Owen Sound Sun Times

Meanwhile, Saugeen Conservation warns of possible flooding

The City of Owen Sound is seeking approval to extend its bus service to Guelph for up to a year as provincial funding for the service dries up. The Guelph Owen Sound Transportation intercommunity public transit service launched in the summer of 2020, connecting the two cities, with additional stops in Chatsworth, Williamsford, Durham, Mount [...]

From taking American liquor off the shelves to coffee shops changing the name of a popular drink, Canadians are bringing the country's own products to the forefront

The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce has put a call out for support for a program that helps families and individuals in need access to its programs. The organization is hoping to raise an additional $32,000 by the end of March to reach the $100,000 fundraising goal for its Strong Communities Fund. The fund [...]

Two suspects were arrested at the Blue Mountain ski hills after fleeing from police following the theft of liquor from the LCBO store in Thornbury. Just before noon on Sunday, officers from the Collingwood and the Blue Mountains OPP responded to a theft in progress, where two men entered the store and took numerous bottles [...]

Northern Ontario farmers again plead for assistance at the OSCIA annual meeting

A woman's body was found bound and gagged in Northern Bruce Peninsula in 2021

The demand by both parents and providers for access to the universal child-care program in Grey County is far outpacing the number of spaces available. Grey County council was updated on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program the county administers on Thursday as it marked three years since the start of the program [...]

Snow days wreaked havoc on high school schedules and led to the cancellation of Bluewater District School Board final exams in January, and one parent is saying the board isn't doing enough to help students who want to improve their grades. Heather Lovely said her 18-year-old son is working hard to get into highly sought-after [...]

The fishing community is coming together to help the Sydenham Sportsmen's Association rebuild after its hatchery roof collapsed under a heavy snow load. On Feb. 25, 17 Sydenham Sportsmen's Association volunteers saved 60,000 rainbow trout fingerlings after heavy snow buckled the supports of the building near Creamery Hill in Owen Sound. Glen Worsley is a [...]

Carter George's 50-save performance pushed the Owen Sound Attack back into a playoff spot Saturday night.

Vic Arthur and Harold Sutherland combine to give the Old Greys Hockey Club 160 years of experience.

Rosie the Hockey Player author Jenna Prestidge pays tribute to women's hockey pioneers with new book.

The Peanut Gallery' was out in full force. Sam O'Reilly put on a show for them.

Grey Bruce OPP announced Friday afternoon that Grey Road 16 is closed between Highway 6/10 and Grey Road 3 in Georgian Bluffs due to weather. Shortly after, the OPP also closed Grey Road 40 between Grey Road 7 and Highway 10 in Meaford and Chatsworth, due to weather.

Anticipating possible spring flooding, Georgian Bluffs is asking residents to clear storm drains, ensure culverts aren't blocked, downspouts are directed away from foundations and sump pumps are working properly. The high snowpack this season has resulted in drainage ditches and culverts becoming blocked in some areas, and if we experience rapid melting, particularly in combination [...]

Grey County is moving ahead with plans to secure land in Feversham for a new ambulance base. Grey County council voted Thursday to work with Grey Highlands to acquire just over half a hectare (1.26 acres) of land from the municipality. The property, which is home to a salt and sand dome, is on Grey [...]

Health care 'always an issue' but voters noticed hospitals are being rebuilt or replaced, Saunderson said

The Bluewater District School Board has opted to fill a vacant trustee's seat by appointment rather than by election. The board decided Tuesday to appoint a qualified person after Trustee Janice Kaikkonen's seat was declared vacant earlier this month due to absences. Chair Jane Thomson said the board was recommending against an election due to [...]

The Owen Sound District Secondary School Wolves senior girls' volleyball team is celebrating a silver medal at one of the top high school competitions in the province. The Wolves finished second to Jacob Hespler Secondary School at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association's triple-A tournament hosted at RIM Park in Waterloo. Owen Sound is [...]

Voters were looking for stability, Vickers said

Longtime PC Party MPP and cabinet minister Lisa Thompson will represent Huron-Bruce in the Ontario legislature for a fifth consecutive term. Not long after polls closed at 9 p.m., Thompson had opened up a sizeable lead on her challengers in the riding that she has held since being elected in 2011. It was a similar [...]

Final unofficial election results for ridings in Grey and Bruce

The NDP under Marit Stiles and Liberals led by Bonnie Crombie fought to put a halt to Doug Ford's continuing success in Ontario politics

Grey County is cutting most of its Grey Transit Route service as provincial funding is set to dry up at the end of March. The county said in a statement posted to its website Wednesday that Route 1 between Owen Sound and Dundalk via Highway 6 and 10, and Routes 3 and 4 between Owen [...]

Seventeen Sydenham Sportsmen's Association volunteers saved 60,000 rainbow trout fingerlings after heavy snow collapsed the roof at the club's hatchery near Creamery Hill in Owen Sound. Chris Geberdt said the entire operation took an hour as volunteers worked to transfer the fingerlings from the back half of the hatchery to tanks in the front unaffected [...]

A Kincardine resident is out nearly $100,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam, police say. The South Bruce OPP say they were dispatched to an address in Kincardine on Tuesday where an individual reported being a victim of fraud. The police said their investigation revealed the victim made a series of transactions amounting to [...]

People must bring their voter information card and ID to vote.

Postmedia is undertaking a new series, locally and nationally, looking at how Canada and Canadians can succeed

From housing to agriculture, and energy to tourism, Bruce County is striving to cover all the bases as it prepares for the future.

"The people (of Grey County) have an entrepreneurial spirit that I haven't seen elsewhere, and in rural Ontario, that makes a lot of sense" - County director of economic development, tourism and culture

The Niagara IceDogs limped into Owen Sound on a 10-game skid and didn't get any relief from an Owen Sound Attack team hungry to make the playoffs and prove outsiders wrong. Everyone came into the season with no expectations. Everyone thought we weren't going to do very well. For the guys in the room we [...]

South Bruce Peninsula council has given approval to a design concept for its planned new town hall, and will go to the public for feedback on potential uses for the remaining vacant space in the building. At a meeting on Tuesday, council approved the town hall design in principle while acknowledging there may still be [...]

Tiffany James will become the new chief executive officer of the Owen Sound & District Chamber of Commerce effective April 28. James has been responsible for communications and events at the chamber and has been with the chamber since 2018. She's played a pivotal role in strengthening business engagement, fostering community partnerships, and enhancing the [...]

Hundreds of elections workers in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound are fanning out to dozens of polling stations in the riding as Ontarians head to the polls. Voting locations were set to open at 9 a.m., and the riding's returning officer, Linda van Aalst, said Wednesday that teams were already preparing for when the voters begin to arrive. [...]

Councillors worry about cost, impact on snow contractors

Downtown snow removal resumes Sunday night

City council also clears way for new hotel near the mall

A 30-year-old man faces charges after an assault on 1st Avenue South in Chesley. South Bruce OPP said they received a report of the assault on Feb. 19. On Feb. 21, police arrested an individual with the help of the OPP's West Region Emergency Response Team. The 30-year-old from Arran-Elderslie faces charges of assault, assault [...]

Jr. MUSTANGS WIN CWOSSA CHAMPIONSHIP The Owen Sound Mustangs won the CWOSSA Double-A junior boy's basketball championship 68-49 over Bishop MacDonnell (Guelph) at St. James in Guelph this past weekend. The Mustangs want undefeated in the tournament beating North Park (60-35), St. David (78-69) and Preston (56-46) to earn a berth into the championship. Meanwhile, [...]

Three Brampton-area men face theft charges after more than $1,000 worth of butter was stolen in Owen Sound. A loss prevention officer at an upper-east-side grocery store observed three males stealing several containers of ghee, (clarified butter)from the store on Sunday, city police said in a news release. They drove to another retailer nearby where [...]

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Close to 30 brave souls took the plunge into icy water in Shallow Lake Sunday morning. The Grey Bruce OPP held its first Polar Plunge for Special Olympics outside the community centre, where one by one, participants jumped into the Inter Township Fire Department's portable water tank. After organizers made sure the water was nice [...]

The temperature hovered a couple of degrees below freezing and a light snow fell in Owen Sound's River District on Saturday where an event held to raise awareness about the challenges faced by the community's most vulnerable. For anyone without a toque and mittens it was chilly enough to numb exposed fingers and ears. It [...]

Police are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at a convenience store on Owen Sound's east side Friday night. Just before 11 p.m., a male dressed all in black, including sunglasses and a black mask, entered the convenience store located at 9th Avenue East and 16th Street East, Owen Sound police said in [...]

Saugeen Shores firefighter plan to undertake a public education initiative this weekend after a house fire in Port Elgin on Thursday in which a woman was rescued from a second-floor bedroom. Saugeen Shores Fire Chief Ed Melanson said via e-mail on Saturday morning that the department's public education team plan to visit the area as [...]

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A woman was helped from a home on fire in Port Elgin on Thursday. Just before 4 p.m., police, fire and paramedics were dispatched to a residential address in the 300 block of Bricker Street, Saugeen Shores police said in a news release. Saugeen Shores Fire Services and paramedics were able to extract a woman [...]

Some Coldest Night of the Year events in Grey-Bruce have been adjusted due to heavy snow in the region, but all organizers are planning to go ahead on Saturday. Safe N Sound has cancelled the walk portion of its event in Owen Sound, with plans to instead hold what it is calling the Coldest Night [...]

Hundreds of job seekers and dozens of employers played the match game in Owen Sound on Thursday. Grey County and its community partners held what has been dubbed the region's largest job fair at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre throughout the afternoon and evening, providing a one-stop job shop. Grey County's manager of economic [...]