Owen Sound Sun Times

It’s hard to get to the top and even harder to stay there, but on Friday night the Hamilton Bulldogs looked like a team not ready to move off the mountaintop. The defending Ontario Hockey League champions stormed into the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Friday night and barrelled through the Owen Sound Attack en […]

Chesley hospital’s emergency room is closed for eight weeks starting today due to a “critical shortage of nurses.” The rest of the hospital remains open, the hospital announced in a news release. Chesley’s ER is scheduled to reopen Dec. 2. Persistent nursing shortages have forced the emergency room to close multiple times this summer. The […]

An Owen Sound criminal court exclusively for Indigenous people seeks to avoid jailing people while fostering more accountability and better results than would be seen in everyday criminal court, its proponents say. It’s not a trial court — accused people must be prepared to plead guilty or accept responsibility and agree to terms of a […]

Police across the country are focusing on behaviours that put drivers, passengers and others a risk this weekend as part of Operation Impact 2022. The national public awareness campaign aims to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world by promoting safe driving behaviours. The goal of the campaign is to prevent collisions, and therefore […]

The Owen Sound District Wolves were relentless on the ball Thursday afternoon in a 46-22 victory over the St. Mary’s Mustangs at St. Mary’s High School in Owen Sound. Hosting the Wolves in their first game of the season, the Mustangs struggled to break free of the full-court press. When St. Mary’s did get a […]

Free Thanksgiving dinner for everyone who wanted it was provided Thursday afternoon at OSHaRE in downtown Owen Sound. It was take-out-style service, with guests entering the OSHaRE building at 946 3rd Ave. E., stopping by the counter and receiving a complete, packed turkey dinner still steaming. Providing Thanksgiving dinner early allows for leftovers to be […]

The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce is channelling The Big Easy with its business excellence awards ceremony this year. The ceremony at the Best Western Inn on the Bay set for Thursday, Oct. 20, is themed the Mardi Gras Gala featuring dinner, drinks and music inspired by the annual New Orleans carnival. Popeyes […]

Bragging rights and cookies were the prizes at a good old-fashioned fire truck pull Thursday morning at OSDSS. Hundreds of the school’s 1,200-plus students watched the spectacle, while music pumped from speakers and MC Joshua Durette called on teams named The Potatoes, Mr. Watson’s Knee Replacement, Plan B, Attack team members, and others, to take […]

The provincial government has officially approved a $1.7 million renovation at Tobermory’s St. Edmunds Public School aimed at adding two new child-care rooms with 39 child-care spaces. On Thursday Bruce Grey Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers announced in a media release the Bluewater District School Board has been given the go-ahead to tender for the […]

High-speed internet and improved 5G cellular service for Rogers customers is coming to the Oliphant area by the end of the year according to the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. The municipality is partnering with the Oakville-based networking infrastructure company Shared Tower, and Rogers, to install five 5G cell towers and run a fibre-optic cable […]

A home was extensively damaged but nobody was injured in a fire along East Bayshore Road on Tuesday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m., the Inter Township fire Department responded along with the Owen Sound and Meaford departments to the home just north of the Owen Sound city limits in the Municipality of Meaford. ITFD Chief […]

The president of a company that assembles giant prototype battery-powered subway vehicles in Owen Sound sees growth ahead as he rides a green wave to replace fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, as well as service them. Mike Buller’s company, Nuts and Volts Inc., is hiring and within a year will have 20 shop employees — there are currently […]

The future of the municipal biodigester, shared services and collaboration with Owen Sound and the protection of the Niagara Escarpment were among the items top of mind during a Georgian Bluffs all-candidates meeting on Tuesday night. Approximately 75 people turned out at the Canadian Reformed Church southwest of Owen Sound for the meeting, put on […]

More than 400 people used the Grey Transit Route’s extension to Sauble Beach this summer, the vast majority in July and August. In a staff report presented to South Bruce Peninsula council on Tuesday, ridership data showed 418 total trips taken on the Route 5 extension to Sauble Beach during the months of May to […]

BURROUGHS NAMED PotW Ethan Burroughs’ four-point effort in the Owen Sound Attack’s first weekend of the season has earned him Player of the Week honours, the team announced Tuesday. The Georgetown, Ont., native scored a goal and added three helpers as Owen Sound topped Midwest Division rivals London (5-3) and Kitchener (4-3). Burroughs also made […]

The Salvation Army in Owen Sound no longer sends out brown paper bags for donors to fill but its Thanksgiving Food drive is still its most significant food drive of the year. People continue to donate food bins at left in grocery stores, which are emptied twice daily this time of year. Meanwhile, homelessness and […]

The Bluewater Athletic Association returned to action in late September with girls basketball, boys volleyball and senior football the feature sports in the fall slate. GIRLS BASKETBALL The Sacred Heart Crusaders jumped out to a 2-0 start with wins over John Diefenbaker (29-17) and Walkerton, a 39-38 nail-biter. Gabby Hopkins netted 20 points as John […]

Four athletes successfully represented both Kilian Academy and Grey-Bruce at this year’s London Open Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament. Double Ontario Champion Nick Mole continued his success in the Masters 1 Light-Weight division, once again securing gold. “Nick’s domination this year of his division has been something wondrous to behold. Since last year’s 2021 GTA Classic, Nick […]

Bruce Power announced on Monday that it is exploring the production of another type of cancer-fighting medical isotope. Bruce Power has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Boston Scientific to explore the feasibility of producing yttrium-90 (Y-90) in its reactors. “The growing global demand for medical isotopes is our opportunity to cement Ontario’s leadership […]

It’s never been easy to find enough volunteers but COVID-19 has made it harder, a local volunteer co-ordinator said Monday. There’s a volunteer fair planned for Oct. 24 at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound, the first since the pandemic struck in early 2020 and people were told to stay away from each other as […]

South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Janice Jackson says the municipality is working to have a decorative retaining wall replace concrete barriers along a portion of Lakeshore Boulevard in time for next year’s tourist season. Jackson said Monday that the new permit process for the wall is well underway with the hope that it will be installed […]

An office to help people learn about online resources to earn a degree, learn basic skills or pursue a hobby has opened in Wiarton. The new Contact North office at 576 Edward St., in the Salvation Army building, is one of 78 in Ontario. An office in Kincardine has been open for about a dozen […]

Two people from Saugeen Shores were arrested and charged after a firearm was seized while police investigated a crash on Highway 21 last week. Just before 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, police responded to the collision on the highway in South Bruce Peninsula. During the investigation, officers located a firearm in one of the vehicles […]

A man has been charged after a pickup truck hit a utility pole and house in Owen Sound Saturday. Owen Sound police were alerted to the crash in the area of the 2500 block of 3rd Avenue West just after 8 a.m., police said in a news release. Police said a 2010 Ford F150 driven […]

The public was being asked to avoid Albert Street in Meaford on Monday morning because of an ongoing investigation. Just before 5 a.m. on Monday, Grey Bruce OPP officers and Grey County Paramedic Services responded to a report of an individual in medical distress on Albert Street. The individual was transported to hospital in critical […]

The popularity of gravel bike riding was evident in Lion’s Head on Sunday as the Bruce Peninsula Lighthouse Gravel Gran Fondo returned for its third time. A total of 400 riders took part in the event, which sold out months ago, that took them along four routes that all started in Lion’s Head and travelled […]

A little more than a month after the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular, members of the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association were back at the water busy making sure there are plenty of fish to catch in future years of the derby. About a dozen club members and other volunteers gathered at the mill dam on Friday morning […]

Drama, controversy, heroics, and beer cup pyramids – the Owen Sound Attack’s home opener had it all including a second-straight victory over a big division rival. The Attack held on to a 4-3 win over the Kitchener Rangers Saturday night inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre and in front of 2,632 rowdy fans. Win […]

Dave McQuay had to bring his backup to Pumpkinfest 2022 after the biggest pumpkin in his patch “blew up” this summer. But the Delhi, Ont., resident’s second-place specimen still had enough to win it all at Saturday’s Bruce Power International Weigh-Off, tipping the scale at 1,888.5 pounds, more than 80 pounds better than the runner-up […]

For 20 minutes Friday, the Owen Sound Attack exceeded the wildest fever dream expectations of even the most hopeful among their fans. For 20 minutes they were near perfect and rode the wave to a win. The Attack scored three unanswered goals in the second period while holding the London Knights to a single shot […]

Owen Sound voters got a look at the candidates in the Oct. 24 municipal election Thursday night. Sixteen candidates for council introduced themselves and fielded questions in a packed room at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre during a meeting organized by the Owen Sound & District Chamber of Commerce. Questions were directed at smaller […]

Of the dozens of children from Saugeen First Nation who attended residential schools, only five are alive today. One of those is Shirley John, who on Friday during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was busy talking about her own experiences as a way to both educate as many as possible and help others. […]

Owen Sound Attack general manager Dale DeGray looked to bolster the club’s blueline on the eve of the regular season in a pair of moves. First DeGray shipped depth defender Cedricson Okitundu to the Guelph Storm for a fifth-round pick in 2023. The Attack then made a move with the Ottawa 67’s to bring in […]

Two single-term councillors are looking to replace outgoing mayor Barb Clumpus, with residents raising concerns about massive waterfront developments and a landscape-altering energy project. Ross Kentner and Paul Vickers put forth their visions for leading municipal government at a time both called pivotal. The mayoral all-candidates meeting at Bognor Community Hall Thursday night featured opening […]

An all-candidates meeting revealed differences in approach, if not aims, between Owen Sound’s two mayoral candidates. Coun. Richard Thomas, who is challenging Mayor Ian Boddy, questioned Boddy’s leadership during the two-hour meeting at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre on Thursday. The city needs “strong leadership, something we have not witnessed a lot of in the […]

Owen Sound police charged a Brampton man with drug offences and seized more than $100,000 worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine Wednesday. City police said in a news release the major drug seizure resulted from a “lengthy and complex investigation involving a drug trafficker selling illicit drugs in Owen Sound and the Grey-Bruce area.” Police seized […]

A man pleaded guilty and was fined $100 Thursday in Owen Sound Provincial Offences court for a traffic infraction that involved the death of at 56-year-old Clarksburg man on a snowmobile 20 months ago in The Blue Mountains. Chris Kornas pleaded guilty through his lawyer to the Highway Traffic Act offence of unlawfully parking his […]

Bruce Power will collaborate with federal, provincial and municipal agencies next week to test its emergency response capabilities. Bruce Power is holding its three-day Exercise Huron Endeavour on-site emergency scenario simulation from Oct. 4 to 6, the fourth such exercise conducted by the nuclear power producer in the past decade. “Bruce Power’s emergency response organization, […]

A Meaford woman has been identified as the person who died in a head-on crash on Highway 26 on Tuesday. Lisa Rowe-Wilson, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Highway 26 just east of Grey Road 112 in the Municipality of Meaford. A three-year-old child and a 33-year-old adult who were […]

The emergency department at the Chesley hospital has again been closed and will remain closed until 7 a.m. on Monday morning. The closure is a result of a critical shortage of nurses, with extended overnight closures of the Chesley ED to continue beyond Monday, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced on Wednesday. “All efforts […]

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A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man known to frequent Owen Sound as well as a number of other communities. Ontario’s ROPE (Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement) Squad has issued a Canada-wide warrant for 48-year-old Stephen Smart. Smart, who is known to frequent Kingston, Toronto, Brampton, Kitchener, North Bay and Owen Sound, is currently […]

Owen Sound will have formal representation on the Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force. During its committee of the whole meeting on Monday council voted to have a member sit on the task force, which is led by the United Way of Bruce Grey along with help from Grey and Bruce counties. The organization, which works […]

September 24, 2022

An “easy fit,” said Dale DeGrey of the team’s decision to name Colby Barlow the youngest captain in Owen Sound Attack franchise history. Head coach Greg Walters said Barlow simply was the team’s captain. The letter on the jersey and the team meeting following Tuesday’s practice just confirmed how the players and coaches all felt. […]

Scarecrows are stalking Meaford’s streets in preparation for the 25th annual invasion parade Friday. The 2022 Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival is nearly here with volunteers working hard since the spring to get ready for the town’s top event. More than 300 scarecrows are hanging for the lampposts, posing in store-front windows and lounging around […]

The Georgian Bay Symphony is planning to return to a full lineup of live concerts as it celebrates 50 +1 years of music. On Monday at Owen Sound council symphony secretary Sandy Stevenson unveiled the plans for the upcoming live season after it had been forced mostly online the last couple of years because of […]

A person has died and two others suffered injuries considered life threatening in a crash on Highway 26 just west of Meaford. Grey Bruce OPP responded, along with Grey County EMS and the Meaford Fire Department, to the crash just east of the Grey Road 112 intersection at about 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday. When police […]

Owen Sound council has voted in favour of a zoning bylaw amendment to allow an eight-building apartment complex on lands in the city’s northeast. At its meeting on Monday council passed a motion endorsing staff’s findings that the proposed development on the former RCA lands at 3195 East Bayshore Rd. is consistent with the Provincial […]