Tag: Local News
Work to refurbish grandstand underway as fall fair approaches
Fingers are crossed that work to refurbish the grandstand will be ready for the opening of the Owen Sound Fall Fair in less than two weeks. The grandstand figures prominently in plans for the fair once again, after the city deemed the area unsafe. The stands were last used for an event in 2019. Workers […]
Tip leads police to boater and charge of impaired operation
Police charged a 35-year-old boater from Elmira with impaired operation and took the opportunity to remind everyone to report suspected impaired drivers. Grey Bruce OPP responded to a report of an impaired boater at Dyers Bay in Northern Bruce Peninsula Saturday morning. Police located the vessel and charged the operator. The boater was given a […]
Police briefs: Child porn charges laid, sleeping driver faces drug charges
A London man is facing child pornography charges follow a joint investigation by two U.S. law enforcement agencies and London police.
Man arrested in Owen Sound with loaded sawed-off shotgun
Police used a taser to subdue a Saugeen Shores man who was in possession of a loaded sawed-off shotgun and struck two other vehicles while fleeing Owen Sound police on Thursday evening. At approximately 6 p.m., Owen Sound police received multiple calls from citizens about a man trying to forcibly enter an east-side residence to […]
Light Ohio earthquake felt in Southwestern Ontario
A light earthquake in Ohio was felt as far away as St. Thomas Sunday evening. The earthquake, recorded as a 4.3 magnitude, was reported about 67 kilometres east northeast of Cleveland, Ohio at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The force was felt as far away as St. Thomas and Elgin, across Lake Erie from the earthquake’s […]