Owen Sound Sun Times

Alex Williams stood at the Black History Cairn in Harrison Park at the the end of a 15-day bicycle journey that traced the Underground Railroad route escaping U.S. slaves used to reach freedom in Canada. It's been very rewarding, we shed tears," said the 47-year-old married father of three from Normal, Ill. He and eight [...]

Chippewas of Nawawh Unceded First Nation voters elected Greg Nadjiwon as chief over incumbent Veronica Smith Friday. Nadjiwon, a former chief and councillor, was elected with 291 votes over Smith, who received 218. Smith also ran for a councillor position, as rules in the election permitted, but was not elected, the statement of votes from [...]

Local demand for food aid has never been so great, the Owen Sound Salvation Army food bank co-ordinator said Friday. In a week when owners of Kelseys restaurant donated about 1,100 pounds of frozen meat to the food bank after a fire Tuesday, Alice Wannan said that food will be hugely impactful for the next [...]

Kelseys restaurant franchise owners in Owen Sound donated food spared by Tuesday's fire to the Salvation Army. The donation was noted in a Facebook post by Alice Wannan, co-ordinator of Owen Sound Family Services and the food bank at the Salvation Army, the day of the fire. In the midst of tragedy ....30 employees who [...]

A decision by the Grey Highlands committee of adjustment to deny the severance and sale of a Lake Eugenia public access point to abutting cottagers is being called a small victory for democracy by some residents. A complex multi-year process came to a head in July when the committee voted on two severance applications proposed [...]

Warrant Officer Reid Bellamy, a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Owen Sound, is serving in Kamloops as part of Operation LENTUS in support of the B.C. Wildfire Service. LENTUS is the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) response to natural disasters in Canada. The objectives of operation LENTUS are to help provincial and territorial authorities [...]

Already a city sports Hall of Famer, Chatsworth's Bayleigh Hooper has added another sporting accomplishment to her list of accolades. On Thursday, Hooper tied for the lead in the women's lower extremity division at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Wisconsin, at her first CrossFit Games competition. Her 680 combined points in the fitness challenge [...]

On Friday, the Owen Sound Attack continued their build-up to the 2023-24 season with the signing of 2023 OHL Priority Selection draft third-round pick Gabriel Smith to a standard player agreement. Attack General Manager Dale DeGray welcomed Smith and his family to the Attack organization in a team media release. I look forward to seeing [...]

The Team Ontario under-15 and under-19 teams won gold and silver respectively at the Women's Field Lacrosse National Championships in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Thursday. The under-15 squad beat Team BC 11-8 in the final. The team, featuring Owen Sound North Stars Bree Wilkins and Taryn Weppler, went undefeated in the tournament winning all four of their [...]

Chippewas of Nawash Chief Veronica Smith says her priorities heading into Friday's band elections include dealing with the opioid crisis on the reserve, referendums on big issues including the DGR nuclear waste vault, and the housing shortage. Smith is completing a two-year term as chief. She served five terms as band councillor, from 2007 to [...]

In honour of Tom Thomson's birthday, the art gallery bearing his name in Owen Sound has announced plans to digitize its entire collection. To mark the birth 146 years ago Saturday of this local artist of national importance, 70 Thomson artworks and related items in the collection are presented on the Tom Thomson Art Gallery [...]

A dead crow in Grey-Bruce tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird to test positive for the virus in Grey-Bruce this year. No human cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease had been reported in Ontario or Canada this year, up to Aug. 2, a news release from Grey Bruce Public Health [...]

The OPP is rolling out a new video surveillance camera registry locally for anyone who wishes to share video with police to help them solve crimes. Grey Bruce OPP is inviting anyone they serve, who has a video surveillance camera, closed-circuit TV or doorbell camera, to register. Even once registered, there's no obligation to provide [...]

Speed limits of 30 km/h are coming to several school zones throughout the city following amendments to the Owen Sound traffic bylaw. Late last month, city council passed changes to the bylaw to include school zones at most of the city's elementary schools. The amendments will create speed limits of 30 km/h on weekdays between [...]

South Bruce Peninsula is setting off fireworks on the Civic Holiday weekend after cancelling them due to dry conditions before Canada Day.. The town is holding two fireworks shows this weekend. Sauble Beach residents and visitors can see the fireworks on Saturday at King Edward Avenue, at the north end of the beach, beginning at [...]

Russian brothers Danil and Roman Korenkov, who escaped Russia after they were arrested and fined for their protest in support of jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny, are living in a Warsaw hostel awaiting local efforts to bring them to safety in Hanover. The 22-year-old twins are in daily contact with Hanover Mission Church pastor David [...]

Athletic medals and memorabilia were stolen from a home in Chatsworth, and the OPP is asking for help recovering them The items were reported stolen on July 4 after a residential theft in the township, according to a police news release. The stolen medals include awards from the 1988 Canadian National Championship, 1986 Elite Canada [...]

A Londoner previously alleged to be a member of the Hells Angels and two developers, all of whom were charged in a crackdown on illegal sports betting, are embroiled in a multi-million dollar lawsuit over a botched luxury development near Collingwood. At the centre of the legal battle is a 2.5-hectre parcel of land in [...]

The Owen Sound John Shute Optometry North Stars under-15 B team won Ontario Women's Field Lacrosse gold and brought home the gold for the Scenic City. After a dominant round robin, in which the North Stars won both games by a combined score of 35-5, the girls punched their ticket to the semifinals with a [...]

The Women's Centre Grey Bruce is raising $150,000 for renovations to a house where young victims of human trafficking can stay. A new Adopt-A-Room campaign supports the Owen Sound-based organization's Anti-Human Trafficking Program for Youth. Renovations have started and the house purchased this year should be open this winter for eight youths, a Women's Centre [...]

Former Chippewas of Nawash chief Greg Nadjiwon is running for chief in Friday's band elections, which he views as a report card" on the current chief. I'm running because quite a few people had come up and asked if I'd consider accepting a nomination," he told The Sun Times Tuesday. I look at it as [...]

A suspected electrical room fire before opening at Kelseys restaurant in Owen Sound Tuesday morning caused extensive smoke damage but no injuries. The staff did an excellent job of notifying 911 immediately and evacuating the building," Owen Sound Fire Chief Phil Eagleson said at the scene. Firefighters contained flames in the electrical room, the origin [...]

Durham hospital's emergency department hours are being reduced temporarily due to ongoing staff shortages starting tonight, South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced. The department will be closed today at 5 p.m. and will reopen Aug. 2 at 7 a.m.; it will close over the weekend starting Friday, Aug. 4 at 5 p.m. and reopening Sunday, [...]

Friday's Chippewas of Nawash election will feature incumbent Veronica Smith and Gregory Nadjiwon on the ballot in the race for chief. Members of the First Nation will go to the polls Friday to elect a chief and eight councillors. All eight incumbent councillors are running again, amid a field of 24, according to a post [...]

Tobermory summer resident and airport user Thomas Brown asked Northern Bruce Peninsula council if it would sell the local airport to him and his partners. Brown made the proposal on July 24. Municipal staff will review the idea and prepare a report within two months. A recording of his presentation is on the town's YouTube [...]

Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police responded to eight marine-related calls on the weekend on Lake Huron. Saturday at 1:14 p.m. the Grey Bruce OPP Marine Unit helped rescue a disabled vessel on Lake Huron.With the assistance of the Coast Guard the vessel made it to shore safely, a police news release said Monday. At 2:27 [...]

Owen Sound's Hannah Fraser finished first in the women's Olympic distance race at the 2023 Owen Sound Subaru Triathlon Sunday at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park. Before she crossed the finish line there was a buzz surrounding the Owen Sound racer leading the pack among the women. When she crossed the line in a time [...]

As Julian Smith continues his pursuit of excellence and his dream to race for Canada, his friends and family are once again holding an annual fundraiser to help with training and race expenses. The Communiski Dinner is set for Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. at Gleason Brook Pottery, 070527 Zion Church Road, Georgian [...]

This year's Walkerton Clean Water Legacy Award winner is Owen Sound's Katelynn Lavergne, who is studying environmental sciences at the University of Guelph. Lavergne was awarded $1,500 to help support the cost of her tuition. Lavergne is in the final year of a bachelor of science program and is home working for the summer. I [...]

Local MPPs recently announced the Ontario government will invest $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects aimed at helping protect, conserve and restore the Great Lakes. The investments are aimed at reducing plastic litter, excess nutrients and road salt entering lakes, rivers and streams, and advancing climate resiliency while restoring environmentally degraded areas of the [...]

The Oakville Rock put a stop to the Owen Sound North Stars 2023 campaign by completing a three-game sweep at home Friday night. With the N'Stars on the brink, the Rock topped Owen Sound 16-12 inside the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre and will now face the winner of the Brooklin Merchants and Six Nations Rivermen [...]

In four years childhood cancer survivor Jesse Walker has raised nearly $100,000 for cancer research by running a full marathon, two half-marathons and now an Olympic triathlon. What's next? I'm going to try and find a cure. That's the goal I'm trying to beat when I become a doctor," he said moments after crossing the [...]

Careless smoking is said to be the cause of a highrise balcony fire in Owen Sound Friday afternoon. Owen Sound fire crews responded to a fully involved fire on the balcony of a sixth-floor unit at the Parkway Apartments just after 2 p.m. According to a media release from Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services, [...]

BAYSOX EDGE MARINERS IN FINALE The Owen Sound Baysox finished their sophomore season in the North Dufferin Baseball League on a high note. The Baysox beat the Midland Mariners 9-8 in their final game of the regular season. A double hit by Trevor Smith in the top of the seventh inning plated the winning run. [...]

Police have charged a 37-year-old Owen Sound man with second-degree murder and forcible confinement in connection with the death of Terry Albert Hull, 47 of Toronto, at a 2nd Avenue East residence earlier this month. A 37-year-old woman faces charges of accessory after the fact and forcible confinement, while both individuals face firearms charges, police [...]

Grey County council passed its Going Green in Grey plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions last year and Thursday it got an update on goals in the plan. Rebecca Danard, the manager of climate change initiatives for the county, gave the update to the plan, which councillors re-affirmed in a vote, with some expressing concerns [...]

A young vet who grew up on a swine farm outside of Seaforth is the winner of this year's Grey Bruce Farmers' Week award. The GBFW Committee recently announced Dr. Hannah Jansen as the winner of the annual $1,000 prize in conjunction with the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College, recognizing new veterinarians in Grey-Bruce. [...]

An indoor rock climbing and bouldering gym is being proposed for a property in the industrial park on Owen Sound's east side. On Monday, several people spoke in favour of the proposed Climber's Crush business during a public meeting at Owen Sound city hall. The public meeting was required to change the zoning from the [...]

Two developers on Owen Sound's east side are appealing a zoning bylaw amendment by Owen Sound for another nearby developer whose plans include a new grocery store. At its meeting on Monday, Owen Sound council passed a motion to advise the Ontario Land Tribunal confirming its support and approval for the zoning amendment passed on [...]

The Owen Sound Attack announced the hiring of goaltending coach Matt Smith on Thursday. The former goaltending coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Guelph Storm will join the team for the 2023-24 season. Smith, 33, is the president and owner of the Waterloo Region-based Matt Smith Goaltending Inc., a goalie training centre he [...]

Grey County just committed $1 million towards an estimated $25-million mental health and addictions treatment centre in Owen Sound. The 45-bed Wellness and Recovery Centre" is to offer fully OHIP-paid programs and services all under one roof. It will include 17 transitional housing quarters where people may stay for one or two years while receiving [...]

South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Garry Michi called the pursuit of questions raised by an audit of his election finances a witch hunt." The town's compliance audit committee has ordered an independent audit of the mayor's campaign finances and directed the clerk to hire a prosecutor to pursue what appears" to be a breach of the [...]

From Friday, Aug. 4 to Sunday, Aug. 6, the longest-running Emancipation Day festival in North America held at the northernmost terminus of the Underground Railroad returns to Owen Sound. It's the festival's 161st year, but it's only the third Emancipation Day celebration since the House of Commons passed Bill M-36 in a unanimous vote to [...]

A Dundalk woman who has played a major role in inspiring and educating youth in southern Grey County about agriculture and rural life has been honoured with the 2023 Tommy Cooper Award. On Wednesday, Jessica Cook of Dundalk was named the recipient of the award, which is handed out each year to a person making [...]

A trio of Owen Sound Attack players recently participated in Hockey Canada's 2023 Program of Excellence Summer Program. Representing Owen Sound at the program were Nico Addy, the team's first-round pick this past spring, as well as Colby Barlow and Cedrick Guindon. Addy represented the gold-medal-winning Team Ontario at the Canada Winter Games this past [...]

There will be an independent audit of South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Garry Michi's election finances and a court prosecutor is to be hired to pursue what appears" to be a breach of the Municipal Elections Act, the town's compliance audit committee has ordered. The committee made those orders, detailed in the minutes of the committee, [...]

Eighteen years is not enough time, but in 18 years Tyson Downs made a lasting impression on his family, friends, coaches and local sports community. This one hurts, and that's because of this special bond that I'm telling you I can't explain," said Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins Assistant Coach Rick Chapman. There is just something about the [...]

Owen Sound will is planning to implement a short-term rental licensing program that will set a maximum occupancy limit of eight people and restrict rentals to homes that are the principal residence of the owner. At its regular meeting on Monday, city council voted 7-1 in favour of a Corporate Services Committee recommendation to direct [...]

SNELGROVE SURGES IN IRONMAN EVENT Port Elgin's Erin Snelgrove finished second in the women's division at the Lake Placid Ironman event. Snelgrove completed the gruelling course in a combined time of 9:21:48, just over five minutes behind race winner Alice Alberts. Snelgrove completed the 2.4-mile swim in a time of 1:02:07, a 112-mile bike ride [...]

Owen Sound city council has earmarked $75,000 to repair portions of the concrete pad at the Kiwanis Sk8 and Bike Park in order to extend the life of the almost decade-old facility. Council passed a motion to put funds from its capital reserve towards the Victoria Park attraction during a special meeting on Monday where [...]