Owen Sound Sun Times

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) recently made a first-quarter payment totalling $266,088 to the Town of Hanover for hosting Playtime Casino Hanover. The first-quarter payment covered the months of April to June. Since the gaming site opened in February 2001, Hanover has received $21,734,167. The payments to host communities are based on a formula [...]

A newly renovated cabin is ready to welcome visitors at Harrison Park. Owen Sound officials announced Thursday the first guests of the renovated heritage cabin are set to arrive this week. The cabin at the park offers a new camping experience at the Harrison Park Family Campground following interior renovations of the building formerly known [...]

Owen Sound Attack General Manager Dale DeGray announced the signing of 2023 second-round draft pick Jake Crawford Thursday. We would like to welcome Jake and his family to the organization and look forward to seeing his growth in Owen Sound," DeGray said via a team media release. The Attack selected Crawford with the 33rd-overall pick [...]

More homes in the region sold in June 2023 than the previous year, but prices continue to see a decline in an apples to apples" comparison metric used by realtors, and active supply is at a five-year high. According to a summary of the June real estate metrics distributed by the REALTORS Association of Grey [...]

Tears streamed down Cathy Dawe's face as she recalled the day in 1970 when the small plane her father was piloting crashed into the woods just north of Bognor. There were no survivors. I remember the last thing he said to me. He said, I am sorry kiddo. I will take you with me next [...]

Local hospitals will see an increase in funding as a result of a one-time investment of $22 million from the provincial government to establish a Small and Northern Hospital Stabilization Fund. In a joint statement, MPPs Lisa Thompson (Huron-Bruce) and Rick Byers (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound) announced $7,405,600 in additional base funding to deliver faster, more convenient [...]

A volunteer fundraising organization made up of local women recently donated over $20,000 to Break Bread Community Meals in June. The 100 Women Who Care Grey Bruce organization aims to make direct, immediate and positive effects in its community by bringing together 100 or more passionate women who care about local community causes. The idea [...]

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced more temporary emergency department closures on Wednesday due to insufficient staffing. The Chesley emergency department will close Thursday at 5 p.m. and reopen Monday at 7 a.m. The Durham emergency department will close Friday at 5 p.m. and reopen Monday at 7 a.m. The Walkerton emergency department will [...]

The United Way of Bruce Grey's backpack program is ramping up for a 19th year, with the aim of providing backpacks full of supplies to hundreds of students in need. More than 2,000 backpacks were delivered to the United Way office in Owen Sound last week so that the team, led by backpack co-ordinator Jasmine [...]

The Bruce Peninsula will be alive with the sound of music this August as Music on the Bruce returns for its third season. A number of chamber music concerts are planned as part of this year's season at locations including Lion's Head, Pike Bay, Red Bay, Oliphant and Southampton. The music will kick off on [...]

The emergency department at the Owen Sound hospital is undergoing renovations. Services will remain available with the department remaining open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But waiting room space will be limited, there will be impacts to accessibility and alternate entrances will be available to patients throughout the renovations, which are slated [...]

The replacement of the Teeswater River Bridge in Paisley is progressing on schedule. Bruce County issued an update on the major bridge replacement project, reminding the public that motorists can continue to drive to and through Paisley while bridge construction is underway. A temporary bridge has been built over the river and Paisley. Businesses in [...]

An Owen Sound woman has been charged with impaired driving after pulling into the Chatsworth OPP detachment. Just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Grey Bruce OPP were notified of a suspicious vehicle following another vehicle. Both vehicles pulled into the OPP detachment, according to a release from police. Grey Bruce OPP spoke with the driver. [...]

It's been 35 years since Lisa Maas disappeared. More than 60 volunteers spent the solemn anniversary of her disappearance Sunday combing through seven sites of interest near Annan and hoping to find a trace of the missing woman. I want my friend to have some peace," said Shelley Pearce, who went to school and was [...]

Saugeen Ojibway Nation Water Walkers led by women from the Chippewas of Nawash and Saugeen first nations are travelling nearly 600 kilometres around the boundary of their territory this month. Hundreds of members from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation are expected to participate in the walk and carry a kettle of water and an eagle staff [...]

The driver in a single-vehicle collision on Highway 21 early Saturday morning was later pronounced dead at hospital. Police were called to the collision, between Saratoga Road and Concession 12 in Huron-Kinloss, at 4:52 a.m. Bruce County EMS was also called in, according to an OPP news release. The driver of the vehicle was taken [...]

The Courage family's search for answers after the death of their son led them to a walk for a better tomorrow. More than 100 participants gathered outside Owen Sound Fitness and Training Saturday morning and prepared for the 2023 Walk for Courage. The second annual walk encouraged participants to reflect during a five-kilometre route from [...]

Four Girls from the dynastic Owen Sound District Secondary School Wolves women's rugby team have been selected to represent Ontario in the Team Ontario Junior Blues program. Ally Dunn and Taylor Chester will play for the Ontario Junior Blues under-17 West team and head to Brock University to compete in The Ontario Cup at the [...]

The third edition of the RAM Rodeo at Feversham led to a $50,000 donation to the Centre Grey Health Services Foundation. The 2023 RAM Rodeo featured two full afternoons of rodeo over the May 26 to 28 weekend and a country and western dance Saturday night featuring the Cara Smith band. Additional seating was added [...]

Grey County Warden Brian Milne urged everyone to listen to their mothers' advice in a statement he made in response to recent reports of anti-Pride letters being sent to homes in the area. Your mother was right. If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all," Milne said. Be kind." Milne made the [...]

Owen Sound Little Theatre has unveiled a jam-packed lineup for its 63rd season. This week the local community theatre company announced close to two dozen shows and events that have been lined up for the upcoming season, including its latest playbill of theatre productions, theatre arts company projects and a wide array of performances in [...]

Grey County has approved a subdivision draft plan for a proposed development in southwest Meaford that would create 83 new residential units. On Thursday, county council approved the plan for Meaford Union Centre, which would include 34 semi-detached dwellings and 49 single detached units on a vacant 5.21-hectare (12.9-acre) property between Union and Centre streets, [...]

Georgian Bluffs has launched an ATV campaign aimed at ensuring the safety of visitors and residents while preserving the township's environment. The campaign, in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police, started in July and continues throughout the summer season. The township said that Georgian Bluffs offers a diverse range of off-road riding opportunities, with its [...]

Crystal Broser admitted that being a foster caregiver can be challenging, but at the same time it has been a very rewarding experience for her. I think it is worth doing. It is about having the right mindset in it, because it is hard," Broser said. It can be very heartbreaking, but for me it [...]

Grey County is looking into the speed limit along a stretch of county road in The Blue Mountains after residents of a small community brought forward concerns about driver behavior, including speeding and running stop signs. Residents of the hamlet of Banks, at Grey Road 119 and the 4th Line, were at county council on [...]

A delegation including politicians and community members from Bruce County recently returned from a tour of the newly constructed deep geological repository (DGR) set to receive high-level nuclear waste in Finland beginning next year. The Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in the Municipality of Eurajoki is expected to be [...]

A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Walkerton Wednesday afternoon. South Bruce OPP were called to a collision at the intersection of Jackson Street and Durham Street East at 1:07 p.m., along with the Walkerton Fire Department and Bruce County EMS. The pedestrian was airlifted to a London hospital where they were [...]

Grey County has revised its upset limit for the new Rockwood Terrace long-term care home in Durham. At its meeting on Thursday, county council passed a motion to increase the price limit for the project to $96.7 million, $4.7 million higher than council had agreed to in March. The motion to adjust the figure passed [...]

The Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film is returning to Durham and various locations in Grey and Bruce counties from July 14 to 22 to present a series of screenings, performances and exhibitions of contemporary art. This year's festival has the theme of rural partnerships. Current festival events include a screening of findingtrackerzero" set for the [...]

A driver of a sport utility vehicle suffered serious injuries in a collision with a commerical vehicle along Bruce County Road 5 in Arran Township Wednesday morning. South Bruce OPP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision alongside members of the Tara-Arran Fire Department and Bruce County EMS around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, police said [...]

The Team Ontario under-17 women's field lacrosse team and the Team Ontario under-17 developmental team both finished with 2-3 records at the Midweek Confidential tournament in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, on Wednesday. The Team Ontario under-17 squad, featuring Owen Sound North Stars Laine Nissen and Taryn Lee, and head coach Lyndsay Brooks, dropped their first [...]

Hockey Canada has selected Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George to the team for the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup tournament in Czechia and Slovakia. The 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup is scheduled to begin on July 31 and run until Aug. 5. The international under-18 tournament will feature teams from Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czechia, Germany, Sweden [...]

Police have charged a 32-year-old West Grey man in connection with a fatal collision that closed Story Book Park Road, near Owen Sound in rural Meaford, in March. A 44-year-old pedestrian suffered fatal injuries in the collision on March 25 and the vehicle fled the scene, according to police. Grey Bruce OPP and Grey County [...]

The Lighthouse Swing Band returns to Sauble Beach Tuesday, July 18, for a night of energetic music that will transport listeners back to the big band era. The 18-member band, in its 40th year, is one of the last remaining regularly performing big bands in the province. The performance at Sauble's Town Square is scheduled [...]

A man has been charged with first degree murder after police responded to reports of gunshots at an apartment complex on Owen Sound's west side early Tuesday morning and found a person dead. Owen Sound Police Service and Grey Bruce OPP arrested and charged Dustin Noonan, 34, of Owen Sound with first degree murder in [...]

This Saturday, fundraisers and supporters will walk a five-kilometre route from Owen Sound Fitness and Training to the Bayshore Community Centre and back in memory of a friend, family and community member and in support of local mental health support programs. The second-annual Walk for Courage sponsored by Owen Sound Fitness and Training begins with [...]

The Chi-Cheemaun is among five ferries being featured in a new stamp collection issued by Canada Post. The Owen Sound Transportation Company ferry, which winters in Owen Sound and carries passengers and vehicles between Tobermory and Manitoulin Island during the summer months, is part of the new issue honouring the country's rich marine heritage. Along [...]

The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region's unemployment rate fell by 1.4 percentage points in June, bringing the rate across the region to 4.5 per cent. The region, which encompasses Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey counties, sat one per cent below June's national average of 5.4 per cent, the highest national unemployment rate seen in Canada since [...]

A Bruce County-based company has been selected to build, own and operate the first public hydrogen refueling station in Ontario. Carlsun Energy Solutions, headquartered in North Bruce, is teaming up with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to build the station for both light- and heavy-duty vehicles at Toronto Pearson Airport. The station, capable of refueling [...]

The Crowd Inn at Sauble Beach will close for the foreseeable future following the most recent judge's decision in a land dispute over a 1.4-mile strip of the popular beach. In April 2023, when Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Vella ruled the beach from the Welcome to Sauble Beach sign to just north of 6th [...]

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has lifted a restricted fire zone that includes most of the Bruce Peninsula north of Highway 21. South Bruce Peninsula issued an advisory Tuesday that said the provincial order issued just over a month ago had been revoked by Minister Graydon Smith. The order was issued on June [...]

What started as a membership card permitting access to four Owen Sound cultural organizations has morphed into an initiative aimed at advancing a number of local partnerships and initiatives. The OPEN Team was at Owen Sound council on Monday where they highlighted the progress of their shared programming, which started with the launch of the [...]

JEWL N'STARS TOP KODIAKS 12-8 The Owen Sound Creative Playgrounds North Stars under-19 women's field lacrosse team faced the Kitchener Kodiaks in JEWL division play this past Thursday night in Acton. At halftime, the North Stars led by a score of 6-4 and managed to extend their lead to beat the Kodiaks by a final [...]

Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) will soon look under the hood of TC Energy's massive proposed 1,000-megawatt pumped storage project in Meaford and assess its potential role as part of the province's plan to meet an increasing energy demand. The Ministry of Energy is expected to make a final determination on advancing the project [...]

Owen Sound is going ahead with plans to create a youth fund with the surplus from Hockey Day in Canada celebrations. At its meeting on Monday, Owen Sound council passed a recommendation from its community services committee that the surplus of just over $20,200 from the event be transferred to an Owen Sound Hockey Day [...]

An initiative in Owen Sound to assist families fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being touted as a success, but help continues to be needed as the war drags on and more families continue to seek refuge in Canada. Lesya Chapman of the Ukrainian Village of Owen Sound was at Owen Sound council on [...]

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre has announced the temporary closure of the emergency departments at its hospitals in Chesley, Durham and Walkerton due to insufficient staffing. The Chesley emergency department was to close beginning at 5 p.m. Monday and is scheduled to reopen on Thursday at 7 a.m. The Durham emergency department will close [...]

A suspicious death being investigated in Owen Sound is now being treated as a homicide. The Owen Sound Police Service and Grey Bruce OPP said Monday that as a result of the post-mortem examination, the sudden death of a man at a residence on 2nd Avenue East on Friday has been deemed a homicide. Owen [...]

Three Owen Sound residents have been charged after an armed robbery at a Hanover motel late last year left a man in hospital in London for several days with fractures to his face. Two men and a woman have been arrested and charged after Hanover police investigators worked on the case for months, following leads [...]

Police were at a 2nd Avenue East residence, just south of 6th Street East Sunday afternoon, continuing what Owen Sound police announced Sunday was a suspicious death" investigation which began Friday morning. City police and OPP cars and a van were parked in front and behind the two-store brick home which neighbours said police often [...]