Tag: Owen Sound
Owen Sound to look at providing downtown toilet open 24/7
City council agreed Monday to look at providing a public toilet that would be available around the clock, after a man asked for one on behalf of homeless people. Council quickly agreed after Ray Botten, a sometimes controversial local advocate of homeless people and one-time mayoral candidate, addressed council during a public question period. “We […]
City council delays vote on short-term rental bylaw
Owen Sound council postponed debate and a vote on Coun. John Tamming’s motion to ban some short-term accommodation rentals in residential neighbourhoods, until city staff provide councillors with more information — not expected for six months. The delay upset and disappointed neighbours of short-term rentals, who questioned why council had to wait so long to […]
Barbecue likely cause of explosion and fire in Owen Sound
A barbecue and its propane tank are believed to be the likely source of a fire and reported explosion that destroyed both units of a semi-detached home near Owen Sound District Secondary School Sunday afternoon. The Owen Sound Fire Department responded to a reported explosion and fire at 923 8th Ave. W in Owen Sound […]
Pandemic challenged mental health but may have eased stigma
Desiree van Dijk was among dozens of cyclists who raised more than $40,000 for community-funded mental health programs Sunday. The 9th annual Ride Don’t Hide event was the community’s biggest chance to support heavily used mental health programs which aren’t funded by the government. Van Dijk waited at a balloon archway at Kelso Beach Park […]
Tribute highlights Black men’s fight to serve in First World War
When the federal government formally apologizes to descendants of Black men who served in the First World War’s No. 2 Construction Battalion on July 9, an Owen Sound man will be listening closely. Blaine Courtney’s great uncle, Henry Francis Courtney, served in the battalion and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery’s newly created Military Heritage Trail. […]