Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire that destroyed pavilion-type structure on the city’s west side Thursday night. Fire Chief Phil Eagleson said Friday morning that crews were called to the fire at Brooke House, a group home on 4th Avenue West near 19th Street West, just after 8 p.m. Eagleson said […]

More than 300 emergency room visits in Grey-Bruce each year involve people having a stroke or stroke-like symptoms. Recent accreditation of Grey Bruce Health Services by Accreditation Canada offers assurance that the district stroke program helping those patients is meeting rigorous standards. But for the program to perform at its best, people who might be […]

An event started three years ago in memory of an Owen Sound man who died of an opioid overdose is returning to the city’s downtown. The United Way of Bruce Grey, Safe ‘n Sound drop-in centre, Grey Bruce Public Health and other partners will hold their We Remember Them event at the Owen Sound Farmers’ […]

A milestone was passed this week in the construction of a $10 million bridge that will span the Teeswater River in Paisley. Two large cranes, one on the north and one of the south sides of the bridge site, laid into place 23-metre reinforced concrete girders, 20 in all. The north crane placed 10 girders […]

The Roxy Young Company is inviting the public out to see the culmination of their week-long March Break Musical Theatre Camp. A final performance by participants of the sold-out camp will be held on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre. The camp is being directed by Grace McRae, last seen onstage in last […]

If it’s truly Carter George’s swan song this season in Owen Sound the impressive rookie goaltender is going out on a high note. The Thunder Bay native made 34 saves and notched his seventh-career Ontario Hockey League win in his tenth appearance as the Owen Sound Attack snapped the Flint Firebirds’ seven-game winning streak with […]

A young man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for stabbing another man at Sauble Beach two summers ago received an 18-month conditional sentence plus probation. Elias Markos Dimopoulos, 19, of Etobicoke when charged, admitted that on Aug. 25, 2021 he fought a 19-year-old man, then stabbed his midsection with a knife, Ontario Court Justice […]

A citizens group in Owen Sound is holding a panel discussion on housing solutions in the community. Rebound Owen Sound will present Our Community Working Together for Housing Solutions on March 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harmony Centre, where a panel of local experts will discuss the housing crisis, what is causing […]

The unique biodiversity of the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula will be highlighted in a forum being held in Tobermory next month. The 2023 Sources of Knowledge Forum will run April 28 to 30 at the Parks Canada Visitor Centre in Tobermory where presenters and workshops will take place with the theme, Biodiversity on the Saugeen Bruce […]

Former Grey County warden and current lawyer Selwyn Hicks has received an award for his community service from the Law Society of Ontario. Hicks has been granted the 2023 Lincoln Alexander Award, which recognized a lawyer or paralegal who has demonstrated long-standing interest and commitment to the public and to the pursuit of community service. […]

Renovations to improve accessibility at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery will begin on Monday, but the facility will remain open during the work. The front entrance of the art gallery will be reconstructed and the gallery’s passenger lift will be replace with an elevator. During the course of the work, expected to last until May […]

Update: Police say man has been located and is safe. Grey Bruce OPP officers are looking for a missing man last seen in Saugeen First Nation. Police released a photo of the missing person, Chase Grimoldby, 27, who was last seen on Eagle Street at Saugeen First Nation Friday last week at 10 p.m. […]

Fish caught in the Lion’s Head-area waters may be entered by participants in the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular fishing derby this year. In recent years, the giant Salmon Spectacular derby included Georgian Bay waters from Colpoy’s Bay in the west, to Delphi Point near Collingwood in the east. Derby co-chair Chris Geberdt said in an […]

Local Immigration Partnerships in counties across the region are teaming up for an online panel on allyship to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The partnerships in Grey-Bruce, Simcoe, and Lanark and Renfrew counties will hold the discussion on March 21 from noon to 1:30 p.m., when expert panelists will discuss […]

The scarecrows will be back in Meaford in 2023. After a strong public outcry over plans to put the festival on hold this year and several new people stepping up to help, organizers have announced that the Meaford Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival will continue. “The community was just so upset about it not happening,” […]

Owen Sound council has decided against proceeding with the next phase of the River District Precinct plan to turn the 900 block of 1st Avenue East into an inviting people place, at least for now, because work bids came in nearly $1 million over budget. Seven councillors voted Monday against the staff recommendation to proceed […]

There will be plenty of opportunities for those hoping to get their maple syrup fix in the area over the next few weeks. A number of maple syrup festivals are planned to be back this spring, including the Wiarton Rotary Maple Magic, the Kemble Maple Tour, the Purple Valley Maple Syrup Festival and the Holstein […]

Several recent coyote sightings has Georgian Bluffs officials reminding residents the animals are common in the area and the municipality has some suggestions on how to avoid contact with them. “Coyotes are all around us throughout the year, but generally like to keep their distance from their human neighbours,” director of community services Niall Lobley […]

Scientists from Bruce Power and the Nuclear Innovation Institute have played a leading role in developing a radiation measuring satellite that will be launched into space on Tuesday. NII Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Eric Johnston and Bruce Power Senior Scientist Dr. Andrei Hanu, along with McMaster University Professor Dr. Soo-Hyun Byun, have helped to lead […]

MINOR SOCCER REGISTRATION CLOSES MARCH 15 Registration for the 2023 Owen Sound Minor Soccer outdoor season closes on March 15. The organization has over 700 kids registered for the upcoming season and is using the March 15 cutoff date to determine the number of teams it’s able to offer. Owen Sound Minor Soccer says it […]

Save Georgian Bay is vowing to continue the fight against TC Energy’s proposed pumped storage project in Meaford. In a letter to the group’s supporters posted on the organization’s website, Tom Buck writes “I know many of you feel ignored, sad, disappointed and have concerns after the passing of the ‘willing host resolution’”. TransCanada Energy […]

The 2023 sailing season begins May 5, when the MS Chi-Cheemaun is set to depart from Tobermory for its first trip to South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island at 8:50 a.m. In a news release distributed Friday, the Owen Sound Transportation Company said the 2023 sailing season is full speed ahead. Reservations for the MS Chi-Cheemaun’s […]

The region lost around 2,100 full-time jobs and 3,100 workers last month, new figures released Friday by Statistics Canada show. The Four County Labour Market Planning Board released last month’s local employment numbers for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. They show overall net employment decreased by 1,700 with 2,100 full-time job losses and 400 part-time […]

Rookie Antonio Tersigni had a goal and two assists while overage Nolan Seed earned the game’s first star as the Owen Sound Attack snapped a four-game skid with a 7-4 victory over the Oshawa Generals Saturday night in the Scenic City. The win makes 30 on the season for the Attack and with it they […]

A tale of two cities unfolded Friday night inside the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium as the Kitchener Rangers shellacked the Owen Sound Attack 8-3. On a night when the Owen Sound Attack dropped their fourth-straight game, the Rangers won their sixth consecutive contest. On a night when the Owen Sound Attack fell to eighth place in […]

Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of a house fire Friday night at Saugeen First Nation. According to a police media release, members of the Grey-Bruce OPP were notified of the fire along with the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department at approximately 8:45 p.m. First responders headed to the structure fire on Eagle […]

A Hanover police constable is facing several charges including assault with a weapon stemming from an internal review of an incident that occurred overnight at the Hanover Police Service cellblock. Hanover Chief of Police Chris Knoll ordered a criminal investigation related to the use of force on a person in custody the night of Jan. […]

Georgian Bluffs council this week endorsed recommendations intended to identify to what extent short-term rentals cause problems in the township, then determine what to do about it. Councillors also agreed to hire seasonal bylaw enforcement staff who will visit areas based, it’s hoped, on reports on the township’s website from neighbours of troublesome visitors, Georgian […]

Two kitchen fires in the same apartment building this month highlight the importance of attentiveness while cooking, Owen Sound fire prevention officer Greg Nicol said. A pot of oil caught fire and two people were left with burns when moving the pot off the stove Thursday at 1195 6th Ave. W. Firefighters put out the […]

Georgian Bluffs has closed Church Sideroad Bridge due to safety concerns. The bridge is on Church Sideroad West, at Sarawak Keppel Townline, effective immediately and until further notice, a March 8 township news release said. “The township has identified deterioration of the bridge abutments and wing walls, and has closed the bridge due to safety […]

Police have charged two students in what they called a “student-on-student stabbing” Thursday morning at Grey Highlands Secondary School in Flesherton. Grey-Bruce OPP said in an initial news release that officers were called about 10:15 a.m. to a Flesherton high school. “It was reported that a student had been stabbed and required medical attention.” The […]

An initiative aiming to advance water quality protection and healthy sustainable communities around Lake Huron has awarded funding to a handful of local projects. Lake Huron Forever, which was developed in 2019 by shoreline community foundations and conservation partners from the United States and Canada, has awarded $5,000 grants to four projects in Ontario with […]

The abandoned Blockbuster video store on the Sunset Strip in Georgian Bluffs has played an important part in a movie that is opening in select theatres in Canada this weekend. Items from the former movie rental store were used in creating the main location of the film, I Like Movies, which is set in 2003, […]

South Bruce Peninsula councillors shared concerns Tuesday that a pair of 30-second videos the town spent thousands of dollars to produce make them look like beach-party buzzkills. At a recent meeting, town councillors watched the two videos that will roll out in May as part of a social media marketing campaign aimed at educating tourists […]

Grey Bruce OPP has taken two students into custody after police were called to Grey Highlands Secondary School because another student was reportedly stabbed Thursday morning. All are under 18 years old and the initial police report said a male had been stabbed, OPP Const. Joshua Cunningham said in an interview. No charges have been […]

Improved access to free residential well water testing is the aim of a new Grey Bruce Public Health initiative. The plan calls for drop-off locations within a 30-minute drive of any household in Grey-Bruce. GBPH plans to do some of the collection of water samples at drop-off and pick-up sites – replacing and adding to […]

The Ultimate Leaf Fan is using boozy beer-league stories to help supply life-saving AEDs (automated external defibrillators) to communities across the country. Mike Wilson – – perhaps best known for his epic collection of Toronto Maples Leafs memorabilia that at one point numbered over 2,000 items – – is using the proceeds of his self-published […]

North Bay Battalion goaltender Dom DiVincentiis is making a healthy case to take on Dominic Hasek’s famous netminder nickname. Dom “The Dominator” DiVincentiis. Not bad. The seventh-round pick of the Winnipeg Jets turned aside 36 shots Wednesday night to lead The Troops to a 4-1 victory over the Owen Sound Attack. It’s his latest stellar […]

United Way Bruce Grey has been tackling community causes for 25 years. The charitable organization aims to do something on the 25th of every month to mark its silver anniversary and has created a timeline of highlights of its work since 1998. The timeline recalls efforts in times of crisis but also when it acted […]

West Grey intends to work with the Grey County and local user groups to stop off-road vehicles from trespassing and damaging trails in the Glenelg Klondyke county forest. At its council meeting on Tuesday, West Grey council passed a motion directing staff to follow up with Grey County on the matter and work with the […]

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning on 10th Street and was airlifted to St. Michael’s Hospital to assess her injuries. An Owen Sound police news release said her injuries were not considered life-threatening. She was crossing the intersection at 4th Avenue East just before 11 a.m. when a car making a left, […]

An upcoming book tour set to trace the path of Irish families who emigrated to Canada some 200 years ago will make its way into the heart of Grey County where so many of them settled. The authors of Shoeboxes: From Irish Roots to Canadian Branches said Tuesday that the tour is not only a […]

Home sales in Grey-Bruce continued to be significantly lower than they were a year ago, but prices rebounded in February from where they were a month earlier. The Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound reported that 154 units were sold in February, which is down 26.3 per cent from February 2022, when the market […]

Hanover police have determined that an older man handing out Pot of Gold chocolates was doing so to mark Random Acts of Kindness day. The intentions of the man were genuine and pure” when he handed out chocolates to people of varying ages on March 1, police said in an update on Tuesday. Police had […]

The Owen Sound River District Board of Management will hold a public meeting on Wednesday to present its 2023 draft budget, which includes a two per cent levy increase for its members. At a meeting on Jan. 11, the board was presented with two options – a two per cent increase or no increase. The […]

Hockey is sometimes a beautiful artistic game and Evan Vierling looked like a virtuoso Sunday afternoon in Owen Sound as his Barrie Colts topped the Owen Sound Attack 6-3 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The overage from Aurora netted a hat trick – the third of his career – and added a pair […]

City hall is seeking public input at an operations committee meeting March 16 at city hall concerning Alpha Street rehabilitation plans and possible additional features. The study area for two-lane road is between Grey Road 17B at the top of the hill to 6th Avenue West at the bottom. The reconstruction work may include adding […]

The 43rd annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser returns in April with in-person bowling at three alleys, in Owen Sound, Collingwood and Port Elgin. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey Bruce event supports more than 140 youths, numerous in-school tutoring programs and a monthly outdoor wellness program in Grey, Bruce and western Simcoe counties. […]

Both drivers of vehicles involved in a downtown Owen Sound collision Saturday afternoon went to hospital with injuries that police said Sunday appeared minor. One of the vehicles hit a house on the southeast corner of 8th Street East and 4th Avenue East, severing a natural gas line. The gas line break prompted police to […]

Anything you can do I can do better. Just over a week after watching 16-year-old rookie goaltender Carter George put on a sparkling 48-save performance in a 3-2 win over the Rangers at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Marco Costantini was in the mood for revenge. “We kind of had to stick it back to them […]