Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound has awarded a tender for the first part of a three-phase project to help ensure water service continues if there is a break in the 9th Avenue East business area at the south end of the city. City council accepted a tender Monday from Moorefield Excavating for just over $773,500 for Phase 1 […]

MODIFICATIONS MADE TO MEMORIAL CUP The Canadian Hockey League announced Tuesday it’s making a modification to the point system ahead of the 2023 Memorial Cup in Kamloops, which runs from May 25 to June 4. This year, the tournament will revert back to a point system where two points are awarded to the winning team […]

The Please Bring Me Home organization is planning an intensive search of at least three areas this summer as the volunteer group hopes to help solve local missing person cases. Nick Oldrieve, the group’s executive director, said a 40-person group held extensive grid searches looking for Joseph Moore, Lois Hanna and Neil McDougall over the […]

The Climate Action Team Owen Sound (CATOS) is holding a community conversation about the draft Owen Sound Climate Mitigation Plan at the Harmony Centre on May 17 beginning at 7 p.m. The event will include presentations by city staff and Owen Sound Climate Action Team members who have worked together on the draft plan, which […]

The largest tournament on the Canadian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Circuit took place at the Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa this past weekend with more than 2,000 athletes competing at this year’s 2023 Ontario International Open, arguably one of the toughest BJJ tournaments in Canada. Twelve athletes representing Kilian Academy and Grey-Bruce counties competed at this year’s […]

A Saugeen Shores man has been charged after a crash on Highway 6 near Springmount resulted in another motorist being airlifted to London with serious injuries Friday. Just after 5 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP, the Inter Township Fire Department and Grey County EMS responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 6 in […]

Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre’s 50th anniversary alumni gathering Saturday provided a chance for past and present staff and others to reminisce and celebrate the creation of a landmark in the lives of many Grey-Bruce public school students. A Saturday brunch welcomed staff, dignitary supporters including some with the foundation that supports the centre, school board […]

Owen Sound council has adopted an updated policy that identifies seven city parks as suitable for community gardens. Travis Dodd, chair of the city’s community services committee, said Monday that the policy has gone through a complete redesign from a draft presented earlier this year. He commended the committee, the public and staff for the […]

Owen Sound council has voted for an agreement to allow Georgian Bluffs residents to use the city’s leaf and yard waste compost site for the remainder of the year. Council directed staff Monday to bring forward a bylaw to authorize the mayor and clerk to execute a 2023 leaf and yard waste compost site residential […]

Former Grey County Crown attorney Peter Leger died on May 3 from a rare cancer. He was 59. He was diagnosed in September 2021 with peritoneal carcinomatosis, cancer of the tissue lining the abdomen, and never returned to work. Mr. Leger lived for another 20 months, 18 of which while receiving weekly palliative chemotherapy to […]

Owen Sound has denied a pair of encroachment applications by residents for areas of Sound Street Beach along the city’s northwest waterfront, with the city planning to enter a new lease agreement with Transport Canada to allow public access to the beach. On Monday, council voted to deny both encroachment applications and designate the beach […]

A local organization that operates affordable housing units in Owen Sound expects to hear back in about a month on whether it has been successful in securing funding for a planned seniors apartment building in the city’s downtown. A public meeting was held during Monday’s Owen Sound council meeting, where representatives of Lutheran Social Services […]

Soon, wild orchid lovers everywhere will be tipping their Tilleys to a couple in Kemble. Founding members of the Owen Sound Field Naturalists club more than 30 years ago, Audrey Armstrong and Willy Waterton set out to find all the wild orchids believed to inhabit Grey-Bruce for the club’s updated field guide. The result is […]

The Georgian Bay Concert Choir will present Parts II and III from Handel’s Messiah during a concert in Owen Sound this weekend. The choir will feature accompaniment by organist Ian Sadler when it performs at Georgian Shores United Church at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Conducted by the choir’s music director Norman Reintamm, the featured soloists […]

Northern Bruce Peninsula councillor Smokey Golden has doubts about having Fathom Five National Marine Park designated as one of Canada’s new national marine conservation areas. She told a national park official at council’s April 24 meeting her concerns and wondered whether the busy waters would be suitable for such a designation. She fears it would […]

Cynthia Fletcher is no longer the chief administrative officer of Georgian Bluffs. The township issued a brief news release on Thursday making the announcement. “The township is committed to ensuring continuity of operations and maintaining the highest standards of service delivery to the community,” it said in the release. The township will provide updates on […]

A piping plover sighting at Sauble Beach over the weekend has enthusiasts hoping the beach might once again provide a safe nesting site for the endangered shorebird. Don Kennedy sent several photos of the bird to his network of piping plover conservationists Saturday evening. He said by phone Sunday he spotted the plover between 5 […]

Local hospital foundations are launching an online 50/50 lottery to raise money for a second MRI machine. The Grey Bruce Health Services hospital foundations in Bruce Peninsula, Markdale, Meaford, Owen Sound and Southampton are collectively launching the online lottery with proceeds going to procuring another piece of medical imaging equipment. According to a media release, […]

Saugeen Shores Police charged a 29-year-old Saugeen Shores man with several weapons-related offences after they say he engaged with police outside of a residence with concealed and loaded handguns. According to a police media release, members of the Saugeen Shores Police criminal investigation branch attended a residence in the 700 block of Wellington Street on […]

The Hamilton Bengals went four-for-seven on the power play en route to an 11-6 victory over the Owen Sound North Stars Saturday afternoon inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The North Stars recorded their third-straight loss in the contest and now fall to 1-3 early in the 2023 Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League season […]

Instead of shushing rowdy patrons Satuday librarians in Owen Sound encouraged them and even joined in on the fun. Heck, they even threw them a parade. Classic library tropes were trampled during the 11th annual Owen Sound Mini-Con held at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library on Saturday as a new era […]

Denae LeBlanc had a goal in mind. Raise $500 in pledges for the second annual Race for Reach and her dad would walk the five-kilometre course at Harrison Park. The 17-year-old crushed the original goal and ended up raising more than $1,100 for the REACH Centre, a self-funded registered charity that provides programming for individuals […]

The unemployment rate for the region including Grey-Bruce increased to six per cent in April, the highest point since 2021. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate decreased a couple percentage points and now sits at 5.1 per cent. Both rates are unadjusted for seasonality, according to a media release from the Four County Labour Market Planning […]

It was a solemn day and people were warned hard truths might trigger emotions on Red Dress Day. But the nationally recognized day to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and two-spirited people had a mix of respectful silence, enthusiastic cheers and some laughter too. Susan Staves’ opening prayer encouraged the “mindful intention” […]

Scales officially opened at 11 a.m. Friday for the third-annual Lures N Lines Spring Trout Derby, but a few antsy anglers couldn’t wait to get their weight on the books. “We had a seven-pound rainbow trout and a salmon already,” said derby organizer Kevin Harders shortly before the official opening of the Wiarton weigh-in. The […]

South Bruce Peninsula officials say they remains in communication with Saugeen First Nation and have offered to assist with beach-related maintenance items ahead of the 2023 summer season, while the situation with the town’s paid parking program remains unclear. On April 3, the Ontario Superior Court ruled in favour of Saugeen First Nation’s claim to […]

ELORA EDGES NORTH STARS The Owen Sound North Stars dropped their second-straight game Thursday and are now 1-2 early in the 2023 Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League season. The N’Stars travelled to Fergus Thursday night to take on the Elora Mohawks and fell to the Mohawks 9-8 on a late third-period goal scored by associated […]

The MS Chi-Cheemaun made its first departure from Tobermory Friday morning, marking the start of the daily ferry service between the tip of the Bruce Peninsula and South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. The spring schedule has the ship departing daily from Tobermory at 8:50 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. with a 6:10 p.m. departure on Friday, […]

Refurbishment of Bruce B’s Unit 6 nuclear reactor is substantially complete and will be returning to service, Bruce Power announced. Unit 6 produces enough electricity to power a city the size of Hamilton and now is “on track to resume providing clean, reliable energy to Ontario homes and businesses later this year, and for decades […]

When King Charles III walks through the public galleries at his Windsor Castle home, his eye might fall upon a Bruce Peninsula artist’s watercolour. It’s a coronation gift Lin Souliere painted called Canadian Shield Rock, Georgian Bay. It depicts predominantly an outcrop of shoreline rocks of red and other colours, with blue shimmering waters, evergreens […]

The 43rd Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters Grey Bruce raised nearly $37,000, surpassing its goal of $35,000. Big Brothers Big Sisters Grey Bruce (BBBSGB) welcomed 37 bowling teams with lanes at three locations for the event. Bowlers greased the alleys at the Bowling Alley in Owen Sound, the […]

Nico Addy decided to give Owen Sound a chance, and now he’s glad he did. “Everything went by so fast,” said the 15-year-old first-round pick of the Owen Sound Attack. Addy recently committed to the team after leaning toward NCAA options ahead of the draft. That was before a fateful seven-hour drive to the Scenic […]

The Owen Sound Attack have landed their prized prospect. First-round pick Nico Addy signed a standard player agreement and committed to the club the team announced via its website and social media channels Wednesday, Attack GM Dale DeGray said don’t use a pencil to slot Addy into next year’s line-up, use a pen. “I know […]

Bruce Peninsula National Park staff turned away 25 per cent fewer cars last year than in 2021, a sign that sustainable tourism efforts are starting to pay off, park staff say. “All the things we’ve been doing together for many years are starting to pay off and it’s working,” Ethan Meleg told Northern Bruce Peninsula […]

Bruce County is inviting local businesses to attend an information session on Thursday, May 11, at the Walkerton Community Centre to discuss concerns about the replacement of the Durham Street Bridge. The county said it is planning to move forward with the replacement of the Durham Street Bridge, which spans the Saugeen River on Bruce […]

Bruce County is asking for the public’s help to assess the need and demand for transit services. The county is asking residents, workers, students and visitors to complete an online survey that aims to help it and their consultants better understand local travel needs. “The input of residents, businesses, and visitors travelling in the communities […]

A road potentially leading to the top of the country’s senior B lacrosse mountaintop and the Presidents Cup begins this weekend for the Owen Sound North Stars. The North Stars kick off a 16-game Ontario Series Lacrosse regular season schedule in Six Nations Saturday. Owen Sound will take on the defending champion Rivermen inside the […]

Grey Bruce OPP has identified two suspects charged after an armed robbery at Saugeen First Nation April 26. Police said they were called at 8:40 p.m. to an armed robbery in progress at a business along Highway 21. Officers arrived and a suspect was taken into custody. A second suspect was arrested after OPP emergency […]

Playtime Casino Hanover reopened with regular hours Wednesday following what parent company Gateway Casinos and Entertainment called a ransomware attack on its IT systems which could have compromised personal information. Gateway began reopening casinos April 29, starting with Gateway Casinos Innisfil. Since then, its casinos in Wasaga Beach, London, Woodstock, Clinton and Chatham have reopened […]

A family that continues to search for answers about the death of a First Nations man in Owen Sound more than five years ago is asking city police to reopen the investigation. Family of Jerry Keeshig, who died on March 4, 2018 of what an investigation concluded were self-inflicted knife wounds, are also providing recommendations […]

Now that seven of eight member municipalities are onboard in principle with paying Grey Sauble Conservation Authority levies for what the province considers extras, agreements can be formalized with municipal staff and then voted on by councils. Tim Lanthier, the GSCA chief administrative officer, said in an interview Monday that he has visited seven of […]

SISKINS BEAT PATS The Stayner Siskins topped the Mount Forest Patriots 6-2 Sunday afternoon in Stayner to win the PJHL’s best-of-seven North Conference Finals series in six games. Tyson Bradford scored a pair of goals for Stayner while Jack Rispin, Cody Marles, Deandres DeJesus, and Cole MacArthur all hit paydirt. Derek Hartley earned the win […]

The Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame will induct six more members at a musical event June 25 at the Owen Sound legion. The 2023 inductees include the late music hall of fame founding member, Jim Merriam; notable country crooner, Jim Beech; the legendary original Tombstones rock and blues band; master guitarist, Lloyd Williamson; the […]

People will gather Friday to mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2-Spirited People, or Red Dress Day. In Owen Sound, they’ll be at the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation Garden at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park. A ceremony will take place there between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Grey County Historical Society’s 53rd annual dinner on May 18 will be the first time since the pandemic hit that people will gather and recognize local efforts to promote or preserve Grey County history. For 2020, authors Jean Hutchinson and Robert A. Cotton will be recognized. For 2021, aunt and nephew Edith Ruth Kitchen and […]

Colby Barlow and the Canadian men’s under-18 team earned a bronze medal at the 2023 IIHF U18 World Hockey Championship Sunday in Basel, Switzerland, with a 4-3 overtime win over Slovakia. Barlow, who missed an earlier tournament game with a nagging injury, scored in the bronze-medal game and finished the tournament with three goals and […]

Close won’t help the Owen Sound North Stars in the standings but it should help with their confidence early in the season. The Six Nations Rebels came into the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Sunday on an absolute tear. The annual heavy hitters of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League entered Sunday afternoon’s tilt in […]

Charlie Taylor Gillespie of Owen Sound will hit the Summerfolk stage in her hometown this summer. The 15-year-old was one of five acts selected to perform at the 48th Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park on Aug. 18-20. They were chosen from among 11 finalists who performed in the Youth […]

As the emerald ash borer continues its unrelenting march through the city, Owen Sound officials are ramping efforts to remove dead and dying ash trees. It is estimated that eventually thousands of ash trees will be removed in the city’s parks, public spaces, as well as wooded areas and escarpment lands adjacent to private property. […]

A Grey-Bruce group that is part of a provincewide movement to hold a referendum against the privatization of some public health-care services, is holding an online town hall meeting next week. The Grey Bruce County Health Coalition is holding the town hall meeting on Zoom on Thursday (May 4) from 7 to 8 p.m. The […]