Tag: Owen Sound
Hanover Launch Pad centre closes under financial pressures
Mounting financial pressures led Hanover’s Launch Pad youth skills training organization to close its doors after almost 10 years, its volunteer board announced in a news release. Originally inspired to help young people amid the ongoing youth methamphetamine problem which exploded in 2005 in Hanover, the program exposed youth to career paths and provided a place […]
City declares weather event amid snow and bitter cold
Owen Sound declared a Significant Weather Event Monday morning amid very cold temperatures and an Envrionment Canada snow squall warning. This declaration allows the municipality to continue its winter maintenance work but without having to meet the standards set for keeping roads and sidewalks clear. Such declarations also offer legal protection against winter maintenance, the plan […]
Flint Firebirds burn the Bears in 5-4 comeback victory
The shoe was on the other foot for the Owen Sound Attack Saturday night . . . and full of self-inflicted wounds. “It was one of those games where we were trying to shoot ourselves in the foot it felt like,” Attack head coach Scott Wray said. Twenty-four hours after the Attack scored four unanswered […]
Vickers wins PC Party candidacy in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Meaford dairy farmer Paul Vickers has won the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PC candidacy for the next Ontario election. Vickers was announced the winner of the candidacy at a nomination meeting held at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Saturday, beating out three other candidates – Brock Hamley of Owen Sound, Christine Robinson of West Grey […]
Owen Sound Little Theatre presenting Prelude to a Kiss
Not only is the Owen Sound Little Theatre production of Prelude to a Kiss, a romantic comedy sure to induce laughs from the audience, but director Kevin Haxell expects it to also provoke some deep thoughts about love and relationships. The local theatre company’s next show hits the Roxy Stage in Owen Sound for opening […]
Landen Hookey nets first-career OT winner as the Owen Sound Attack comeback to top the Trout in Brampton
BRAMPTON — Early in the season when the Owen Sound Attack played well in a defeat the line was: there are no moral victories. Then, when the team struggled, there were no excuses. This team might not make the playoffs, but they won’t quit. That much was evident as the Attack scored four unanswered goals […]
Georgian Bluffs apologizes for waste collection issues
Georgian Bluffs council has formally apologized to residents for waste and recycling collection headaches in the municipality in recent months, and says it is working with the service provider on the matter. That service provider — Waste Management — has also apologized to customers and says steps are being taken to “enhance” their collection efforts. […]
Georgian Bluffs receives request for natural burials at Mount Pleasant
The Township of Georgian Bluffs is going to look into establishing a natural burial site at its Mount Pleasant Cemetery. At its meeting on Wednesday, council directed staff to bring back a report on the possibility of designating an area at the cemetery on Grey Rd. 17A as a site for what are known as […]
Federal dental care program for uninsured to reach more people in 2025
After a slow rollout, the Canadian Dental Care Plan is scheduled to pay a portion of dental services for more uninsured Canadians this year. Now entering its second year, dental coverage under the program was first offered to seniors, then children younger than 18 and adults who receive the disability tax credit. It is scheduled […]
Owen Sound school hosts volleyball tournament featuring teams from every board
Owen Sound schools were host to a first-of-its-kind volleyball tournament, featuring teams from the three regional school boards and two private schools. On Jan. 16, students from grades 6 to 8 competed at the tournament at l’école catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio and Notre Dame Catholic School. Owen Sound’s Timothy Christian School won first place in the tournament […]