Owen Sound Sun Times

It was a “low-key” municipal election in Brockton this time, with the mayor and new deputy=mayor acclaimed and six candidates seeking five available councillor seats. Mayor Chris Peabody will be joined by a new deputy-mayor, James Lang, who sat as a Brockton councillor for the past term. As a result of Monday’s election, there will […]

Arran-Elderslie Mayor Steve Hammell was acclaimed to serve with a council that saw its long-time deputy mayor replaced with a newcomer and one councillor replaced with a former holder of that office. Jennifer Christie handily defeated Mark Davis to become Arran-Elderslie’s incoming deputy mayor in Monday’s election. Christie received 1,704 votes to Davis’s 722. That’s […]

Police charged a 24-year-old West Grey man with 25 weapons offences after executing a search warrant Monday in West Grey. The man remained in custody Tuesday pending a bail hearing, a West Grey Police Service news release said. West Grey police called the arrest a “a multi-agency project” which also involved the Canada Border Security […]

Milt McIver is back as mayor of Northern Bruce Peninsula after 40 consecutive years as the head of council in the area. McIver was elected on Monday night, receiving 2,424 votes, defeating challenger Karen Phillips, who received 1,088 votes. McIver served as reeve of Lindsay Township and then as mayor of Northern Bruce Peninsula following […]

Paul McQueen is back for another term as the mayor of Grey Highlands. McQueen easily won a three-person race for the mayor’s seat by garnering 2,346 votes to beat out former councillor Danielle Valiquette’s 969 votes and Don Alp’s 265. Incumbent councillor Dane Neilsen replaces Aakash Desai as the municipality’s deputy mayor while Paul Allen […]

Former West Grey mayor Kevin Eccles defeated Mayor Christine Robinson by nearly doubling her vote in a three-way race in council elections Monday. Robinson, the former town chief administrative officer, defeated Eccles by about 150 votes in 2018. But this time voters reversed their “experiment,” Eccles said, between fetching a load of campaign signs and […]

Garry Michi has been elected mayor in South Bruce Peninsula, unseating incumbent mayor Janice Jackson in Monday’s election. Michi, 63, said on Tuesday that it felt surreal, but he was excited to get going. “There is a great bunch of people to work with and I am looking forward to that,” Michi said. “I am […]

Andrea Matrosovs won a four-person race for The Blue Mountains mayor’s chair Monday night. Matrosovs garnered just over 38 per cent of the vote with 1,564 ballots cast. Tony Poole finished as the runner-up with 1,084 votes while Joe Halos’ 783 votes and Elizabeth Marshall’s 620 rounded out the race. “It’s starting to sink in […]

It’s report card time and Colby Barlow is getting an ‘A’ from NHL Central Scouting. Owen Sound’s team captain and leading scorer is one of 28 prospects to earn an ‘A’ rating on the central scouting’s preliminary players to watch list released Tuesday. The list is a compilation of draft-eligible prospects from all the major […]

A quartet of North Stars helped the Queen’s Gaels rise to the occasion this past weekend and earn a 2022 Ontario University Athletics Women’s Lacrosse Championship. Former N’Stars Kenna McKee (OSDSS), Kennedy Coghlin (OSDSS), Tara Meikle (St. Mary’s), and Jordan Kosempel (OSDSS) earned gold medals as part of the championship squad. Meikle won OUA Rookie […]

Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau enters his second term as mayor safe in the knowledge that no one ran against him. He said in an interview Tuesday that he doesn’t know what if any message he should take from that, but there’s lots to do in Saugeen Shores and he said he’s excited by the […]

Ross Kentner moved to Meaford in 1956. Now he’ll lead. The one-term councillor who made his career in radio broadcasting before retiring in 2018 and entering municipal politics is the new mayor-elect of Meaford. “I arrived in Meaford in 1956 and lived here until this present time and I know this town produces champions and […]

There is a new face — but a familiar face — taking over the top job on Georgian Bluffs council. Sue Carleton, who has served the past four years as deputy-mayor, was voted mayor of the municipality on Monday night. Unofficially, Carleton received 1,727 votes, compared to 948 for incumbent mayor Dwight Burley, and 935 […]

Voters returned Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy to the head of council and promoted Scott Greig to deputy-mayor Monday night. Boddy received 3,372 votes to two-term city councillor Richard Thomas’s 2,697 votes. Boddy got 55.7 per cent of the vote in that race to Thomas’s 44.4 per cent. Greig defeated incumbent Deputy-mayor Brian O’Leary 3,717 […]

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6 Ladies Auxiliary president Irene Surridge took a break from preparing the refreshments for the Honouring Our Local Veterans ceremony on Sunday to be a proud mother. That is because two of her sons – Chief Warrant Officer Lawrence Surridge and Master Warrant Officer Kenneth Surridge – were two of the […]

With two months to go to Christmas, an initiative to send care packages to children affected by war, poverty or natural disasters in other countries around the world is in full swing locally. Grey-Bruce participants of Operation Christmas Child are hoping to have about 3,000 shoeboxes packed with various items, including toiletries, school supplies, clothing […]

A man reported missing from Saugeen First Nation earlier this week has been found deceased. Foul play is not suspected in the matter, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release issued on Saturday evening. Grey Bruce OPP began to investigate the disappearance of the man on Tuesday. On Saturday members of the Saugeen First […]

A man has been charged with impaired driving after police stopped a vehicle they said was driven in an aggressive manner in Owen Sound on Saturday afternoon. Just before 1 p.m., a member of the Owen Sound Police Service conducting traffic enforcement in the 600 block of 6th Street East stopped the vehicle. The 27-year-old […]

The Owen Sound offence dried up Saturday night in Erie as the Otters snapped the Attack’s four-game winning streak with a 3-1 win inside the Erie Insurance Arena. The Bear’s power play, which had converted for a goal in three-straight games, went 0-for-5 in the contest. The Otters struck out on six power-play opportunities but […]

It may go down as one of the best Christmas presents of all time. Servac Petrovsky’s parents bought him a pair of skates one year. He thinks he was maybe three years old. And despite living in a small town of about 5,000 people at the time, with no hockey rink, Petrovsky has made it […]

The Owen Sound Attack took their high-flying offence on the road Friday night and reeled off a fourth-straight win over the Erie Otters, 5-1, at the Erie Insurance Arena. It’s all clicking right now for the Bayshore Boys. Starting goaltender Nick Chenard made 33 of 34 saves in the contest, but, with apologies, his impressive […]

The weather is getting colder and that means the Bluewater Athletic Association’s fall season is about to heat up. Some of the fall slate of sports are heading down the home stretch, while the cross-country runners are already competing for championships and preparing for regional and provincial competitions. CROSS COUNTRY The St. Mary’s Mustangs won […]

The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority is holding an event to gather public feedback on a management plan to create a 20-year vision for the Eugenia Falls Conservation Area. A public open house is to be held on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Kinplex at 102 Highland Dr. in Flesherton, to learn […]

Owen Sound Family Health Organization announced this month in a letter to patients that it learned of a data breach in July which exposed patients’ personal information. It notified police and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, which is investigating. Names, birth dates, contact information, health care information and health history […]

The public is being invited to a ceremony this weekend in Owen Sound that will honour eight local veterans. The Billy Bishop Museum and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6 are holding the 22nd Annual Honouring Our Local Veterans Ceremony at the legion on Sunday beginning at 2 p.m. “Honouring Our Local Veterans is a very […]

Police closed Highway 21 on Thursday for several hours while they responded to a report of gunfire at a residence south of Denny’s Dam in Saugeen First Nation. No one was injured in this incident, which was reported 7 a.m. Grey Bruce OPP, other OPP officers and Saugeen Shores Police Service responded, an OPP news […]

A Flesherton-area couple is continuing their efforts to help as many Ukrainians as they can to resettle in Canada. Susanne von Toerne said Thursday that the Rural Net Internet company she owns with her husband Heiner Philipp recently purchased a house in Owen Sound, and they are preparing to welcome members of a young Ukrainian […]

Owen Sound is gearing up to take another kick at holding Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada, with preparations already underway for the event planned for three months from now. Last week, city staff were busy installing hockey boards at the Scenic City Order of Good Cheer rink at Harrison Park for the event, which will […]

Owen Sound’s public library has a new website and staff are giving everyone an early look at it to gather feedback. Deputy chief librarian Nadia Danyluk said the new website will make it easier to book class trips to the library or to reserve book club kits and that generally it’s a more pleasing site […]

Andrew Barfoot’s Scenic City lacrosse legacy lives on now through a new annual coaches award named in his memory. Barfoot died on May 16, 2022, at the age of 25, after a five-year struggle with pulmonary arterial hypertension. When Barfoot could no longer play lacrosse, he became a coach. On Tuesday, as the Owen Sound […]

Grey Bruce OPP announced Wednesday night that its officers are looking for a man missing from Saugeen First Nation. Jeremy Mitchell, 45, was last seen on Pashwood Drive at Saugeen on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. He’s Indigenous, six feet tall, 150 pounds, has hair shaved on both sides of his head, with a bun on […]

When nine Ontario University Athletic women’s field lacrosse teams meet this weekend at Varsity Centre in Toronto the rosters will be studded with North Stars. Ten graduates and current coaches with the Owen Sound North Stars girls’ field lacrosse program are headed to the big city to take part in the three-day event with their […]

The Owen Sound Attack couldn’t buy a win against their Midwest Division rival London Knights at this time last year. They’ve already put four points in the bank against the storied franchise early in 2022-23. The Attack beat up on the slumping Knights by a score of 7-2 in front of 2,464 at the Harry […]

An SUV driver with serious injuries was airlifted to a London hospital after a crash with a grain truck on Oct. 13 in the former Huron Township. South Bruce OPP said the crash happened at 2:02 p.m. at Highway 21 and Bruce Road 6. The SUV driver’s injures weren’t life-threatening, police said in a news […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit has released new statistics that shine a local light on something most people who have been to the grocery store of late already know – food prices are skyrocketing. New affordability data revealed on Tuesday shows families and individuals are spending more on food, which is leaving less in peoples’ […]

People concerned about their local hospital filled the Chesley Community Centre Tuesday night. At least 300 people crammed in to hear what the hospital administration plans to do after the current two-month full emergency department closure, due to a shortage of nursing staff, ends Dec. 2. Citizens vented fears, pointed fingers, offered suggestions and sent […]

The Niagara Convention Centre played host to the 2022 AJP Tour Canada National Pro this past weekend, a prestigious Brazillian Jiu-jitsu event courting athletes from across the globe, including 13 athletes from Grey-Bruce’s Kilian Academy. The local athletes fared well, hauling home a total of ten medals including four gold. Kilian Academy’s top Jiu-jitsu athlete […]

Saugeen Shores Police Service officers will reward teen drivers for demonstrating positive driving habits until Oct. 22 as part of National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW). In a media release SSPS said officers will be visible at Saugeen District Senior School during the weeklong safety blitz rewarding drivers as well as providing information on speeding, […]

A familiar sight is back in Owen Sound Harbour after the Chi-Cheemaun returned on Monday. The Owen Sound Transportation Company is calling the 2022 season a success, after the ferry carried 21 per cent more vehicles and 30 per cent more passengers than it did in 2021. “Final traffic numbers fared better than expected given […]

Grey County and NeighbourWoods North have started work on a project to naturalize the county’s administration building on Owen Sound’s east side. On Saturday, more than 50 people gathered at the property to mark the beginning of Phase 1 of the work. A total of 20 native species of saplings were planted along with a […]

Home and Community Support Services Grey-Bruce has put the call out for volunteers as it faces a shortage of drivers to get seniors and people with disabilities to their appointments. The organization now has about half the volunteer drivers it did prior to the COVID-19 pandemic . Many ride requests – for things like surgeries, […]

Superior Court Justice G. D. Lemon in January found Bruce County improperly and secretively spent Krug trust funds to purchase property intended for a nuclear innovation centre and now he has removed the county’s trusteeship over the funds. Lemon’s Oct. 12 decision brings nearer to a close a four-year court battle between the county and […]

Police have identified the motorcyclist who died as a result of a crash in the Chatsworth Township last week. Steven Rill, 32, of West Grey was pronounced deceased after Grey Bruce OPP responded to the crash just after 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 11. At the time of the crash, police said it happened on Highway […]

South Bruce Peninsula mayoral candidate Donald E. Tedford has died. Mr. Tedford, who also served as chief building official and director of development with Hanover, died at the age of 73 at Hanover and District Hospital on Saturday. “It is with sadness that we learn that Donald E. Tedford, a candidate for the position of […]

It’s the pursuit of perfection. For 74 cats and their humans, the No Name Cat Club’s first-ever cat show sanctioned by the Canadian Cat Association (CCA) at the Bayshore on Oct. 15 and 16 was not just a chance to show off, it is a chance to set the standard. Bred, born and buffed to […]

They partied like it was 1962 Sunday at the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen’s Association 60th birthday bash near Wiarton. Club members, dignitaries, families and members of the public were invited to the BPSA’s clubhouse grounds at 611 Northacres Rd. to celebrate 60 years of environmental conservation and a shared passion for the outdoors. There was a […]

A man was taken into custody after a disturbance in Lucknow on Sunday. Just after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, South Bruce OPP officers along with specialized units including the OPP Emergency Response Team arrested a man without incident. The accused remained in custody facing a criminal charge, according to a news release from police Sunday […]

Pick play? Dive? Incidental contact? The officials thought Michael Renwick was purposefully interfering with Sam Sedley as he stepped in between the Attack defender and his teammate, sending Sedley to the ice as the teams played three-on-three in overtime. Instead of knocking off a defender and opening up space for a scoring chance, Renwick watched […]

Charles Henry Love and Cook Teets were executed in Owen Sound for murders they didn’t commit. Charlotte Diggs, a Black woman and widow, farmed a plot of land in Priceville into her 60s before dying at the age of 75 due to an “exhaustion of vital powers” The Read family, who lived in Owen Sound, […]

With some key bodies back in the lineup the Owen Sound Attack snapped a three-game losing streak and beat the Kitchener Rangers 4-1 Friday night at The Aud. Servac Petrovsky returned from an eye injury and Sam Sedley was back from a two-game suspension. With those veterans back in the fold the Attack’s skill and […]