Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound firefighters were able to extinguish a fire in an SUV parked in a driveway on the city’s east side Tuesday before the blaze could spread to a nearby one-and-a-half-storey home. Chief Doug Barfoot said the fire was brought under control quickly, averting an outcome that could have been much worse. “Once they got […]

Cancer survivor Jesse Walker is hitting the road again to raise funds and awareness about childhood cancer. But this time the Balmy Beach teen has bigger plans for his fundraising run. After last year running a half-marathon for the cause, he is now preparing to go double the distance and complete a marathon on Aug. […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported one new case of COVID-19 Tuesday. The newest case was reported in The Blue Mountains. As of just before midnight Monday, there were 47 confirmed active COVID-19 cases in the region and 105 high-risk contacts. Five residents with COVID-19 are being treated at a local hospital while one other […]

Ontario Fire Marshal’s office investigators have been called in to assist police with a probe into a structure fire in Huron-Kinloss, just south of Kincardine. South Bruce OPP officers, along with both the Kincardine and Ripley-Huron fire departments, were called to the blaze on Boiler Beach Road Monday at about 2:30 a.m. The structure was […]

Police are identifying the man who was killed early Monday morning after being struck by a car just west of Dundalk. Ron Hamilton, 41, of Dundalk, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Grey-Bruce OPP news release. A preliminary investigation has determined that a westbound sedan collided with a pedestrian who was lying […]

Newly elected Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Chief Veronica “Cha-Cha” Smith says there are many pressing issues facing the community, but she’s prepared and eager to get to work on them right away. “I’ve got a good planning background, I have my 10 years of council experience and I’m very well aware of how […]

On the morning of Friday, Aug. 20, Patrick Douthart will swim nearly four kilometres across Colpoy’s Bay to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Specifically, the money being raised through GoFundMe for the Swim for Hope campaign will help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. Douthart, 27, grew up visiting his family’s Mallory […]

Grey-Bruce home sales saw a significant decline in July, but it remains a seller’s market in the region with prices high and inventory low. The number of homes sold through the MLS System totaled 327 units last month, a decline of 27.7 per cent from July 2020. Home sales were also 5.2 per cent below […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit confirmed 17 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and is crediting the mostly vaccinated population at Kelso Villa with slowing a potentially deadly outbreak of the Delta variant. Seven of the newest confirmed cases were found in The Blue Mountains, six in Owen Sound, two in Meaford, and one case in […]

Police say it appears a pedestrian who was killed in an early morning collision near Dundalk Monday was lying on the road when they were struck by a car. The Grey-Bruce OPP says that’s what their “preliminary investigation” has determined, but a probe into the cause of the crash is ongoing with assistance from the […]

The Tara Twins Minor Softball organization enjoyed another banner weekend across southwestern Ontario diamonds. The Tara Twins under-10 squad played host to the Ontario Amateur Softball Association West Qualifier over the weekend. The Twins finished third in the West and will head to Drumbo and Princeton this upcoming weekend for the provincial championships. During the […]

A father and son duo from Hanover packed a 1-2 punch at the Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race held in South Bruce Peninsula over the weekend. Cohen Martin, 17, crossed the finish line with the best time of one hour, 46 minutes, 19.3 seconds in Saturday’s race along the Suntrail course, which included a four-kilometre kayak, […]

A 61-year-old Owen Sound man is facing careless driving and drug trafficking-related charges after an SUV crashed into a downtown storefront Sunday afternoon. The vehicle had been travelling southbound on 2nd Avenue East when the driver lost control and hit the store at the 10th Street East intersection at about 3:10 p.m., according to an […]

Provincial ministers and MPPs were in Allan Park Friday to announce a plan to improve accessibility for rural and remote high-speed internet connectivity. At the site of Canadian satellite company Telesat’s national operations centre just east of Hanover, ministers Vic Fedeli, Lisa Thompson, Kinga Surma and MPP Bill Walker announced a $109 million investment in […]

An outbreak at the Kelso Villa Retirement Home in Owen Sound was declared on Friday after one staff member and two residents tested positive for COVID-19. On Sunday, Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra said three more residents had tested positive for the virus and they were widening their investigation beyond the […]

The skies opened up in Durham on Saturday evening, as heavy rains closed roads and flooded basements in the south end of the town. By late Saturday evening the waters had subsided, but some work was continuing in the community to clean up. “The rain came down very quickly in a concentrated amount of time,” […]

Grey-Bruce recorded an uptick in COVID-19 cases on Friday, the first time in more than a week that the region has had a double-digit daily case count. The cases reported by the Grey Bruce Health Unit on Friday included five in Owen Sound and one each in Hanover, Chatsworth, Kincardine, Meaford, West Grey, Southgate, Blue […]

A Grey Highlands woman has been charged in relation to a collision that resulted in the death of an off-duty police officer south of Owen Sound last month. On July 23, Craig Heatley of Bradford West Gwillimbury was pronounced dead at hospital following the collision involving two vehicles on Highway 6 and 10 in the […]

Grey Bruce OPP are investigating after a cyclist was hit by a vehicle on Bruce Road 13 in South Bruce Peninsula and airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital with serious injuries. Police, Bruce County EMS and the Sauble Beach Fire Department responded to the collision at approximately 5:30 a.m. Aug. 4. The cyclist’s injuries are considered […]

Sisters Jasmine and Trinity Adams are spending their summer vacation in a classroom to ensure that hundreds of other students across Grey and Bruce counties have everything they need to return to their own classrooms in September. Jasmine, co-ordinator for the United Way of Bruce Grey’s backpack program this year, and Trinity, a volunteer, have […]

The unemployment rate for the region that includes Grey-Bruce has fallen to 3.6 per cent and is the lowest among the economic regions across all of Ontario. On Friday, the Four County Labour Market Planning Board reported that the unemployment rate had dipped from 3.8 per cent to 3.6 per cent in July. The provincial […]

The Owen Sound North Stars topped the Guelph Regals 6-4 in the first Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League game inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community centre in over two years. In that time, a global pandemic shutdown the sports scene across much of the world. The same cement floor the players sprinted across Thursday night […]

Three new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Grey-Bruce Thursday, according to the health unit’s daily situation report. The newest cases were reported in Owen Sound, Grey Highlands and Southgate. As of the latest 24-hour reporting period, ending just before midnight Wednesday, there were 48 active and confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region and 95 […]

As the Grey Transit Route nears its first anniversary in operation, work continues to grow the service in Grey and Bruce counties. On Thursday, Grey County’s manager of community transportation, Stephanie Stewart, made a presentation to Bruce County council which included a proposal to expand one of the routes so that it runs more days […]

Grey Bruce will officially move fully into Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan just after midnight. The rest of the province moved to Step 3 on July 15. At that time, the Grey Bruce Health Unit moved to a modified Step 3 which featured strong recommendations from the health unit to limit social gatherings […]

A home originally constructed by Habitat for Humanity has burned down at Neyaashiinigmiing. Chippewas of Nawash Fire Department Chief Nick Saunders said the cause of the fire at the Kaikaiknong Crescent home was under investigation and undetermined Wednesday afternoon. He said the fire department responded to a fire at approximately 1:54 a.m., Tuesday. The structure […]

Sauble Sandfest welcomes back tourists and locals alike this weekend with a full slate of activities and musical guests lined up Saturday and a church service to follow on Sunday. Sauble Sandfest 2021 – Welcome Back Canada Edition – features sandcastle building and rock bands. The castle building begins early Saturday at 8 a.m. Families […]

The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre played host to the third and final Owen Sound North Stars junior B tune-up Tuesday ahead of a short yet jam-packed exhibition season for the young squad. Approximately 30 players took the floor for a skills and drills practice. Owen Sound will get their first game action in on […]

Northern Bruce Peninsula council is expected to ban the sale, use and possession of family fireworks in the municipality after receiving a growing number of complaints around their use. At its meeting on July 26, council passed a motion directing Fire Chief Jack Burt to present an updated fireworks bylaw surrounding the banning of family […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported three new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. Two of the newest cases were reported in Owen Sound while a single infection has been reported in Chatsworth. As of the latest 24-hour reporting period, ending just before midnight Monday, there were 71 active and confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region and 123 […]

Travelling to and from the Bruce Peninsula by electric vehicle has become a whole lot easier thanks to an initiative by a local environment-focused charity organization. The Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association has been leading a project to install dozens of electric vehicle charging stations at locations throughout the northern portion of the Bruce Peninsula. “Visitors […]

The Grey Bruce Ontario Health Team planning committee has appointed 10 people to its community council, which will advise the organization on ways to enhance the quality of health care in the region. The council is made up of patients, clients, residents, family members and caregivers with lived experience in the local health care system. […]

Josh Cassidy said he’s shocked, frustrated and disappointed to have not been selected to the Canadian Paralympic athletics team ahead of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. A total of 16 Paralympians were selected to the athletics team, which was announced Monday. Cassidy said he and dozens of other Canadian athletes who qualified for the […]

The full moon and a cold front seem to have been factors in this year’s abbreviated Chantry Chinook Classic Salmon Derby. Mike Hahn, chairman of the Lake Huron Fishing Club event, said anglers were catching an expected number of fish in the first half of the derby, which began July 24 – around the same […]

With active COVID-19 cases down significantly in the community, Saugeen First Nation has lifted its state of emergency and closed the isolation facility at the James Mason Memorial Culture & Recreation Centre. Chief Lester Anoquot announced in a video message Friday that he was lifting the state of emergency based on the recommendations of Saugeen […]

Southgate’s first Pride crosswalk is a “visual cue” that the township celebrates diversity and inclusion, a particularly important message since the largely rural municipality is the fastest growing in Grey County, says Deputy-mayor Brian Milne. “There’s a perception, I think, in Ontario or indeed anywhere that small, rural towns are very close-minded and very parochial […]

Grey-Bruce’s Kilty Elliott says he left everything he had on a cut-block in northern Alberta while attempting to set a world record for the most trees planted in 24 hours. “I was pretty broken the next day for sure,” the 23-year-old St. Mary’s High School graduate said in a telephone interview from British Columbia. “Your […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported nine new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, but said almost all of them were high-risk contacts who became active cases while isolating. As a result, the number of high-risk contacts in the region dropped for an eighth straight day and now sits at 143. The number of active cases rose […]

A circus is coming to Owen Sound for the first time since COVID-19 turned the world upside down. And inspired by the pandemic, NorthFIRE Circus’ show is themed “chaos to calm” – reflecting the emotional roller coaster people have been experiencing for the past 17 months. “The show goes through this process and has this […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, while the number of active local cases dropped for the 13th day straight. Three of the new local cases were from Owen Sound, while Hanover, Grey Highlands and The Blue Mountains had one new case apiece. There are now 63 known active cases […]

Grey Highlands and a Greater Toronto Area capital management and development firm have agreed to a conditional sale of the municipally owned lands at the former Talisman Resort. Westway Capital proposes to “develop a world-class resort that will promote health, wellness and follow the principles of sustainable development, that will integrate the beauty of the […]

The goalposts in Grey-Bruce have shifted in terms of reaching effective herd immunity. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health, said the immunity through vaccination target is now 90 per cent of the eligible population. He said the new goal is a result of the more highly transmissible and severe Delta variant, which is […]

It’s too early to say if Saugeen Ojibway Nation will be appealing this week’s Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision about its title claim to parts of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay waterbeds, according to SON’s legal counsel. “It’s very soon after, given the decision was just released, to make any decisions about appeals. That’s […]

Bruce Peninsula National Park will expand by 28 acres with the purchase of four forested properties along the Georgian Bay shoreline. The newly acquired land, located within the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, is part of an undeveloped ancient cliff-edge forest, which provides habitat for rare flora and fauna, according to Parks Canada. […]

Saugeen Ojibway Nation leaders reacted with disappointment to an Ontario Superior Court decision about a title claim that SON had made to some waters of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, but were pleased Justice Wendy Matheson found the Crown had failed to protect lands on the Bruce, or Saugeen, Peninsula as it had promised in […]

TC Energy has announced the Department of National Defence has conditionally approved construction of what the company says would be Ontario’s largest energy storage project, near Meaford at the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre. The proposed multi-billion-dollar pumped-storage hydroelectric plant has DND’s approval, subject to conditions and regulatory approval. TC Energy proposes to pump water […]

Owen Sound will hold a pair of virtual public engagement sessions next week as part of a transit service review. City officials say the purpose of the meetings, set for Aug. 4 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Aug. 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is to gather public feedback and preferences on proposed transit […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday. The cases were reported in Owen Sound (4), Grey Highlands (2), Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs, Meaford, Southgate, and Saugeen Shores. As of the latest 24-hour reporting period, ending just before midnight Wednesday, there were 71 active and confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region and […]

Para archer Karen Van Nest will compete in her sixth Paralympic Games this summer having recently been named to Team Canada for the upcoming event in Tokyo. Originally from North Bay, Van Nest was a member of the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen Association’s archery club until recently while she lived in the Berford Lake area near […]

The Owen Sound North Stars junior B club is headed back to the Bayshore, and with plenty of exhibition action lined up in August. The N’Stars hit the floor of the Bayshore for practices Tuesday and Thursday this week, with a third skills-and-drills session planned for Aug. 3. Team President Mark Rouse said the club […]