Owen Sound Sun Times

Saugeen First Nation is on schedule to open a ‘culturally familiar’ hospice apartment this spring. The apartment, under construction now, is being built onto the existing Elders Lodge, E’Gitzijit Endaawad, at 41 Mason Dr. at Saugeen. The apartment will be like others in the lodge, but designed for palliative care and with room for family […]

Grey Bruce Health Services president and CEO Gary Sims has announced he plans to retire later this year after more than four years heading the local hospital corporation. Sims, who joined GBHS in October 2019, recently shared with members of the organization that he intends to retire in November. “Gary will be leaving GBHS with […]

Job fair season has arrived in Grey-Bruce. Beginning next week, a series of job fairs are planned in the region. Grey County regional job fairs are being held on Feb. 22 at Grey Highlands High School in Flesherton, Feb. 28 at John Diefenbaker Senior School in Hanover, March 1 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community […]

Two people have been charged following a weapons investigation at Saugeen First Nation. On Tuesday evening just before 11 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP responded to a wooded area off of Highway 21 after receiving reports that residents in the area had heard gunshots. Just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, officers located two individuals and took […]

Owen Sound police have taken the lead in an investigation into two “suspicious” fires reported within 30 minutes of one another in the city Tuesday night. Members of the Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal attended the two houses where small fires were found, city fire prevention officer Greg Nicol said Thursday. “Their investigations are […]

Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs have held a first meeting about possibly sharing services in the wake of Georgian Bluffs looking for a solution to concerns about its Pottawatomi water system. Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy reported during Monday’s council meeting that he and city manager Tim Simmonds had met with Georgian Bluffs Mayor Sue […]

The cost to have a bag of garbage collected in Township of Georgian Bluffs is going up. Beginning, March 1, bag tags in the municipality are increasing by 25 cents each to $2.25. “The fees collected from Bag Tags are used to offset the costs of the curbside garbage collection program, which we expect to […]

City staff have been asked to look at moving up improvements to 15th Street East where it goes up St. Mary’s hill due to deteriorating road conditions. Owen Sound Deputy-mayor Scott Greig asked staff to look into the possibility of making the project a higher priority after hearing concerns from residents about the condition of […]

Home and recovering from his arduous, seven-day sled-pull to inspire hope and raise some money to fight cancer, Mike Duhacek was licking his wounds a few days after he finished. The Cops for Cancer Ambassador pulled a 212-pound sled with a sign that read “cancer” from Owen Sound to Oakville — a 208-kilometre slog involving […]

It’s Hockey for Hospice night Saturday when the Owen Sound Attack hosts the Saginaw Spirit inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. As part of the fundraising night for Grey Bruce Hospice Inc., the Owen Sound Attack will wear special Hockey for Hospice jerseys, with a blue, green and yellow colour scheme featuring the names […]

The Owen Sound North Stars junior B squad will have a star-studded crew behind the bench when the season starts. The team announced via its social media channels last week former professional lacrosse players Mark Cochrane and Brian Beisel will take over the reins in 2023 along with former NCAA Division 1 player and Minto […]

Federal electoral district boundary changes will not impact Grey-Bruce, after a commission reviewing such changes had previously proposed adjustments in the area. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission of Ontario report was tabled in the House of Commons on Friday after the commission was tasked with reviewing and drawing 122 electoral districts in Ontario. The commission […]

Love was in the air at Owen Sound city hall on Tuesday. Eight couples took advantage of the chance to tie the knot at the Valentine’s Day Just Say Yes Event put on by the city and the Owen Sound River District. One of those couples was Stephanie Jacobus and Bryan Cantwell, who gathered in […]

The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce will not operate the $49.9 million Aquatics & Wellness Centre (AWC) to be built by Saugeen Shores adjacent to The Plex, but the town might. Following a closed-door session of council Monday, councillors voted to rescind a bylaw authorizing a memorandum of understanding with the YMCA to act […]

A $10 million renovation of the Lion’s Head District Community Centre and Arena is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Monday, Northern Bruce Peninsula councillors carried a motion directing the Barrie-based Salter Pilon Architects to commence with construction management for the design and construction of the Lion’s Head arena renovation project and for […]

A 13-year-old youth has been charged following Grey Bruce OPP investigation into the recording and distribution of sexually explicit content. Police began the investigation on Feb. 8 into the recording and distribution of sexually explicit images of one youth by another, police said in a news release. As a result of the investigation, the accused […]

Owen Sound has become the first municipality in Grey County to permit additional residential units on primary residences. On Monday, city council passed a motion to make a housekeeping amendment to its zoning bylaw to permit ARUs. “Owen Sound is the first municipality in Grey County to be implementing ARUs so I think that is […]

February 23, 2023

The Grey-Bruce real estate market has started off 2023 much differently than it did 2022, with home sales and prices significantly lower than they were a year ago. According to the Realtors Association of Bruce Grey Owen Sound, there were 117 units sold through its MLS System in January, which was 33.9 per cent fewer […]

Driving with liquor available was just one of the charges laid against the driver of a vehicle who was stopped at a RIDE check in Georgian Bluffs on Friday afternoon with dozens of beer cans scattered around the front of the vehicle. Just before 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Grey Bruce OPP were conducting a RIDE […]

Airspace was closed over the Tobermory area Sunday afternoon as the U.S. military tracked and shot down an object flying over Lake Huron. Search efforts were underway Monday. Reuters cited two U.S. officials Sunday, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that “the military had shot down the object” near the U.S.-Canada border. On Monday, aircraft […]

Georgian Bluffs has announced its Volunteer of the Year awards for seniors and youths for 2022. The Senior Volunteer of the Year award went to Keith Davidson, Robert Knapp and Ann and Clark Schneider. Anna Zandvliet is Youth Volunteer of the Year. “Each year countless volunteers devote their time, energy and expertise to enriching the […]

We’re a long way from Hockey Day. Three weeks after the Owen Sound Attack played some of their best hockey of the season to defeat two beasts of the east in Peterborough and Ottawa, the Bears have stalled with four losses in their last five games. Including a 4-2 defeat to the struggling Flint Firebirds […]

Ontario snowmobilers are mourning the loss of a popular clubhouse that was gutted by fire early Monday morning. The Owen Sound Eastside Snowmobile Club announced on its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon that fire investigators are planning to report back to the club after testing samples. According to the club, the fire comes just months after […]

When Saad Alibrihim’s sister called him from northern Syria, at what would have been around 4:30 in the morning for her, he knew it couldn’t be good news and he didn’t answer. He and friends who were visiting the 47-year-old at his Port Elgin home listened together to the Whatsapp message. Forty to 50 relatives […]

Special teams and a sluggish start played a big part in the Owen Sound Attack’s defeat at the fins of the Mississauga Steelheads inside the Paramount Fine Foods Centre Friday night. The Steelheads topped the Bears 3-2 inside the building where the Owen Sound Attack won the franchise’s only league title over a decade ago. […]

Grey County has decided to take no action in relation to a long-running disagreement over two bridges on a closed section of the Holland Sydenham Townline near Walters Falls. At its committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, Grey County council received for information a report on the bridges, known as Structures 21 and 22, […]

Grey County is working with University of Guelph students for a study to assist municipalities develop policies about additional residential units on urban and rural properties. And while county staff expressed enthusiasm about the ability of ARUs to provide additional housing options in the county, some councillors raised concerns about the unintended consequences of allowing […]

A Torontonian with a strong tie to the Georgian Peaks ski club in Thornbury is a world champion. James (Jack) Crawford is just the third Canadian man to win a world title in alpine skiing. On Thursday, he took the super-G gold medal at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships by 0.01 of a second […]

Lights. Camera. Markdale. The small community in the heart of Grey County and its residents are about to be featured on a CBC television show about communities that pick themselves up and soldier on after facing adversity. The Markdale episode of Still Standing with Jonny Harris is set to air on CBC on Wednesday, Feb. […]

A new ambulance base in Feversham, a larger new base in Durham and phasing in additional shifts over the next decade to maintain and improve response times and keep up with increasing call volumes are among recommendations Grey County council heard Thursday. County council received a report from Andrew Greggan of Operational Research in Health […]

The average homeowner in Owen Sound will pay an additional $36 in annual property taxes this year if the city’s proposed budget is passed in March, the lowest increase in over a decade. Owen Sound city council met earlier this week for two days of discussions regarding the draft operating budget and capital spending plan. […]

The Grey Bruce OPP have charged a 21-year-old Meaford man with arson following an investigation into a series of fires set in the municipality over a two-year period. The OPP assigned detectives from the Grey Bruce Major Crime Unit (MCU) to investigate the fires and on Feb. 3, 2023, charged a man from Meaford with […]

The Grey Bruce OPP are seeking the public’s assistance locating a pair of missing persons in South Bruce Peninsula. Keith Campbell, 33, and Justin Yeo, 37, were last seen on Bruce Street in Hepworth on Jan. 31 at 4:16 p.m. Campbell is described as standing six-foot-two and 185 pounds with a medium build, brown facial […]

Owen Sound Police have charged a 48-year-old man of no fixed address after being called about a man brandishing a knife while robbing a store in downtown Owen Sound Wednesday. According to a police media release, on Wednesday afternoon a man entered a 10th Street East business while wearing a disguise and went behind the […]

After being made to feel like little fluffy puppies over the weekend the Owen Sound Attack barked back and took a big bite out of the loafing Niagara IceDogs Wednesday. The Scenic City Skaters filled the net in front of 2,255 fans and topped the ‘Dogs 9-3 to snap a two-game skid. Niagara has now […]

Markdale will get a new elementary school the same size as the one it now has, larger than one that had been approved in 2018. The Ontario government announced it will spend nearly $15.5 million on the new school. That includes an additional $6.8 million, according to a news release from Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick […]

Eat Local Grey Bruce has raised more than $100,000 to keep its doors open, after the the not-for-profit co-operative declared insolvency in December. The group announced Wednesday its fundraising efforts are enough to help pay off immediate debts and “get operations back up and running.” “We’re thrilled to get the chance to re-envision a new […]

Tyler James Geiger was found guilty of manslaughter and trafficking in carfentanil after a trial in the Superior Court of Justice Feb. 6 in Walkerton. Geiger, 37, of Harriston, Ont. was charged after West Grey Police Service officers investigated a sudden death in Neustadt on April 19, 2019, a police news release said this week. […]

The death of Ken Rae, the former local Crown attorney whose eloquence, ferocity and force of personality often made for must-see courtroom drama, was met with sadness by many who knew him. Kenneth Amyot Rae died of vascular dementia, at 83, on Jan. 30. He was living at a local retirement home when he died. […]

About $100,000 damage, including to aviation electronics, was done at the Kincardine Airport after a break-in on the weekend, police say. Officers were called to the airport, at 1987 Hwy. 21, shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday. A witness located a person, who was still inside the building, and notified police, according to a South Bruce […]

A longtime volunteer, official, minor sports executive and junior hockey leader has received the Western Ontario Athletic Association’s O.M. “Mike” Weichel Trophy for his outstanding efforts in minor sports. Durham’s Rob Nixon received the annual award at an alumni game celebrating the history of the Durham 72’s and Thundercats senior men’s teams in January. Nixon […]

The Windsor Spitfires average nearly five goals a game and they did a little bit better than that in an 8-1 win over the Owen Sound Attack Sunday night at home. With the win, the Spitfires improved their league-leading record to 32-12-3-1 and extend a winning streak at the WFCU Centre to eight games. Owen […]

The West Grey Minor Hockey and Hanover Minor Hockey Associations are one step closer to joining forces and becoming the Saugeen Valley Steelheads when the puck drops next season. Last year, both minor hockey boards voted in favour of amalgamating due to falling numbers and volunteer support. Eighty-one per cent of eligible voters who cast […]

Wearing special purple jerseys in memory of longtime volunteer and billet mom Ashley Clock the Knights of Meaford beat the Temiscaming Titans 7-4 and raised more than $12,000 for Clock’s young daughters and surviving family Thursday night. Ashley Clock, a single mother, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Nov. 12, 2022, at the age of 39. […]