of participants from eventually getting out and paddling, biking and running to the finish line. The intense line of storms that blew through Grey-Bruce early Saturday morning delayed the start of the Subaru Long Course and [...]

A 66-year-old man was declared deceased after being pulled from the waters of Lake Huron off Station Beach in Kincardine on Saturday morning. At 11:17 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of an unresponsive person in the lake, police said in a news release. Members of the South Bruce OPP Marine Unit, Kincardine Fire [...]

Grey County paramedic staff anticipate six new ambulance bases will be needed over the next six years as well as numerous additional paramedic shifts to maintain response times as call volume increases and demand for services rise. On Thursday, Grey County council supported in principle a modified Paramedic Comprehensive Deployment Review Implementation Plan, which includes [...]

Grey County council has voted in favour of a new council pay structure that could see county councillors receive a 12.7 per cent increase to their salaries next year. During their committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, councillors voted to direct staff to move forward with an updated pay structure that would raise their [...]

Saugeen First Nation Chief Conrad Ritchie said a new mobile mental health team pilot project will offer faster access to support for people as the community's opioid-related state of emergency continues. The Mobile Crisis Response Team members were introduced at the band administration centre Thursday. Clinicians with an office at Saugeen will accompany police to [...]

Grey County has supported calls by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and other associations to give small businesses more time to repay the emergency federal loans they took out to carry them through the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, county council passed a motion to support the CFIB's call on the federal government to extend [...]

Police need help identifying two unknown males after the theft of about $2,300 worth of merchandise from a Meaford business, a Grey Bruce OPP news release said Friday. Police responded the reported theft on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 4:30 p.m. They released photos of the suspects. Police ask people to call them at 1-888-310-1122 or [...]

An Owen Sound resident got a home visit from police after a driver evaded police at a high rate of speed in The Blue Mountains on Wednesday morning. Police were able to record the licence plate of the car, while the cruiser's in-car camera recorded video of the driver behind the wheel of the vehicle [...]