Owen Sound Sun Times

Grey County is seeking a $100,000 grant for 20 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers at its transportation depots and administration building, with the possibility of more elsewhere. The county is considering medium-speed chargers intended for use with cars, SUVs and pickups to be recharged overnight. The chargers will have the capability to meter the electricity [...]

Grey County council deferred discussion Thursday of a motion to buy the former Meaford high school football field property for affordable housing. The motion wasn't dealt with in open session, after procedural concerns raised. Council went behind closed doors earlier than scheduled to consider a staff report regarding the potential purchase and not much more [...]

The Friends of Cabot Head are once again trying to tip-toe through waves of bureaucracy and the permissions of various stakeholders in order to maintain the significant cultural heritage lighthouse at Cabot Head Provincial Park and Nature Reserve. Since 2020, when the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula voted to discontinue its lease with the federal [...]

Owen Sound council voted Monday to roughly double and phase in its development charges for residential construction to $16,221, while continuing to encourage rental housing. The new 10-year bylaw continues a development charge exemption for purpose-built rental housing already in the queue until March 2026. To qualify as a rental development, a property must add [...]

Police arrested a federal offender on the run from a Canada-wide warrant in Walkerton Wednesday. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad (ROPE) advised the public via a media release that Aaron Marshall was located and arrested by the Peel Regional Police Service with the assistance of the South Bruce OPP and the emergency response team. [...]

Owen Sound council voted to issue a call for community groups and skilled volunteers to help fix Weaver's Creek boardwalk in Harrison Park. The 20-year-old wooden walkway near the Harrison Park pool which leads to the falls has been closed since June, when an ash tree fell on the boardwalk. It was then closed for [...]

City staff have begun to look at the pros and cons of ride-sharing services such as Uber and others. Owen Sound council on Monday endorsed a report from its community and business development manager, Paul McGrath, to allow staff to conduct further research and engage stakeholders before any ride-sharing service might be provided in Owen [...]

Nothing pisses you off more as a player than having to see other guys win when you think you should be in that position." Cedrick Guindon and the Owen Sound Attack have one goal in mind entering the 2023-24 season - - win it all. And while it's true that's the goal for all 20 [...]

The Sydenham Bruce Trail Club will hold a Bruce Trail Day Sunday at Harrison Park in Owen Sound. The day of hiking and family fun will include guided nature hikes featuring a challenging trek through the Palisades section of the Bruce Trail and a children's treasure hunt. Residents may engage with the Sydenham Bruce Trail [...]

Saturday marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day and several local events are planned. Truth and Reconciliation Day is a federal statutory holiday to recognize, reflect on and commemorate the legacy of residential schools. It coincides with Orange Shirt Day, which was first established as an observance in 2013 as [...]

Owen Sound council voted to limit short-term rentals to 90 nights a year during final deliberations Monday on regulating the sometimes-problematic rentals. Coun. Melanie Middlebro', vice-chair of the corporate services committee, pulled the STR recommendations from the committee's minutes for council to consider separately, then she proposed capping the nights at 90 annually. We want [...]

In 2020, three pumpkin growers joined forces to try and break the 2,000-pound mark at the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest. Chris Lyons along with Phil and Jane Hunt broke the Port Elgin site record with their 1,939.5-pound pumpkin but failed to tip the scales with a pumpkin weighing over a ton. It's been a good year [...]

City council voted 4-3 on Monday to disband Owen Sound's Accessibility Advisory Committee in favour of the city joining Grey County's Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee. The committee will remain operational until the end of January. Now the city will write to the county indicating it wants to join its accessibility committee and to ask for [...]

The construction deadline to improve accessibility at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery has been extended by three months to Dec. 31, due a problem with concrete work for an elevator shaft. The approved completion date of the work, which includes a new front entrance and a new elevator, was already delayed to Sept. 30 due [...]

Ojibway artist IceBear has hope that his exhibition currently running at the Deep Water Gallery in Wiarton will help to bring communities and peoples together. The exhibit, Along Came a Muskrat and other Modern Age Dreams of a Dreamer, is also an opportunity for the artist to show his works near his home community of [...]

Grey Road 16 was closed at Keady on Monday morning as police investigate a fail to remain collision. At about 9:30 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP responded to a fail to remain collision, police said in a news release. In a social media post from West Region OPP, it said hydro lines were down on Grey [...]

A man brandishing a knife in a westside parking lot and described by witnesses as looking angry" has been arrested and charged. Owen Sound police received multiple calls about the man at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. officers intercepted him on the west harbour wall, according to a news release. He appeared agitated state and had [...]

Police have arrested and charged two people after two others were stabbed hours apart in Owen Sound early Sunday morning. The two victims were both taken to hospital and treated for injuries that aren't considered to be life threatening, while police concluded through their investigation that the same suspects were responsible for both incidents, it [...]

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, [...]