Barlow bursts into Attack record books with OT winner

Summer can wait because these Scenic City skaters have something special brewing. They’re not the favourites to win the west. They may not even be a trendy sleeper pick. But there’s an ember here waiting for a strong wind and a tinderbox. On Saturday, nearly 3,000 at the Bayshore saw how quickly this young Owen […]

Grey County moves to ‘lead by example’ on climate change

Grey County has endorsed a climate change plan that would see it “lead by example” locally on climate change with a target of achieving net zero at a corporate level by 2045. During its committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, county council accepted its climate change action plan that has been in the works […]

Area police services receive program funding

Local police services are receiving more than $2 million in provincial funding through the Community Safety and Policing Grant Program. The funds are earmarked for initiatives that help combat crime such as sexual violence and harassment, human trafficking, mental health and addictions, gang and gun violence and hate-motivated crime. Many of the projects are to […]

Tankard, Ontario Scotties to be played in Port Elgin in 2023

Port Elgin is getting its chance to do the Ontario Tankard all over again, and more, with the addition of the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2023. On Thursday, the Port Elgin Curling Club and CurlOn announced that the Southern Ontario women’s and men’s championship events would be held in the town on Jan. […]

Owen Sound schools come through in crosstown challenge

In a friendly crosstown food-drive challenge, Owen Sound’s eastside elementary schools were victorious over their westside counterparts this year. Students at Alexandra, St. Dominique-Savio and East Ridge collected the most food and other items, based on a point system, than their rivals at Hillcrest, Keppel-Sarawak and St. Basil’s. This was the second year of the […]