Owen Sound Sun Times

Assessments were underway Wednesday morning after a $1.5-million fire at Hellyer's Foodland Tuesday afternoon. Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt credited staff who quickly got all customers and staff out of the building, which still stands after fire got into the walls, roof and basement, he said Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Braising work [...]

This is the year. The Owen Sound Attack have been building toward this season since the COVID-19 pandemic ripped away Ontario Hockey League play in early 2020. It's been both said openly by team officials and hinted at, but it's always been clear. The time for this core of players to win is now, or [...]

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre has announced some temporary emergency department closures at hospitals in Chesley, Durham and Walkerton. The Chesley ED was to close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and reopen at 7 a.m. on Thursday. It is to again close at 5 p.m. on Thursday and reopen again on Sept. 6 at [...]

Garry Michi has resigned from his position of mayor of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. The town announced in a news release on Tuesday that Michi's resignation is effective immediately, after an audio recording circulating last week that contained disparaging comments by the now former mayor towards the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. [...]

Those who say hope springs eternal must be talking about training camp. As the Owen Sound Attack once again took to the ice at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Monday for the official start of the 2023-24 Ontario Hockey League season, there is no dream too big or goal too momentous. Anything is possible [...]

Fingers are crossed that work to refurbish the grandstand will be ready for the opening of the Owen Sound Fall Fair in less than two weeks. The grandstand figures prominently in plans for the fair once again, after the city deemed the area unsafe. The stands were last used for an event in 2019. Workers [...]

Police charged a 35-year-old boater from Elmira with impaired operation and took the opportunity to remind everyone to report suspected impaired drivers. Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of an impaired boater at Dyers Bay in Northern Bruce Peninsula Saturday morning. Police located the vessel and charged the operator. The boater was given a [...]

Police used a taser to subdue a Saugeen Shores man who was in possession of a loaded sawed-off shotgun and struck two other vehicles while fleeing Owen Sound police on Thursday evening. At approximately 6 p.m., Owen Sound police received multiple calls from citizens about a man trying to forcibly enter an east-side residence to [...]

For the second time last week, hundreds of people walked silently through downtown Owen Sound Sunday night in a show of solidarity and commemoration of a business owner who died following a serious assault outside of his restaurant. The crowd joined together at Owen Sound city hall just before 8 p.m., some holding candles, lanterns [...]

Sunday drivers on Grey Road 9 near Hopeville enjoyed a spectacle in the sky as squid, whales, beavers and countless kites dotted the blue cloud-filled scene high above a farmer's field. The two-day Hopeville Kite Festival returned to Grey County over the weekend and featured over 20 kite-flyers from across the country and beyond who [...]

Carrying at least 25 pounds on their backs, men and women rucked" from starting points in Kincardine and Meaford to Wiarton over two days - and that might be the easy part. The Ruck 2 Remember organizers said they kicked this year's annual event on the peninsula up to 11" to celebrate 10 years of [...]

A family dispute led to a close-range shooting with a flare gun in Hanover Friday morning, according to police. According to a police media release, a shooting occurred just after 10:15 a.m. in the 200 block of 9th Street in Hanover. Investigators determined that an ongoing dispute between family members resulted in a 72-year-old male [...]

South Bruce Peninsula staff and council members apologized Friday for disparaging comments, which a town official said were confirmed to be made by Mayor Garry Michi, towards a neighbouring First Nations community. The chief and council of the Chippewas of Nawash are calling for Michi's resignation, while Saugeen First Nation on Sunday condemned the words [...]

A funeral for Sharif Rahman, the owner of The Curry House, who died Thursday following a serious assault in Owen Sound is planned for this afternoon at the Owen Sound Muslim Association at 895 7th St. E. According to an update to the GoFundMe page in support of the Rahman family which has since raised [...]

A funeral for Sharif Rahman, the owner of The Curry House, who died Thursday following a serious assault in Owen Sound is planned for this afternoon at the Owen Sound Muslim Association at 895 7th St. E. According to an update to the GoFundMe page in support of the Rahman family which has since raised [...]

The scale of the operation is staggering. Behind the giant tent at the 35th Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular, a couple dozen volunteers work diligently to feed an expected 2,000 hungry fish fans at the first of the derby's two giant Saturday night fish fries. At 5 p.m., it's estimated that 300 pounds of chopped and [...]

The toughest two minutes in sports returned to Port Elgin's main beach Saturday. FireFit competitors took on a gruelling six-stage course meant to mimic tasks firefighters might encounter at an emergency fire scene in head-to-head individual races to kick off the two-day competition. The FireFit Championships regional stop features firefighters from all over the province [...]

The Grey-Bruce OPP are now assisting Owen Sound Police with a homicide investigation following the death of 44-year-old restaurant owner Sharif Rahman after a serious assault outside of his business The Curry House the evening of Aug. 17. The police are seeking the public's assistance in locating three Caucasian males in connection to the assault [...]

A drum circle originally intended to help heal turned into a commemoration when news arrived early Friday morning Curry House owner and community pillar" Sharif Rahman died of injuries sustained in a serious assault outside of his downtown Owen Sound restaurant a week ago. David Mossy and his wife Brittany organized Drumming For Sharif to [...]

A man charged in the stabbing death of a young man at an Owen Sound hotel two years ago has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Mackenzie Paterek, 24, was sentenced to 88 months in prison for manslaughter in the death Kody Hunter, 22, on May 16, 2021 at the Quality Inn [...]

After 17 years, longtime Owen Sound Attack general manager Dale DeGray has a pretty simple wish list as training camp approaches. I don't want any disappointments," he said Friday morning. You want more surprises than disappointments, quite honestly." What disappoints an Ontario Hockey League general manager over the course of a five-day training camp? Players [...]

A steady stream of anglers headed to the scales that opened Friday morning for the 35th Annual Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular. More than 50 salmon and five trout had been weighed at the Georgian Shores Marina scales by 11 a.m. Friday. Derby co-chair Chris Geberdt said it had been a busy start to the 10-day [...]

The owner of The Curry House in downtown Owen Sound, who had been on life support following a serious assault outside of his business last Thursday, has died, according to family and friends. With a heavy heart, we want to update that our brother Sharif has passed away. Your generosity and support will never be [...]

Police have released photos of suspects and a vehicle they believe to be involved in a serious assault almost a week ago that left an Owen Sound business owner with critical injuries. Owen Sound police issued photos Thursday of two of three Caucasian men believed to be involved in an Aug. 17 incident that left [...]

Grey County warden Brian Milne said he heard some of his colleagues liken the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference to speed dating. Delegations get 15 minutes with the provincial ministers to advocate for the local issues affecting their municipality or county. At the three-day conference, the Grey County warden tabled issues regarding [...]

Days before the opening of training camp ahead of the 2023-24 season the Owen Sound Attack announced they've sent Gavin Bryant and a third-round pick in 2027 to the Niagara Ice Dogs for Declan Waddick. Waddick, an 18-year-old Lakeshore, Ont., native, registered 28 goals and added 21 assists with the IceDogs this past season. He [...]

Hundreds of people walked through downtown Owen Sound on Wednesday in a show of solidarity and support for the business owner seriously injured in an assault as his business last week. A large crowd gathered at Owen Sound city hall just before 8 p.m., some holding candles, cellphones and flashlights, before quietly walking along a [...]

A fundraising campaign to support a downtown Owen Sound business owner and his family after a serious assault last week has now raised more than $110,000. Meanwhile, two community events have been organized to support The Curry House owner Sharif Rahman, who continued to fight for his life in hospital in London. Mark Barbosa, a [...]

A boy who drowned while swimming with friends in Owen Sound on Tuesday is being remembered as a smart, handsome, funny and calm teenager. Callum Kearney, 15, died while swimming with his friends in Owen Sound, his father Chris Kearney said in a post on a gofundme page set up to raise funds for the [...]

Grey Bruce Health Services board of directors has appointed Ann Ford the hospital corporation's next president and CEO. Ford has more than 30 years of executive healthcare leadership experience and is currently the executive vice president of corporate services and integrated health systems at William Osler Health System, an acute care hospital system serving Brampton [...]

The Meaford International Film Festival (MIFF) returns to Meaford Hall for a 17th season at the end of this month with four nights, four dinners, four parties, four matinees and five feature films. Screening at the festival this year are films selected by MIFF artistic director Anna den Hengst. The five films include works from [...]

An army of volunteers worked through the rain on Wednesday morning to erect the giant tent that will be home to the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular beginning on Friday. About 50 volunteers, along with employees from Big Top Tent Rentals, raised the 100-foot by 300-foot tent at Georgian Shores Marina, which will welcome thousands of [...]

One of Canada's most decorated curlers and a Canadian Football Hall of Famer will be in Owen Sound Friday to help the Scenic City Order of Good Cheer raise money for an east shore splash pad. The order's second annual golf tournament fundraiser is set for the Legacy Ridge Golf Club. Good Cheer member and [...]

The Owen Sound Attack have taken another crack at hiring a goaltending coach after previous hire Matt Smith accepted a position with a National Hockey League club weeks after signing on with the Bears. The team congratulated Smith in a post to social media and announced the goalie-coach search was back on the front burner. [...]

A 15-year-old boy has drowned in the Owen Sound harbour. The teen was swimming with friends in the area of the west-side wharf on Tuesday afternoon when he failed to surface. Owen Sound police received the 911 call at 2:20 p.m. of a possible drowning, and responded to the scene along with the Owen Sound [...]

Police have arrested and charged a second person in connection with a shooting at a 6th Avenue West apartment complex in July. Donte'a Ryan Mitchell, 25, from North York is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, Owen Sound Police said in a media release Tuesday afternoon. Owen Sound police previously charged Dustin Noonan, 34, [...]

The largest simulated war-fighting army reservist exercise since 2018 is currently ongoing at the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre in Meaford. It's there that over 200 army vehicles and more than 750 army reservists from across the province are taking part in real-life combat training as part of Arrowhead Guardian 23, designed to enhance combat [...]

Owen Sound police have released descriptions of three males involved in a serious assault last week that left The Curry House owner Sharif Rahman in critical condition in hospital. Rahman's brother Anis Rahman said Monday that he has been unresponsive since the incident after sustaining head injuries and was in hospital on life support. In [...]

Arenn Osadzuk and Ari Alexander scored for the Owen Sound Women's United as the Scenic City club defeated Walkerton Legend Landscaping by a score of 2-1 in the Lakeshore Soccer League Women's Division final. On the same day as the Women's World Cup final, the local teams squared off in Owen Sound to decide the [...]

The family of Sharif Rahman is asking for everyone to pray for him after a serious assault last week left him fighting for his life in hospital in London. With a large memorial of flowers gracing the front steps of Rahman's The Curry House restaurant near the corner of 2nd Avenue East and 10th Street [...]

Police reopened Victoria Street in Dundalk after resolving an incident involving a barricaded person on Monday morning. Police issued a news release at 9:40 a.m. that said just before 10 p.m. on Sunday members of the Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report that an assault had occurred in Dundalk. A person who initially refused [...]

They called themselves the Brady Bunch. Together they rode in memory of Brady Caley in the Gran Fondo Lake Huron fundraising ride Sunday and raised the most money of any team - $38,152. And it's lovely, it is the most uplifting day," said Sue Caley, who lost her 22-year-old son Brady in a 2016 accident [...]

They called themselves the Brady Bunch. Together they rode in memory of Brady Caley in the Gran Fondo Lake Huron fundraising ride Sunday and this team raised the most money of any team - $38,152. And it's lovely, it is the most uplifting day," said Sue Caley, who lost her 22-year-old son Brady in a [...]

All stood for the Grand Entry into the arena at the 37th annual traditional powwow at Neyaashiinigmiing Sunday. The requested sign of respect helped to remind visitors that the powwow must be understood as an important and spiritual event, as well as a social one. Led by people carrying eagle staffs and colourful flags, dancers [...]

Driving home to Perth Monday, Summerfolk artistic director James Keelaghan and good friend Joel Leblanc were already making back-of-the-napkin plans for a two-year 50th-anniversary bash. I think to do it any justice, to do any justice to the depth and breadth of the people who have been putting this festival together and performing at the [...]

Owen Sound police are investigating an assault which left a 44-year-old Owen Sound business owner with critical injuries Thursday night. A police news release Friday night said the man's injuries were caused when he was assaulted by three Caucasian males who attended his business and had a dispute connected to the business. He was still [...]

The lone occupant in a single vehicle crash died early this morning south of Formosa, South Bruce OPP said. Police, firefighters from the Mildmay Fire Department and Bruce County paramedics were called at 2:17 a.m. to a serious motor vehicle collision on Concession 10, south of Formosa in South Bruce, a police news release said. [...]

Whether they were a kid or a kid at heart, they were smiling at the Heritage Place Shopping Centre's Touch-a-Truck community event on Friday. The sound of horns honking and sirens blaring filled the air as the shopping centre held the event, which allowed members of the public to get up close and personal with [...]

Gates to Summerfolk 48 opened at 4 p.m. Friday, when the first eager visitors entered the annual three-day music, art and crafts festival. Volunteers and contractors worked to finish the site setup Friday after a lot of rain fell Thursday night at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound. But the forecast calls for [...]