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Georgian Bluffs council takes first run at draft budget
Georgian Bluffs council has kicked off its budget deliberations, with a proposed municipal tax rate increase of just over five per cent. After a day-long budget session on Friday, council directed staff to prepare a draft 2025 budget that maintains a tax rate increase of 5.14 per cent. For the average single-family detached home assessed at […]
Owen Sound man charged in relation to crash on Grey-Bruce Line
An Owen Sound man involved in a motorcycle crash on the Grey-Bruce Line near Chesley on Sunday is facing a number of charges. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Grey Bruce OPP responded to a call that a threat had occurred on Sept. 14 in Park Head in South Bruce Peninsula, according to an OPP […]
River District commercial vacancy rate notches down
Owen Sound’s River District commercial business vacancy rate sits at nine per cent, a three-point drop since 2021. “I think we are making strides forward,” said Viveca Gravel, the co-ordinator of the River District said in an interview about the vacancy rate, which was included in a recent report she gave to the River District […]
People ‘hungry’ for Fall Day at the Farm
It was the most successful Fall Day at the Farm yet Saturday. The fundraiser put on by volunteers raised more than $15,000 and counting for Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which helps feed people in developing countries through emergency food assistance and education about growing food. “It was probably our most successful day yet,” Heather Parkin said by […]
In search for missing London women, volunteer group set to scour city park
An organization searching for two missing Londoners plans to scour a park near the Thames River this weekend. If the search Oct. 5 and 6 at Cavendish park doesn’t provide physical evidence, the continuing efforts to find out what happened to Kathryn Bordato and Shelley Desrochers might at least prompt someone to come forward with […]
People gather in Grey-Bruce for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
For 16-year-old Jorja Wilson, Monday’s ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Owen Sound was an opportunity to educate others about something in her own family history that she knew little about until very recently. It was only a couple of days ago that the Neyaashiinigmiing teen found out that her ancestors […]
Modellers reignite railroading passion in Owen Sound at inaugural CWHC show
A deep love for the twists and turns of railroad history and railcar modelling was displayed at the Owen Sound Legion on Saturday. The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre’s first-ever model show and sale for railway modellers and enthusiasts invited hundreds of people through the doors of the legion with over 50 vendor tables to visit […]
Effort and jam not enough as Attack fall to Storm again
There may not be moral victories in hockey, but this must be the most admired winless Owen Sound Attack club in a long time. The Attack’s dogged determination through two games, both losses to Midwest Division rival Guelph, has earned the team a long leash in the Scenic City . . . so far. “I […]
Attack drop season opener to Storm, 6-4
Two youthful teams with new head coaches and high hopes for the future met Friday night at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph to mark the start of the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season. The Guelph Storm came out on top, 6-4, over the Owen Sound Attack — in large part thanks to a four-goal first […]
Steve Lowe named new Georgian College board chair
Steve Lowe, an Owen Sound wealth advisor, accountant and community volunteer, is the new chair of Georgian College’s board of governors for 2024-25. Lowe joined the board of governors in 2020 and recently served as vice-chair, a college announcement said. Georgian College has five campuses, including one in Owen Sound. He’s an RBC Dominion Securities wealth […]