Day: 8 July 2025
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 […]
Scofflaw Aylmer pastor launches online fundraiser to pay $65K in fines
Firebrand local pastor Henry Hildebrandt has launched an online fundraiser to pay for the $65,000 fine he was handed after pleading guilty to violating provincial pandemic rules.
London home builders and developers questioned Thursday whether many of the 18,000 homes now at various stages of approval in the city will ever be built.
London home builders and developers questioned Thursday whether many of the 18,000 homes at various stages of approval in the city ever will be built.
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 […]