Category: Owen Sound
GTR bus service to Wiarton ending, to Orangeville extending
Two Grey Transit Route bus service changes are coming, Grey County announced in news releases. GTR Route 2, with two runs down and two runs back between Owen Sound and Orangeville, Monday to Friday, will continue running until March 31. Bus service on part of that route, between Dundalk and Orangeville, was to have ended […]
Harold Sutherland turns 80, still playing hockey with the Old Greys
The Old Greys Hockey Club are proud to announce that they have an eighty-year-old defenceman on their active roster. Harold Sutherland turned eighty in November and still patrols the blue line with high skill and a large dose of tenacity, all mixed together. Harold and other players of this vintage started out on natural ice […]
Owen Sound service analysis saving time and money, staff say
City hall staff so far have found about $950,000 operational savings during an ongoing service review. More than $700,000 of it is annual savings and the rest is one-time savings. “We assume over the next few years of this council with service review we will hit that $2 million mark in savings,” city manager Tim […]
Snow day: blizzard conditions lead to several school, road and facility closures
It’s a snow day. With blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the region today, Bruce-Grey Catholic District schools, French Catholic schools and Bluewater District School Board schools are closed. A blizzard warning is in effect for Owen Sound, Blue Mountains, Northern Grey County, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Southern Bruce County, Hanover, Dundalk, and Southern Grey County. […]
Owen Sound hospital’s Angel campaign needs your help
Brightshores’ annual Guardian Angel fundraising campaign aims to gather enough money for a new CT scanner. Annual mailouts seeking donations this time of year have been delayed by the continuing postal strike. But Brightshores Health System Owen Sound Foundation hopes donors will still be there. “The Guardian Angel campaign normally has a $400,000 goal. We’re […]
City tax increase still sitting at 2.65 per cent after Monday’s review
Owen Sound council’s draft operating budget finished where it started, with a proposed 2.65 per cent tax levy increase, but with some changes Monday. The council review Monday was followed by a look at the capital budget Tuesday. Final approval will be after a public meeting in January. As it stands, the city property […]
Fay Harshman remembered as caring and generous
Fay Ellen Harshman, a local entrepreneur and community benefactor, died Sunday in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 86. She was well known as the owner of multiple Tim Hortons franchises and as a member of the “Super Six” business group that purchased the then-Owen Sound Platers to prevent the OHL team from […]
Owen Sound city council to debate draft budget Monday
When Owen Sound councillors sit down Monday to preliminarily set the 2025 tax levy, they’ll be starting with a 2.65 per cent increase. That would amount to just less than $10 more per month for the average bungalow owner. That increase is less than what council asked staff for — a draft operating budget with […]
Owen Sound police lay charges after stabbing Monday
Owen Sound police charged a 23-year-old Owen Sound man with two counts of aggravated assault after a stabbing left two people injured. The injuries were serious but not life-threatening, Owen Sound Police Service said in a news release Monday. There’s no general public safety concern, since all three knew each other, police said. Police were called to […]
Festival of Northern Lights organizers experience outpouring of support amid increased vandalism
Heartened by the encouragement of their supporters and resilient in the face of frustration, Festival of Northern Lights organizers say the unprecedented vandalism experienced this year won’t dim their spirits. “The joy we see and the happiness we see that the lights bring far outweighs the frustration that we’re feeling. Knowing that it matters to […]