Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Orillia man arrested twice in less than a day in Bruce County
An Orillia man is facing charges after he was arrested for a second time just hours after being stopped for impaired driving in Kincardine. On Sept. 5 just before 11:30 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a suspected impaired driver along Tie Road near the Bruce nuclear development in the Municipality of Kincardine. The […]
Kayaks, tools reported stolen from Grey Highlands property
Police are investigating after a break-in at a property in Grey Highlands where an estimated $8,000 worth of items were taken, including tools and kayaks. Sometime between Sept. 5 at noon and Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. a shed and storage container were broken into on a property on Road 140 near Flesherton, Grey Bruce […]
Arson trial begins four years after church fires at Saugeen
While Wesley United Church was engulfed in flames at Saugeen First Nation, about 10 minutes away security guards encountered Emric Thompson and an SUV stopped in the middle of a dark road, the first witness in Thompson’s arson trial testified Tuesday. Fire destroyed the church, a prominent brick structure on the south side of Highway 21 […]
Owen Sound police release 2023 annual report
Owen Sound police are reporting 2023 as a “staggering” year in terms of the number of calls received and the level of violence associated with them. The Owen Sound Police Service Board has released its 2023 annual report, showing an increase in most categories of both violent and non-violent offences over 2022, including three homicides in […]
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Byers won’t be seeking re-election
There will be a new Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound after the next provincial election. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers announced on Tuesday that he will not be running again. Byers, who was elected MPP of the riding in the 2022 provincial election, announced his decision not to run to […]
Council votes for zoning change allowing eastside city apartments
Owen Sound council approved a staff-recommended rezoning application Monday to permit apartment buildings as part of a larger development called Tenth Avenue Estates, in the northeast portion of the city. Tenth Avenue Estates is a proposed 85-unit life-lease residential development which is to include 22 townhouses and two apartment buildings –one 3 ½ storeys containing 29 units, and […]
Opioid alert for Grey-Bruce after 8 overdoses, including a fatality
Grey Bruce Public Health is warning of another rash of suspected drug overdoses in the area, including the seventh time this summer that it has been notified of a fatal opioid poisoning. On Monday, public health issued a 22nd opioid alert to its community partners this year after it received reports of one fatal and […]
Unemployment rate rises in Stratford-Bruce Peninsula region
The unemployment rate rose last month in the region that includes Grey and Bruce counties, but the rate still remains the lowest in the province. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased 0.9 of a per cent to 3.7 per cent in August. It was the largest percentage increase of all regions […]
Police seeking witnesses to sinking of fishing boat at Stokes Bay
Police are seeking witnesses and say all environmental contaminants have been contained after a fishing boat sank at the Stokes Bay dock last week. The vessel was last observed floating at the dock in Northern Bruce Peninsula on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release issued on Monday. Anyone with information […]
Terry Fox Run to be held in Grey-Bruce communities on Sunday
The annual Terry Fox Run to raise funds for concer research will be held in a number of Grey-Bruce communities this weekend. Runs are planned for Owen Sound, Meaford, Port Elgin, Kincardine, Lion’s Head, Walkerton, Lucknow, Hanover and Badjeros. The Owen Sound run will once again take place at Harrison Park, beginning at 9 a.m. […]