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Baysox draw first blood in semifinal series against defending champion Knights
The New Lowell Knights didn’t do themselves any favours in Game 1 of the North Dufferin Baseball League semifinal series against the Owen Sound Baysox Monday night. After taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning, the defending back-to-back champions imploded as the Baysox took Game 1 of the best-of-five series by […]
Hotel and Nordic spa planned for former Talisman resort property
The owners of the former Talisman Mountain Resort property has announced plans for a large health and wellness community complete with a hotel and Nordic spa at the former ski resort. Brian Ellis and Phil Cavano, who own the property that includes the former resort and ski hills, have announced the proposal that could see […]
Harnessing mussels to filter fresh water: A biological cure for contaminants is being studied | Great Lakes Echo
By Amalia Medina Water tanks line a room in Philadelphia’s Water Works on the bank of the Schuylkill River. Inside are small fish that are hosts to tiny organisms that researchers say can help solve polluted waterways. Tucked under the fish gills are microscopic mussels that will mature and become capable of filtering 10 to […]
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Summerfolk is a music festival embracing the joy of discovery
It’s a wet and swampy Saturday night at the Summerfolk Music Festival in the Scenic City — but the crowd is riding the wave. Whether in defiance of the atrocious weather or deference to it, the “folkies” in their tarp-covered lawn chairs push rain-matted hair out of their eyes and take in the show. Sporadic […]
Gran Fondo Lake Huron riders not afraid of a “little” rain
We found out on Saturday that a little rain won’t stop someone in the middle of an 80-kilometre bike ride on a gravel course. Especially if they’re riding to help save a life. “You reach a point of saturation where it’s not going to get any worse,” Mark Kirton said at the finish line of […]
PHOTOS: Every dog has its day at Pawlooza
Dogs of all shapes, sizes and breeds took over the Plunkett Estate in west London on Saturday for Pawlooza, one of the biggest dog festivals in North America. The volunteer-run event was expected to draw an estimated 15,000 people and 6,000 canines. All proceeds went to ARF Ontario, a non-profit that works with First Nations […]
City’s new downtown cameras to be installed and operational by the end of September
In the days after Owen Sound business owner Sharif Rahman was assaulted outside his downtown restaurant last summer police released grainy images of two suspects and an early-2000s-model SUV. The caucasian men, both wearing what look to be black athletic shorts with one in a light orange T-shirt and one in a light blue T-shirt, […]
Discovering Michigan’s depths: A journey through Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary – Great Lakes Commission
Alpena, Michigan, gateway to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, offers a fascinating window into the maritime history of the Great Lakes. But beyond its well-known status as a shipwreck […]
Residents, business owners express relief at arrests in Rahman case
As word spread in Owen Sound on Thursday that arrests had been made in the death of Sharif Rahman almost one year ago, emotions ranged from relief and comfort, to happiness and elation that progress had been made in the case. But thoughts also turned to his family and all those impacted by the tragic […]
West Grey Mayor reprimanded for “threatening” comments
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles received a formal reprimand from council this week for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary. In early April 2024, the SBGHC announced its plan to relocate all 10 in-patient beds from the Durham hospital to larger centres in Walkerton and Kincardine due to a critical staff […]