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by Greg Cowan on (#719MN)
Hanover's Ryan Bester will become a member of the World Bowls Hall of Fame this weekend. Bester is currently competing and representing Canada at the inaugural World Bowls World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He'll be inducted into the hall of fame on Saturday as a member of the international federation's first-ever class of inductees. [...]
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Owen Sound Sun Times
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by The Sun Times on (#719MP)
The Break Bread Community Meals program in central Grey-Bruce has benefitted from a community fund grant courtesy of Legacy Crop Solutions and Corteva AgriScience - Pioneer Hi-Bred. A donation of $3,500 has been made to the Break Bread program, which provides free sit-in, takeout and delivery meals to anyone in need across Chesley, Elmwood, Durham, [...]
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by The Sun Times on (#719HN)
Program supports low-income individuals, seniors, people with disabilities, newcomers and others
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by Rob Gowan on (#719HP)
Negotiations were continuing on Thursday for school bus drivers in the Kincardine area
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by Scott Dunn on (#718VC)
Owen Sound's mayor likes the sound of more money for infrastructure in Tuesday's federal budget proposals. It's too early to pass final judgment, said Ian Boddy on Wednesday, but efforts to help build more housing and related infrastructure, and to assist hospital and colleges could benefit the city and the county. The budget comes up [...]
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by Rob Gowan on (#718VD)
A program that allows locals to bring smiles to the faces of children in the developing world is in full swing in Grey-Bruce right now. The annual Operation Christmas Child program is at its height, with a final push on to fill as many shoeboxes as possible with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items along [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#718VE)
The Sarnia Sting wanted payback. Jordan Bax made sure they got it.
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by Scott Dunn on (#718VF)
'They're helping us develop an export development program where we're going to Saudia Arabia,' wood cluster CEO Mike Baker said of a federal initiative in Tuesday's budget.
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by Greg Cowan on (#718RN)
Five years ago, Brandon MacKinnon sat in his London-area office, staring at a map of central Ontario. I remember looking at the four counties, and sticking my finger in the middle, and Walkerton was the place," he recalled. It was a natural fit." On Wednesday, Hayman Construction began excavating a 4.3-acre parcel of land in [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#718RP)
NANSI EARNS PLAYER OF WEEK NOD Harry Nansi's nine points over three games earned him the OHL's Cogeco Player of the Week honours. The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect has matched a season-high with 23 points (6-17-23) over 17 games this season. The six-foot-three, 179-pound winger was Toronto's fifth round (153rd overall) pick this past summer. [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#718NW)
Why do so many good hockey players come from small towns? Think about it: Bobby Orr is from Parry Sound. Claude Giroux from Hearst. Wendel Clark from Kelvington, Saskatchewan. The Sutter Brothers from Viking, Alberta. Carey Price from Anahim Lake in British Columbia. Even internationally, there are hall-of-fame talents mined from tiny towns. Nicklas Lidstrom [...]
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by Rob Gowan on (#718NX)
GT Cycle has launched its Fill the Fuel Tank campaign running until Dec. 22
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by The Sun Times on (#718NY)
Community members encouraged to attend, reflect and pay respects
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by Scott Dunn on (#718JG)
A disciplinary committee will address investigation's findings.
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by Rob Gowan on (#71801)
The union representing First Student Canada school bus drivers in the Owen Sound and Kincardine areas are warning that its members could go on strike beginning Monday. Unifor, which represents close to 150 bus drivers in the two areas, said that its members could go on strike beginning on Nov. 10 if a deal is [...]
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by Scott Dunn on (#717XN)
'That's a tough job to make some calls on what is emerging as a priority and how to dispense the money equitably and with the greatest impact for community with those decisions.' -- Stuart Reid, executive director
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by Rob Gowan on (#717Q9)
South Bruce Grey Health Centre is expanding outpatient services at its Durham hospital to include a cardiology clinic, pediatric mental health services and a hip and knee replacement clinic. There is very high demand for all of these services in our areas, so this will be a welcome addition not onlt for the Durham site, [...]
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by Rob Gowan on (#7173D)
The Ontario government's plans to make sweeping changes to the province's conservation authority system has some concerned about the impacts in Grey-Bruce. On Friday, the province announced it would soon introduce legislation to create an Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) that will oversee a revamped system in which the province's current makeup of 36 conservation [...]
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by The Sun Times on (#716TN)
A man faces assault, arson and mischief charges after an incident at a housing complex in Holstein on Friday morning. Officers from the OPP responded at about 10:38 a.m. to a call from the Dundalk Fire Department about a suspected arson at the housing complex on Grey Road 109. The information police received indicated that [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#716EZ)
It's not often that a player scores his first career hat trick and only manages to be named the third star of the game. That's the type of afternoon it was for the Owen Sound Attack on Sunday as they rolled to an 8-3 win over the Erie Otters at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#716AT)
A new novel sheds light on the history of builder John Brown and his local lighthouse legacy. Retired archivist Diane Allengame spent 10 years researching the Imperial Tower Lighthouses that remain landmarks at Point Clark, Chantry Island, Cove Island, Griffith Island, Christian Island and Nottawasaga Island. The result is Allengame's latest novel, Brilliant Obsession: Building [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#71609)
Elliot Arnett's second-career Ontario Hockey League goal couldn't have come at a better time. With the Sudbury Wolves pressing and throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the Owen Sound Attack, trying to evaporate a one-goal lead, Arnett sent a bullet into the top of the net to give the home team some breathing room. [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#715X3)
Chilly temperatures didn't stop Owen Sound residents from trying an award-winning ice cream on Saturday. Naagan chef Zach Keeshig served his sweetgrass ice cream between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. during a pop-up event at Sundays Ice Cream Parlour in Owen Sound. Fresh off winning the Most Innovative Ice Cream award at the International Ice [...]
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by The Sun Times on (#715X4)
South Bruce OPP arrested a 21-year-old Hanover man after discovering him asleep at the wheel in a traffic lane. According to police, on Oct. 26, just before 9 p.m., officers responded to a traffic hazard along Sideroad 30 North, south of Chesley. A concerned member of the public called the police after discovering a recently [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#715X5)
Maya Edwards was hard at work Saturday afternoon, helping to put a smile on the face of a Canadian veteran. The three-year-old from Owen Sound glued paper hearts inside a Valentine's Day card at the Owen Sound and North Grey Public Union Library on the opening day of the Valentines for Veterans initiative. From Nov. [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#715HY)
St. Mary's will play the winner of the District 8 championship on Nov. 7 at Victoria Park in Owen Sound in a CWOSSA quarterfinal game.
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by Scott Dunn on (#715FB)
West Grey and Hanover call proposal a mutual prosperity" boundary adjustment
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by Scott Dunn on (#715D2)
It's deer season from Nov. 3 to 9, and Grey and Bruce county officials are advising trail users to dress to be seen. Trail users should avoid using trails at dawn, dusk and anytime visibility is limited, according to a Bruce County advisory. they should wear high-visibility clothing or a hunter orange hat, vest, scarf, [...]
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by The Sun Times on (#715AR)
'The two-day exhibit in the Harmony Centre commons is really to allow people to read the poems and experience the kind of multi-arts pieces at their own pace.' -- Rebecca Diem
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by Greg Cowan on (#7155E)
Dale DeGray said he was tired of watching his forwards get run into the ground by bigger, fiercer opposition. I'm a little bit uncomfortable with how much our forwards get (expletive) pounded," he said. So, in a Midwest Division swap, DeGray shipped off creative winger Michael Dec to the Erie Otters for bruising power forward [...]
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by Jim Algie on (#7155F)
All five Great Lakes have reached near-record warm surface temperatures judging by data from U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research. Because of the continuing U.S. government shutdown, there's no one available at NOAA's Great Lakes research centre at Ann Arbour, Mi., to answer questions about research collected and recorded automatically throughout the region. [...]
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by The Sun Times on (#714MD)
The Owen Sound Attack bumped up the start time to lessen a potential conflict with Game 7 of the World Series. The team is planning to host a watch party at the Bayshore if Game 7 is needed.
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by Greg Cowan on (#714ME)
Seveenteen Jamaican farm workers are stranded in Meaford unable to contact family back home after Hurricane Melissa resulted in their flights being cancelled earlier this week.
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by Scott Dunn on (#714MF)
More than half of customers affected lost power for about 20 minutes.
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by The Sun Times on (#714B6)
Minor injuries were reported after one of the crashes.
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by Suzanne Atkinson, Ontario Farmer on (#714B7)
The hour plus docudrama 'Hidden: The Kati Preston Story' recently premiered at the Boston Film Festival
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by The Sun Times on (#713PQ)
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Liberal Riding Association volunteers will be in Meaford, Owen Sound and Wiarton on Saturday, Nov. 8 to collect non-perishable food items for local food banks. They'll be knocking on doors between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in parts of each of those communities . Volunteers will be wearing identification. The volunteers will be [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#713PR)
About 2,600 students skipped class to take in the Owen Sound Attack's first-ever School Day game on Wednesday morning. But not to worry, third-year centre Tristan Delisle put on a clinic as the Owen Sound Attack beat up on the Sarnia Sting and won 7-3 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Delisle's natural hat [...]
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by The Sun Times on (#713D7)
A $40-million winning ticket was sold in Grey County and the prize is waiting to be claimed. The jackpot-winning ticket from the Lotto Max draw on Oct. 28 was sold somewhere in Grey County, a news release from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said. OLG advises lottery players to check their tickets as soon [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#712WS)
Owen Sound city council decided against creating an ad hoc committee to oversee the planned expansion and renovation of the city's firehall. In June 2025, a revised cost estimate for the work came in at about $5.1 million after a plan to display artifacts and create training space at the firehall was scrapped. At that [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#712SY)
The former Miss Teen Canada and West Hill graduate is retiring after a 43-year broadcast career, with the last 20 spent anchoring CBC's national morning news show.
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by Ian Cumming, Ontario Farmer on (#712KC)
Philip Koskamp's advice is, before you decide to milk water buffalo, you have to establish where your market is"
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by Greg Cowan on (#7124Z)
City staff examined expensive standalone self-cleaning washrooms but council agreed a more balanced and cost-effective approach was appropriate.
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by The Sun Times on (#711YX)
Kelsey's Original Roadhouse restaurant is closed while authorities investigate a fire that broke out early Monday morning. According to a media release, Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire alarm system activated at the restaurant located at 1350 16th Avenue East by the Heritage Place mall shortly after 4 a.m. The fire [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#711VM)
John Diefenbaker's Eli Bouius won the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association (CWOSSA) senior boys' cross-country championship this past Thursday. Competing at the Ariss Valley Golf and Country Club, Bouius won the six-kilometre race in a time of 18:23.0. Saugeen District's Perry Smith finished third in a time of 18:50.7. Both Bluewater Athletic Association athletes [...]
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by Greg Cowan on (#711VN)
The early-morning School Day game Wednesday against the Sarnia Sting suddenly feels like a big moment for the Owen Sound Attack.
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by The Sun Times on (#711KF)
A 46-year-old Chatsworth resident is dead after a single-vehicle crash in rural Meaford Sunday afternoon. Grey-Bruce OPP and other emergency services were called to the crash on Sideroad 16 between the 11th Line and 12th Line in Meaford at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday. They found a vehicle that had left the roadway and sustained heavy [...]
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by Scott Dunn on (#7117H)
This year's honourees included Sgt. Howard Arnold Jones, of the Queen's Owen Rifles of Canada, who's featured in two museum exhibits, including a new one about Saugeen Ojibway Nation's war service.
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by Scott Dunn on (#71138)
'I just like the community, how everybody just comes out and everyone's just so friendly,' Megan Miners said at the Trick-or-Treat Trail event in downtown Owen Sound Saturday.
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by Scott Dunn on (#71122)
From January to May the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library will host authors for fireside chats, by the fireplace in the Carnegie wing.
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