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Excitement and uncertainty in Attackland as regular season nears
Dale DeGray’s whiteboard is still empty. Every season DeGray will write notes on a whiteboard in his office to act as decision-making lodestars for the long Ontario Hockey Season. The notes guard against impulse and emotion taking hold of the ship’s wheel and swerving into waters unknown. Last year, a note on DeGray’s whiteboard said […]
Injury fells London Knights veteran, expected to miss four weeks
The London Knights could be missing 10 regulars when their Ontario Hockey League season begins Friday at home against Flint.
Owen Sound agrees to explore police partnership with West Grey
Owen Sound council has agreed to explore a policing partnership with West Grey. At its meeting on Monday, council endorsed the exploration and potential implementation of a joint municipal police service with the Municipality of West Grey. The city manager was directed to initiate discussions with representatives of West Grey, The West Grey police services […]
Surveillance cameras now operational in Owen Sound River District
Surveillance cameras are now operational in Owen Sound’s downtown. The city announced on Monday that nine cameras had been installed late last week in areas of the River District, the first phase of a three-year camera pilot program approved by council earlier this year. The program is in response to public calls for more safety […]
Unpaid food bill at Blue Mountain Resort leads to assault charge
A 38-year-old from Brampton faces an assault charge after a dispute over an unpaid bill at a Blue Mountain Resort restaurant. According to a media release from the Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP, a dispute between a patron and a staff member took place outside of the restaurant due to an unpaid bill on Sept. […]
Rotary Club examines redevelopment of aging Godfrey Apartments in Meaford
Providing affordable apartment rentals is becoming increasingly unaffordable for the Rotary Club of Meaford, which is faced with an aging apartment complex and increasing expenses. The Rotary Club owns the Godfrey Apartments in Meaford — a 32-unit, four-building apartment complex on Nelson Street West with an average monthly rent of $751. Phil Cant, chair of […]
New automated plate scanner helps recover stolen SUV in Owen Sound
The Owen Sound Police Service’s automated licence plate recognition technology (A.L.P.R) helped locate and recover a stolen 2023 Nissan Murano from the Chatham-Kent area this past week. According to a media release, officers utilized the A.L.P.R. to locate the vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Chatham-Kent Police Service in August. The Owen Sound […]
Strategy helps duo win local Amazing Race Sunday
It takes teamwork to win The Amazing Race Bruce Grey. That’s how Manny Bonilla of Grimsby and teammate Gil Broza or Toronto took on a particularly tough task and beat nine other teams of two at fun challenges across Grey-Bruce. They built a fire, shot pool, played nine rounds of Frisbee golf, tried orienteering […]
Attack edge Battalion 3-2 in preseason finale
The dress rehearsal is over. The Owen Sound Attack will play for real on Friday in Guelph. In their preseason finale Sunday afternoon, Owen Sound scored two unanswered goals in the third period to beat the North Bay Battalion 3-2 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Overage defender Taos Jordan scored the game-winning goal […]
Owen Sound Baysox win NDBL’s Strother Cup
The Owen Sound Baysox brought baseball back to the Scenic City three years ago. On Saturday, they became champions. The North Dufferin Baseball League’s Strother Cup is heading to Owen Sound for the first time in the trophy’s nearly 100-year-old history. Soon the Baysox name will be etched into the cup’s base as the league’s […]