Owen Sound Sun Times

A new project at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery will showcase Owen Sound's history, with an upcoming exhibit featuring the photographs and stories of people in the community. The Living Histories project will launch at the gallery on Dec. 9, running in tandem with an exhibition of historic photos of the city during the first [...]

Grey County rural life and its bountiful fall harvest were being celebrated in the Owen Sound area over the weekend. Hundreds came out on a sunny Saturday afternoon to the Fall Day at the Farm at the Parkin Farm just east of Owen Sound, where they were treated to a day of family fun, including [...]

The Owen Sound Attack concluded the tune-up season with a tidy 4-1 victory over the North Bay Battalion Saturday afternoon inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Carter George made 31 saves on 32 shots in the contest and may have staked his claim to the team's starting gig out of the gate while rookies [...]

The Silver Cs fellowship group for retired men in the Owen Sound area kicked off their Thanksgiving Food Drive recently. The group set up in the front entrance of Food Basics on Owen Sound's west side on Thursday and Friday, where they had a successful start to their initiative, which is collecting food and monetary [...]

As the Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort (OSHaRE) marks its 10th year in the city, the community keeps stepping up to support the organization's tireless efforts to feed the less fortunate. On Friday, approximately 100 people showed up to take part in the organization's largest fundraiser, the Walk for OSHaRE, which included two 5-kilometre [...]

A new facility had its grand opening in Owen Sound on Friday with the goal of helping to tackle hunger throughout Grey and Bruce counties. The new Grey Bruce Food Share food distribution hub opened at 263 10th St. E., and will help supply 25 food banks and seven meal programs across the two counties. [...]

Ladies sat busy at their sewing machines, much as they might for a typical gathering of the Bluewater Quilters' Guild in downtown Owen Sound. The task before them this Thursday morning was different though. They had an assembly line going and were turning out fabric bags which will contain reusable feminine hygiene kits for girls [...]

In an effort to help tackle local and provincial labour shortages, the provincial government is funding nearly $250,000 to help support upgrades to electrical training equipment at Georgian College in Owen Sound. The Ontario government announced it is investing $245,000 to enhance electrician apprenticeship training at Georgian College aimed at helping more people in Bruce-Grey-Owen [...]

When a Meaford teacher discovered a student wasn't coming to school because she was embarrassed that her family wasn't buying shampoo, she wondered how many other kids had hidden needs holding them back. Her dad couldn't afford shampoo and she didn't want to come to school as a teenager with greasy hair," said Amy Teed-Acres, [...]

About 800 East Ridge Community School students and a busload from Georgian Bay Community School in Meaford had the day off to go to the 170th Sydenham Fall Fair Thursday. As the fair's been around for so long, it has seen a lot of change. The most obvious is the urban growth and the scarcity [...]

The Winnipeg Jets and Colby Barlow have agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract. The Jets announced the deal on Thursday as National Hockey League clubs open training camps. The deal carries an annual average value of $1.2 million against the league's salary cap. Barlow, 18, tallied 79 points (46 goals, 33 assists) in 59 games [...]

A new Royal Canadian Legion branch will soon stand tall again in Hepworth after it was levelled by fire almost two years ago. The construction of the new home for Hepworth Shallow Lake Legion Branch 586 is set to begin soon at the site where on Jan. 21, 2022 an overnight fire ripped through the [...]

A woman has been arrested and charged after police say she was fraudulently claiming to collect funds for the family of the downtown Owen Sound businessman who was the victim of a homicide last month. On Wednesday, Owen Sound police said they were contacted by numerous downtown businesses regarding a woman who was going store [...]

Steps away from the Hanover Raceway the Barrie Colts must have felt right at home as the ponies potted eight goals on the Owen Sound Attack inside the P&H Centre Wednesday night. With the ice still settling at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre following the RCMP's Musical Ride, the Colts trounced the Bears 8-4 [...]

Local home sales remain well below historical norms in Grey-Bruce while new listings eclipsed a five-year high, according to the monthly statistics for August from the Canadian Real Estate Association. The Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS) said in a media release the number of homes sold through the MLS System in the [...]

Emotions ran high as duelling protests centred around the teaching of LGBTQ2S+ issues in schools took over the steps of Owen Sound City Hall on Wednesday morning. The city was one of several locations across Canada where demonstrations dubbed the 1 Million March 4 Children were held, with organizers calling for the elimination of Sexual [...]

There's still time to support Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort's annual fundraising walk Friday afternoon, then tour a new food-sharing hub downtown. OSHaRE gives free meals to hundreds of people twice a day, six days a week in downtown Owen Sound. It aims to raise about $350,000 every year, said Colleen Trask-Seaman, the charitable [...]

All are invited for a Fall Day at the Farm," at the Parkin farm just outside of Owen Sound on Saturday. The annual Owen Sound Harvest for Hunger fundraiser gives people a chance to enjoy themselves, including by picking their own pumpkin and getting corn stalks for decorating, eating hot dogs and burgers, pie and [...]

Long-time Deputy-mayor Jay Kirkland is to be appointed mayor in South Bruce Peninsula. Fromeer mayor Garry Michi resigned from the position late last month after he was heard on a recording making disparaging remarks about the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. South Bruce Peninsula council on Tuesday voted in favour of appointing Kirkland mayor [...]

The public's assistance is being sought in locating a man wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant who is known to frequent the Grey-Bruce region. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad is attempting to locate 34-year-old Aaron Marshall, who is wanted as a result of a breach of his statutory release. Marshall is known to frequent [...]

A man wanted on a Canada wide warrant is known to frequent Grey-Bruce. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad is attempting to locate 34-year-old Aaron Marshall, who is wanted as a result of a breach of his statutory release, according to an OPP news release. Marshall is known to frequent Hanover, Kincardine, Owen Sound and [...]

Police are investigating after offensive graffiti" was found on an outbuilding at the soccer fields in Walkerton. On Friday, just after 3:30 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of the graffiti at the fields on East Ridge Road. Police said the graffiti was applied using green spray paint sometime between Sept. 8 and 14. [...]

Nobody was injured in a crash involving a school bus west of Hanover on Friday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a two-vehicle crash along Bruce Rd. 4 in the former Brant Township. In a social media post on Friday afternoon, OPP said police responded to a crash involving [...]

Peninsula Shores District School in Wiarton is now home to a tiny forest and bioswale that will serve as a demonstration site to educate students and the community about biodiversity regeneration. The Wiarton Miyawaki Tiny Forest and Bioswale in the back playground of the school was formally inaugurated on Monday and some of the educational [...]

Three new exhibits are now gracing the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, including a major exhibition by artist Roly Fenwick. Roly Fenwick: Lifelines in Light & Shadow opened on Sept. 9, featuring the Owen Sound-born artist's landscape and figurative paintings. Fenwick, who divides his time between his home and studio in London, Ont., and a family [...]

Participants had their own reasons for joining the Terry Fox Run Sunday morning in Harrison Park. Sometimes participants wrote the names of those they were participating for on a nametag stuck to their shirts. Among the more than 100 participants was the Nicholson family: Scott, his wife Jenny, their son Cormac and daughter Fiona. Scott, [...]

More than 100 vintage cars were displayed on the 18th fairway at Cobble Beach Sunday but only one could be the ninth Concours d'Elegance Best of Show. This year's winner was a 1929 Cord L-29, with spoke wheels, black paint and orange accents, which accentuated the car's swooping, art deco-era curves. Each car was judged [...]

About 80 people jumped on a bike or walked for Ride Don't Hide, the annual mental health program fundraiser, which had raised $26,404 by Sunday morning towards its $30,000 goal. The Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce event took place at the soccer complex. Usually it's held in June at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park [...]

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The SweetWater Music Festival invited community musicians to join professionals Saturday for a musical jam of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. The seven-day celebration of baroque music, with a night of jazz, was held at a number of venues in Owen Sound, Leith and in Meaford. The festival, which turned 20 this year, concluded at [...]

Nominations for induction into the Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame in 2024 will be accepted until Dec. 31. Forms and criteria are downloadable from the city's website, under Sports Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted in the following categories: athletes, builders, teams and merit. Forms may also be picked up from Lauren Stewart [...]

The smell of smoky barbecue invited visitors to Owen Sound Ribfest, which opened its gates Friday afternoon. Three days of barbecued ribs, chicken, sausage, brisket and pulled pork await meat lovers, said Camp 31 BBQ general manager Ryan Mandryk, an hour before the gates opened. There are other options too: roasted corn, mac and cheese, [...]

The ballooning use of its emergency shelter program has Grey County exploring acquisition of a motel to create its own shelter. The county's program uses private motels to house people who are sleeping rough in the community, but with demand next year expected to be double what it was in 2021 it is looking at [...]

It is shaping up to be a busy fall on the streets of Owen Sound with close to 20 road resurfacing and construction projects set to commence. As of Monday, Walker Construction will begin road improvement work on projects throughout the city. The work will be completed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday to [...]

Terry Fox Run events across Grey-Bruce will take place Sunday. The annual event bears the name of the revered young, one-legged runner who tried to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. There will be runs in a number of local communities including Owen Sound, Hanover, Meaford, Durham, Saugeen Shores and Lion's Head. [...]

Meaford is set to start rehabilitation work on a more than one-kilometre stretch of Bayshore Road north of Leith. In the coming weeks work will begin on the reconstruction of 1,030 metres of the road from Grey Road 15 in the village of Leith to the south side of Keefer's Creek at the Ainslie Wood [...]

Owen Sound city council issued final approval to the following business licences on Monday evening: All My Relations, a retail store located at 893-895 3rd E. Fuego Wood Fired Pizza, a restaurant located at 136 10th E. My Woodshop, a home occupation located at 745 3rd E. Hawker and Peddler licence issued to the Georgian [...]

Owen Sound council has decided against disbanding its accessibility advisory committee for now. Disbanding the committee had been recommended in a board and committee housekeeping bylaw update report on Monday. Staff recommended the city join Grey County's accessibility advisory committee. But some on council expressed concerns about moving away from a city committee. Council passed [...]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford helped cut the ribbon to ceremonially open the nearly $70-million Markdale hospital Thursday, and drew a crowd of protesters. The community has waited more than 20 years for a new hospital and on Sept. 24, a Sunday morning, it will open to the public, replacing the Centre-Grey General Hospital which opened [...]

Owen Sound council has approved a bylaw change that will permit a rock climbing gym in Owen Sound's east side industrial park. On Monday, council received a recommendation report and approved the zoning change for the industrial mall located on the northwest corner of the 20th Street East and 16th Avenue East intersection to allow [...]

As Canada's oldest still-running school-based agricultural fall fair gets set to mark its 170th year, organizers are looking for stories from fairs past. The 170th annual Sydenham Fall Fair is to be presented by the Sydenham Agricultural Society on Sept. 21 at the Sydenham Campus in Owen Sound. The event kicks off with opening ceremonies [...]

Owen Sound council has asked for a staff report on ways the city can help people near a home recently raided by police, after residents made an emotional plea on Monday. Residents living on 29th Street West told councillors about issues they said were associated with a home on their street. They spoke about drug [...]

Wendell Thomson's 60-kilometre fundraising walk for Bruce Peninsula Hospitals Foundation - from Tobermory to his home in Pike Bay - is personal for the 68-year-old. I like doing things for the community. I always did," he said. And if I can help people out in any way, I will," he said. He said the idea [...]

Owen Sound council began its meeting Monday by holding a moment of silence for Sharif Rahman, who died last month after being assaulted outside his business in the city's downtown. Mayor Ian Boddy asked a full council chambers to rise and recognize Rahman, the Curry House owner who died on Aug. 24 after spending a [...]

The Municipality of Meaford has reached an agreement with the City of Owen Sound to use its leaf and yard waste site. On Monday, Owen Sound council passed a bylaw allowing Meaford residents to use the city site on 28th Ave. E. for the remainder of 2023, effective Tuesday. Owen Sound Director of Public Works [...]

Details of plans to convert the historic courthouse and jail in Owen Sound into an entertainment and event venue and business incubator were shared at a city meeting Monday. But some residents in the area raised concerns about the plans for the 3rd Avenue East facility, including additional vehicle traffic, alcohol consumption, parking, noise and [...]

Owen Sound is advising motorists of planned lane reductions along 10th Street in the downtown later this week and to begin next week. Beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Monday (Sept. 18.), motorists travelling through the 300 block of 10th Street East will experience lane reductions to accommodate work being performed in the [...]

People turned out for the 171st Owen Sound Fall Fair this weekend at pre-pandemic levels, and that was without a midway or carnival games. Those popular attractions weren't available this weekend for hire and even if they were, the cost was prohibitive for the Owen Sound Agricultural Society. But about 4,000 people came through the [...]

Spectators turned out for a slice of Canadiana when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police rode into town on the weekend. About 20 Mounties wearing scarlet coats, tall black riding boots and pecan-coloured Stetsons astride black horses created a spectacle even before their entry into the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre arena Saturday. People were stopping their [...]

Orillia OPP charged a Huron-Kinloss man with aggravated assault and other offences after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Orillia Aug. 10. Scott Adamson, 30, of Huron-Kinloss Township is charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm, fail to stop at an accident causing bodily harm, fail to comply with a probation order and [...]