The Sun Times (Owen Sound)
Developer calls for Owen Sound to permit taller apartment buildings
A local developer is asking Owen Sound to make some changes to its regulations to permit taller residential buildings in the city to save costs, speed up the building process and attract development. CJ Palumbi, operations manager with Van Dolder...
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'This could be the end': dramatic rescue saves 23 stranded on ice north of city
Kevin Fox and Alfie How stepped over a crack in the ice, heading to deeper water and biting fish. When they looked back later, the gap had widened to nearly 10 feet. “I just started screaming: The ice is opening. The ice is opening,” said...
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HARD-WATER HIKE
A lone angler walks across the ice on Owen Sound Friday. There were still three ice fishing tents visible on the bay just outside the harbour and a few others around the Balmy Beach.
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CLINIC PLANS
A new four-storey medical clinic to house local specialists is planned for Owen Sound's east side. The clinic, proposed for property north of the LCBO on 9th Avenue East, is expected to house about 20 area specialists currently at various locations...
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Walk for Safe 'n Sound raises more than $45,000 as of Monday morning
Safe `n Sound's annual fundraising walk, Coldest Night of the Year, raised more than $45,000 as of Monday morning in Owen Sound. The downtown Owen Sound drop-in centre supports homeless people and others, staffed 24/7 during the coldest months of the...
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Ontario backs expansion of Bruce Power, SON medical isotope production
Leaders from the provincial government, the nuclear industry and local Indigenous communities announced a multi-million-dollar agreement on Friday to increase the production of medical isotopes through 2064. The levelling-up of the Gamzook'aamin...
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Lee Manor dementia-care program part of provincial expansion
Grey County's own resident-centred approach to supporting those living with dementia in its longterm care homes has earned it a place in a newly launched provincial program. The Ontario government announced Tuesday that Grey County's Lee Manor...
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Joint police investigation underway into serious Port Elgin crash
A joint South Bruce Opp/saugeen Shores Police Service investigation is underway into what police called a serious motor vehicle collision in downtown Port Elgin Saturday afternoon. A black pickup truck sat in the closed intersection of Gustavus Street...
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St. Mary's robotics students ready to battle it out at provincials
A dozen students from St. Mary's High School will put robots they designed and built to the test against others from across Ontario this weekend. Two teams from the school's robotics club have qualified for the FIRST Tech Challenge provincial...
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VANTAGE POINT
West Grey's popular Family Day weekend event, Frazzlefest, was in full swing on its fourth day Monday in Durham. Since 2014, Durham and area residents have celebrated the annual winter weekend with a full slate of events, and the fun has recently...
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Valentine's Day wedding blitz offers couples ceremony and convenience
Stephan Schmitt and Jennifer Fearnall looked as if they were floating above Owen Sound's 2nd Avenue East when they said “I do.” The Owen Sound couple who attended the same elementary school but didn't connect until adulthood got married during the...
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Wait times, access, staffing among concerns found in Brightshores consultations
Brightshores Health System asked people in grocery stores, arenas, in groups and online to tell them what they think of the organization. An extensive, three-month canvassing of views from the public, hospital workers and community partners found the...
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Owen Sound council balks at annual funding for Summerfolk
Owen Sound council has turned down a recommendation by its community services committee to get a staff report on partnership and financing options to provide multi-year support for Summerfolk. Many on council appeared to balk at the suggestion of an...
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Search for Jim Van Veen finds no sign of him Sunday
Jim Van Veen's family, friends and others gathered in the Grey Roots parking south of Owen Sound, got organized into search parties and headed out to look for him under sunny and bitterly cold conditions Sunday morning. After about three hours of...
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WATERMAIN BREAK
Crews work on a watermain break that closed the Eddie Sargent Parkwaybetween 19th Street West and 23rd Street West in Owen Sound on Friday.
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Grey-bruce in decent shape with remaining road salt supply
While other Ontario municipalities are beginning to sweat as salt supplies dwindle, it's all systems go in Grey-bruce, for now. Reports have surfaced this week detailing a growing operational headache in places like Brockville, Pickering, and London,...
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Word from Wiarton Willie - early spring
Get ready for an early spring. That's the word South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Jay Kirkland had for the waiting crowd in Wiarton Monday morning after conferring with Wiarton Willie. A few hundred people stood amid -15C temperatures and overcast skies to...
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Clarksburg water levels dropping but flood watch remains for area
The Blue Mountains announced Friday morning that the water level in the Beaver River continues to drop in Clarksburg and there's less river-jamming frazil ice coming down. The town is still warning of a “high probability of flooding in parts of...
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Cold and snow adding to challenges for the unhoused in Grey-bruce
The extreme cold that has settled on Grey and Bruce counties is challenging the area's unhoused and the agencies that support them. Safe `N Sound Grey Bruce, which operates a 24-hour warming centre, community outreach and other services in Owen Sound,...
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Saugeen Shores celebrates opening of Pryde Aquatic and Wellness Centre
Mayor Luke Charbonneau's long-awaited ceremonial cannonball went off without a hitch Saturday morning. The mayor leaped into the heated eight-lane pool at the new state-of-the-art Pryde Aquatic and Wellness Centre in Port Elgin as hundreds of...
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Cold locked in for next week or longer in Grey-bruce
Snowfall and extreme-cold warnings Friday represent the latest wintry blows to hit Grey-bruce this week. Environment Canada's calling for 10 to 15 centimetres more snow today, significantly reduced visibility amid heavy snowfall and winds gusting to...
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Frazil ice collecting in Durham area, prompting flood watch
Frazil ice began to collect in the Saugeen River at Durham earlier this week, leading the local conservation authority to issue a flood watch. On Tuesday, the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority upgraded the flood outlook statement it had previously...
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Schools close as blizzard warning issued for Grey-bruce
A blizzard warning led to schools being closed across Grey and Bruce counties on Monday. Environment Canada issued an orange-level blizzard warning for Monday afternoon and evening for a large swath of southwestern Ontario, including all of Grey and...
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PORT PRYDE
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau is slated to do a ceremonial cannonball at the grand opening of the $49 million Pryde Aquatic & Wellness Centre in Port Elgin on Jan. 24.
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Owen Sound council agrees to rename Ryerson Park
Owen Sound council has supported moving ahead with renaming Ryerson Park. but councillors said it's not about the 19th century education superintendent's legacy. “I just wanted to be very, very clear that the work of the committee and the report does...
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Grey-bruce producers learn about the value of herding dogs
It can be hard to find good help these days, but for livestock producers there is always the option to enlist the services of a working dog in the operation. Steven Rosvold, a cattle and sheep producer from Manitoba and presenter at Grey Bruce...
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U.S, has yet to reach import limits to trigger milk tariffs, DFO rep says
While the U.S. calls for more Canadian dairy market access in any renegotiated Canada-u.s.-mexico trade agreement, “they haven't met the limits that are currently in place," Dairy Farmers of Ontario's Mark Hamel said Thursday at a dairy symposium in...
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BYE, GEORGE
Goalie Carter George has been traded from the Owen Sound Attack to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
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UNDER PRESSURE
Tristan Delisle tries to weave through four defenders but Leon Kolarik strips the puck as the Owen Sound Attack play the Peterborough Petes at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Saturday.
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Owen Sound's early New Year's Eve event draws young families
Families turned out for some New Year's Eve fun at the Y in Owen Sound Wednesday afternoon, regardless of Old Man Winter's tricks. Snow fell heavily in the city overnight, easily more than 30 centimetres, and families who came in from neighbouring...
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Winter returns to Grey-bruce with blizzard conditions expected
After a brief thaw overnight on Sunday, winter returned to Greybruce with a vengeance on Monday. Environment Canada had issued snow squall and wind warnings for much of the two counties on Monday, with blizzard conditions expected to dump between 20...
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WORLD STAGE ENCORE
Carter George of the Owen Sound Attack, seen here in a recent game against the Erie Otters, is back in action at the World Juniors.
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Chatsworth community comes together for Santa Claus parade
In a sure sign that Christmas is right around the corner, Santa Claus made his annual stop in the village of Chatsworth on Saturday. And despite a biting wind and roads that were near sheets of ice, crowds of young and old lined Garafraxa Street to...
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Crews removing high-priority hazard trees in Owen Sound
Work has started on a new round of high-priority hazard tree removals in Owen Sound. The city has contracted Mulmur Tree Service to take down approximately 288 high and very high hazard trees identified in the city's updated tree inventory. Director...
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Owen Sound mayor highlights city's growth in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, Owen Sound's mayor is optimistic that the growth the city experienced in the past year can continue. Ian Boddy gave his year-end update at the city's final council meeting of 2025 on Monday, where he highlighted the many...
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Moreston by Candlelight a step back in time Saturday
People walked down the snowy paths and into heritage buildings, smelled wood smoke from open fires and tasted food of bygone days at Moreston by Candlelight Saturday night. Snow blanketed more than a dozen heritage buildings at the 10-acre Moreston...
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LET IT SNOW
People line up Thursday morning to hit the slopes at Blue Mountain Resort. Ontario's largest ski resort officially opened for the 2025-26 season Tuesday.
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Westario Power sale would pay out to municipal owners, limit rate increases
Westario Power's president and CEO Wally Malcolm said the proposed sale of the distribution utility to a similar, if a little larger municipally owned utility, would ensure required intrastructure investments, while doing well by its employees and...
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Names of women killed in massacre read aloud at Owen Sound vigil
Clouds of Alix Occhiuzzi's breath floated into the dark as she spoke the names of 43 women in Ontario who were killed in acts of femicide this past year. On a chilly Friday night, just outside the Owen Sound Farmers' Market, next to the Sydenham...
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Bruce Trail Conservancy purchases large part of former Talisman resort land
The ski slopes of the former Talisman Mountain Resort are being returned to nature. The Bruce Trail Conservancy has purchased close to 140 acres of the former resort in the Beaver Valley at Kimberley, with the land trust planning to permanently...
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Matrosovs returns for second year as Grey County warden
Andrea Matrosovs will serve as warden of Grey County for a second consecutive term. The mayor of The Blue Mountains was acclaimed to the position at the county's inaugural meeting on Tuesday. In her inaugural address to council, Matrosovs expressed a...
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Neighbourhood Response Team 'making a difference' in Owen Sound
A bitter north wind blowing off Georgian Bay whipped down Owen Sound's 2nd Avenue East Friday morning. The snow that had been falling on and off across the city for the past couple of days had mostly stopped, though there was still the odd flake in...
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Final push being made to permanently protect 600 acres at Benallen
An expansive tract of wetlands and mature forest just a stone's throw from Owen Sound is in the final stages of being permanently protected. The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy land trust and Ducks Unlimited Canada are making a last push to raise the...
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Owen Sound officer receives Ontario Medal for Police Bravery
An Owen Sound police officer's lifesaving actions have earned him Ontario's highest honour for police bravery. Sgt. Josh Gurney is one of 15 police officers who were awarded the 2024 Ontario Medal for Police Bravery on Monday, in recognition of acts...
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Rebecca Diem ends term as poet laureate with collaborative celebration
Rebecca Diem became the city's poet laureate at a time of profound change in her life. Nearly two years ago, Diem was a new mother who had recently moved back to the area from Toronto. She became part of the city's creative pulse as her own world was...
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Flesherton youth centre wins 2025 YMCA Peace Medal
The Hanley Institute has grown from supporting troubled kids to building up all Flesherton-area kids' self-esteem and character, efforts recognized with the 2025 YMCA Peace Medal on Thursday. Institute founder Jenny Hanley and a group of teens...
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FIRST SNOW
Susie Craig brushes off leaves and the first snowfall of the season on Monday along 5th Avenue East in Owen Sound.
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CWOSSA ACTION
Amini Mukenge is hauled down by Nolan Galvao in the first quarter as the St. Mary's Mustangs play the St. Benedict Saints (Cambridge) in a CWOSSA quarterfinal football game at Victoria Park on Friday. Game details were not available at press time, see...
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LIUNA Local 1059 breaks ground on new $12.7 million training facility
Five years ago, Brandon Mackinnon sat in his London-area office, staring at a map of central Ontario. “I remember looking at the four counties, and sticking my finger in the middle, and Walkerton was the place,” he recalled. “It was a natural...
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ATTACK ON TOP
Owen Sound Attack's Wesley Royston gets acquinted with former teammate, Erie Otters' Garrett Frazer, while battling for a loose puck as the Attack play the Otters at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Sunday.
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BAA FOOTBALL
David Rouse carries the ball in the first half as the St. Mary's Mustangs play the Owen Sound District Wolves in the Bluewater Athletic Association football championship on Friday at Victoria Park. See owensoundsuntimes.com for game details.
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CBC'S Heather Hiscox bids farewell with hometown showcase
Heather Hiscox called it a full-circle moment. On Tuesday morning, for four hours, Hiscox brought a national Canadian audience to her hometown of Owen Sound as former neighbours, colleagues and friends gathered to congratulate her on a 43-year...
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Billy Bishop Museum marks 25 years of honouring local veterans
It's been 25 years that the Billy Bishop Museum has honoured local veterans. Another 11 servicemen and women were honoured Sunday at the Royal Canadian Legion in Owen Sound, bringing the total number of recipients to 231, since the presentations began...
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Paranormal circus show wrapping up season in Owen Sound
A horror show combining theatre, circus and cabaret will be haunting Owen Sound over the next week and a half. The big black and white tent is now set up at Heritage Place mall for the Scenic City debut of Paranormal Cirque, which opens with its first...
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Former Owen Sound office building now a 21-unit residential apartment
A longtime former downtown Owen Sound office building has been converted into mainly one-bedroom rental apartments, which are available now. The former Grey Bruce Health Unit building, later leased to other commercial tenants, in downtown Owen Sound...
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Sharif Rahman case extradition news greeted with relief in Owen Sound
People welcomed news Monday that three suspects in Scotland have agreed to face charges in Canada related to the death of Sharif Rahman, a downtown restaurant owner and community-minded citizen. “Well, I think it's good news for sure,” said the chair...
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Owen Sound rental apartments at BCK site to be called Harbour West
Ten per cent of the 224 rental apartments about to be built on the old Black Clawson Kennedy site will be affordable. That was shared at a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday morning at the long-idle former industrial site, now to be called Harbour...
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MP, MPP discuss wide range of issues at Owen Sound chamber event
Bruce-grey-owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers and MP Alex Ruff sat down with members of the Owen Sound business community on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of issues. Everything from job creation and workforce challenges, to housing affordability and...
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OSHARE serves hundreds of meals over Thanksgiving weekend
Thanksgiving Monday is often the time to either sleep off the turkey-induced tryptophan tiredness or walk off the third helping of pumpkin pie. Inside OSHARE'S 3rd Avenue East headquarters, a group of dedicated volunteers were busy preparing meals for...
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Council backs development of downtown revitalization plan
Owen Sound officials are laying the groundwork to address issues raised during a city-led meeting about conditions in the River District. City council received a second report Monday updating members on the steps being taken to improve conditions in...
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Owen Sound to take steps to protect marker tree in Harrison Park
Owen Sound has agreed to designate funds to help preserve a tree in Harrison Park that holds historical and cultural significance to local First Nations. Known as a marker tree, the maple was modified when young so that it would grow with a 90-degree...
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Kincardine man is 2025 Port Elgin Pumpkinfest king
Terry Weber did it. The novice Kincardine giant pumpkin grower's entry earned him bragging rights at the 40th Port Elgin Pumpkinfest Saturday. His 1,965-pound pumpkin was just 1 ½ lbs. short of the Port Elgin site record, set last year by Jeff Warner...
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Enrolment up at school boards
The Bluewater District School Board is continuing to see its enrolment climb this school year, leaving some of its schools well over capacity and relief in the form of new school builds still likely a couple of years away. The Bruce-grey Catholic...
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Black Clawson Kennedy apartment move-in date is next fall
The first tenants should move into new apartments about to be built at the former Black Clawson Kennedy site in fall 2026, a development company spokesman said. Geoff Mcmurdo, the chief operating officer for Kingsley Management, a partner in the joint...
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Terry Fox Runs raise thousands across Grey and Bruce counties
Tens of thousands of dollars was raised for cancer research at Terry Fox Runs held across Grey-bruce on Sunday. The runs were among hundreds across Canada as the annual run marked 45 years since Terry Fox ran his Marathon of Hope in 1980. Owen Sound...
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Concours d'elegance 'rolling sculpture' wins Best in Show
Restoration of his multi-million-dollar 1938 two-seat roadster, down to the last nut and bolt, paid off for Peter Boyle with a Best in Show award at the 11th Cobble Beach Concours d'elegance Sunday. The newspaper owner from Oil City, Penn., brought...
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Tour kickstarts Concours d'elegance in Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs
The rubber met the roads of Grey and Bruce counties on Friday as this weekend's 11th Cobble Beach Concours d'elegance kicked off. Approximately 70 rare and unique vehicles took part in Friday's Tour d'elegance, which was the first event in the...
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Flag goes up in Owen Sound to raise awareness about childhood cancer
Katherine Buchanan-critch hugged her two-and-a-half-yearold son Dominic as he excitedly clapped after the Childcan gold ribbon flag was raised at Owen Sound city hall recently to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It is a cause...
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Demolition derby caps successful 2025 Owen Sound fall fair
The mud was flying at Victoria Park on Saturday night as the 173rd Owen Sound Fall Fair wrapped up with its most popular event, the demolition derby. At least a couple thousand fans filled the stands and lined the outside of the track for the fair's...
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Youth impress judges during 4-H beef show at Owen Sound fair
In what was arguably the deepest class of the Grey County 4-H Beef Showdown, it was going to take a flawless showing to come out on top as junior showperson. Jaiden Stull of Markdale and her yearling heifer Maddy did just that during the show at the...
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Owen Sound Fall Fair being scaled up for 2025
The 173rd Owen Sound Fall Fair will be more like it was in its pre-pandemic heyday when it kicks off on Thursday. The Owen Sound Agricultural Society is reintroducing some aspects of the fair that haven't been seen since 2019, including a Thursday...
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Hundreds march in Port Elgin Labour Day Parade
Barb Dolan said it's been a bit of a “silly season” since the “man down south” took over sometime in November. Of course, the Unifor National Director of Retired Workers and Strike Department is speaking about President Donald Trump and his aggressive...
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Supreme Court will not hear Sauble appeal
Saugeen First Nation says it's the end of a 35-year legal battle and a larger struggle that has lasted nearly two centuries. On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada said it will not hear an appeal of lower-court rulings that deemed a stretch of...
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Program now distributing backpacks across Grey-bruce
With just days before the kids head back to school, United Way of Bruce Grey staff have been busy filling backpacks for thousands of students across the two counties. And while the number of requests is below last year's record total, demand remains...
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Hopeville Kite Festival wows crowds with flying whales and dragons
Floating languidly just above spectators, an 18-metre whale faced into the wind, dipping its upturned head and gently flapping its tail as if swimming in the deep. Beautiful and surreal, the steelblue behemoth was among dozens of kites which took...
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