Tag: Owen Sound

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound is launching three new exhibitions in celebration of its 55th anniversary this summer. On Tom Thomson’s 145th birthday – August 5 – the art gallery is hosting a signature evening reception. “For more than 55 years, the art gallery has brought us inspiring exhibitions featuring regional and […]

The first annual Walk for Courage sponsored by Owen Sound Fitness is set to take place this Saturday in Owen Sound. The Walk for Courage is a fundraising event in memory of Jeff Courage, a former Owen Sound resident and West Hill Secondary School student who was a staff member at Owen Sound Fitness and […]

In one sense the City of Owen Sound’s plan to increase the stock of available rental housing by waiving development fees for purpose-built rentals in 2019 has been a massive success. It’s anticipated that if just the builds completed, under construction and in the pre-consultation and site-plan phases all come to pass, a total of […]

A 101-year-old sailing ketch used by the Royal Canadian Navy during both the Second World War and Cold War periods is docked in Owen Sound. The ship is now a training vessel and the navy’s oldest commissioned ship. It’s used as a teaching platform to train Royal Canadian Navy sailors in navigation, sail handling, boat […]

The washroom at the Owen Sound Police Services building at 2nd Avenue West in the River District is now open to the public all year and around the clock according to a notice from the city. The City of Owen Sound announced the move in a media release and in response to “a growing need […]