Owen Sound Sun Times

Harbour Nights concerts return for the summer starting this Sunday at 7 p.m. with the Rob Elder Trio. The free concerts will be held every Sunday but one through Aug. 20 and some Sundays will feature concerts at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. There’s no concert on Aug. 6 of the Civic holiday weekend. Bring […]

Georgian Bluffs is moving forward with a number of initiatives aimed at managing short-term accommodations across the municipality. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, Georgian Bluffs council approved half a dozen motions aimed at STAs, including the implementation of voluntary registration program for providers of short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO in […]

COVID-19 may be in the rear-view mirror for many, but nurse practitioner Michelle Lanteigne deals with people infected with the lingering pandemic virus every day. She runs an acute-care clinic for people with active COVID-19 and one for long COVID patients at the Owen Sound Family Health Team offices on 1st Avenue West. The clinic […]

The players were focused, the pressure was on and the rivalry was intense, as close to a dozen teams of Grey-Bruce high school students battled it out to finish on top on Friday. But the competition wasn’t played out on a field, in a gymnasium or at an arena. It was in the classrooms and […]

Temporary emergency department closures are “likely in the coming months” due to hospital staff shortages in Grey-Bruce, a joint statement from the three area hospital corporations said. “Local hospital CEOs and leadership are working together to ensure an emergency department will be open and available within a reasonable distance at all times,” the statement said. […]

The Owen Sound District Wolves girls’ rugby team won the 2023 CWOSSA ‘AAA’ championship Friday afternoon in Brantford 20-12 over Guelph’s J.F. Ross. It’s the first time the locally dominant rugby team has won the CWOSSA ‘AAA’ championship and qualified for OFSAA in the school’s history. The sixteen-team OFSAA ‘AAA’ championship is set to take […]

A 67-year-old driver who lived in West Grey died Thursday at the scene of a crash involving a transport truck and a car on Highway 9 between Mildmay and Walkerton. South Bruce OPP said the collision was reported to police at 12:32 p.m. The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene, near Concession 12, […]

Meaford officials were advising people Friday not to use the town’s municipal water supply as a precaution after a fire at an automotive business late Thursday. Municipal officials were in contact with the province’s Ministry of Environment and continued to assess the fire scene at Johnny B’s Automotive to ensure no byproducts from the fire […]

The Owen Sound Baysox crushed the Mansfield Cubs to win their first game of the season in their home opener Thursday night at Tom Williams Baseball Field. Nate Kramer pitched a complete-game shutout as the Baysox topped the Cubbies 12-0. Kramer, Bryan Post and Ryan Bartley all smacked home runs as part of a 10-run […]

A large fire destroyed a decades-old family-run auto repair shop and disrupted the flow of water in Meaford Thursday night. Black smoke from the blaze at Johnny B’s Automotive and Car Care was seen as far away as Owen Sound and The Blue Mountains as neighbours reported hearing explosions and being overwhelmed by fumes and […]

It’s sometimes called a victory lap when a high school senior returns for an extra year. An apt description in the case of fifth-year senior Tyson Morrison who scored the game-winning goal in triple overtime Thursday at Victoria Park as the St. Mary’s Mustangs topped the McKinnon Park Blue Devils 10-9 to secure back-to-back CWOSSA […]

A 1,200 member local with employees at Bruce Power have voted in favour of strike action. The members of the Society of United Professionals voted 98.6 per cent in favour of strike action if necessary. The vote is to support meaningful bargaining and to reach a fair collective agreement, it said in a news release […]

After a rainy and gray beginning to the May long weekend, Sauble Beach businesses were happy to see the sunshine and blue skies on Sunday, which brought the crowds out. While only a few brave souls were braving the still frigid Lake Huron waters, Main Street and Lakeshore Boulevard had good-sized crowds browsing local shops […]

As members of his community gathered on the sand just north of the iconic Welcome to Sauble Beach sign on Sunday, former Saugeen First Nation chief Vernon Roote recalled the decades he spent fighting for what he always knew belonged to his people. Roote said after the ceremony that he has been hoping for many […]

A financial business in Grey Highlands was robbed Friday afternoon. At about 5 p.m., Grey-Bruce OPP were called to the robbery on Grey Road 2, where two people armed with a firearm entered the business, bound employees and stole a quantity of currency, police said in a news release. Police described one suspect as a […]

A firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported after a home was destroyed by fire in Sauble Beach on Saturday. Shortly before 11 a.m. the 911 call came in for a working structure fire, South Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Tim Wilson said Sunday morning. Both the Wiarton and Sauble Beach […]

Family bonds, good friends and familiar faces may have helped the Owen Sound North Stars win their home opener Saturday night. The N’Stars topped the Brooklin Merchants 12-11 in overtime inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre with plenty of Scenic City locals in the lineup, including starting goaltender Ethan Woods and first-year head coach […]

The Owen Sound District Wolves topped the Grey Highlands Lions 31-14 Friday at OSDSS to complete yet another undefeated season with a championship. Clair Vokes scored four of the Wolves’ tries in the championship game while Taylor Chester added the fifth and Natalie Madill knocked home three conversions. It’s the second-straight season the Wolves have […]

Local participants came away with some hardware and recognition at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton. Dubbed the country’s largest annual youth STEM event, a team of six senior students from Grey-Bruce represented the Bluewater Region at the May 14-19 event. Vedant Sheel, a Grade 9 student at Saugeen District Secondary School was awarded a […]

It’s ribbon and medal time for local high school track and field athletes. The Owen Sound District Secondary School track and field day featured over 150 athletes competing in several events on a beautiful spring day at the high school. Seventeen school records were broken at the event. Keira Snelling broke school records for the […]

Grey County will spend $150,000 to open an all-night warming centre in Owen Sound for homeless people next winter. There’s been a 300 per cent increase in homelessness since 2020, which a report approved by Grey County council Thursday said is why an overnight warming centre is needed. It’s a pilot project which will be […]

They may not be golden, but tickets for the latest production by the Roxy Young Company are definitely a hot commodity. The youth are taking to the Roxy Theatre stage this weekend when they present Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr. There were three sold-out shows for school audiences on Thursday, before the public is invited […]

In the midst of National Nursing Week, an Owen Sound singer-songwriter has released a song as a tribute to the work nurses do everywhere, and to help empower them to keep going through all the hard times they face. Gracie Jet, who is a Registered Practical Nurse in medicine at the hospital in Owen Sound, […]

The search for another coach is on again this off-season for the Owen Sound Attack as the team announced Jordan Hill is stepping away from the club for family reasons. The Owen Sound Attack made the announcement via a media release on Tuesday. Hill, who joined the team ahead of the 2017-18 season, had been […]

Wednesday was a day off for the boxing class for people with Parkinson’s at the Y in Owen Sound. The weekly session helps with strength, endurance and balance and even keeps the vocal chords limber, when boxers throw a punch combination and yell “One-two,” said Shelley Rivard, Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario’s CEO. But the monthly […]

Owen Sound is going to allow licensed on-street patios in the downtown to open this summer while it gathers more information about protecting them from vehicles. City council voted Monday to receive a report from staff respecting patios in the River District. Staff had recommended that to comply with the Ontario Traffic Council Guidelines for […]

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” […]