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Weed themed lawn bowling tournament returns to Owen Sound this weekend
Local lawn bowling and cannabis enthusiasts will look to burn up the turf at this year’s More Grass: Bowling on Grass 2 taking place Saturday at the Roselawn Bowling Club in Owen Sound. Organizers of the “world’s first cannabis-friendly lawn bowling tournament” hope to build off the success of last year’s event. No experience is […]
Two-Spirit Powwow in Owen Sound this weekend
The fourth annual Manidoo Gamiing Nagweyaab Jiintamok, or Georgian Bay Two Sprit Powwow, is happening this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre. The powwow’s grand entry is set for noon. It’s one of Ontario’s only Two-Spirit powwows — powwows which commemorate Indigenous queerness across Turtle Island. Organizers say […]
Baysox look to take lead in championship series this weekend
The Owen Sound Baysox will look to lean on the hometown crowd as Games 3 and 4 of their Strother Cup series with the Ivy Rangers go in Owen Sound this weekend. The second-seed Baysox and fifth-seed Rangers are tied 1-1 after two games in the best-of-seven North Dufferin Baseball League championship series. The two […]
Owen Sound Ribfest kicking off Friday
Ribs will be on the menu for many this weekend as Ribfest returns to Owen Sound for 2024. The event, which made a stop in the Scenic City for the first time in 2011, will feature five rib teams serving up ribs and other barbecue favourites all weekend long in the back parking lot at […]
Owen Sound police release 2023 annual report
Owen Sound police are reporting 2023 as a “staggering” year in terms of the number of calls received and the level of violence associated with them. The Owen Sound Police Service Board has released its 2023 annual report, showing an increase in most categories of both violent and non-violent offences over 2022, including three homicides in […]