Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
More people looking for work in the region drives up jobless rate
After dropping for five consecutive months the region’s unemployment rate rose 0.4 percentage points in July to 2.8 per cent. According to a report by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, which covers the area of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties, the region’s overall population grew by 400 in July while the labour […]
Sales up, stock continues to grow in Grey-Bruce real estate market
Home sales in Grey-Bruce increased nearly 10 per cent in July but didn’t outpace the rise in new stock. According to a monthly report by the REALTORS Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS), home sales rose 9.2 per cent year-over-year in July but remained 7.4 per cent below the five-year average and 13.8 per […]
Owen Sound great-grandmother wins over $200K in lotto
Owen Sound’s Susan Ward won over $200,000 in the July 13 Lotto 6/49 draw. Ward, a great-grandmother, won the draw’s second prize of $207,214.20. She said she’s been playing the lottery for as long as it’s been around. “I even remember playing WINTARIO,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick […]
Police ask motorists to avoid area of Highway 21 and the Grey Bruce Line roundabout
Emergency services have closed the entire roundabout at Highway 21 and the Grey Bruce Line/Bruce Road 10 to traffic in all directions following a serious collision Monday morning. According to police the Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County paramedics and the Intertownship Fire Department are on the scene responding to a report of a serious collision […]
Tara Twins win U15 title in Cambridge
The Tara Twins under-15 boys’ won the Ontario Select Softball Tournament Association’s provincial championship in Cambridge this past weekend. The Twins went undefeated in the tournament and beat Drayton-Moorefield in the final to take the OSSTA under-15 title. Family and friends said they are proud of how well the boys played, and how much they […]