Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Province advances Meaford pumped storage plan
Ontario has agreed to pay up to $285 million for continuing predevelopment work to advance TC Energy’s proposed Ontario Pumped Storage Project in Meaford — the latest step forward for this local electricity megaproject. The costs it will cover include those to complete a detailed cost estimate and environmental assessments to determine the proposed multi-billion-dollar […]
Mbuyi’s hat-trick helps the Owen Sound Attack edge Sarnia in a shootout
Just over a week after Owen Sound Attack captain Landen Hookey scored his first game-winning goal in overtime, he did it in the shootout Saturday night as the Owen Sound Attack topped the Sarnia Sting 5-4 at the Bayshore. Hookey’s five-hole deke earned the Attack their first shootout win of the season. “We’ve struggled in […]
Provincial election call launches local parties into campaign mode
With Ontario Premier Doug Ford sending people to the polls Feb. 27, local politicial parties have a lot of work ahead of them. The Conservative leader has confirmed he will be visiting the lieutenant-governor Tuesday to dissolve the legislature and have the writs issued on Wednesday. That puts fire under the feet of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound […]
Misaljevic nets natural hatty as the Kitchener Rangers win 5-1 over Owen Sound
Adrian Misaljevic scored a natural hat-trick and the Kitchener Rangers dominated special teams in a 5-1 win over the Owen Sound Attack Friday night inside the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The Owen Sound Attack never seemed to get their footing in Kitchener and are now losers of three straight. Kitchener scored twice on the power play, […]
Grey County officials have fingers crossed after ROMA
Grey County pitched health-care, transit and other requests to provincial officials at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto last week. Now, they wait. Thursday at county council, the county’s deputy chief administrative officer, Randy Scherzer, summarized the meetings county staff and councillors had with senior Ontario government officials. The county asked the Ministry […]
Grey County passes on provincial encampment-removal funding
Grey County did not apply for provincial funding to remove homeless encampments but it is seeking money to build more rental housing. A memo to county council Thursday from community services director Anne Marie Shaw said the county had the opportunity to apply for Encampment Response Initiative funding, but the program didn’t suit the county’s […]
Meaford fire chief on move to King Township fire department
Municipality of Meaford Fire Chief Courtney Allen has been named the new fire chief of King Township. Allen, who has over 20 years of leadership in fire and emergency services including the past four years with Meaford, will begin his new role on Feb. 1 “It has been an incredible four years and a great experience […]
Safe ‘n Sound drop-in centre needs more space
Increased need has prompted Safe ‘n Sound, the downtown Owen Sound homeless drop-in centre, to seek funding to move to bigger quarters. It’s intended to be a warming centre this time of year, particularly at night. There are no beds there and those who use the centre aren’t supposed to sleep there. It’s also a […]
Push-Up Challenge returning to Grey-Bruce in February
The Push-Up Challenge in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association is returning to Grey-Bruce. Just don’t get lost in all the snow when you drop down and give 20. The CMHA Grey Bruce is encouraging the community to push for better mental health by participating in the fitness-based mental health initiative. The challenge, […]
Wiarton Willie festival weekend full of winter fun
Wiarton Willie may help put an early end to winter this Groundhog Day, Sunday, Feb. 2, at the future home of the new Town Hall (370 William Street) in Wiarton near Bluewater Park. A lot is on the line this year with heavy winter storms battering the beleaguered public into downright begging for an early […]