Category: Owen Sound
Special 50th anniversary Chi-Cheemaun sailings Sunday
People are encouraged to dress like it’s the ‘70s again and come along on one of two 50th anniversary MS Chi-Cheemaun cruises Sunday, Sept. 29. The Owen Sound Transportation Company ferry has been bringing passengers and their cars to Manitoulin Island and back to Tobermory since Sept. 29, 1974. These special sailings will mark the ferry’s 50 […]
New automated plate scanner helps recover stolen SUV in Owen Sound
The Owen Sound Police Service’s automated licence plate recognition technology (A.L.P.R) helped locate and recover a stolen 2023 Nissan Murano from the Chatham-Kent area this past week. According to a media release, officers utilized the A.L.P.R. to locate the vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Chatham-Kent Police Service in August. The Owen Sound […]
Home sales up in August according to local figures
Home sales ticked up in August and showed year-over-year improvement in the region. According to figures released by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS), 236 homes were sold through the MLS system last month, which is a 7.8 per cent increase from August 2023. The late-summer surge hasn’t made up for a […]
Basement fire causes $50K worth of damage to Owen Sound townhouse
A small electrical fire in the basement of an Owen Sound townhouse caused $50,000 worth of damage. Ten Owen Sound Fire Department members responded to the fire in the 2100 block of 6th Avenue East around 10:30 p.m. Friday night. Owen Sound Fire Prevention Officer Greg Nicol said no one was home at the time […]
Fundraising dinner for local Nordic skier at Heartwood Hall Thursday
The Grey-Bruce community is coming together again to raise money for local Nordic skier Julian Smith. The 11th Communski Fundraiser at Heartwood Hall in Owen Sound is set for Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m. The fundraising event will include trivia, prizes, appetizers, desserts and soft drinks with door prizes and live music provided by […]
Sip Starbucks coffee and bid to help Save ‘n Sound
Safe ‘n Sound invites people to register for its fundraising auction, Sip and Support, taking place Sept. 28 at Harmony Centre in Owen Sound from 2 to 4 p.m. in “The Hall.” Attendees will be offerred Starbucks coffee or tea, baked goods and items to bid on, with proceeds going towards the charitable organization’s homeless […]
Citizen calls council limits on speech ‘undemocratic’
Owen Sound city council on Monday finalized its July decision to reduce how long speakers may address council and committees, and to only include items on the agenda that are within council’s jurisdiction. During public question period though, an Owen Sound citizen called those moves “undemocratic.” There were other procedural bylaw changes that council approved, […]
Unexpected funding for upgraded water pipes for RCA apartment complex
The apartment complex proposed for the former RCA lands in the city will benefit from an unanticipated nearly $1.8-million provincial grant from a provincial fund for water system development to get housing built faster. Owen Sound staff applied early this year for about $2.4 million in eligible expenses to the Housing Enabling Water System Fund, […]
Airport drops Bishop, Owen Sound from new name
The once Owen Sound-owned airport east of the city has a new name: Major-General Richard Rohmer Meaford International Airport. The new name accomplishes a few things, airport owner Rick Horwath said at an opening ceremony to announce the new name, tout airport revitalization efforts and to promote aviation. While the Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional […]
Volunteer Fair at Owen Sound Library in October
More than 20 organizations from Grey and Bruce counties will be on hand at a volunteer fair in Owen Sound in early October. The Owen Sound and Area Association of Volunteer Administrators (OSAAVA) is organizing the volunteer fair at the Owen Sound and North Grey Public Library for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, from 3 p.m. […]