Owen Sound Sun Times

Many schools were closed and buses kept off the roads in Grey-Bruce Monday after a winter storm with snow squalls hit the area over the weekend, closing many area highways Sunday. The Bluewater District School Board announced Monday morning that GC Huston Public in Southampton,Port Elgin-Saugeen Central, Northport Elementary in Port Elgin,Saugeen District Senior in [...]

The Ottawa 67's scored five goals in the second period including three on the power play to propel the Eastern Conference club to a 6-4 win over the Owen Sound Attack inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Saturday afternoon. The Attack (18-18-2-1) are now riding a three-game skid into the teeth of the surging [...]

Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith has advanced TC Energy's $4 billion-plus pumped storage proposal in Meaford and asked for more information before making a final decision. The Ontario Pumped Storage project would draw water from Georgian Bay into a gigantic reservoir atop the Niagara Escarpment at night, when electricity is cheaper, then release it back [...]

The Owen Sound Leeder and Associates of RBC Dominion Securities Junior Attack representative under-11 team kept their 21-game point streak alive Friday inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre with a 4-2 win over the Halton Hills Thunder. The Jr. Attack are having a remarkable season with a record of 18-0-3 on the year. That [...]

Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport's new owner says he plans to revive the facility and broaden its appeal. Rick Horwath said he purchased the airport in December from a businessman who bought it from the city of Owen Sound a few years ago. Horwath vowed to reopen the airport restaurant, host gatherings there, promote [...]

Expansion of natural gas into parts of central and southern Grey-Bruce won't be completed this year due to Ontario Energy Board review processes, gas company EPCOR has announced. The gas utility asked in June for approval to bring natural gas infrastructure in Brockton, West Grey and Chatsworth and expand gas service in Arran-Elderslie and Kincardine, [...]

Reduce, reuse, recycle. . . repair. Soon a fourth R' will join the list of options for those looking to promote sustainability near Owen Sound. Earlier this week the Georgian Bluffs Climate Action Team and Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library announced a partnership and the upcoming launch of a repair cafe. Opening [...]

Owen Sound Attack rookie goaltender Carter George is the top-ranked North American goalie ahead of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft according to NHL Central Scouting. George, 17, is listed as six-foot-one and 188 pounds. He has a 13-13-2 record with the Attack this season, a 3.11 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage and three shutouts [...]

Owen Sound police charged a 32-year-old man of no fixed address with 31 criminal offences after responding to early Thursday morning reports of someone trespassing and entering unlocked garages and vehicles. Police said they began receiving reports at 4:30 a.m. of a suspicious male in the area between 10th Street West and 14th Street West. [...]

The Owen Sound District Wolves beat crosstown rival St. Mary's 72-47 Thursday afternoon to stay perfect on the season. With the win, the Wolves improved to 6-0 and remain atop the senior boys' North Division bracket in the Bluewater Athletic Association high school league. Riley Jacobs-Gamble led the way for the Wolves with 34 points [...]

Georgian Bluffs is moving towards allowing backyard hens in residential areas, but in-town residents will have to wait a little while longer before they are gathering breakfast from their backyard. At a committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, Georgian Bluff council directed staff to proceed with an option to permit poultry in residential areas [...]

Ontario is giving $900,000 over the next three years to the Owen Sound Police Service to help prevent repeat and violent offenders from committing serious crimes while out on bail, the government announced Thursday. TheBail Compliance and Warrant Apprehension Grant program is giving police in Ontario a total of $24 million to helpestablish dedicated bail [...]

Pickleball fever has taken over Georgian Bluffs and there are now plans in the works to establish a pickleball club at the Kemble Community Centre. Local pickleball proponent Bret Shepley was at a Georgian Bluffs committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday where he outlined a plan to introduce an organized pickleball program at the [...]

Despite a stellar performance from Carter George and a pair of power-play goals, the Owen Sound Attack still managed to lose handily to the Flint Firebirds, 5-3, inside the Dort Financial Center Wednesday night. And that's been the story for Owen Sound much of this season - great special teams, standout play from George, and, [...]

Home prices fell by 7.7 per cent to $640,044 on average in 2023 over the year before, the December Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound update says. When just looking at December, the value of all homes sold was $55.3 million, down sharply by 19.6% from the same month in 2022. Yet the average [...]

The dust has settled on the 58th annual Grey Bruce Farmers' Week conference and trade show, and organizers are calling it a big success once again. Co-ordinator Lorie Smith called the event, which featured seven days of presentations, workshops and networking, a whirlwind marathon that they have been working on full tilt since November. The [...]

Dale DeGray said sticker shock and Memorial-Cup-induced inflation left him on the outside looking in during this year's trade deadline extravaganza. If you don't have those assets in the cupboard, or aren't willing to part with them, then you can't partake in the festivities," DeGray said after the Ontario Hockey League's trade deadline passed at [...]

Bellwyck Packaging, whose origins date from 1916 in Owen Sound, has been acquired by U.S.-based MAX Solutions Inc., which has Canadian connections. Max Solutions Inc. announced the acquisition in a news release Monday. Company officials were not available for comment. Bellwyck has plants in Owen Sound, Langley, B.C., and Toronto, where it is headquartered. Bellwyck [...]

Grey Bruce OPP says a white and green all-terrain vehicle is missing after storage unit break-ins in Wiarton between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. The 1993 Kawasaki KSF ATV was in a storage unit on Industrial Drive in Wiarton. Police investigated and discovered 22 more storage units had their locks removed and were entered, a [...]

One of Ontario's top beach towns is once again aiming to prove it's a winter wonderland as well. Sauble Beach's Winterfest 2024 returns to the Sauble Beach Community Centre and Main Street area from Jan. 19 to 20. It's the annual event's 44th year, although the COVID-19 pandemic forced cancellations in 2021 and 2022. Winterfest [...]

While the unemployment rate for the area that includes Grey-Bruce climbed by 0.7 percentage points to 4.4 per cent in December and the economy lost 800 jobs, the head of the local labour market planning board says there are hidden positives to talk about too. The economic region lost 1,700 full-time jobs but gained 900 [...]

The Hanover Police Services Board has announced a five-year contract extension for Chief Chris Knoll. The contract extension means Knoll is expected to remain the Hanover Police Service's police chief until 2028. The board is extremely pleased with Chief Knoll's leadership of the service, his commitment to community policing and his dedication to the safety [...]

More checkpoints meant more charges this year for the Ontario Provincial Police's annual enforcement campaign targeting drunk drivers. Police across the province recently wrapped up the festive season's Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) campaign which ran from Nov. 16, 2023, until Jan. 1, 2024. Across the OPP's west region, officers conducted 2,446 RIDE events, laid [...]

Amy Stein has designed a farm co-ownership model she to offer affordable access to land amid skyrocketing land prices to help establish new ecological farms. After coming into some money, the Wharton MBA grad, who lives with her husband in Grey County, purchased four farm properties, three of which are in Grey-Bruce. There are eight [...]

Mild temperatures and a lack of snow created challenges for local volunteers out hoping to spot their feathered friends during this season's Christmas bird counts. Local bird count compilers reported that during the counts held across Grey-Bruce in recent weeks there was little action around feeders, while open waters on the bays and lakes of [...]

Grey Bruce OPP is investigating a report of a theft of a utility trailer and tools. Police were told the light grey, 10-foot trailer was taken on Jan. 5 between 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. from a residence on Grey Road 7 in Grey Highlands. Items stolen which were in the trailer include Milwaukee skill saws [...]

A lack of wintry weather didn't deter the crowds from getting into the holiday spirit at the 2023-24 Festival of Northern Lights. Organizers believe the mild weather and lack of snow this season may have led to more people coming out to enjoy the Owen Sound holiday tradition. Festival chair Jamie Walpole said Sunday, the [...]

Harry Lumley came into the world two years after his hometown Owen Sound Greys won the Memorial Cup. On Saturday night, the Owen Sound Attack paid tribute to that championship club by wearing special jerseys inside the arena named after the Stanley Cup-winning goaltender. Unfortunately, the Attack have struggled mightily at The Lum" this season [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service has a few spots remaining in its upcoming Citizens Police Academy. The program, which starts Jan. 17 and runs seven consecutive Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9 p.m., is an opportunity for interested community members to take a deep dive into the world of policing operations in Owen Sound. Each [...]

Hellbent on revenge, the Niagara IceDogs played what may have been their best game of the season for 90 per cent of Friday night's contest against Owen Sound just over a week after suffering a 10-2 drubbing at the Bayshore. Unfortunately for the IceDogs, Deni Goure had other plans. The 20-year-old centre who set a [...]

The long ordeal has come to a close for a Meaford family whose autistic son spent almost 16 months in the psychiatric unit at the Owen Sound hospital. But while Sean and Michelle Crooks are grateful that their 24-year-old son Aidan now has a home of his own and is getting the supports he needs, [...]

Elm Street at the south end of Wiarton has reopened to traffic after reconstruction work along an approximately two-kilometre stretch of the road last year. The Town of South Bruce Peninsula announced on Thursday that the roadwork on Elm Street between Berford Street and Thompson's Sideroad had wrapped up for the season and that the [...]

South Bruce OPP credits a caller for reporting a suspected impaired driver Thursday morning in Lucknow. At 9:48 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a suspected impaired driver. Officers located the vehicle along Campbell Steet and noted the driver showed signs of impairment, a police news release said Friday. The 35-year-old driver from [...]

Twelve people are in the running to fill a vacant South Bruce Peninsula council seat. The application window closed Thursday. There's a special meeting Jan. 15 for council to select a candidate. Applicants may briefly express their interest in the position at that meeting. They all had to submit a letter of interest when they [...]

Would you try a dairy-based sports drink or a biodegradable plastic bag made from milk components? Dairy producers hope so. They need something innovative to help grow the market for milk and turn a structural surplus" of skim milk into profit, said Mark Hamel in an interview after his update to dairy farmers at Grey [...]

In one sense Owen Sound's major series lacrosse saga is over, but in another, it's just beginning. There is a lot of work to do," said new North Stars owner and general manager Steve McCarthy when reached by phone Friday morning. The Major Series Lacrosse league, Ontario's top-tier summer men's league, announced Thursday night it [...]

It's been quite the start to 2024 for Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George. Earlier this week, the Thunder Bay product was feted by the Ontario Hockey League for his straight-A performance in school, on Thursday night, the rookie netminder made 37 saves as the Owen Sound Attack won 4-1 over the Erie Otters in [...]

Families welcomed the first babies of 2024 into the world at Grey-Bruce's hospitals this week. The region's first baby of the new year was born at Brightshores Health System's Owen Sound hospital, where Elias Kenneth Tripp was born to Kylee MacDonald and her partner Bryce Tripp at 3:39 a.m. on Jan. 1. The eight-and-a-half pound [...]

The revived Wiarton Propeller Club is forging ahead with a new board of directors after its future was in question a little over a year ago. The 75-year-old club, which holds community gatherings and events like receptions, dinners, markets and card games at its 575 Edward St. building known as The Meeting Place, rang in [...]

South Bruce OPP received five reports of successful frauds, with losses totaling nearly $500,000, between Dec. 11 and Dec. 29. The cases included online purchases made through a fraudulent website - US$97; two incidents of E-transfer made to help a grandchild" - $3,000 each time; crypto exchange through a fraudulent site - US$140,000 and crypto [...]

Last year was a banner one for Ontario beef producers, and upward pressure on cattle prices is expected to continue in 2024 as the North American herd - particularly in the major U.S. market - continues to contract. Beef Farmers of Ontario president Jack Chaffe and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs chief [...]

People have until Sunday night to tour the Festival of Northern Lights displays before they're turned off for another year. The annual light displays in Queen's Park along the banks of the Sydenham River, and in Harrison Park in Owen Sound, are on daily between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. The popular attraction was switched [...]

A two-day hearing began Thursday morning with victim-impact statements being submitted at the sentencing of mass murderer Nathaniel Veltman, who killed four members of the Afzaal family in a June 6, 2021 hit-and-run. LFP's Jane Sims is in the courtroom and providing live coverage: 3:14 p.m. The court has heard from Madiha Salman's uncle, Ali [...]

Donations to the United Way Bruce Grey after an end-of-year plea by its executive director are expected to eliminate an approximately $50,000 deficit for 2023. We had a wonderful response from the community," Francesca Dobbyn said Wednesday. We've been able to raise enough funds that we should be able to finish the year out without [...]

Police have released more information about a collision that killed a pedestrian early on the morning of Dec. 23. Grey Bruce OPP Const. Krista Linthorne said Wednesday that police have determined one vehicle collided with a 47-year-old South Bruce Peninsula resident. An officer at the scene reportedly said it appeared two vehicles were involved, but [...]

Residents of Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs and Meaford have until Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. to take Christmas trees and any other compostable items to the city's compost site. After then, the site will be closed until April 1. The site, at 2450 28th Ave. E., is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. [...]

Trading a first-round pick in the player's draft year is a rarity in the Ontario Hockey League, especially in Owen Sound. General managers only have a 10-day window from Jan. 1 to Jan. 10 to make a move involving their youngest players. The Attack last did it nearly a decade ago. Before trading Nico Addy, [...]

Grey Bruce OPP charged three drivers on Jan. 2 with stunt driving, a charge that officers laid 72 times in 2023 - six times per month on average. In each case Jan. 2, the driver's vehicle was impounded for 14 days and their drivers licence was suspended for 30 days, police said in a news [...]

Hundreds of people splashed, shivered and donated to the Salvation Army during the third annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge in Lake Huron at the Southampton shoreline. In total, dippers and spectators donated 850 pounds of food, $600 cash and goods for the Port Elgin Thrift Shop. With little wind, no ice and temperatures hovering [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have acquired a pair of players who captured the OHL championship with the Peterborough Petes last season. On Tuesday, the team announced that they had acquired defenceman Konnor Smith and forward Sam McCue from the Petes in exchange for defenceman Martin Matejicek, forward Nico Addy and their third-round selection in the [...]