Month: September 2024

Bad bounces bury Attack in season opener

It’s a tough look to pull out the “bad bounces” card so early in the season but the wrong-time wrong-place ricochet plagued the Owen Sound Attack Friday night in Guelph. The Storm took the regular-season opener for both clubs by a score of 4-2 thanks in large part to a few Attack miscues and a […]

DeGray working the phones as season begins

Dale DeGray worked the phones Friday afternoon ahead of the Owen Sound Attack’s regular-season opener in Guelph. Heading into his 17th season as the club’s general manager DeGray is an elder statesman of the league, and he wanted other teams to know he’s shopping. “I’m just trying to see what’s what. We have four overages […]

Police thank public for its patience as officers investigate death

Police said Friday that they continue to actively investigate the death of Sharif Rahman in Owen Sound in August. Grey Bruce OPP said in a release that the OPP and Owen Sound police have received many tips concerning the 44-year-old restaurateur’s death. “Both police services have made this investigation a priority and continue to dedicate […]

Grey County helping with conference to build momentum for hydrogen

Grey County will help organize a conference to build on the momentum driven by a local hydrogen electrolyzer development and manufacturing company. Hydrogen Optimized, located in Owen Sound’s industrial park, this month announced it received a $3.5-million federal economic development loan towards an $11-million, fivefold expansion of its production capabilities through robot automation and to […]

New bus service revives shuttered Greyhound station, with six destinations

A new bus service is taking over downtown’s former Greyhound station with plans to connect London to surrounding cities across the Greater Toronto Area. Intercity Bus Terminal, at 101 York St., is still in its soft launch phase and brings six routes to London passengers: Toronto, Kitchener, Mississauga, Brampton, Woodstock and Breslau. “My aim was […]

Knight flight! Airport-themed VIP suite debuts for new OHL season

There’s a new high-flying seating option for London Knights fans to watch their OHL team play on home ice. The London International Airport has launched the YXU Flight Deck, a Boeing 737 replica-style private section, at downtown’s Budweiser Gardens. Fans enter the VIP suite through an aircraft door into an interior that has room for […]

Local Muslim group gets $200K to support counselling program

London’s Muslim Resource Centre is getting money from the federal government to support its counselling program as the trial of the man accused of killing four members of a local family reignites memories of the horrific violence. Kamal Khera, Canada’s Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, revealed the local agency was receiving $202,131 […]