Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Man believed to have suffered medical event before head-on collision
A 77-year-old is believed to have suffered a medical event immediately before a two-vehicle head-on collision in Owen Sound Thursday evening. According to police, emergency services responded to reports of a collision in the 100 block of 3rd Avenue West just after 6 p.m. Thursday. Police said the 77-year-old Owen Sound man was driving a […]
City police close investigation into man’s death outside fire scene
Owen Sound police have determined a man’s death outside an apartment fire June 30 warrants no charges. The cause of death of the 58-year-old man found on the sidewalk in front of a 3rd Avenue East apartment was injuries he sustained in a fall, Owen Sound Police Chief Craig Ambrose said Wednesday. Police have not […]
Home sales slow in June, supply reaches five-year high
Home sales appear to be slowing down as the summer season winds up in Grey-Bruce. Meanwhile, composite home prices remain virtually unchanged year-over-year. The REALTORS Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound said home sales remained subdued in the month of June in its latest report. There were 1,595 active listings on the market at the […]
Denmark moves to tax farmers on livestock greenhouse gas production
Danish government officials and Danish livestock farmers have reached agreement, judging by widespread reports, on details of a proposed tax on methane emissions from that nation’s ruminants. Beginning in 2030, Danish farmers are to pay a tax of 300 kroner ($59.38 CAD) per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, rising by 2035 to 750 kroner ($148.46), […]
Conservation authority says forecasted rainfall could lead to urban and localized flooding
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl are expected to bring 40 to 50 millimetres of rain across Grey Sauble Conservation Authority watersheds with some areas receiving up to 80 millimetres. Much of the rain is expected to fall Wednesday and taper off by early Thursday morning. The GSCA issued a watershed conditions statement and flood outlook […]