Tag: Owen Sound
Local developer to complete apartment project as life lease
An unfinished apartment building described as an “eyesore” near the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound has a new owner who plans to finish the project, with changes. Sound Lifestyles Ltd. purchased the Georgian Landing project, at 297 18th St. E. in Owen Sound, and will be the developer. Now it’s called Bayshore Terrace and […]
City council extends rental incentive to BCK developer
The city’s need for purpose-built rental housing on the former Black Clawson Kennedy site trumped concerns over offering a million-dollar incentive to a slow-moving developer Monday night at Owen Sound city council. A majority of council voted to extend its expired offer to waive about $1 million worth of development charges for another six months […]
Plan to relocate trees at Owen Sound hospital put on hold
A plan by volunteers to transplant a patch of trees at the Owen Sound hospital has been put on hold. NeighbourWoods North, the volunteer-run organization that has been working to naturalize the hospital grounds in recent years, have postponed their Operation Save Our Forest that was in the works for this Sunday. The initiative included […]
Walters and the first-place Spitfires hand Attack third-straight loss
Dressed in all black like Johnny Cash and leading the first-place Windsor Spitfires (8-1-1-0) into his old stomping grounds, Greg Walters’ swagger should have been off the charts Saturday night. Even more so when his Spitfires took over the close-checking contest in the second period en route to a 4-1 win, eventually outshooting Owen Sound […]
Brightshores becomes the first hospital network in Canada to Light It Up! For NDEAM
Brightshores Health System and its five supporting hospital foundations participated in National Disability Employment Awareness Month through Light It Up! For NDEAM on Oct. 17. Brightshores is the first health system to participate in Light It Up! For NDEAM in Canada. All Brightshores locations were illuminated with purple and blue lights to spread awareness of […]
Colts spoil George’s first-star performance with shootout victory
Carter George is the type of goalie who can steal a win. He didn’t do it Thursday, but he’s a big part of the reason Owen Sound eked out a point in Barrie despite giving up nearly 50 shots against. George made 45 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss as the Owen Sound Attack (3-4-1-1) […]
Hepworth-Shallow Lake legion to celebrate grand opening on Nov. 2
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 586 will celebrate the grand opening of its brand-new building on Nov. 2 nearly three years after a fire destroyed the legion’s former home in Hepworth. The old legion building burned to the ground on Jan. 21, 2022. Much of the local legion’s memorabilia and the former home of the […]
Sunday morning hangouts return to the Harmony Centre this weekend
Solidarity Sundays will return to the Harmony Centre beginning this weekend. Nominated for an Owen Sound Cultural Award for ‘most promising new event’, the intergenerational weekly social began as an experiment this past winter before becoming so successful its volunteer organizers kept it rolling throughout the spring. “Solidarity Sundays started with a simple conversation at […]
Owen Sound man faces charges after ditching damaged Pontiac Vibe in a cornfield
Owen Sound Police have charged a man who they say rear-ended a vehicle on 10th Street East before fleeing the scene and ditching his car in a cornfield. According to an Owen Sound Police Service media release, a man driving a Pontiac Vibe rear-ended another westbound travelling vehicle at 8:20 a.m. on Oct. 8, before […]
Hydrogen Optimized welcomes industry players to Owen Sound plant
The head of the green hydrogen system developer based in Owen Sound said the company has already grown into a local success story, but the work is continuing to turn it into a global one as well. Denis Krude, president and CEO of Hydrogen Optimized, was at the company’s eastside development and manufacturing facility on […]