Owen Sound Sun Times

Construction of Bruce County’s new $8 million three-bay paramedic station is officially underway after the county recently broke ground at the station’s build site in Port Elgin. The project is expected to be completed by early next summer. The new facility will serve as the headquarters for Bruce County’s Paramedic Services, located on Bruce County’s […]

Police are seeking the public’s help locating three suspects in connection with a jewelry theft at a business in Thornbury on the afternoon of June 11. The Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP have released a photo of the three suspects and are asking anyone with information to call Collingwood OPP at 1-705-445-4321. If wishing to […]

The Ontario Provincial Police successfully tracked down and arrested two wanted Bruce County residents in London with the help of the aviation services unit Monday night. Huron County OPP issued a wanted persons notice Monday at 5 p.m., alerting the public of their search for 21-year-old Pacey Feddes and 37-year-old Matthew Charlton. Police were actively […]

Defence in the Justin Lozon dangerous driving causing death trial sought a directed verdict Monday morning. The motion argued the essential elements of dangerous driving causing death were not proved by the Crown and the charge should be dismissed. If the judge thinks there is any evidence that could lead to a conviction, a directed […]

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has now published its Confidence in Safety reports for each of the two potential sites being considered to host a deep geological repository to store Canada’s used nuclear fuel. In a media release, the not-for-profit organization responsible for finding a suitable location to construct and operate a deep geological […]

The Northern Bruce Peninsula fire department is getting a new-to-them tanker and a pair of deputy chiefs following council decisions made in June. Northern Bruce Peninsula’s fire department is purchasing the Chippewas of Nawash’s used 2002 Freightliner tanker with about 14,000 kilometres on the odometer for $18,000. The tanker comes with hoses, nozzles, two port-a-tanks, […]

UNITED DRAW WITH GUELPH ON THE ROAD The Owen Sound Grey Motors United tied the Guelph Royals 2-2 in Kitchener and District Soccer League action at Guelph Sunday afternoon. Jeff Fawcett and Aaron Illman scored the goals for Owen Sound. Owen Sound’s record now stands at 1-1-2 (win-loss-tie). The United have a Cup game this […]

On paper, without context, losing by a single goal in the last minute of a game to one of the better teams in the Western Conference might be viewed as a confidence builder for the Owen Sound North Stars headed into the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League postseason. But, in reality, and with heaps of […]

Three Owen Sound North Stars teams won gold at the 2022 Owen Sound Minor Lacrosse Father’s Day Heritage Classic in memory of Glenn Juniper hosted in Owen Sound and Shallow Lake over the weekend. The under-15, under-13 and under-11 N’Stars teams earned victories on championship Sunday at the Bayshore. The Sarnia Pacers won the under-9 […]

The Billy Bishop Museum opened its doors and grounds and welcomed the public in on Saturday for its heritage festival. Gloria Habart, chair of the board of the museum, said during Saturday’s event that they have traditionally held an event in the spring when the annual Honouring our Local Veterans plaques are returned to the […]

The tears started to flow for Tammy Byers as the convertible she was seated in slowly made its way past the throngs of participants to the front of the line for the start of the 2022 Owen Sound Pride Parade on Saturday. Byers, who was serving as parade marshal in honour of her daughter Tiffany […]

A Georgian Bluffs man is dead and a Utopia man faces impaired driving charges following a crash in West Grey early Friday evening. At about 6:39 p.m., the Grey Bruce OPP, West Grey Police, West Grey Fire Department and Grey County EMS responded to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a motor […]

A Durham-area group hopes to gather people for an effort to settle and support Ukrainians displaced by war. A meeting is set for Wednesday, July 6 at 7 p.m. in the lower hall of Durham Presbyterian Church, 205 Lambton St. E. in Durham. There’s a group of interested people, including from local churches and the […]

The rising cost of living is a big reason a local program that provides low-cost or no-cost monthly boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables to anyone who needs them is extending operations through the summer in some communities. Normally most of the 19 Grey Bruce Good Food Box pickup locations take July and August off, […]

A key franchise is calling it quits and the 2022 Major Series Lacrosse league season is in jeopardy as another Mann Cup championship may be lost to the void. After two cancelled seasons amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no longer fear of an infection that’s threatening Canada’s national summer sport but a league and governing […]

The fields of southern Bruce County will once again be filled with the sound of music. Lucknow’s Music in the Fields is back for 2022 after two years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 8,000 fans are expected to take in the performances of more than a dozen artists over the Aug. 25-27 […]

Orchestra North is returning to Owen Sound. The summer strings festival made up of workshops, lessons and performances will run from July 11 to 15 in downtown Owen Sound. Among the instructors providing their insight during the event are Artistic Director Sebastian Ostertag, rock violinist Victoria Yeh, fiddler Tyler Beckett, storyteller, filmmaker and regalia designer […]

Denise MacLeod started Vibes of Eden based on the wisdom gained from her own progressive recovery after years of illness and a near death experience

It has been three years since the Pride Parade was last held in Owen Sound, so this Saturday will be a very special day for some in the community. The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but hundreds are again expected to take to the downtown city streets to […]

Lawyers in the trial of a man accused of dangerous driving causing death argued over the admissibility of his statements to police Thursday in the Superior Court of Justice. Justin Lozon, 35, of Northern Bruce Peninsula, has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing death and possession of methamphetamine on Oct. 3, 2017 in Northern […]

The Subaru Triathlon Series is headed back to the Scenic City. The longest-running triathlon series in the province with stops in Milton, Guelph and Grimsby will return to Owen Sound on Aug. 14. The Owen Sound event will host an Olympic distance triathlon and duathlon in the morning with a shorter sprint distance triathlon and […]

The Billy Bishop Heritage Fest is being held at the Billy Bishop Museum in Owen Sound on Saturday. The public is invited out to the museum at 948 3rd Ave. W. between noon and 4 p.m. to check out military equipment and classic case, while also enjoying live music and a barbecue. The avenue out […]

A longtime clerk for the Town of Saugeen Shores will soon take on the same role for Bruce County. Linda White began her career over 30 years ago with the then Township of Saugeen prior to amalgamation. “Linda has been an invaluable member of the team at Saugeen Shores throughout her decades of service”, said […]

Owen Sound is preparing to launch an online community engagement platform that will give residents a chance to learn about and provide input on some of the many projects being undertaken by the city. The platform, being dubbed “Our City,” is expected to go live in the next week or two and will be accessible […]

Owen Sound Attack assistant coach and assistant general manager Joey Hishon is moving on from the organization to pursue other opportunities, the team announced Thursday. “My time in Owen Sound has been an absolute pleasure,” Hishon said in a team media release. “First as a player, then having the opportunity to join the organization as […]

The Ontario Provincial Police have recovered over $200,000 in stolen vehicles and seized $25,500 worth of meth and fentanyl after executing a search warrant near Teeswater last week. According to a police media release, South Bruce OPP received reports of a white cub van involved in a fuel theft from a property along Patrick Street […]

A collision reconstruction expert testified speeding was not a factor and the “motorcycle was there to be seen” before a fatal, head-on crash between a motorcycle and car that killed a local pastor almost five years ago. On the third day of in-person testimony in the trial of Justin Lozon, 35, of Northern Bruce Peninsula, […]

Complaints about a property referred to by a neighbour as a “party haven” have led an Owen Sound councillor to call for a ban on some types of short-term rentals in the city. Coun. John Tamming introduced a notice of motion at Owen Sound council Monday calling for a ban on short-term accommodation rentals in […]

Owen Sound Attack captain Mark Woolley is the recipient of the 2021-22 Mickey Renaud Captain’s trophy. Woolley was chosen for the award by a media selection committee as the OHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and community that Renaud […]

After a decade-long courting and get-to-know-you period, South Bruce and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization are starting to talk seriously about the potential of the area housing Canada’s nuclear waste deep underground. South Bruce councillors voted Tuesday to sign a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the NWMO that details how the group responsible for creating […]

Greg Walters is headed to the 2022 World U17 Hockey Challenge to lead one of Canada’s three teams at the tournament. The Owen Sound Attack’s head coach will act as bench boss for one of Team Red, Team White or Team Black at the tournament set to run from Nov. 5 to 12 in Langley […]

Police are seeking the public’s assistance locating a woman who is missing from Neyaashiinigmiing. Sonya Nadjiwon, 30, was last seen on Lighthouse Road in the Unceded First Nation at Cape Croker on June 2 at 5:30 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release issued on Tuesday. The OPP confirmed on Wednesday that she […]

Grey County assistant Crown attorney Glenn Brotherston conceded on the opening day of the dangerous driving causing death trial of Justin Lozon that some evidence police gathered was not admissible in court. Brotherson agreed on Monday that a cellphone seized from Lozon by police and a statement police took from Lozon were not admissible. The […]

A section of Owen Sound’s east side commercial strip will be reconstructed this summer. On Monday night, Owen Sound council awarded the tender for the work on 16th Street East between 16th and 18th avenues to E.C King Contracting for just over $981,000. The work will be completed by fall. The project includes the rehabilitation […]

A trial began in Owen Sound Monday of man charged with dangerous driving causing death in the 2017 fatality of Rev. Chad Honneyman along Highway 6, north of Wiarton. Justin Lozon, 35, of Northern Bruce Peninsula, pleaded not guilt in the Superior Court of Justice to dangerous driving causing death and possession of crystal meth, […]

A meeting to discuss drainage concerns in the village of Kemble will be held in that community on June 22. Georgian Bluffs announced on Monday that the meeting will take place at the Kemble arena beginning at 7 p.m., where solutions to drainage concerns identified in the village will be discussed. The municipality originally planned […]

JEWL N’STARS SPLIT WEEKEND CONTESTS The Owen Sound Creative Playgrounds North Stars under-19 team played split back-to-back Junior Elite Women’s Lacrosse division games Friday night in Acton. Owen Sound defeated the Toronto Beaches by a score of 12-9 in their first of the two games. Attacker Kennedy Stauffer led the team in scoring with five […]

The Owen Sound North Stars split a pair of weekend games and are now 6-10-1 in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League circuit. Their record has them situated in the Western Conference’s seventh spot with three games remaining – all to be played this upcoming weekend. The top eight teams in the conference make the […]

The former owners of a longtime local sporting goods store in Owen Sound have donated apparel and equipment estimated to be worth tens of thousands of dollars to the Salvation Army. Janice and Brian Warrilow operated Garb and Gear for nearly four decades before closing the store earlier this spring. The store first opened in […]

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is sounding the alarm as a recent census from Statistics Canada showed Ontario is losing 319 acres of farmland every day. “While urban growth isn’t the only cause of farmland loss, it can’t be denied that development is putting intense pressure on Ontario farmland. Urban development is leap-frogging the Greenbelt […]

ArtWalk is returning to downtown Owen Sound and the River District this month and is now accepting artist registrations for its plein air competition. Artists who register for the June 25 competition are able to select outdoor locations throughout the downtown core where they’ll set up easels and capture “the remarkable commercial, residential, natural and […]

The Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 57-year-old Orillia man with first-degree murder in the death of a Collingwood woman. Police identified the deceased female located on the morning of June 10 in Collingwood’s Georgian Meadows subdivision as 55-year-old Kinga Kriston. Members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP were dispatched to the subdivision at […]

Some of the James Gang’s biggest outlaws stayed home Saturday night and that may have been the difference as the North Stars edged the Kawartha-area bad boys 9-8 inside the Bayshore. Ennismore arrived in Owen Sound without their two top scorers, and although they hanged around in the contest they never mounted much of an […]

A new exhibition has opened at the Billy Bishop Museum featuring the stories and belongings of Afghan War veterans. The Ground Truth exhibition, which opened to the public on Friday, features the stories and belongings of 10 veterans, friends and family members and will continue to evolve and grow as others are invited to join […]

With most remaining mask mandates set to lift in Ontario, the region’s medical officer of health said infection indicators and COVID-19 trends remain positive in Grey-Bruce. More mask mandates are set to expire Saturday, though masking will remain mandatory in long-term care and retirement homes and are still recommended in high-risk settings. Dr. Ian Arra […]

As the cost of just about everything rises, Grey County is faced with the challenge of how to pay the costs associated with repairing, replacing and maintaining its infrastructure. County council was presented with its 2021 asset management plan during its meeting on Thursday, where it learned that the replacement cost of its assets, including […]

Grey Bruce Health Services is expanding its urgent virtual care program. Starting Monday, virtual visits with a GBHS doctor will be available Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program’s expansion adds an extra day of virtual visits as well as two-and-a-half more hours per day. “We didn’t have an […]

A black bear roaming around a residential neighbourhood and campground in Meaford caused a stir on social media. Reports of the bear trickled in on Facebook Thursday morning. People reported seeing the bear at Memorial Park, a popular bayside summer destination for campers and day-trippers alike. A post to the Meaford and Area Open Discussion […]

Ontario Provincial Police investigators spent Thursday afternoon recovering a large quantity of stolen property near Teeswater. On Wednesday, South Bruce OPP closed a section of Concession 2 in the township to conduct a property crime investigation after someone reported a fuel theft to Huron County OPP. Police closed Concession 2 between Side Road 20 and […]