Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Hike and bike for Chatsworth hub on Saturday
A fundraiser will be held in the Township of Chatsworth this weekend to raise funds for its planned community hub project. The fundraising committee will hold its second annual Hike and Bike for the Hub on Saturday. The event, which also includes a poker run this year, will see participants travel 13.5 kilometres along the […]
SIU discontinues investigation into Hanover arrest
The province’s Special Investigation Unit has terminated an investigation into a June arrest in Hanover. The independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police officer, announced on Tuesday that its director Joseph Martino had ended the investigation due to insufficient evidence of serious injury. The case involved a 19-year-old man who was arrested on […]
Group touts future local ‘ecological corridor’ to limit development
The Escarpment Corridor Alliance wants to see a future, protective “ecological corridor” network in the southern Georgian Bay area to better protect ecologically important lands from development between the Beaver Valley and the Niagara Escarpment. The connected corridor network, it is anticipated, would include two large, local developments, Castle Glen in the Blue Mountains and […]
Flesherton chef a Canadian finalist of worldwide competition
A chef from a Flesherton eatery is a Canadian finalist in an international competition aimed at discovering and mentoring some of the most promising and talented young chefs from around the world. Karly Ready, sous chef at The Gate restaurant, is one of 10 finalists from the Canadian region of the S. Pellegrino Young Chef Academy […]
Fall Day on the Farm goes Saturday near Owen Sound
An event near Owen Sound that allows locals to experience a fun day on the farm while also helping to relieve world hunger is marking its 10th anniversary. Owen Sound Harvest For Hunger’s Fall Day on the Farm will once again be held on the Parkin Farm east of Owen Sound on Saturday from 10 […]
Group makes push for more nonmarket affordable housing in Owen Sound
An organization with a priority of seeing more affordable housing available in the area has asked for Owen Sound’s support as it works to tackle the issue. Representatives of the Institute of Southern Georgian Bay and their Owen Sound table on community housing were at city council on Monday where they outlined the innovative ways being […]
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 […]
Attack veterans embrace expanded roles ahead of new season
It’s just over 72 hours until the Owen Sound Attack play their first regular season game of the 2024-25 season and James Petrovski’s knuckles are bloodied and raw. With four seconds left in the Attack’s last preseason game, Petrovski, typically a reserved if not quiet presence on the ice, rained a barrage of fists and […]
Excitement and uncertainty in Attackland as regular season nears
Dale DeGray’s whiteboard is still empty. Every season DeGray will write notes on a whiteboard in his office to act as decision-making lodestars for the long Ontario Hockey Season. The notes guard against impulse and emotion taking hold of the ship’s wheel and swerving into waters unknown. Last year, a note on DeGray’s whiteboard said […]
Bruce County offering $100K to help residents build income rental on property
Bruce County is offering up to $50,000 in financial assistance to homeowners who want to build an Additional Residential Unit (ARU) on their property and offer it as an affordable rental. The county is putting up a total of $100,000 for its pilot ARU program, with applicants able to access a maximum of $50,000. An […]