Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Bruce Power executive responds to SON moratorium statement
Bruce Power executive James Scongack discussed Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s nuclear moratorium warning at Grey County council Thursday. Bruce Power operates nuclear reactors in the territory, along the Lake Huron shoreline near Tiverton, and is exploring building an additional nuclear plant at the site. The Ontario Power Generation’s Western Waste Management Facility stores nuclear waste there […]
CMHA Grey Bruce temporarily closes cafe as a precaution
CMHA Grey Bruce Owen Sound is hoping it will soon be able to reopen some of its locations that have been temporarily closed for precautionary reasons. The agency that provides mental health and addiction services in the area, has temporarily closed a portion of its location in the city’s River District, including the popular Fresh […]
SON to issue nuclear moratorium if no progress on ‘legacy issues’
Saugeen Ojibway Nation says it plans to issue a moratorium on future nuclear intensification and waste projects if no progress is made on nuclear legacy issues in its territory. A joint letter from Nawash Chief Greg Nadjiwon and Saugeen Chief Conrad Ritchie sent to SON members on Wednesday says the joint chiefs and councils of […]
Local federal Liberals to hold meet the candidate event Saturday
The Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Federal Riding Association invites constituents to the first “Meet the Candidate” event in Owen Sound on Saturday. The event is from 1 to 4 p.m. inside The Rumpus Room at 237 9th St. E. Attendees can eat and drink while meeting the local Liberal candidate to talk politics with “other like-minded adults.” […]
Grey-Bruce home sales up 41.1 per cent in 2024
Grey-Bruce home sales in 2024 were more than 40 per cent higher than they were a year earlier. A total of 2,478 units were sold last year, which was a 41.1 per cent increase over 2023, according to figures released by the OnePoint Association of Realtors this week. The higher sales last year were buoyed […]
Some peninsula schools remain closed as snow squalls taper off in region
As the snowfall shifts to the peninsula Thursday morning more school closures have been announced. Bruce Peninsula District (Lion’s Head) and St. Edmunds Public (Tobermory) are closed for the day due to inclement weather. Meanwhile, buses have been cancelled for schools in Teeswater, Lucknow, Ripley, Port Elgin, Southampton, Kincardine, Wiarton, Hepworth, Sauble Beach, Walkerton, Mildmay, […]
Kashawn “Gordie Howe” Aitcheson helps lift Barrie Colts over Owen Sound Attack
Chris Aitcheson created a monster. His nephew Kashawn will hear his name called in the NHL Entry Draft this summer, but until then he’ll continue to terrorize Ontario Hockey League opponents and their fans. Like he did on Wednesday night when the Barrie Colts defender recorded a Gordie Howe Hat-Trick with a goal, assist and […]
Peninsula murder trial starts in Owen Sound
Jurors in an Owen Sound courtroom Wednesday heard the detailed Crown’s theory of what led to the murder of a 36-year-old Toronto woman in Northern Bruce Peninsula more than three years ago. Grey County Crown attorney Patrick Clement presented what he said he expects the evidence to show over the five-week first-degree murder trial […]
Lake-effect snow expected to continue to impact Grey-Bruce
If there is a silver lining to the bitter cold that has settled on Grey-Bruce and southern Ontario, it may be that it has allowed some ice to form on Lake Huron. And while that ice cover is needed to slow down the lake-effect snow that has dumped by some estimates as much as two […]
Thornbury Ghost Bike serves as both memorial and reminder
A Ghost Bike now stands as a memorial to a cyclist who died this month after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 26 just west of the town of Thornbury. “Many of these deaths are preventable. We want a reminder out there for people to be safe and look after each other,” said David […]