Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Hamilton takes stranglehold in series, Owen Sound faces elimination
If they’re going down, it will be while hitting, kicking and screaming. The Owen Sound North Stars dropped Game 2 of their first-round best-of-five Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League playoff series 10-4 to the Hamilton Bengals inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Sunday evening. In large part, because of the over 70 minutes in […]
Billy Bishop Museum to host ceremony for honoured local veterans
The Billy Bishop Museum is hosting a plaque return ceremony for the 2023 Honouring Our Local Veterans inductees. On Wednesday at 4 p.m., the honoured veterans and their families will receive the plaques that have been touring the community since the induction ceremony on Oct. 29, 2023. The plaques have made stops at Heritage Place […]
Grey Roots and YMCA celebrate diversity and the journey to Canada
Dozens of people from all around the world celebrated cultural diversity right here in Grey-Bruce on Saturday. The YMCA of Owen Sound and Grey Bruce partnered with Grey Roots Museum and Archives to present this year’s multicultural celebration. “The journey to Canada, the choices to made to come here. It’s cool to see these artifacts […]
Public health advises residents to steer clear of wildlife and unknown dogs as rabies investigations increase
The outdoors is calling as the weather warms and summer is ushered in, and that means an uptick in animal bites, scratches, and, sometimes, intense interactions with gnarly neighbourhood dogs. Grey Bruce Public Health advises people to avoid wildlife and exercise caution with unfamiliar pets as rabies exposure investigations continue to increase. GBPH said it […]
‘We’ve come a long way’ local First Nation chief says
A sunrise ceremony marked National Indigenous Peoples Day in Owen Sound Friday and next Friday there will be a flag-raising there to acknowledge the territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. People gathered at the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation Garden, where people spoke and a sacred fire burned. “Many people are becoming aware of this day, and […]