Tag: Local News
‘Top-flight’ poets performing at Words Aloud festival this weekend
Words Aloud Poetry Festival returns to local stages this weekend. It’s been four years since the weekend of poetry was held. It will take place at several locations in Owen Sound and Meaford, from Friday through Sunday. Everyone who loves the written and spoken word is invited to be moved by top-flight poets who don’t […]
Local town’s schools in lockdown after shooting
CLINTON – Schools in this small Huron County town were put in lockdown early Wednesday afternoon after reports of a shooting.
Owen Sound chamber seeks answers to downtown safety concerns
After business people raised concerns about downtown safety at a city chamber of commerce event last month, the chamber has organized a public meeting Oct. 30 to help bring forward information and answers. The meeting will take place from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound. While it’s for […]
Walk for OSHaRE raises $430,000 for food programs
The Walk for OSHaRE has raised $430,000 for the Owen Sound-based charity that provides hundreds of meals a day to those in need. More than 100 people came out to the walk on Sept. 22, which marked the Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort’s 10th anniversary in the community. On Tuesday, the charity announced the […]
Crown grills Nathaniel Veltman on evidence he planned attack on Muslims
WINDSOR – The Crown held up for the jury Nathaniel Veltman’s bulletproof vest and green army helmet.