Category: Owen Sound
Canada Day celebrations include activities, nod to Indigenous Peoples
Canada Day events are talking place in the Owen Sound area over the coming days, while Meaford will be celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday and its own 150th together. The four-day, free Sound Waterfront Festival this weekend in Owen Sound will be capped with Canada Day celebrations on Monday, July 1. Canada Day window flags for […]
Owen Sound Baysox surge to seventh-straight win
The Owen Sound Baysox are rolling in the North Dufferin Baseball League. On Saturday, the Baysox earned their seventh win in a row with a 3-2 victory over the New Lowell Knights at Tom Williams Park in Owen Sound. The win improved the ball club’s record to 9-2-1, which is good enough for second place […]
City firefighters douse shed fire behind Quality Inn
A shed fire Monday night behind the Quality Inn likely originated with a lawn tractor which had been used before the fire, Owen Sound Fire Chief Phil Eagleson said. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the garden shed when called to the hotel at 4:01 p.m. The fire was put out quickly and […]
Man receives conditional sentence for aggravated assault
A 62-year-old Owen Sound man pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for pushing a 38-year-old woman down the fire escape at his apartment and he received an 18-month conditional sentence. Austin Soucoup pleaded guilty and was sentenced June 17 in Owen Sound’s Superior Court of Justice, court staff confirmed. Soucoup’s lawyer, Anya Shahabi, confirmed her client […]
Reunion for 1954 Ryerson kindergarten gang Sept. 3
A 70th anniversary gathering is planned for Ryerson Public School’s 1954 kindergarten alumni in Owen Sound on Tuesday, Sept. 3. John Christie, one of the reunion organizers, said he hopes as many classmates from that year, and students who became part of that group in later years at Ryerson, from 1954 to 1963, will be […]