Owen Sound Sun Times

At Tuesday’s South Bruce Peninsula council meeting, a proposed $6.5-million four-storey luxury hotel with 21 rooms and a ground-floor cafe on Sauble Beach’s Lakeshore Boulevard inched closer to shovels in the ground. Council carried a motion directing the necessary bylaw authorizing the mayor and clerk to enter into a site plan control agreement with Lakeshore […]

Bruce Power is studying the feasibility of making hydrogen with excess energy from its nuclear reactors, which is specifically mentioned in Ontario’s new low-carbon hydrogen strategy announced April 7. Among the eight immediate strategic actions listed in the provincial vision for a “low-carbon hydrogen economy” is Bruce Power’s hydrogen feasibility study and the company’s support […]

It’s playoff time, but the Owen Sound Attack are hoping not much will change. That’s the plan. When the Attack ride into Flint Friday for Game 1 of their first-round best-of-seven series it will mark the start of the team’s fourth playoff round – unofficially. Mired in an eight-game losing streak in February the Attack […]

The province is investing over $3.6 million locally to help recruit, train and develop employees for both the manufacturing and healthcare sectors. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker made the funding announcement Tuesday. The Owen Sound headquartered Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada (EMC) is receiving $2,851,171 to help manufacturing companies throughout the province recruit, hire […]

No charges were laid after a car jumped a parking barrier and hit a downtown Owen Sound building Tuesday afternoon. Owen Sound Police Services investigated the crash, which was reported just after 1:30 p.m., and learned a Priceville woman was attempting to park when the car struck the brick wall and window of a business […]

A Pokémon Go augmented reality event taking place Saturday could attract hundreds of players to Harrison Park, while fundraising to support United Way programs, executive director Francesca Dobbyn said Tuesday. Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game based on the popular Japanese anime series. It allows “trainers” to “catch” wild Pokémon, hatch eggs, battle […]

This winter was “hellish” on city roads. The repeated freeze-thaw cycle and penetration of water within the asphalt layer through road defects and beneath it has taken its toll, city engineering services manager Chris Webb said. It’s been about 10 years since the last bad winter with so many freezing and thawing events like the […]

Burgoyne’s Josh Cassidy finished seventh in the wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon Monday. The 126th Boston Marathon returned to its annual Patriots’ Day date for the first time in three years amid pandemic cancellations and postponements. Cassidy finished in a time of 1:35:02 behind race winner Daniel Romanchuk’s 1:26:58. It’s the 10th-anniversary of Cassidy’s […]

Three more candidates have stepped forward in the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding as the 2022 Ontario general election draws nearer. Paralegal Suzanne Coles will represent the Ontario Party in the riding while Great Lakes freighter engineer Dan Little runs for the Ontario Libertarian Party and Vince Grimaldi enters the race for the New Blue Party of […]

A Wiarton hospital nurse is flying to Poland tonight as part of a Canadian volunteer-led medical-aid mission into the northwestern corner of Ukraine. She’s among a handful of local health-care workers who are volunteering to help care for people displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now more than seven weeks old. Christine Moffat of Oliphant […]

The Canadian and Ontario governments have announced millions in funding for a number of water infrastructure projects in Grey-Bruce. Close to a dozen projects in the region are among 144 provincewide that are to receive more than $190 million in federal funding and about $140.5 million in provincial funding, to go along with another $108.5 […]

Summer can wait because these Scenic City skaters have something special brewing. They’re not the favourites to win the west. They may not even be a trendy sleeper pick. But there’s an ember here waiting for a strong wind and a tinderbox. On Saturday, nearly 3,000 at the Bayshore saw how quickly this young Owen […]

Grey County has endorsed a climate change plan that would see it “lead by example” locally on climate change with a target of achieving net zero carbon emissions at a corporate level by 2045. During its committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, county council accepted its climate change action plan, which has been in […]

Local police services are receiving more than $2 million in provincial funding through the Community Safety and Policing Grant Program. The funds are earmarked for initiatives that help combat crime such as sexual violence and harassment, human trafficking, mental health and addictions, gang and gun violence and hate-motivated crime. Many of the projects are to […]

Port Elgin is getting its chance to do the Ontario Tankard all over again, and more, with the addition of the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2023. The Port Elgin Curling Club and CurlOn announced that the Southern Ontario women’s and men’s championship events would be held in the town on Jan. 23 to […]

Owen Sound’s eastside elementary schools were victorious over their westside counterparts in a friendly crosstown food-drive challenge this year. Students at Alexandra, St. Dominique-Savio and East Ridge collected more food and other items, based on a point system, than their rivals at Hillcrest, Keppel-Sarawak and St. Basil’s. This was the second year of the challenge. […]

The city’s transit terminal reopened Thursday after it was closed parts of Tuesday and Wednesday due to unavailability of staff. The facility has one full-time staff, with a part-time staff member and casual member to call upon there in the event they’re needed, Rick Chappell, the city’s environmental supervisor, said Thursday.

Owen Sound has won awards of excellence for two initiatives from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario. The River District Action Plan strategy by the city and the River District Board of Management won the award in the Planning and Strategic Development (Rural) category, while the city’s Work from Home Capital of Canada initiative won […]

It’s spring cleaning time in Owen Sound and the city invites anyone to report areas that need some attention. City crews have a plan and Thursday a crew worked along the 6th Street East hill, where a sidewalk sweeper and road sweeper were used in tandem to sweep up wintertime grit. Other crews picked up […]

When Owen Sound police conducted a traffic enforcement blitz recently they were shocked at the number of people who weren’t doing something as simple as buckling their seatbelt. The city force conducted a “Belts and Cells” initiative from April 4 to 7 in which they focused on people who weren’t wearing seatbelts, or were using […]

A documentary set to premiere on TVO on Friday evening will give viewers a different view of the top of the Bruce Peninsula. Mitch Azaria of Good Earth Productions, who is executive producer the show called Tripping the Bruce, said Thursday that those who watch the episode get an uninterrupted run of the top of […]

April 14, 2022

Cedrick Guindon is breaking Owen Sound rookie-record marks set years before he was even born. Set back when the Attack were still called the Platers. Back when the sticks had some heft to them. Back when visors looked like welding shields. With two goals in Wednesday night’s 4-1 win over the Barrie Colts, Guindon passed […]

There are 15 facilities in the region experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak including 12 declared within the last week, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s website. On Tuesday outbreaks were declared at Keystone Child and Family Services as well as Lee Manor in Owen Sound. Monday, an outbreak was declared at Elgin Abbey long-term care […]

Bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in West Grey. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which confirmed bird flu in a backyard flock at Neyaashiinigmiing on March 31, added the West Grey bird flu confirmation Wednesday, saying it was discovered on April 9. An April 12 report of suspected avian influenza in […]

It’s full steam ahead for the Chi-Cheemaun ferry to begin its season May 6. Repairs have been made to the ship since fire was contained to a boiler room while in dry dock in Thunder Bay in March and it looks like clear sailing now, said Kaleena Sanford, a spokeswoman for the Owen Sound Transportation […]

Despite record low supply, home sales reached their third-best March in history, according to the latest statistics released by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound. The number of homes sold last month totalled 271, which was actually a decrease of 18.6 per cent from the same month in 2021, but RAGBOS chalked much […]

About 100 people took part in a demonstration outside Kincardine’s municipal office building Monday afternoon to bring awareness to the disrespect organizers said women in politics often face. The protest was organized by Meagan Fair and Cheryl Cottrill after a disrespectful remark was made when Coun. Laura Haight spoke at a council meeting April 4. […]

A former Owen Sound teacher and coach of girls hockey and gymnastics pleaded guilty Monday to sexual exploitation involving a female student and was sentenced to 22 months in jail, followed by three years probation. Kristopher Brian Seaman, now 46, of Owen Sound when charged in 2019, appeared in person in the Superior Court of […]

When audience members take in the latest Owen Sound Little Theatre play, director Kevin Haxell expects many to leave wondering if American politics and society in general are much different now than they were 75 years ago. Born Yesterday, a classic comedy from the mid-1940s that was also made into a film in 1950, opens […]

Ronald Oscar Seifried, 60, of West Grey was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for dangerous driving causing death and failing to remain after he drove a farm tractor over his one-time friend. Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno summarized the facts, the victim impacts and walked through a lengthy legal analysis to arrive at […]

The Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services is advising residents to take a quick and simple survey with the potential for it to be life saving. The city department is bringing back its annual home fire safety assistance program to help residents ensure their home is properly equipped in case of fire. The program, which […]

For nearly 100 years Beatrice Beauty Shoppe in Owen Sound has helped city residents look their best for weddings, graduations, portraits and the simple day-to-day. Since the mid-1930s, three generations of the Ward family have operated the shop and taken care of loyal customers from its downtown Owen Sound location. From labour-intensive big-bodied perms to […]

A pair of Grey-Bruce minor hockey teams returned home with red hats and medals after a golden weekend at the Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships. The Shallow Lake Lakers under-11 squad dominated the OMHA Tier 3 championship in Windsor finishing a perfect 6-0 and outscoring opponents 48-11 en route to the gold medal and red […]

The postscript to a pandora’s box-like tale in Meaford is nearing its final chapter. Years ago, cottagers at the north end of Georgian Beach Road engaged in a decade-long waterfront property dispute with the municipality, which ended up costing Meaford taxpayers over $1.6 million in court costs and legal fees. And it all started in […]

The Owen Sound Ice Hawks glided to record success with its registration this season but the program’s executives are hoping things really take flight in 2022-23. The Owen Sound Girls Hockey (OSGH) program has grown steadily since 2014 when free registration was offered to attract new players. By 2018, registration was just over 100 players […]

New figures from Statistics Canada show the Grey-Bruce economic region’s unemployment rate is holding steady at pre-pandemic levels. The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region’s unemployment rate decreased 0.1 per cent in March to 4.5 per cent and remains the second-lowest in the province. Those figures remain unadjusted for seasonality. “We are continuing to see that the […]

The Scenic City is now one of only 18 officially recognized Tree Cities in Canada. The Arbor Day Foundation and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has recognized Owen Sound as a Tree City of the World for its dedication to growing and maintaining the best urban forestry practices. There are 138 officially […]

The players don’t like each other. “We’re going to give it to them next game. We’re going to outscore them. We’re going to outplay them. We’re going to outmuscle them,” Attack winger Nick Porco said. The coaches don’t like each other. “Him and his other four coaches don’t shut up on the bench. I don’t […]

Nobody beats the Owen Sound Attack nine times in a row and gets away with it. The Scenic City Skaters had one last chance to exorcise their green-and-yellow demons Friday night in London or face a 10-game season-series sweep. Nick Porco’s two-goal third period ensured the Attack enjoyed the last laugh. The speedy Porco scored […]

Hundreds of Ontario Hockey League executives, coaches and scouts attended the OHL Cup recently to watch 20 of the best triple-A teams in Ontario play in Toronto. It’s one of the last prime scouting opportunities as talent evaluators prepare for the OHL Priority Selection later this month. It’s at the draft where teams can set […]

Local realtors welcomed the federal budget’s focus on housing but said it can’t do much to help people buy them while prices are so inflated. Steve Dickie, president of the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, said the new tax-free savings plan to help new homeowners put together a down payment will help “a […]

Chatsworth has notified Georgian Bluffs that it wants out of the biodigester partnership the two municipalities entered into when the facility was constructed more than a decade ago. On Thursday, the municipalities held a joint meeting at the Keady Community Centre where they passed a motion to direct staff to negotiate alternative ownership opportunities, including […]

South Bruce Peninsula has reached an agreement with its outside workers who had been locked out this week. The town announced Thursday night that a new three-year agreement had been reached with the 22 employees, who are members of the Service Employees International Union. The employees work for South Bruce Peninsula in road maintenance, landfill […]

Inter Township Fire Department Acting Fire Chief Jeff Gautreau is taking on the role in a permanent capacity. Georgian Bluffs passed bylaws Wedneseday to appoint Gautreau as fire chief and Andy Redmond as deputy fire chief of the department. Council in Meaford, which has a 25 per cent stake in the department, will be presented […]

Eligibility for the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is expanding in Ontario while rising transmission rates are affecting staffing at area hospitals and outbreaks at long-term care homes are increasing. People over 60 as well as First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and over are now eligible […]

A Kincardine councillor’s profane and vulgar remark at the council table has prompted official complaints to the municipality’s integrity commissioner and by Thursday, the municipality had received 48 informal complaints too. This will be the integrity commissioner’s third investigation into Coun. Dave Cuyler’s conduct. Twice he has been found to have breached the code of […]

TC Energy’s Meaford pumped-storage proposal failed get past the province’s electricity system and market operator’s first step in a three-gate evaluation process, a letter from Ontario’s energy minister reveals. But Energy Minister Todd Smith’s Nov. 10, 2021 letter to the Independent Electricity System Operator directs Lesley Gallinger, its president and chief executive officer, to advance […]

Grey County’s inter-community transit system is increasing the frequency of trips and improving route times for its ridership. The county has collected rider statistics and feedback about the Grey Transit Route (GTR) service since its inception in 2020 and is now using the data to optimize route schedules and daily trips. GTR service is now […]