Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Mildmay country music star excited for local long weekend shows
While the whirlwind of a ride of the past couple of years has taken Owen Riegling across North America, the rising country music star from Mildmay always looks forward to coming back to where it all began. “I look forward to shows at home more than anything,” Riegling said Friday morning, hours before he was […]
Saugeen, Chippewas of Nawash pow wows in coming weeks
Two local First Nations communities will hold their annual pow wows in the coming weeks. Saugeen First Nation will hold its pow wow on Aug. 10-11, while the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation at Neyaashiinigmiing will hold its pow wow on Aug. 16-18. The Saugeen First Nation pow wow will once again take place […]
Grey County, lower tiers to hold joint all councils meeting
Grey County and its nine lower tier municipalities will take part in a joint all councils meeting on Aug. 8. The purpose of the meeting, which will be held electronically, is to discuss shared service delivery and service efficiencies, the City of Owen Sound said in a news release. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. […]
Summer food drive needs final push to meet need on peninsula
People have answered Salvation Army Major Mary Millar’s recent food bank plea but more help is needed. “My food bank worker said when saw she the food, like she was in tears because she realized she could give to those families that extra food,” Millar said Thursday. She issued a Facebook callout on July 19 […]
Suspected drug poisonings lead to opioid alert in Grey-Bruce
Another opioid alert has been issued in Grey-Bruce after the local health unit was notified of two fatal and two-non-fatal suspected drug poisonings. The suspected drug poisonings occurred in Owen Sound and Meaford over the past seven days, with fentanyl suspected in three of the cases, including one fatality, Grey Bruce Public Health said in […]