Tag: news release
OSHaRE struggles to meet need as it sets new record for meals served
Owen Sound’s soup kitchen reached a new high — 200,000 meals served this year as of last week, breaking last year’s 146,000 meal total, executive director Colleen Trask Seaman said Saturday, shortly before opening the kitchen doors for take-out meals. It’s one local organization which is struggling to meet increasing demands this holiday season. The […]
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce continuing operations despite funding woes
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce says it won’t be shutting down operations. “Despite a lack of funding from the majority of Ontario Provincial Police serviced municipalities at this time, Crime Stoppers is still here to take the public’s tips anonymously as it has since 1987,” the organization said in a Dec. 19 news release. On […]
Funding for UP copper mine held up in Senate Appropriations Committee
The $50 million grant was advanced by the House Appropriations Committee last week.
Local conservation award helps future environmental champs
A local university student studied lemurs in Madagascar this summer and has tracked turtles on the Bruce Peninsula. Alex Adair, a 19-year-old from Owen Sound who’s in his second of four years studying wildlife biology and conservation at Guelph Univesity, this past summer went to Madagascar to join a research team led by Guelph University’s […]
Bluewater director of education retiring in summer
After close to 40 years with the local public education system, Bluewater District School Board Director of Education Lori Wilder is retiring. The Bluewater Board of Trustees accepted Wilder’s retirement letter in an in-camera session on Tuesday, before the announcement was shared at the regular meeting of the board and board staff were informed via […]
Even Better Efficiency with AI Controlling Your Heat Pump?
AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere these days. It’s the most popular thing to hype up, and the most popular thing to add to your product description to hype it up. In some cases, it’s really a thing and making a difference. In other cases, well, it’s simply just fluff. When … [continued]
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Police watchdog investigating senior’s deadly fall from London balcony
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 74-year-old man fell from an apartment balcony to his death on Thursday
Hanover man charged with first degree murder
A Hanover man has now been charged with first degree murder in a case that has left another Hanover man dead. On Thursday, The OPP and Hanover Police Service announced they had charged 31-year-old William Beckman of Hanover with first degree murder. The deceased has been identified as 57-year-old Colin Campbell of Hanover. Beckman remains […]
Playground project moving forward at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park
Owen Sound is partnering with the Scenic City Order of Good Cheer on a project at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park that will replace the playground and renew the splash pad there. The city announced on Wednesday that the project partnership would be moving ahead with a total estimated cost of $500,000, with the Order […]
Suspects named in Sharif Rahman death investigation
Three citizens of the United Kingdom have been charged in connection with the death of Owen Sound restaurant owner Sharif Rahman in August of 2023. Owen Sound police and members of the Ontario Provincial police announced the charges at a news conference in Owen Sound Wednesday afternoon, when they also explained why information about the […]