Author: Interlochen Public Radio
Need a ride? Owen Sound has a new option
Owen Sound company Tripsy to use own drivers supplemented by ‘gig’ workers who drive for app-based food delivery services
Sweetness overload during Maple Weekend at Nicholls sugar shack
There are few things more Canadian than queuing in nearly freezing weather for freshly churned ice cream topped with maple syrup from nearby trees. That’s exactly what people were doing Sunday at the Nicholls’ family farm sugar shack in Grey Highlands. The family-run farm hosted its second Maple Weekend festival, which included bush tours, wagon […]
Volunteers shuttle 60,000 Rainbow Trout to Sydenham River Saturday
Volunteers from the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association shuttled approximately 60,000 rainbow trout fingerlings from the club’s hatchery at the Ben Miller family farm to the Sydenham River at Harrison Park on Saturday. It’s part of the conservation group’s effort to support a sustainable local fishery. Later in June, they’ll release salmon fingerlings growing at the club’s […]
Survivors of opioid epidemic gather in Owen Sound to mourn and raise awareness
It’s been five years since Galja Sheardown’s husband died of an opioid overdose at their Owen Sound home. Five years since Sheardown turned pain into advocacy, and five years of being the driving force behind the city’s annual We Remember Them event that took place downtown Saturday morning at the Owen Sound Famers’ Market. Those […]
New foundation launched to support Chapman House hospice
A celebration was held Friday to mark a major milestone in ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Grey Bruce Hospice – Chapman House. Staff, board members, volunteers and supporters gathered at the facility on Owen Sound’s east side for the launch of the Grey Bruce Hospice Foundation. Longtime hospice volunteer, board member and now foundation […]