Salmon derby’s giant fish fry feeds thousands

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 […]

FireFit Championships return to Port Elgin

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 […]

OPP join homicide probe into death of Owen Sound business owner

Grey-Bruce OPP are now assisting Owen Sound police in a homicide investigation into the death of a restaurant owner who was assaulted outside his business. Sharif Rahman, 44, died a week after he was assaulted Aug. 17 outside The Curry House restaurant in Owen Sound. Rahman suffered a brain injury and had been unresponsive in […]