Tag: Owen Sound
OSDSS teachers game for pie-in-the-face fun
Whipped cream pies were flying into teachers’ faces almost as fast as they were made at Owen Sound District Secondary School Thursday. It was a fundraiser for Sick Kids hospital and an event which was organized by 16-year-old Tristyn Wade, as part of her Grade 10 leadership class. There was so much enthusiasm for the […]
Ukrainians need local hosts, but it’s a big commitment
A Flesherton woman and her husband drove to Pearson International Airport to receive a family of six western Ukrainians Tuesday, the second family she has helped introduce to Canada. They’re among seven families — 32 people — Susanne von Toerne has lined up to come to Canada or found housing for here. Von Toerne first […]
Family pet dies in Owen Sound house fire Monday
A house fire near downtown Owen Sound resulted in the death of a family’s dog Monday morning. Owen Sound Fire Chief Phil Eagleson said the family of four who lives at the home on the corner of 11th and 2nd Avenue West were visiting family when a fire started in their kitchen. A person using […]
Owen Sound’s sesquicentennial mural to be decommissioned and replaced
A photomosaic mural created to celebrate the city’s sesquicentennial, located on the north side of the Shopper’s Clothing building adjacent to the Scotia Bank Parkette (851 2nd Avenue East), will be decommissioned the city said in a press release. Work will then start on planning for a new piece to “enrich the city’s urban core”, […]
Owen Sound doctor featured on History channel’s survival series Alone
It’s called the ultimate test of human will. Season nine of the History channel’s reality TV survival series Alone premieres on May 26 and features Owen Sound doctor Teimojin Tan. The premise of the show is simple, ten contestants equipped with just ten items of their choosing are dropped into a remote wilderness valley along […]
What they said: BGOS candidates’ introductions and summations
A summary of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound provincial candidates’ introductions and summarizing comments at Thursday night’s all-candidates’ meeting in Owen Sound, presented in the order they were introduced. Suzanne Coles – Ontario Party – A mother and grandmother of six grandchildren, and lives in Grey County, just outside of Chesley. Worked as a social worker with high-risk […]
BGOS candidates on affordable housing
Responses from the six provincial candidates who attended Thursday’s first all-candidates’ meeting for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound. What will your party do to make housing more affordable and accessible for working families in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound? Progressive Conservative Rick Byers – He’s knocked on more than 2,600 doors and “this is […]
Six of nine candidates attend first BGOS candidates’ meeting
Thursday’s all-candidates’ meeting at Harmony Centre in downtown Owen Sound provided a glimpse of six of the nine candidates running provincially in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. There were two experienced politicians — Liberal Selwyn Hicks, a lawyer and three-time Grey County warden who’s on temporary leave, and Green candidate Danielle Valiquette, a Grey Highlands councillor and farmer, […]
Owen Sound Tae Kwon Do club hauls in the hardware
Ten athletes represented Owen Sound’s KT (Kim-Thibodeau) Tae Kwon Do in Brampton this past Saturday for Grand Master Son’s 2022 Premier Taekwondo Championships. Master James Lee, Head Instructor Rick Thibodeau, and Master Jason Kim coached the athletes in both poomsae (patterns) and full contact kyorugi (sparring). It was a long day with lots of amazing […]
Owen Sound can soon ticket illegal backyard fires and fireworks
It will be easier to fine people in Owen Sound who have recreational fires and set off fireworks contrary to the rules. A review of calls and complaints over the last few years produced recommendations to change city open-air fire and fireworks bylaws, which city council approved recently, city fire prevention officer Greg Nicol said […]