Owen Sound Sun Times

A fundraiser will be held in the Township of Chatsworth this weekend to raise funds for its planned community hub project. The fundraising committee will hold its second annual Hike and Bike for the Hub on Saturday. The event, which also includes a poker run this year, will see participants travel 13.5 kilometres along the [...]

The province's Special Investigation Unit has terminated an investigation into a June arrest in Hanover. The independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police officer, announced on Tuesday that its director Joseph Martino had ended the investigation due to insufficient evidence of serious injury. The case involved a 19-year-old man who was arrested on [...]

The Escarpment Corridor Alliance wants to see a future, protective ecological corridor" network in the southern Georgian Bay area to better protect ecologically important lands from development between the Beaver Valley and the Niagara Escarpment. The connected corridor network, it is anticipated, would include two large, local developments, Castle Glen in the Blue Mountains and [...]

A chef from a Flesherton eatery isa Canadian finalist in an international competition aimed at discovering and mentoring some of the most promising and talented young chefs from around the world. Karly Ready, sous chef at The Gate restaurant, is one of 10 finalists from the Canadian region of the S. Pellegrino Young Chef Academy [...]

An event near Owen Sound that allows locals to experience a fun day on the farm while also helping to relieve world hunger is marking its 10th anniversary. Owen Sound Harvest For Hunger's Fall Day on the Farm will once again be held on the Parkin Farm east of Owen Sound on Saturday from 10 [...]

An organization that wants to see more affordable housing available in the area has asked for Owen Sound's support as it tackles the issue. Representatives of the Institute of Southern Georgian Bay and their Owen Sound table on community housing were at city council on Monday where they outlined the innovative ways being explored locally [...]

People are encouraged to dress like it's the 70s again andcome along on one of two50th anniversary MS Chi-Cheemaun cruises Sunday, Sept. 29. The Owen Sound Transportation Company ferry has been bringing passengers and their cars to Manitoulin Island and back to Tobermory since Sept. 29, 1974. These special sailings will mark the ferry's 50 [...]

It's just over 72 hours until the Owen Sound Attack play their first regular season game of the 2024-25 season and James Petrovski's knuckles are bloodied and raw. With four seconds left in the Attack's last preseason game, Petrovski, typically a reserved if not quiet presence on the ice, rained a barrage of fists and [...]

Dale DeGray's whiteboard is still empty. Every season DeGray will write notes on a whiteboard in his office to act as decision-making lodestars for the long Ontario Hockey Season. The notes guard against impulse and emotion taking hold of the ship's wheel and swerving into waters unknown. Last year, a note on DeGray's whiteboard said [...]

Bruce County is offering up to $50,000 in financial assistance to homeowners who want to build an Additional Residential Unit (ARU) on their property and offer it as an affordable rental. The county is putting up a total of $100,000 for its pilot ARU program, with applicants able to access a maximum of $50,000. An [...]

Owen Sound council gave final approval to the following business licences at its meeting on Monday: A hawker and peddler licence issued to Rick Brooks BWG Events Group for 2024 Ribfest, which took place on Sept. 13-15. A hawker and peddler licence issued to the Owen Sound Agricultural Society for the Owen Sound Fall Fair, [...]

Owen Sound council has agreed to explore a policing partnership with West Grey. At its meeting on Monday, council endorsed the exploration and potential implementation of a joint municipal police service with West Grey. The city manager was directed to initiate discussions with representatives of West Grey, The West Grey police services board, and the [...]

Surveillance cameras are now operational in Owen Sound's downtown. The city announced on Monday that nine cameras had been installed late last week in areas of the River District, the first phase of a three-year camera pilot program approved by council earlier this year. The program is in response to public calls for more safety [...]

A 38-year-old from Brampton faces an assault charge after a dispute over an unpaid bill at a Blue Mountain Resort restaurant. According to a media release from the Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP, a dispute between a patron and a staff member took place outside of the restaurant due to an unpaid bill on Sept. [...]

Providing affordable apartment rentals is becoming increasingly unaffordable for the Rotary Club of Meaford, which is faced with an aging apartment complex and increasing expenses. The Rotary Club owns the Godfrey Apartments in Meaford - a 32-unit, four-building apartment complex on Nelson Street West with an average monthly rent of $751. Phil Cant, chair of [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service's automated licence plate recognition technology (A.L.P.R) helped locate and recover a 2023 Nissan Murano reported stolen from the Chatham-Kent area last week. Officers used the A.L.P.R. to locate the vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Chatham-Kent Police Service in August. The Owen Sound Police Service received more than [...]

It takes teamwork to win The Amazing Race Bruce Grey. That's how Manny Bonilla of Grimsby and teammate Gil Broza or Toronto took on a particularly tough task and beat nine other teams of two at fun challenges across Grey-Bruce. They built a fire, shot pool, played nine rounds of Frisbee golf, tried orienteering [...]

The dress rehearsal is over. The Owen Sound Attack will play for real on Friday in Guelph. In their preseason finale Sunday afternoon, Owen Sound scored two unanswered goals in the third period to beat the North Bay Battalion 3-2 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Overage defender Taos Jordan scored the game-winning goal [...]

Avery Thomas continued a family tradition at the 156th Wiarton Fall Fair Saturday. Like her dad Rob when he was young, Avery competed in horse showing and riding challenges at the fair. She rides five or six days a week, with the help of a horse trainer. She and her horse, Rayne, placed first in [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox brought baseball back to the Scenic City three years ago. On Saturday, they became champions. The North Dufferin Baseball League's Strother Cup is heading to Owen Sound for the first time in the trophy's nearly 100-year-old history. Soon the Baysox name will be etched into the cup's base as the league's [...]

Amid the heritage village called Moreston, past the 1850s log cabin, blacksmith shop and working steam engine displays, stood Anusha Adhikari. It was Harvest Fest, the reimagined fall event at Grey Roots museum. Previously called Pratie Oaten, a festival of Irish pioneer heritage, this new event now in its third year strives to be inclusive [...]

Police have announced several charges against a Walkerton man after a clandestine drug lab was discovered in the Bruce County town earlier this month. The 51-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, pointing a firearm, using a firearm [...]

A pair of Grey-Bruce artists have won big at the Canadian Country Music Association awards. Rising country music star Owen Riegling of Mildmay was named both the Songwriter of the Year and Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year, while Linsey Beckett who grew up near Kemble, was named Fiddle Player of the Year. Not [...]

The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre in Owen Sound is steaming ahead with its first-ever model marine and rail show and sale later this month at the Owen Sound Legion. The inaugural event is to take place September 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an entry fee of $5, which includes entry to the [...]

LOCAL LAX STARS AT WORLDS Port Elgin's Ian MacKay and Flesherton's Tori Verbeek will join Team Canada at the World Lacrosse Box Championships, set to take place from September 20 to 29 in Utica, New York. Verbeek joins Team Canada for the first-ever women's box lacrosse championship. She is a graduate student at St. Lawrence [...]

A jury found Emric Thompson guilty Thursday of arson and mischief at one of three churches that burned four years ago at Saugeen First Nation. Thompson, who was 49 and of Saugeen First Nation when charged, was found guilty of arson at the Church of Jesus Christ, at 379 Scotch Settlement Rd., and mischief over [...]

The Harmony Centre in Owen Sound will welcome the public to explore the programs and activities available there, particularly when the colder winter weather chases people indoors. The centre, in the former Knox church at 890 4th Avenue East, will hold n open house on Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part [...]

An 11-year-old sustained minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Owen Sound Thursday morning. The youngster was struck while walking in the crosswalk at the intersection of 10th Street West and 8th Avenue West, just after 8 a.m., Owen Sound police said in a news release. A 2018 BMW was attempting to turn [...]

The Sydenham Fall Fair continued its tradition of bringing the country to the city as more than 800 students from East Ridge Community School got to take in the sights and sounds of farm life Thursday. The oldest and quite possibly the only remaining school-based fair marked its 171st year with events and activities at [...]

Young and aspiring creative writers can win up to $100 by entering the 2024 Write @ Your Library writing contest. The contest is open to all Grey-Bruce students in grades 7 to 12. Winning entries will receive cash prizes up to $100 and have their work published in the Write for 2024 anthology. Submissions are [...]

Two South Bruce residents are facing several drugs, weapons and theft charges after an investigation by several OPP police units turned up illegal drugs, weapons, cash, and stolen property with a total value exceeding $123,000. The Huron-Perth and Grey-Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), [...]

The Inter Township Fire Department (ITFD) celebrated a combined 90 years of service at its 2024 Years of Service Awards last Saturday. The award recipients include Glen McKee (35 years), Travis Belrose, Jenna Bergeron, Nate Downing, Richard Stackhouse and Jeff Thomson (five years). Our firefighters' dedication and commitment to serving the community are truly inspiring," [...]

An 18-year-old driver who fled from police before crashing into a residence in Kincardine faces a slew of charges. According to a South Bruce OPP media release, an officer patrolling along Bruce Road 23 in Kincardine attempted to stop a vehicle around 6:41 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the vehicle fled at a high rate of [...]

The Owen Sound Attack picked up their first preseason win on home ice Wednesday night, 4-2 over the Barrie Colts. Neither team brought a full complement of players with NHL camps underway, but Owen Sound's young guns played with gumption, and goaltender Matthew Koprowski looked solid in net, making 30 saves for the win. The [...]

Wiarton's Business Improvement Association board will remain to promote beautification, maintenance and promotion of downtown Wiarton. South Bruce Peninsula council voted Tuesday to accept the second of two expressions of interest from people to sit on the board of seven. Difficulties filling the vacancies had raised the possibility of shelving the BIA for a year. [...]

His name was Garnet Michael Nelson. His long way home is finally over. It's taken eight years to confirm the identity of the homeless drifter, who garnered social media attention while passing through Bruce County, and to end a nagging mystery about the body found on the beach at Port Albert, north of Goderich, in [...]

One of two monuments honouring Dr. Solomon Secord will no longer be displayed in Kincardine following much debate. We understand that this decision may not satisfy everyone," said Mayor Kenneth Craig. However, after listening to our community, it became clear that there was no appropriate place to display the Secord monument that would align with [...]

Someone bought a winning Lotto Max ticket in Grey County worth $40 million. It's half of a record-setting $80-million jackpot which will be shared with a winner in Quebec, from Tuesday night's draw. Ontario Lottery and Gaming spokesman Tony Bitonti said OLG knows exactly where the ticket was sold. But it's leaving it vague so [...]

Southbridge Care Homes is closing its 34-bed long-term care home in Chesley as of Dec. 31, citing challenging" fire code regulations. The large and handsome old yellow brick home at 98 3rd St. SE needs sprinklers, a Southbridge letter to staff says. A letter from Andrea Loft, Southbridge's vice-president of long-term care and retirement, [...]

Home sales ticked up in August and showed year-over-year improvement in the region. According to figures released by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS), 236 homes were sold through the MLS system last month, which is a 7.8 per cent increase from August 2023. The late-summer surge hasn't made up for a [...]

A cat and dog were reunited with their owner after being removed from a home during a break-in Sunday in Kincardine. According to the South Bruce OPP, the victim's cat and dog were removed from the home during a break-in at around 10 a.m. Sunday morning at a house on Bruce Road 20 in Kincardine. [...]

A small electrical fire in the basement of an Owen Sound townhouse caused $50,000 worth of damage. Ten Owen Sound Fire Department members responded to the fire in the 2100 block of 6th Avenue East around 10:30 p.m. Friday. Owen Sound Fire Prevention Officer Greg Nicol said no one was home at the time of [...]

Those who attended the final day of the 2024 Canadian Men's Senior Golf Championship at the Saugeen Golf Club were treated to bonus golf as both the senior and super senior finals went into playoff rounds. Canadian-born Miles McConnell made up four strokes on the leader Sunday to come from behind and win the national [...]

The three-day Meaford International Film Festival will presentsix award-winning movies at Meaford Hall starting Friday. The event features a MIFF Red Carpet Gala Thursday night, Sept. 19, hosted by Collingwood premier drag queen," Enya Dreams. There will be a live auction, live performances and a chance to mingle with local celebrities and community members, [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox are one win away from turning a dream season" into a championship reality. The Baysox can win the first Strother Cup and North Dufferin Baseball League title in league history with a win at the Rangers Park in Ivy Saturday after winning two games at home over the weekend. Owen Sound [...]

The sun was shining on the more than 100 unique, exotic and rare vehicles at the 10th annual Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance on Sunday. And the vehicle that sparkled the most in the eyes of the judges at this year's show was a one-of-a-kind 1947 Bentley Mk VI Coupe with a body made by renowned [...]

When Cindy Druyf-Hatchard of Owen Sound was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in the fall of 2022, beating the disease was the only option. On Sunday, Druyf-Hatchard continued on the road of putting her battle in the rearview mirror as she donned the red shirt reserved for those who have been diagnosed with cancer andtook [...]

The Grey-Bruce community is coming together again to raise money for local Nordic skier Julian Smith. The 11th Communski Fundraiser at Heartwood Hall in Owen Sound is set for Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m. The fundraising event will include trivia, prizes, appetizers, desserts and soft drinks with door prizes and live music provided by [...]

A unique program of the annual SweetWater Music Festival aims to both provide experience for young artists and build the classical music community in the area. While the festival's Next Wave program is providing performance opportunities for young artists, program advisor Bridget Walsh said Saturday it is also about inviting and welcoming others into the [...]

It was a car show like no other on Saturday in Owen Sound, where bribing the judges was encouraged, and the prizes handed out included everything from pasta sauce and olives to spam and potato chips. And in a display of just how backwards the Concours d'Lemons was, top prize went to the most mundane [...]