Owen Sound Sun Times

Two Meaford residents have been charged following a break and enter at a business on New Year’s Eve. Just before 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, Grey Bruce OPP responded to a suspicious vehicle at a business on Grey Road 12 in the Municipality of Meaford. Officers located two people and placed them under arrest, the OPP […]

Two men from South Bruce Peninsula have been charged after they were caught during a break and enter on Monday, police said in a news release. Just after 9 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of noises coming from an abandoned building in South Bruce Peninsula. When police arrived they entered the premises […]

If municipal success is to be measured in construction values the City of Owen Sound had another solid year in 2022. In its latest update, the city’s community services committee reported last year’s construction values from January to November at $42.5 million, which is up from $34.2 million over the same stretch in 2021. Owen […]

U13 ICE DOGS WIN SILVER STICK The Arran Elderslie Ice Dogs under-13 representative team won the Kincardine Regional Silver Stick ‘C’ Division championship on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Ice Dogs’ head coach Greg Price said the final was a great game against the West Grey Warriors. “The Ice Dogs won an epic 4-3 thriller against […]

Addicting. Exhilarating. Refreshing. Cellular yoga. All words people used Sunday to describe splashing into Lake Huron on New Year’s Day as part of Southampton’s second annual polar bear dip. Port Elgin’s Jeff Ryan called the swim “frigid”. He and his friends attended the inaugural dip in 2022 and planned to make it an annual tradition. […]

Saugeen Conservation is warning of localized flooding. For the municipalities of West Grey, Brockton, Arran-Elderslie, South Bruce and Saugeen Shores, the conservation authority upgraded its notice from a watershed condition statement to a flood watch as of 4 p.m. Saturday. The flood watch will remain until at least Tuesday at 4 p.m., when significant rainfall […]

Families with kids returned to Owen Sound’s New Year’s Eve party at the rec centre Saturday afternoon, happy the threat of COVID-19 has diminished. Last year kids lined up for goodie bags but there were no activities at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre. The year before the whole event was cancelled because of the […]

Christmas is over but Beau Akey wanted to hear one more spin of Silent Night. He made it so by scoring the overtime winner and hushing the 3,153 fans inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Friday night as the Barrie Colts topped the Owen Sound Attack 5-4 and have now picked up points in […]

Grey Bruce OPP is investigating the death of a driver whose vehicle collided with a deer Thursday about midnight. Police said in a news release that the single-vehicle collision took place on Highway 21 in Georgian Bluffs. Inter Township firefighters and Grey County paramedics also responded. The driver was taken to a local hospital and […]

Local police waited with other officers along a Highway 400 overpass Friday morning for the northbound police procession escorting OPP Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala’s body home. West Grey Police Const. Rod Hilton and Sgt. Mark McComb were on the crowded overpass to show their respect for the 28-year-old officer who was shot and killed Tuesday. […]

At a time of both reflection and hope, new Grey County warden Brian Milne is both excited for what’s to come and nervous about what it’s going to cost. It’s not just gift-givers and grocery shoppers who are experiencing sticker shock these days. Local counties are experiencing eye-popping peeks at the bottom line as inflation […]

The Owen Sound Bug Juice North Stars are one step closer to becoming an officially sanctioned Major Series Lacrosse squad. Major Series Lacrosse announced Thursday afternoon the Brampton and Owen Sound franchises have come to an agreement with respect to the split of their shared player pool ahead of the 2023 season. Owen Sound North […]

Eat Local Grey Bruce — a co-operative that sells mostly locally grown and processed food directly to local consumers — is facing bankruptcy unless a 30-day, $115,000 fundraising drive comes through. The Indiegogo fundraiser, “Help Save Eat Local Grey Bruce,” was at about $12,500 or 10 per cent of its goal Thursday afternoon, with 28 […]

Gavin Bryant had a lot of time alone to think about the Owen Sound Attack’s predicament. Before scoring the overtime winner in front of 3,166 fans in the first game back from the holiday break to snap the Attack’s six-game winless streak and propel the club to a 3-2 win over their Midwest Division rival […]

There are New Year’s Eve events planned across Grey-Bruce, including old favourites and some new options Saturday. Blue Mountain will host Rick Mercer, who will ring in the new year on CBC’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. The CBC broadcast will feature live music from Blue Mountain, where Canadian artists Chad Price, Kardinal Offishall and Savannah […]

While the past weekend’s winter wallop caused some chaos on roads in Grey-Bruce, it has been welcomed by local cross-country skiers and snowshoers ready to hit the trails. Though rain and milder temperatures are in the forecast for the Owen Sound area beginning on Thursday, the dumping of snow on the weekend allowed local cross-country […]

A Grey Highlands man has been charged with impaired driving following a collision involving two snowmobiles on Monday. Just before 7:30 p.m. on Boxing Day, Grey Bruce OPP, the Grey Highlands Fire Department and Grey County EMS responded to the report of a collision involving snowmobiles on the West Back Line in Grey Highlands. One […]

Grey Bruce OPP charged three motorists for driving on closed highways during the weekend’s blizzard. Emergency responders fielded hundreds of calls for service across the area during the extreme weather event that began Friday and continued through Sunday. Stranded motorists had to be triaged with police using snowmobiles and other means to get to them. […]

A Georgian Bluffs couple are celebrating after winning $100,000 playing the lottery. Margrit Ann Olson and Scott Grant won the prize after matching the last six of seven Encore numbers in order in the Nov. 4 Lotto max draw. The married couple told OLG they play Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max weekly and they always […]

Oxenden’s Julian Smith is back on the trails for the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) cross-country race season that began for the local athlete with the 2022 Eastern Canada Cup earlier this month at Nakkertok, Quebec. Snow needed to be made to cover much of the 1.3-kilometre loop, but the volunteers made certain the […]

This weekend’s blizzard may have had everyone seeing white, but those itching to get out on the snowmobile trails in Grey-Bruce are going to have to wait. The close to 3,000 kilometres of snowmobile trails in the region remain closed this week, with the forecast in the days ahead not favourable for those hoping to […]

After council turned down a community garden in a small city park near Hillcrest Elementary School due to community concerns in July 2021, council resolved to update city policies about such gardens. City staff have come up with a draft update, which eliminates the park in question, Stobbe Park, on 5th Avenue A West, a […]

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff is holding a series of free public skates in the riding over the holidays. “I welcome all constituents to attend these free events to enjoy some family fun, warm refreshments and a chance to chat,” Ruff said in a news release. The skates include: Meaford and St. Vincent Arena, Dec. […]

Bruce County plans to promote economic opportunities in the region to an international audience in 2023. The county recently announced representatives will attend the annual MIPIM event, one of the world’s largest property conferences, which brings together thousands of investors and developers from around the world. The event is March 13 to 17 in Cannes, […]

A person reported missing by family members on Thursday has been located. Owen Sound Police Service issued an update on Monday that the family of Sonya Nadjiwon had reported to police that they had spoken with her on Christmas Day and that she seemed OK. “The Owen Sound Police Service would like to thank the […]

Bruce County has received $60,000 to explore a seniors home sharing program. The funding, provided through the province’s Inclusive Community Grants Program, will go toward the Exploring a Bruce County Seniors Home Sharing program, which will result in a consultant report that will provide direction and an outline for next steps in the initiative, it […]

Grey County farmers can apply for funding from a pilot program designed to try out and track the results of new soil health and carbon recapture practices on a small scale. The Experimental Acres Pilot, which launched in Wellington and Dufferin counties, is expanding to Grey County in 2023 and is seeking six farms to […]

Grey-Bruce continued to dig out on Monday from the weekend’s blizzard that left area roads treacherous, stranded numerous motorists and knocked out power to thousands. After heavy snow and driving winds closed roads across the two counties and knocked out power for thousands on Friday and Saturday, improvements were seen in some areas on Sunday. […]

For a second day in a row, Grey-Bruce was under a blizzard warning, forcing widespread road closures, power outages and throwing a wrench into Christmas Eve travel plans for many on Saturday. While there were no reports of serious injuries, police were dealing with numerous stranded motorists throughout the two counties. Early Saturday afternoon Grey […]

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A predicted winter storm arrived in Grey-Bruce Friday and knocked out power and prompted more closures and schedule changes. Heavy snowfall and up to 100-kilometre-per hour wind gusts prompted Environment Canada to warn travel would be extremely difficult to impossible at times and advised against it in Grey-Bruce. At mid-afternoon Friday, more than 1,500 Hydro […]

Georgian College has recognized a local man for paying to renew part of the space to train nurses in the new four-year nursing degree program in Owen Sound. Peter Van Dolder donated $25,000 to help outfit a learning pod at one of the new nursing labs in the Nursing and Wellness Wing at the Owen […]

Chesley hospital’s emergency department will be closed Friday at 5 p.m. and won’t reopen until Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 7 a.m., due to ongoing staffing shortages at South Bruce Grey Health Centre hospitals. Walkerton’s emergency department will be closing Saturday at 5 p.m. and will reopen at 7 a.m. Sunday, Christmas morning. “All efforts to […]

A nasty winter storm that’s been warned about all week and is forecast to arrive Friday has prompted closures and weather declarations in Grey-Bruce. Environment Canada is warning of a “crippling blizzard” across all of Grey-Bruce starting Friday morning and Saturday. Winds will gust up to 100 kilometres per hour and snowfall accumulations of 25 […]

People concerned about the scale of development proposed for the former Talisman ski resort in southeast Grey County have called a public meeting next Thursday. Erica Ferguson is one of the Dec. 29 meeting’s organizers. She sits on a committee established by the proponents of the Talisman development to gather local input. She grew up […]

Owen Sound Transportation Company’s new president and CEO is a familiar local face. Carl Kuhnke, who left the Walkerton Clean Water Centre in March, around the end of his five-year term, now heads the company that runs some provincial ferry services, including the local Chi-Cheemaun ferry between Tobermory and South Baymouth. Kuhnke is also a […]

City firefighters put out an air-compressor fire at an eastside business Wednesday. The Bayside Storage building’s industrial air compressor, which supplied air to pneumatic machinery in the building, caught fire and filled the building with smoke, Owen Sound Fire Chief Phil Eagleson said Thursday in an interview. Firefighters poured water on the fire which extinguished […]

Owen Sound police issued a plea for assistance in finding a woman reported missing by her family. Sonya Francis Nadjiwon, 31, is described as an Indigenous woman who is 5’5” tall with a medium build. She has shoulder-length dark hair and brown eyes. Police have no description of her clothes but released a photo of […]

It’s the home stretch for the Christmas kettle campaign — the largest annual fundraiser for the Salvation Army. The four days leading up to Christmas are the busiest time for donations. Kettles have been set out in Owen Sound since the Santa Claus parade on Nov. 19 and this weekend they’ll be at Port Elgin’s […]

South Bruce Peninsula council has given approval to a draft subdivision plan that could see 46 lots developed on a property near Amabel-Sauble Community School. On Tuesday, council endorsed the draft plan of subdivision for the development known as Sauble Falls Estates, located on a 17.6-hectare (43.5-acre) parcel of land bordered by Sauble Falls Parkway, […]

Alan Barfoot has been elected chair of the Grey-Bruce Board of Health. Barfoot, a provincial appointee who is a former Georgian Bluffs mayor and Grey County warden was elected to the position in a secret ballot during the local health unit’s board meeting on Friday. His selection to the role comes as the organization also […]

An initiative to create more long-term rental housing in Northern Bruce Peninsula is not only expected to bring more units to market, but also to create awareness of the importance stable rental housing plays in a healthy community. The Long-Term Landlord Housing Initiative, launched earlier this year, has approved funding for four rental properties on […]

Provincial health-care funding announcements have been coming just in time for Christmas. Last week, MRI operating funding was announced for hospitals in Owen Sound and Collingwood. This week was Kincardine’s turn to receive MRI operating fund approval. Owen Sound should have its second MRI machine functioning by the fall of 2023 and Kincardine’s first MRI […]

A person has died after a crash on Highway 21 in the Municipality of Kincardine on Monday. Emergency services responded after receiving the report of a crash just after 1 p.m. South Bruce OPP, Kincardine Fire an Emergency Services and Bruce County EMS attended the scene, which involved two vehicles, police said in a news […]

Lara Widdifield has been hired as the new director of public works and engineering for Owen Sound. Widdifield is joining the city’s leadership team with more than 20 years experience in both the private and public sectors in Ontario and Alberta. She was most recently employed with by South Bruce Peninsula as director of public […]

A Hamilton man charged with murder in a woman’s death, whose remains were found in the woods near Mount Forest, Ont. three years ago, pleaded guilty to lesser offences and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Ahmet Nikqi, 42, who is also known by three other similar surnames, pleaded guilty on Dec. 6 in […]

The OPP is investigating a collision between an Inter Township Fire Department truck and a passenger vehicle at Springmount on Saturday. The collision occurred just after 10 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 6 and 21 and Grey Road 18 as the fire truck was responding to a call for service, OPP Const. Nick Wilson […]

At 17, Colby Barlow is a team captain and one of the better goal scorers in the Canadian Hockey League. But what is he going to be at 25? That’s the question scores of National Hockey League scouts and management teams are asking themselves of the top-rated prospect who is projected to go in the […]

The Owen Sound Police Service is seeking help identifying a vehicle believed to have struck a dog before leaving the scene in the 800 block of 27th Street East in Owen Sound on Saturday. The family pet was transported to an emergency veterinarian, but later died, police said in a media release. Owen Sound police […]

Inspiration struck film director Taylor Prestidge while he skated with his nieces on their rink inside the family’s flooded barn near Owen Sound. “They have a picture of Hayley Wickenheiser hanging up overlooking the ice, like how old rinks use to have pictures of the Queen,” Prestidge said. “It really resonated with me. Look at […]