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Goodbye to the Bayshore Bounce, rink upgrades modernize Owen Sound arena
The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre got a facelift this summer. Say goodbye to the “Bayshore Bounce” and “clavicle killer” corners. The rink, known in Ontario Hockey League circles for being dark and somewhat cavernous with its low-slung ceiling and cement-hard boards, has undergone a $3.34 million refresh. The work involved replacing the ice surface, […]
PHOTOS: LFP’s best photos from August
We’re looking back on the month that was through the lens of LFP photojournalists Mike Hensen and Derek Ruttan. Here are some of their best shots from August: mhensen@postmedia.com druttan@postmedia.com
Sweep the sheds: Owen Sound Attack embrace workmanlike culture under Scott Wray
It’s a little boring off the ice at Owen Sound Attack camp in Shallow Lake, and maybe that’s a good thing. Last year at this time, an entirely new coaching staff was trying to make sense of what they had, and the team’s captain and best player, Colby Barlow, was at home asking for a […]
Supreme Court will not hear appeal about ownership of stretch of Sauble Beach
In 2023, an Ontario Superior Court justice ruled an additional 2.4-kilometre strip of the popular beach “is and always has been part of Saugeen First Nation’s reserve.”
Owen Sound among Ontario communities undertaking coastal cleanup
The City of Owen Sound is one of half a dozen communities taking part in an initiative known as the Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup. The city will be joined by Thunder Bay, Chatham-Kent, Collingwood, Cobourg and Kingston for the Sept. 28 cleanup, which is a project of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. […]