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‘Anybody’s guess’ what happened to peninsula teens 30 years ago
Nick Oldrieve thinks someone must know what happened to Shawn and Leslie Jones, two Neyaashiinigmiing teens who got into some trouble and, it’s thought, fled the Bruce Peninsula almost 31 years ago. That’s why Oldrieve is helping to organize a 31-kilometre community walk like one held in November for them. It’s hoped this public display […]
High water mark: London just recorded its rainiest July ever
Itâs official â Londonâs water-logged July was the rainiest on record.
Harnessing Mussels to Filter Fresh Water | Great Lakes Now
By Amalia Medina, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Dog show in Harrison Park here for three days
Dogs of all kinds have returned to Harrison Park for the annual three-day show which ends Thursday. Grey Bruce Kennel and Obedience Club’s show offers the chance for a close-up look at the widest variety of dogs most people would ever see in one place. There are morning shows starting at 8 a.m. and early afternoon shows. […]
Attack deal Guindon to Frontenacs for picks
A former first-round pick and COVID-era franchise cornerstone won’t return to the Owen Sound Attack this season. On Tuesday, the Attack announced they’ve traded Cedrick Guindon and a 2028 10th-round pick to the Kingston Frontenacs for five future draft picks. In the deal, the Attack get a 2027 second-round pick (Flint), a 2026 third-round pick […]
Owen Sound Baysox bring playoff baseball back to the Scenic City
Playoff baseball returns to Owen Sound this week. The Owen Sound Baysox finished second in the North Dufferin Baseball League and will take on the seventh-place Barrie Angels in the first round of the postseason. The first round is a best-of-five, or first to six points series, beginning Thursday night in Owen Sound at Tom […]
Shore to Shore racers wait out thunderstorm before hitting the road
A thunderstorm that bubbled up threw a curveball at organizers of the Rotary Club of Wiarton’s Shore to Shore Race, but it couldn’t stop the Civic Holiday weekend tradition from going ahead. The start time of the annual road race across the Bruce Peninsula was pushed back to let the storm pass on Monday morning, […]
Community comes out for Wiarton Homecoming Weekend
Sisters Jeanette Mallard and Margaret Adams- Williams were enjoying the chance to catch up with family and friends at the inaugural Wiarton Homecoming Weekend. The pair said they had spent almost the entire day at the event on Saturday and were met with a near-constant parade of familiar faces to reminisce with. “We have been […]
Balmy Beach man leads relay run in memory of good friend
As Jesse Walker made his way along his fundraising run through the Georgian Bluffs countryside on Saturday morning, his thoughts often turned to his friend Tyson Downs, who passed away suddenly a year ago. “I did start thinking about Tyson while I was running,” the 19-year-old brain cancer survivor from Balmy Beach said once he […]
Owen Sound Emancipation Festival a chance to reconnect
As the Emancipation Festival and Picnic marked its 162nd year in Owen Sound over the weekend, participants celebrated the event’s roots as a close-knit family reunion, along with its transformation more recently into a welcoming community celebration. Festival chair Linda Johnson said Saturday at Harrison Park, that she has been coming to the Emancipation Day […]