Tag: Local News
High hopes hang on city Thanksgiving food drive this year
Owen Sound’s annual Salvation Army Thanksgiving food drive has a lot riding on it, again. August saw an increase of 42 per cent in the number of individuals helped at the food bank, compared with last August. There were 1,064 individuals helped, compared to 745 a year ago. These are the latest figures available. In […]
Friends of Sauble Beach complete first phase of Post and Ropes Project
The Friends of Sauble Beach have completed the first phase of their Post and Rope project aimed at protecting the sand dunes at Sauble Beach. In recent days, about 20 volunteers from the friends group and the community installed the ropes and posts along a section of the beach from the area of the former […]
Fire Truck Pull raises funds and boosts spirits at OSDSS
The smiling faces said it all as the Owen Sound District Secondary School leadership class held its second annual Terry Fox Fire Truck Pull out front of the school on Tuesday morning. The event was a smashing success. Held as a fundraiser for the Terry Fox Foundation and to teach students about community involvement, teams […]
Police report: Teen beaten unconscious at bus terminal; fraud probe
A 14-year-old Stratford girl is charged with assault after a 15-year-old was beaten unconscious at the Stratford bus terminal Monday afternoon.
Kirkland sworn in as mayor of South Bruce Peninsula
Jay Kirkland has been sworn in as mayor of South Bruce Peninsula. The municipality passed a bylaw during its council meeting on Tuesday to appoint Kirkland to the position, which had been vacant since Garry Michi resigned in late August. The former mayor stepped down after he was heard on a recording making disparaging remarks […]