Owen Sound Sun Times

This spring, young women from Bruce, Grey and Huron counties will be able to explore a career in the skilled trades. The Nuclear Innovation Institute's Built to Lead event will once again offer a free-to-attend showcase aimed at young women in Grades 7 to 12. This year's public event will take place on the evening [...]

Bruce Road 14 also closed in area of Gould Lake due to flooding

City council news round-up from Monday's council meeting

Geologist Beth Gilhespy will help people learn more about the ground under their feet at the Owen Sound library. On Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m., Gilhespy will tell Owen Sound's story of geological change through five hikes available in her book Walking Through Time: Exploring the Geology of the Sydenham Bruce Trail Section. From [...]

A sailboat that was on its side in the water along the wall of the former Russel Brothers factory boat launch in Owen Sound is again upright. The boat, which was resting on its side half submerged in shallow water on Friday, attracted the attention of the Canadian Coast Guard, which visited the site that [...]

The turf is in at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Earlier this week, box lacrosse turf from the former practice facility of the National Lacrosse League's Albany Firewolves - a team that has since relocated to Oshawa - was installed at the Bayshore. Owen Sound's junior B, senior B, and senior A lacrosse teams [...]

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority has upgraded all its watersheds to a flood watch after another blast of heavy rain hit the area early Wednesday morning, with some municipalities forced to close flooded roads. GSCA said in a statement released just before 11 a.m. that much of the watershed had received between 20 and 25 millimetres [...]

Whether attending the session in person or virtually, attendees must register online.

Kincardine Deputy-mayor Andrea Clarke is resigning her chair on council to become a deputy judge. The municipality of Kincardine announced the significant and well-deserved" career change on Monday, noting that Clarke is compelled by legislation to resign from her municipal responsibilities. Clarke, a lawyer, was elected deputy mayor in 2022. Deputy Mayor Clarke has served [...]

The councillor who moved the motion decided to vote against it in the end.

The City of Owen Sound is inviting residents to the 2026 Arts, Culture and Volunteer Awards ceremony on Thursday. The awards will take place inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre from 6 to 8 p.m., and is free to attend. Light snacks, entertainment and a cash bar will be on offer. The biannual Arts [...]

Exercise marks culmination of Infantry Private trades training

'We're going to go ahead with the project,' at least to gather construction bids to see if they're affordable. -- Don Statham, spokesman for Lutheran Social Services

Adorable isn't a word too often used to describe the goings-on of a national political convention, but it's apt in this case.

Saugeen Conservation issued a flood outlook on Monday due to significant rainfall expected throughout the week. A media release issued by the conservation authority said staff will closely monitor watershed conditions and provide an update if they change. The flood outlook statement remains in effect until Friday at noon unless otherwise updated. Saugeen Conservation said [...]

Former Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George is a finalist for the Ontario Hockey League's Goaltender of the Year Award. On Monday, the OHL announced the five finalists for the Jim Rutherford Trophy, presented annually to the OHL Goaltender of the Year as voted by the league's general managers. Team nominees were required to receive [...]

The tax relief granted to this property class will add to the burden on residential and the other tax classes.

Trustees would keep their roles but lose much of their decision-making power.

Sarnia's top cop had this advice for a man wanted after a Sarnia student pub shooting left one dead and two hurt: "Turn yourself in."

The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority has issued a watershed conditions statement after the area was hit by heavy rains over the past 24 hours, with more in the forecast for the coming days. GSCA said issued the statement Monday morning after the watershed received between 25 and 70 millimetres of rain on Sunday, with the [...]

A dirt bike has been reported stolen from a property in Walter's Falls. Grey Bruce OPP say that sometime between April 3 and 10, a shed was entered on a Victoria Street property and a blue two-stroke Yamaha YZ 250 dirt bike was stolen. Police are asking residents in the area to review any home [...]

Grey Bruce OPP have asked for the public's assistance to identify two individuals related to an investigation into a theft from a vehicle in Georgian Bluffs, followed by the fraudulent use of a stolen credit card. Police say two individuals entered an unlocked vehicle on Atkins Street in Pottawatomi Village just west of Owen Sound [...]

The shopkeeper of a west-side business required emergency treatment including surgery after intervening in the robbery.

More than three years ago, Dana Saunders took his little brother Arol to a golf tournament after being matched with the Owen Sound youth. It was his first time ever at a golf course, and it wasn't about the golf for him that day - it was all about driving the cart," Saunders said. Saunders [...]

From a 5,000 tree operation on 200 acres to sap collected in buckets the old-fashioned way, it's all happening in Kemble.

A group hoping to transform Markdale's vacant former hospital into affordable housing has hit a roadblock. A $600,000 conditional deal for the former hospital site between Affordable Housing in Grey Highlands Inc. (AHIGH) and Brightshores Health System expired earlier this month, as the two sides were unable to reach terms. The affordable housing non-profit said [...]

There are five vessels moored at the decrepit boat launch where people are living.

Round 2 of major reconstruction of the southeast entrance of Owen Sound is set to commence. The city announced this week that road construction along 9th Avenue East from 6th Street East to Superior Street would begin on Monday, April 13. Commuters can expect to encounter road construction activity and lane reductions along 9th Avenue [...]

The board remains subject to a provincial takeover last summer, due to broad concerns about the board of health.

Local award-winning filmmakers will take viewers into one of the least accessible and visually striking areas of the Great Lakes on Earth Day. On April 22, Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick of Inspired Planet Productions will use a cutting-edge underwater robot to take viewers into the fish-filled waters surrounding the Bruce Power nuclear generating station [...]

Hockey Canada's bench staff for the 2026 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship in Slovakia will have a couple of Owen Sound connections. Owen Sound native Mark O'Leary was named to the staff and will serve as an assistant coach. Former Owen Sound Attack assistant coach Drew Bannister will lead the Canadians in Slovakia as the [...]

The Roxy Theatre will become a courtroom full of tension, intrigue and suspense when the next Owen Sound Little Theatre show hits the stage. For its third production of its 2025-26 playbill, the local theatre group will present Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution beginning on Thursday, April 16. Director Bill Murphy said exactly a [...]

The Owen Sound Ice Hawks executive said the city's girls hockey program is experiencing massive growth in the youngest age groups. This season, 250 players were registered from the under-7 to under-18 age groups, with 17 teams hitting the ice. The under-7 group had 40 players, and the under-9 group iced four teams for the [...]

Sentencing is scheduled for June 5

Owen Sound Pickleball Club to include 7 cushioned courts, pro shop, warmup area and more

The Minto 81's were forced to forfeit Game 6 of the North Conference championship series after the league's general managers ruled they used an ineligible goaltender.

The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks swept the Tillsonburg Thunder to win the Ontario Hockey Association's senior men's single-A championship.

South Bruce Peninsula is moving ahead with a proposal from the South Bruce Peninsula Family Health Organization to move into vacant space next to its new town hall, now under construction. Council voted Tuesday to approve further negotiations with the South Bruce Peninsula Family Health Organization regarding a lease (inclusive of all capital and operational [...]

The rising costs of home-heating is creating an unsustainable situation for the United Way's utility assistance program.

An information session is being held for anyone from Grey County interested in running in the fall's municipal and school board elections. The session, to be held April 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Grey County administration building in Owen Sound, is open to those considering running as a candidate or registering as [...]

The winning Encore ticket from Grey County was part of Tuesday's Lotto Max draw

Now kids attending Keystone mental health counselling and Big Brothers or Big Sisters mentorship gatherings can grab a snack before their meetings, while their parents can fill a grocery bag from a new pantry in the same building. The food comes via OSHaRE, the downtown soup kitchen and services hub, through its partnership with Second [...]

Road repairs to West Street northwest of Owen Sound have been complete and road is again open to traffic. The Township of Georgian Bluffs put out an advisory just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday noting the road had reopened. The area will remain gravel until asphalt can be installed, the township added. On Tuesday, the [...]

Harry Nansi's hockey season isn't quite finished. Earlier this week, the Toronto Marlies announced they have signed Nansi to an amateur tryout contract (ATO) for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The Marlies are the American Hockey League affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs selected Nansi in the fifth round of the [...]

Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority announced late Monday afternoon that the Durham Upper Dam walkway has been reopened along with most trails in that conservation area, although some muddy and flooded areas remain. The trail from McGowan falls to the boat launch remains closed due to flooding, but the remainder of the trails are now open. [...]

"It helps restore our people's connection to our land and signals a step forward in reconcilliation." -- SFN Chief Conrad Ritchie said last July of the community picking its own beach name

Brightshores Owen Sound Foundation is providing money for nerve-function monitors used in surgery, an ICU patient warming/cooling unit, new transport stretchers, automated medication dispensers, expanded data storage and $14,100 for a clinical staff education and training fund at the hospital. Those are examples provided by the foundation about how $705,000 from this year's Caring for [...]

'The funds raised directly support mentoring relationships that help children and youth build confidence, resilience, and a sense of belonging.' -- Beth Aubrey, executive director

A dedication ceremony for a tree that serves as an important cultural landmark for local First Nations people will be held at Harrison Park in Owen Sound on April 22. Known as a marker tree, the sugar maple was bent and reinforced as a sapling by the Anishinaabek to serve as a navigation guide. Marker [...]

A steady rain didn't stop a steady stream of Easter enthusiasts from heading to downtown Port Elgin on Saturday for the Business Improvement Area's fourth annual Eggstravaganza. The umbrellas, raincoats and rubber boots came out for this year's event, which included face painting, pictures with the Easter Bunny, giant bubble blowing and a petting zoo [...]