Owen Sound Sun Times

The Owen Sound North Stars went toe-to-toe with the top team in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League circuit, but at the end of the night, it wasn’t enough. The Elora Mohawks topped the N’Stars 8-6 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre to improve to 15-1 on the year. Owen Sound falls to 5-9-1 […]

Hockey Canada invited four Owen Sound Attack prospects to its national under-17 development camp set to take place July 10 to 16 at the Markin McPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Attack prospects Ben Cormier (selected 11th overall), Braedyn Rogers (30th overall), Antonio Tersigni (35th overall), and goaltender Carter George (53rd overall) […]

A local program designed to train emergency support workers and personal support workers for long-term care homes in Grey-Bruce is being extended. The Essential Skills Supportive Care program provided training for more than 100 people last year and has now been extended to provide personal support worker training to close to 50 more people this […]

Bruce Power is laying the groundwork with its Road Map to Net Zero and hoping to help ease the province’s risk of emissions increase as electricity demands in Ontario continue to mount. According to a Bruce Power media release, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is projecting a need to increase electricity production in Ontario […]

Over the past two years, I kept thinking of a group that worked the festival circuit in the early 80s. They were called The Flying Karamazov Brothers, and their signature juggling stunt was the “Terror Trick.” Pieces for this part of the act were gradually introduced to the audience throughout the show and included keeping […]

The young filmmakers of Grey-Bruce are hitting the big screen in Owen Sound. The 11th annual Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival is screening at the Galaxy Cinemas Wednesday, June 15. Doors open at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Popcorn and concessions will be available for purchase by moviegoers. Thirteen […]

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The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce is turning 10 years old at its 10th Street location this month and is planning a party to celebrate. On June 24, the Y is set to celebrate its 10th year at its current location in Owen Sound by throwing a bash. From 1 to 4 p.m., all […]

Riders of the Guelph Owen Sound Transportation (GOST) service can expect the northbound departure time from Guelph to shift back a few minutes beginning on June 13 to accommodate connecting GO transit riders. According to a media release, the northbound GOST schedule is changing to better connect with riders hoping to travel to the Owen […]

The emergency department at the Chesley Hospital is returning to 24-hour service seven days a week on June 15 despite staffing challenges the hospital organization expects to continue through the summer and into the fall months. At its most recent meeting, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) board of directors approved the resumption of […]

Ava Moric never looked back. The John Diefenbaker Senior School student said she tries to keep her eyes forward and runs hard to the finish line. Had she taken a peek over her shoulder during the novice women’s 3000-metre race at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association’s (OFSAA) track and field championships in Toronto […]

The Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) and Georgian College have pledged to work together to drive projects and programs for the benefit of the energy sector. The college with a campus in Owen Sound and the independent not-for-profit based in Saugeen Shores signed a memorandum of understanding with a shared “commitment to Canada’s clean energy future, […]

The Owen Sound North Stars girls’ field lacrosse program hosted a slew of Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse (OWFL) action at the Kiwanis Soccer Complex this past weekend. It was the North Stars’ first host weekend since 2018 and approximately 1,500 to 2,000 athletes participated including teams in the newly created Junior Elite Women’s League (JEWL) […]

Attack sign first-round pick, hand out awards Ben Cormier committed to the Owen Sound Attack and signed a standard player agreement at the team’s annual team awards and barbecue celebration Sunday. Cormier was selected 11th-overall by the Attack at the 2022 OHL draft. He’s coming off a season where he posted 72 points in 30 […]

The Owen Sound North Stars junior B club dropped a pair of games on the road over the weekend as their recent losing skid stretches to five games. Owen Sound hit southwestern Ontario for a two-game set and were rudely welcomed by the Windsor Clippers Saturday in a 17-5 whooping. The Clippers (11-4-0) are one […]

Home sales in Grey-Bruce declined steeply in May, but prices continue to climb. The number of homes sold through the REALTORS Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS) MLS System totalled 270 in May, a 26.4 per cent decline from May 2021. The dip in sales wasn’t just noticeable year-over-year either, Grey-Bruce home sales in […]

Grey Bruce Health Services are easing visitor restrictions at all six of its hospitals Wednesday. Visitors will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination status, but all visitors must continue to wear a surgical grade mask at all times while inside the hospital. For the majority of patients, two visitors will be permitted […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued an opioid alert following at least five drug overdoses within a 48-hour period. The health unit said the drug fentanyl is the suspected or probable opioid responsible for the overdoses, which were all non-fatal. None of the overdoses have been confirmed by toxicology. In each of the overdoses, […]

The small, tight-knit town of Durham is welcoming thousands of former and current residents to celebrate the 150th anniversary of their proud West Grey community this summer. At least 3,000 visitors are expected to return home, rekindle old friendships and share memories at Durham Homecoming from June 30 to July 3. “It’s not only for […]

Georgian Bluffs has hired the architects that will oversee the renovations of the Kemble and District Arena. At its meeting on June 1, council awarded Masri O Architects with the contract to design the upgrades and administer the work at a cost of $118,000. The firm will also be responsible for overseeing community consultation and […]

Georgian Bluffs will hold a public meeting later this month to discuss drainage concerns in the village of Kemble. The meeting to be held on June 22 at 5 p.m. at the Shallow Lake arena will lay out the steps to be taken after spring runoff flooded some properties in the village. Earlier this year, […]

A group of parents in the village of Tara are looking to make a big splash in the community. The Tara Splash Pad Committee recently kicked off its fundraising drive to have a splash pad built and the water turned on in time for the summer of 2023. “With all the families around we wanted […]

A Grey Highlands effort to raise money to help Canadian Red Cross work with Ukrainians displaced by war in their country is now supporting local Ukrainian relief efforts. In early April, Grey County Cares was founded by a few people in Grey Highlands to raise money by selling yellow and blue buttons in local businesses […]

A Flesherton-area woman who is helping settle Ukrainians displaced by war has arranged local day camps for Ukrainian children for eight weeks this summer. “The families have lived in close quarters with relatives or in shelters for months,” said Susanne von Toerne. “The children need this camp. And so do the parents. They need time […]

It’s starting to look like nobody is beating the Six Nations Rivermen this season in the Ontario Series Lacrosse league, but if Owen Sound can play down the stretch like they did Saturday night against the Oakville Rock they’ll have a fighting chance. The North Stars controlled the game from buzzer to buzzer inside the […]

Saugeen Hospice chairman Carl Kuhnke said his organization’s new charitable status and other news is all favourable for building a new hospice in Walkerton, which will offer free end-of-life care. Residential Hospice Grey Bruce, which runs Chapman House hospice in Owen Sound, was originally going to build a satellite hospice serving southern Grey-Bruce. But about […]

There’s something local people can do to help avert a world hunger catastrophe in developing countries caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other conflicts, climate change-induced drought and flooding. Henry Reinders hopes to raise more than $10,000 with an online auction June 9 – 15, conducted by Snider’s Sydenham Auction in Rockford. Proceeds will […]

Ava Moric is a provincial high school champion. The John Diefenbaker student won the novice women’s 1,500-metre race Friday at York University’s Toronto Track and Field Centre in a time of 4:42.33, almost a full three seconds quicker than the second-place finisher. The Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track and field championships in […]

Crusaders ousted in quarterfinals at OFSAA The Sacred Heart Crusaders’ run at the OFSAA AA boys’ soccer championship came to an end Friday. The hosts from Walkerton fell 2-0 to St. Paul’s Catholic High School in the quarterfinals. Tomorrow’s semifinals are set as St. Paul’s moves on to meet Mother Teresa while Holy Cross will […]

Bruce County is lifting some more of the COVID-19 restrictions in its long-term care homes. On Thursday, Director of Long-Term Care Homes and Senior Services Megan Garland reported to the county’s Long Term Care Homes Committee of Management that they were amending the visitor policy to allow unvaccinated people in resident rooms of Gateway Haven […]

The voters of Simcoe-Grey selected Brian Saunderson, the now-former mayor of Collingwood, with over 50 per cent of the vote Tuesday night as the Doug Ford-led Progressive Conservatives soared to an 83-seat majority. Saunderson takes over for long-time Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson who did not seek re-election after being removed from the PC caucus following […]

An Ombudsman Ontario investigation of four Bruce County executive committee meetings found it improperly closed meetings to the public, which violated the Municipal Act. This latest investigation, in response to a February 2021 complaint, also found the committee failed to report back in open session about its discussions. The Ombudsman noted a number of closed meetings […]

June 04, 2022

The Grey Highlands Lions fell to F.E. Madill 5-0 in the consolation final at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) A/AA Rugby Championships in Cobourg Wednesday. The tournament featured 12 of the best high school rugby teams from across the province who qualified in various A/AA regional championships. The Lions split a pair […]

Bruce County has commissioned a work by local Indigenous artist Brent Henry to be displayed at the county’s administration centre in Walkerton. The work was unveiled on Thursday at the administration centre in honour of Indigenous History Month, depicting a residential school survivor performing his traditional dance at a pow wow, using his culture to […]

With so much division in politics of late, the candidate-elect in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound hopes to “turn the page” and represent everyone of the riding at Queen’s Park. Shortly after it became evident that he was heading to his first election victory on Thursday night, Progressive Conservative Rick Byers said he plans to immediately get to […]

The 2022 Major Series Lacrosse season is on hold while a fight for control of the Brampton Excelsiors franchise may be headed to the courts. In a written statement posted by the league’s Twitter account, MSL commissioner Doug Luey said “the financial risk brought on by potential litigation is just too great to overcome by […]

Karen Gventer has been in her fair share of elections as an NDP candidate for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, and she said this past campaign was different in that more people were undecided in how they were going to vote. “One thing that was interesting is that people weren’t as engaged as in other elections,” Gventer said […]

As late results came in, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Green provincial candidate Danielle Valiquette was in fourth place on election night. “It’s always tough, we were certainly hoping to hit that 10 per cent mark,” she said. “We worked really hard, we didn’t leave anything on the table.” Last she looked, she had about nine per cent […]

Lisa Thompson is headed back to Queen’s Park where she’ll represent the Huron-Bruce riding for a fourth straight term. Thompson’s victory in the riding was never in doubt. Most outlets officially called Huron-Bruce for the Progressive Conservatives just minutes after polls closed in the province at 9 p.m. Thursday. Moments later, it became clear the […]

Selwyn Hicks thought he had a shot. But off the bat, Progressive Conservative candidate Rick Byers jumped into the lead and never looked back. Hicks, the Liberal candidate in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, sat in the home office at his law practice in Hanover and took notes about the vote spread between Byers and himself. By 9:35 […]

A new face will represent Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound at Queen’s Park, but it will be for the same party. Progressive Conservative candidate Rick Byers was declared the winner in the riding not long after the polls closed at 9 p.m. Thursday, riding a blue wave that will see his party form a second straight majority government. […]

Owen Sound police hope to have more to say in the coming days concerning the reports of gunfire in the city’s core last Thursday morning. One witness came forward after reading in the media about the police request for assistance, and police have gathered several pieces of video evidence during door-to-door canvassing, Insp. Dave Bishop […]

Before the Progressive Pride flag was raised beside city hall Wednesday morning, Rachel Paterson reminded everyone that the two-spirit and LGBTQQIAP+ community need allies to live in safety as themselves. Paterson shared remarks with a few dozen people who attended the annual flag raising, the kick-off to Pride Month, which some communities in Grey-Bruce will […]

The scarecrows are spreading west this year as Annan and Leith are the two newest communities to join in on the annual harvest season festival. The Meaford Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival officially welcomed the two newest members to the “scarecrow mania” as volunteers are busy preparing for the event and gathering to build and […]

The former executive director of the Toronto Summer Music Festival is taking over as general manager of the SweetWater Music Festival. SweetWater’s board of directors announced in a media release they’ve appointed Natasha Bood to replace outgoing general manager Paul Eichhorn, effective June 6. Eichhorn notified the board of his intentions to pursue a new […]

A Mildmay student studying environmental biology at McGill University is this year’s recipient of the $1,500 Walkerton Clean Water Legacy Award. Viviane Weiland is a graduate of Walkerton District Community School. She received the award at the Walkerton Heritage Water Garden this past week. “This takes a load off my back, and allows me to […]

Holy Trinity takes OFSAA crown in Owen Sound Courtice’s Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School topped St. Catharine’s Governor Simcoe Secondary School 11-9 Tuesday afternoon at the Kiwanis Soccer Complex in Owen Sound to win gold at the OFSAA A/AA boys’ field lacrosse festival. Holy Trinity beat Holy Cross 12-10 earlier in the day to earn […]

Owen Sound council granted a developer’s request for a three-year extension to a draft plan approval for the first phase of the Redhawk subdivision. The Redhawk subdivision is to be built near the Owen Sound hospital, on the south side of 8th Street East between 16th Avenue East and the future 20th Avenue East extension. […]

Owen Sound council endorsed a motion brought by Coun. John Tamming that calls for the provincial government to study the merits of allowing municipal councillors to be recalled. The motion said such a remedy would be available “under carefully prescribed circumstances, including displays of hatred, misogyny and all forms of discrimination.” City council also endorsed […]