Owen Sound Sun Times

Like it has for almost 60 years, the sleepy South Bruce Peninsula community of Purple Valley became a hive of activity on Saturday for the annual Purple Valley Maple Syrup Festival. Despite an ominous forecast and rain clouds threatening overhead, there was a lineup waiting to get in when the doors opened for another year [...]

Police have charged two men after someone kicked in front doors and lit fireworks in Hanover recently. Police said they responded to reports of doors being kicked in and fireworks being lit in the subdivisions in the town's northeast at around 9 p.m. on March 29. the door of a residence was breached before the [...]

Flooding was possible in low-lying areas due to additional rainfall on already saturated ground

Owen Sound Attack GM Dale DeGray said what happened to his team this past week still stings almost 48 hours after Wednesday night's final humiliation. It's back to business on Friday afternoon for the 19-year veteran Attack boss. He's coming off a full day of exit interviews following the biggest blowout in Ontario Hockey League [...]

All three suspects from the United Kingdom charged in the 2023 death of an Owen Sound restaurant owner made brief video appearances before an Owen Sound judge this week. Manslaughter suspect Robert Evans Jr., 25, who appeared in court Thursday, was directed by Ontario Court Justice Julia Morneau to return April 30 by video. He [...]

Rapid rise in local rivers and streams expected as more rain forecasted over next few days

For the first time in years, Owen Sound police recently targeted public drug use. Will the move address public safety concerns and perceptions, or might it drive people to use drugs in secret, where they may be at greater risk?

'In short, Mr. Wihnon is a repeat offender who has often shown complete contempt for the law.' Superior Court Justice Roger Chown

Close to 180 students from 18 school took part in Wednesday's fair for senior students

A 24-year-old Owen Sound man faces multiple charges after he was found in possession of drugs and weapons. Just after noon on Wednesday, the man was taken into custody on a matter unrelated to the drugs and weapons seized, but was found to be in possession of various items, including a quantity of drugs, an [...]

The Flint Firebirds completed the absolute obliteration of the Owen Sound Attack Wednesday night in Owen Sound.

A serious collision on Highway 21 left one person dead and another with undetermined injuries. Emergency services were called to the scene of a head-on collision between a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and a pickup truck just before 5:30 p.m. on March 31, according to a South Bruce OPP news release. The 49-year-old male driver [...]

Tony McQuail said he wants to help build 'a stronger and what I would call a green progressive movement that reaches beyond political parties.'

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is protecting almost 20 hectares of wetlands, forests and shoreline near Tobermory. The property at Baptist Harbour on the western side of the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula is being heralded for filling a gap in the area, with NCC lands directly to its east, west and north, and other conservation lands [...]

Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority issued a water safety statement Tuesday afternoon due to heavy rainfall received throughout the entire watershed and more in the forecast. Hazardous conditions exist around all local watercourses and low-lying areas. Stream banks may be slippery and unstable, and the water is very cold and fast-moving," the conservation authority said in [...]

GOST offers two daily return trips between Owen Sound and Guelph.

The old port did a huge international business in its day, signified with the vast, now empty grain terminals

Grey County is launching a voluntary program that recognizes residential developers for building more energy efficient and climate resilient homes. County council recently approved its Green Development Program, which is anticipated to launch this spring. The initiative has been created in collaboration with Dufferin and Wellington counties, with each of the counties involved independently reviewing [...]

The Flint Firebirds are running wild over the Owen Sound Attack through three games, outscoring the Bears 29-2 in their first round series.

The province says modular facilities will help relieve pressure in overcrowded jails.

A two-day initiative targeting illicit drug use in Owen Sound's downtown core marks the first time police have concentrated efforts on the issue since announcing a planned change in approach last year, the city's police chief says. Owen Sound police announced Monday that nine people had been arrested in an operation on Wednesday and Thursday [...]

Ontario's annual Sunshine List reveals the judiciary as the top earners in Grey-Bruce, followed by health-care and education executives, municipal officials and others. All public sector employees who were paid $100,000 or more in 2025 and were subject to the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act are included in the online, searchable list. Their compensation is [...]

The county is now using three collections agencies to attempt to recover unpaid fines

Six months after Kevin Larson was turned away from the U.S. and subjected to a DNA swab while trying to attend a No Kings rally in Port Huron, Michigan, he helped to organize a similar event in Owen Sound. Larson's story has become the subject of wide media attention and debate. The retired Bruce Power [...]

The province appointed two members to the board of health for the Grey Bruce Health Unit earlier this month. David Nusko and returning member Chad Richards were appointed on March 12. Nusko is to serve one year, Richards two. According to an update from Jim Pine and Dr. Eileen de Villa, the province's special advisors [...]

Small crowds in Owen Sound and Meaford joined hundreds across the province on Saturday in rallying against Ontario Premier Doug Ford. More than 30 Ontario communities were expected to take part in the Fight Ford protests following a slew of policy announcements that detractors say threaten the environment, raise the cost of living for students, [...]

It's been six years since Gelja Sheardown's husband died of a fentanyl overdose in their Owen Sound home. The mother of three children, including young twins, started the city's We Remember Them event to honour and recognize victims of the opioid crisis a year after her husband, Barrett Warwick, died. On Saturday, the fifth annual [...]

A 27-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Bruce Road 3 just outside Walkerton on Saturday. South Bruce OPP said in a media release that three other people involved in the collision just after 10 a.m. were transported to a local hospital for minor injuries. The 27-year-old male sustained life-threatening injuries in the [...]

The military training base at Meaford has been transferred to a new command authority and renamed as part of Canada's efforts to modernize and restructure its army. Hundreds gathered for a ceremony on Friday at what was formerly known as the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre for an event that redesignated the base as the [...]

Mr. Briggs covered many major sporting events during his career including Canada Cup hockey series in the late 1970s and Grey Cup games.

The experience uses AR to share Indigenous knowledge and guides users along the path of an Anishinaabe Water Walker.

The mayor of Georgian Bluffs is not in favour of billing the ice fishermen who were rescued from the water off the shores of her municipality earlier this month. Mayor Sue Carleton said in a statement issued on Thursday that the focus should be on the safety of those involved in any rescue event. From [...]

CPMA warns of short- and long-term ramifications including higher grocery costs

Meaford's new $1.73 million fire truck is here. The municipality is showing off its new shiny fire truck, complete with a 110-foot ladder, that will replace the department's current 75foot ladder truck. In a media release, the municipality said the investment in the new emergency services vehicle will ensure firefighters have the reach, flexibility, and [...]

Search teams have located the body of missing man Jim Van Veen within the Inglis Falls Conservation area Grey Bruce OPP said Friday morning the man was pronounced deceased at the scene shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said no foul play is suspected and that no further information will be provided. Van Veen, 64, [...]

The Grey Bruce OPP have charged two Grey County men following an investigation into a slew of property crimes in the area. A 19-year-old and an 18-year-old face several charges after police recovered stolen property worth an estimated $43,000, including power tools and a .22 calibre semi-automatic rifle. Since August 2025, reports of break-ins and [...]

1424, 1425 . . . The Owen Sound Attack will have to wait at least two more days before getting another crack at ending the team's years-long playoff losing streak, because they got shellacked Thursday night in Flint. The Scenic City Skaters chose Bear Down, 1423" as their playoff slogan for the year, a nod [...]

A six-year driving prohibition was also imposed.

More than half of Ontario's exports to the United States avoided tariffs under CUSMA.

Grey County has tapped the brakes on a planned road transfer after gathering feedback from its nine member municipalities in recent weeks. At its committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, county council voted in favour of directing staff to prepare another report based off the feedback received and take it back to the county's [...]

School board says it is working to enhance training, knowledge, and understanding of issue

One might suspect we talk about red tape in the same way we talk about luck

Fight Ford protests are taking place in Owen Sound and Meaford this weekend as part of a larger movement organized across nearly 40 communities in Ontario. In Meaford, protestors are expected to be outside Meaford Hall at noon. In Owen Sound, protestors will organize outside the Owen Sound constituency office of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul [...]

A No Tyrants Rally will be held outside of city hall in Owen Sound on Saturday. Concerned citizens say they're gathering outside of city hall from 1 to 3 p.m. for a peaceful rally in solidarity with the No Kings Movement south of the border. In October 2025, millions of Americans at No Kings Rallies [...]

The sixth-annual We Remember Them event is happening Saturday at the Owen Sound Farmers' Market from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Those who have lost someone to addiction and overdose, or anyone wishing to pay their respects in solidarity, are invited to drop a carnation into the Sydenham River. The flowers will drift out into [...]

Municipal leaders and stakeholder groups call for more consultation.

Justice Clayton Conlan said the offender's unprovoked attacks were fueled by some kind of psychotic breakdown, likely due to the abuse of narcotics."

It's not their cross to bear alone, but the Owen Sound Attack's players and coaches have decided to carry the load. The years of disappointment, what-ifs, and here-we-go-agains. When the calendar flips to Thursday, March 26 - Game 1 of the Ontario Hockey League playoff series between Owen Sound and Flint - it will have [...]

The OPP have resumed search efforts in the area of Inglis Falls for a man who was reported missing in late January. Grey Bruce OPP said Tuesday morning that a large police presence was in the area for the search for Jim Van Veen, whose vehicle was found in the parking lot of the Inglis [...]