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SPORTS BRIEFS: George top shootout goalie

GEORGE TOP SHOOTOUT GOALIE The Ontario Hockey League released the results of its coaches’ poll Tuesday and the Owen Sound Attack’s rookie goaltender topped the list in the Western Conference in two categories. Twenty-six coaches polled said Carter George was the best goaltender in the shootout. He also got the nod from the coaches for […]

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Third Brampton kidnapping suspect’s charges stayed

Charges were stayed against the third person with local ties whom police alleged was involved in a Brampton nightclub kidnapping.  Ontario Court of Justice staff in Brampton confirmed Darren McCann, 46, of Owen Sound had his kidnapping charge stayed on March 21.   Charges of kidnapping and forcible confinement from the same police investigation were […]

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Bluewater persuaded not to cut down school’s ‘Kindy Forest’

A community-led campaign to save a beloved forest next to Macphail Memorial Elementary School in Flesherton has succeeded.  Bluewater District School Board staff have decided not to cut down the “Kindy Forest” to make room for portables. Instead, they’ve adopted a community group’s alternative with small changes and say no trees will be removed now.  […]

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Writing seminars at Owen Sound library Sunday

An array of writing seminars will be offered at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library Sunday, April 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.  “Wordshop” will feature local speakers who will lead sessions throughout the library, which is closed to the public Sundays. The event aims to help registrants “learn, connect, and inspire […]