Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Upgrades at Sarawak Family Park include an EV charger and Mobi-mat
Upgrades that will make Georgian Bluff’s Sarawak Family Park more accessible and sustainable were unveiled at a ceremony Wednesday. Local officials and community members gathered at the park on Grey Road 1 between Owen Sound and Balmy Beach for a ribbon cutting. The new features include the first electric vehicle charging station on township property, […]
Volunteer Fair at Owen Sound Library in October
More than 20 organizations from Grey and Bruce counties will be on hand at a volunteer fair in Owen Sound in early October. The Owen Sound and Area Association of Volunteer Administrators (OSAAVA) is organizing the volunteer fair at the Owen Sound and North Grey Public Library for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, from 3 p.m. […]
Search warrant leads to discovery of suspected drug laboratory in Walkerton
South Bruce OPP discovered a suspected drug lab at a Walkerton residence while investigating a report of an assault involving a firearm from earlier this week. South Bruce OPP received the report Monday evening. Two days later, the South Bruce OPP were assisted by the West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit (WR TRU) and the […]
Bruce County inviting engagement on new draft official plan
A new draft Bruce County official plan that has been in the works for about six years is going back to the public for review and potential changes. At its meeting on Sept. 5, Bruce County council gave direction to staff to begin the engagement process for the draft plan, which is to shape the […]
Witnesses describe seeing arson suspect day of fire
Casey Ritchie testified Wednesday that Emric Thompson came to his door asking for gasoline ten or 20 minutes before fire was discovered at Wesley United Church four years ago at Saugeen First Nation. Ritchie, who lives across Highway 21 from the church, said he presumed Thompson needed the gas for his truck. A purple truck […]
Weed themed lawn bowling tournament returns to Owen Sound this weekend
Local lawn bowling and cannabis enthusiasts will look to burn up the turf at this year’s More Grass: Bowling on Grass 2 taking place Saturday at the Roselawn Bowling Club in Owen Sound. Organizers of the “world’s first cannabis-friendly lawn bowling tournament” hope to build off the success of last year’s event. No experience is […]
Two-Spirit Powwow in Owen Sound this weekend
The fourth annual Manidoo Gamiing Nagweyaab Jiintamok, or Georgian Bay Two Sprit Powwow, is happening this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre. The powwow’s grand entry is set for noon. It’s one of Ontario’s only Two-Spirit powwows — powwows which commemorate Indigenous queerness across Turtle Island. Organizers say […]
Baysox look to take lead in championship series this weekend
The Owen Sound Baysox will look to lean on the hometown crowd as Games 3 and 4 of their Strother Cup series with the Ivy Rangers go in Owen Sound this weekend. The second-seed Baysox and fifth-seed Rangers are tied 1-1 after two games in the best-of-seven North Dufferin Baseball League championship series. The two […]
Owen Sound Ribfest kicking off Friday
Ribs will be on the menu for many this weekend as Ribfest returns to Owen Sound for 2024. The event, which made a stop in the Scenic City for the first time in 2011, will feature five rib teams serving up ribs and other barbecue favourites all weekend long in the back parking lot at […]
ATVs reported stolen from Saugeen First Nation
Police are investigating after a pair of all-terrain vehicles were reported stolen from a Saugeen First Nation property. Grey Bruce OPP said an outbuilding at a property on Ogimah Road was broken into sometime between Monday and Tuesday and the two ATVs were taken. The vehicles were a 2023 green Polaris Sportsman 570 with licence […]