Owen Sound Sun Times

After finishing third on the first day of races, Poland’s Oskar Kwiatkowski elevated to the top of the podium Friday at the Alpine TKO event Friday at Blue Mountain Resort. The event pits some of the world’s best parallel grand slalom snowboard racers in head-to-head competition as part of the FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup […]

This past weekend marked the start of the 2023 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu season, with the highly popular Grappling Industries Tournament held at Toronto Metropolitan University. The Grappling Industries Tournament featured close to 1,300 athletes competing in both Gi and Nogi in a round-robin format, with athletes from Shallow Lake’s Kilian Academy representing Grey-Bruce County. Thirty-Three-year-old Mike […]

Owen Sound Attack captain Colby Barlow led Team White to a 4-2 victory in the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Wednesday at the Langley Events Centre. Barlow captained the winning team and got them on the board in the first period, collecting his own rebound and depositing it upstairs after a nice feed […]

Grey Bruce OPP has asked for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest. On Jan. 23 the OPP began investigating a break and enter that occurred at a residence on Highway 6-10 in the Municipality of Meaford. The Grey Bruce OPP is asking for assistance in identifying the person of interest, a male, […]

The Crown is seeking up to 3 1/2 years in prison for Megan Hopkins, who pleaded guilty in December to accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Kody Hunter, 22, at an Owen Sound hotel on May 16, 2021. Assistant Crown attorney Michelle Mckay argued Thursday for a three to 3 1/2 […]

Nobody was injured but a home was completely destroyed by fire in the northern part of Georgian Bluffs early Thursday morning. Fire crews, OPP and EMS were called to the fire at a home on Grey Road 1 near Centennial Park on the Georgian Bay shore at about 12:15 a.m. The Inter Township Fire Department […]

Some of the world’s best parallel grand slalom snowboard racers hit the hill at Blue Mountain Resort Thursday to start two days of world cup races. The Alpine TKO event pits racers head-to-head in a knockout elimination format as part of the FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup series. On Thursday, Olympic gold medalist Benjamin Karl […]

There is renewed optimism about the survival of the Eat Local Grey Bruce local food co-operative. While the not-for-profit co-op arrived at its Indigogo campaign deadline with pledges of about $45,000 of its $115,000 goal, a couple of “ethically aligned” corporate donations and substantial offline donations have pushed them well past their target. Also on […]

Officials from Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs met with Ontario’s minister of health at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association’s (ROMA) convention in Toronto this week to discuss difficulties attracting and retaining physicians in rural areas of the province. The local officials requested support from Health Minister Sylvia Jones, who is also the Deputy Premier of […]

Five undefeated teams remain after three days and seven draws at the Port Elgin Chrysler ’23 Ontario Tankard and Scotties at The Plex in Port Elgin. Team McEwen, out of Toronto’s Royal Canadian Curling Club, leads in Pool A at the Ontario Tankard with a record of 3-0 with Team Mooibroek chasing from behind at […]

Wiarton Willie, Bruce Peninsula farm life and pure family fun were all on full display when Family Feud Canada hit the airwaves on Wednesday. The peninsula’s Cunningham family appeared on the game show on Wednesday, where they came away with the nightly Fast Money prize of $10,000 and earned a shot of doing it all […]

The Owen Sound North Stars added seven players to their protected roster at the 2023 Major Series Lacrosse draft held Sunday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre. Owen Sound General Manager Steve McCarthy said with a roster lacking scoring and high-end skill he entered the five-round draft looking for players who could fill the […]

Day three of the Port Elgin Chrysler 2023 Ontario Tankard and Scotties in Port Elgin featured several matches at the Plex. For a full breakdown including more information, scores and standings visit www.portelgincurlingclub.com. ONTARIO TANKARD As of Wednesday afternoon, Team Fournier (Leaside Curling Club), Team Howard (Penetanguishene Curling Club), and Team Ferris (Grimsby Curling Club) […]

Mental health and addictions, housing affordability and availability, and the rise in homelessness were top of mind for Bruce County officials at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference in Toronto this week. Bruce County Warden and Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody said Wednesday that he had some positive meetings on the issues with provincial ministers and […]

Following a brief pandemic-induced pause, registration for the winter 2023 My Dad’s Group session is now open. The program aims to foster communication and supportive connections between dads in the community in order to improve parenting skills and share advice. This year, the program offers two group locations, one in Owen Sound and one in […]

Nobody was injured and a careless driving charge has been laid after a crash involving a school bus in Formosa on Tuesday. Just before 4 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a two-vehicle crash involving a bus on Bruce Road 12 in Formosa. Officers arrived to find the bus was stopped to make […]

Oxenden’s Julian Smith has been named to the Canadian team travelling to Slovenia to race at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in February. The 2023 Nordic Canada Selection Trials took place in Prince George, B.C., from Jan. 18 to 21, featuring 160 of the best skiers in Canada vying for a spot on the […]

The province’s Special Investigations Unit has decided that charges aren’t warranted against an Owen Sound police officer in the death of a man in September. The SIU announced on Tuesday that its director, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe that the officer from the city service committed a criminal offence in connection with […]

A home in Dundalk was destroyed, but no injuries were reported, in an early morning fire Sunday. The Dundalk Fire Department was called to the blaze on Ridley Crescent in a newer subdivision west of Highway 10 just before 2 a.m. On arrival the basement, main floor and partial second floor of the home were […]

Owen Sound singer/songwriter Gracie Jet includes very personal and intimate stories about herself and those around her into the music she writes. With the release of her debut single Sister earlier this month, Jet is sharing those stories with others, in hopes that they too can relate to them. “It has been terrifying, but so […]

Elwood Moore put his stamp on the Owen Sound area in many ways. From more than six decades with the Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound, to being a founding member of the local conservation authority, to serving as Derby Township reeve and Grey County warden to being a radar technician with the Royal Canadian Air […]

The province’s Special Investigations Unit has terminated an investigation into the arrest of man by Saugeen Shores police in Southampton in October. The 32-year-old man had been arrested by an officer on the evening of Oct. 7 on a charge of public intoxication. Two days later, following his release from custody, the man went to […]

A Meaford woman has been charged following what police said was a domestic dispute that attracted a large police presence near Owen Sound on Friday. Police responded just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, when the investigation revealed that during the course of a dispute, one of those involved had made threats towards another while in […]

Soup will be on the menu on Saturday during a new fundraiser by the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce. The organization will hold its first annual Soup’s On fundraiser at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A total of 13 local eateries are to take part in […]

The Hanover and District Hospital is touting the introduction of a nurse practitioner in its emergency department as a “significant positive impact” and is hoping to secure funding to continue the program. With Emergency Department patient volumes having increased 20 per cent over the previous year and 35 per cent from levels prior to the […]

Local babies born in 2022

The Owen Sound Attack capped off a memorable three-in-three weekend Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 win over the league-leading Ottawa 67’s, less than 24 hours after beating the Peterborough Petes 7-4 to close out Hockey Day in Canada. Before that was a 9-1 loss to the dastardly London Knights on Friday, but two big weekend […]

Harrison Park was a sea of red and white Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada toques Saturday. Throngs of excited hockey fans young and old turned out for the festival in the park and congregated around and near the aptly named Good Cheer Rink for this national event hosted in Owen Sound. There was lots to […]

A man West Grey police had sought public help to find, after he was reported missing, has been found safe. Police had asked for help finding Peter Schiestel, 73, of Neustadt who was last seen on Friday, Jan. 20 about 2 p.m. He was driving a red, four-door 2020 Hyundai Elantra, with Ontario licence CWWW-532, […]

West Grey police have charged a Southgate woman with attempted murder after an alleged poisoning. Police said in a news release issued on Twitter and Facebook Saturday that they have charged Barbara Ann Ellis, 56, with attempted murder and administer noxious substance. Police started an investigation in West Grey on Jan. 19 “after allegations surfaced […]

Talk about a pressure cooker. The Owen Sound Attack returned home late Friday night after getting stomped 9-1 by the Knights in London only to be greeted by a city hopped up on hockey and soaking in the national spotlight. Saturday’s Scotiabank Sportsnet Hockey Day in Canada hosted by the Scenic City culminated in the […]

Even a grey day at Sauble Beach in the dead of winter still has its charms. Businesses selling bikinis, ice cream and clothing were closed, sidewalks were icy and a crust of snow covered the beach. But the lake took on the distinctive green and yellow hue of the sky and only a few people […]

Dollee Meigs called it a full-circle moment. The Owen Sound native was behind the bench as the Waterloo Warriors shut out the Guelph Gryphons 3-0 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Saturday afternoon in a neutral-site Ontario University Athletics game featured as part of Hockey Day in Canada. The Warriors’ associate coach grew up […]

The superstars of the women’s game stormed into the Scenic City Saturday morning to kick off Hockey Day in Canada at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Team Scotiabank shut out Team Adidas 3-0 in the PWHPA Scotiabank Showcase, a part of the Secret Dream Gap Tour regular season. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Johnston […]

Lanny McDonald is known as one of the nicest people in the game of hockey, but even he couldn’t help but rub a little salt in the wound post-game as his team won the Celebrity and Alumni Classic Hockey Game in Owen Sound Friday night. “I might have needled him a little bit,” McDonald said […]

Tom Zytariuk wanted to do something to help Ukraine fight back against Russia’s daily attacks, including the missiles targeting Ukraine’s electrical grid in the freezing cold of winter. He and his wife Diana donated their gas-powered generator, capable of powering nearly their entire house, via the Ukrainian consulate in Toronto. “The average citizen in Ukraine […]

The St. Mary’s Mustangs completed a two-game sweep of the East vs. West High School Challenge Cup Friday at a nearly full and deafeningly boisterous Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams from the city’s high schools played back-to-back games in front of a rowdy crowd of students bussed to the […]

West Grey council has unanimously voted to maintain its local police force. council voted 7-0 in a recorded vote Thursday to keep the West Grey Police Service following a policing service study that compared the service to the OPP. West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles said Friday that the unanimous decision by council makes it clear […]

Registration has opened for employers interested in taking part in a series of job fairs planned for Grey County. The regional job fairs committee is holding four regional job fairs spread out across the county in late February and early March. The fairs are to be held in Flesherton on Feb. 22 from 1 to […]

Hockey Day in Canada eve is shaping up to be a night full of nostalgia with familiar faces heading back to the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre for the celebrity and alumni hockey game. Team Darcy Tucker will face off against Team Lanny McDonald with Hockey Day in Canada bragging rights on the line. The […]

Dream big and skate fast. Greg Schell has been working with the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey development team for over 20 years. He’s currently the coordinator of hockey development and an elected member of the National Hockey League’s Youth Development Advisory Board. On Thursday, he along with Maple Leafs legends Darcy Tucker and Wendel Clark, […]

A Southgate man is facing weapons charges following the execution of a search warrant on Tuesday. The OPP executed a search warrant at a property in the Township of Southgate and as a result an individual was taken into custody and offence-related property was seized, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release. A 24-year-old […]

A small fire in the basement of the Owen Sound hospital late Wednesday afternoon was quickly contained without affecting operations. Firefighters were called to the hospital just before 3:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a fire. Fire Chief Phil Eagleson said the fire was contained to a specialized piece of equipment in the basement. […]

Doug Grace closed his Owen Sound law practice on Dec. 31 after a 45-year legal career. He’s a former federal prosecutor and president of the Grey County Criminal Lawyers’ Association. His was a general law practice, with his share of high-profile local criminal defence cases, plus real estate, corporate and commercial civil work. He said […]

An Owen Sound man has been charged after a road rage incident on the Grey-Bruce Line on Wednesday. Just before 4 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of an assault on the Grey-Bruce Line in the Township of Chatsworth. Police determined that one driver had assaulted another and the accused was placed under […]

Owen Sound is screaming for hockey this week, nowhere louder than in the city’s schools as some of the game’s greats visit gymnasiums across the Scenic City in celebration of Canada’s national winter sport and Hockey Day in Canada. On Thursday morning, the star-studded Hockey Day in Canada delegation visited both Ecole East Ridge Community […]

Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs officials are dancing around a deal that may see the neighbouring municipalities work more closely and share more services. A letter from Georgian Bluffs Mayor Sue Carleton was included in the agenda of Monday’s city council meeting in which she seeks a meeting with the city staff and Mayor Ian […]

As a multi-day celebration of everything hockey takes over Owen Sound this week, a small group of individuals who are an essential yet sometimes overlooked part of the game gathered in a corner of the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Wednesday. A couple dozen local hockey officials of all ages and experience levels came […]

Grey County has declared a “significant weather event” due to freezing rain in the forecast which could make roads slippery. The declaration isn’t notice of a reduced level of service or a road closure, the county said in a news release. It’s to advise caution when travelling on roads maintained by Grey County. “It may […]