Owen Sound Sun Times

Christmas parade in Chatsworth draws crowds

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Santa waved from his horse-drawn white buggy to hundreds who waited for him Saturday at the end of the Chatsworth Santa Claus parade.  Kids sat in snow banks and everyone was bundled up amid the frigid temperatures. Santa met the kids later at the legion to hear their Christmas wishes. Highway 6 in Chatsworth was closed […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Hanover man charged with first degree murder

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A Hanover man has now been charged with first degree murder in a case that has left another Hanover man dead.  On Thursday, The OPP and Hanover Police Service announced they had charged 31-year-old William Beckman of Hanover with first degree murder. The deceased has been identified as 57-year-old Colin Campbell of Hanover.  Beckman remains […]

Grey/Bruce Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Snow day: blizzard conditions lead to several school, road and facility closures

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It’s a snow day. With blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the region today, Bruce-Grey Catholic District schools, French Catholic schools and Bluewater District School Board schools are closed. A blizzard warning is in effect for Owen Sound, Blue Mountains, Northern Grey County, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Southern Bruce County, Hanover, Dundalk, and Southern Grey County. […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Brockton asks Bruce County to share court costs

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The Municipality of Brockton is asking Bruce County to share the costs of the Walkerton courthouse. At a meeting in November, Brockton council passed a motion requesting that Bruce County pay the annual costs of court security and prisoner transportation services not covered by the province. Fiona Hamilton, Brockton’s director of legislative and legal services, […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau acclaimed Bruce County warden 

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Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau has been acclaimed Bruce County’s warden for the 2024-2025 term. Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray, was also named deputy warden during the inaugural Bruce County council meeting Thursday at the county administration centre in Walkerton. Charbonneau was elected to municipal council in Saugeen Shores in 2006, served one term as councillor, […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Winter arrives with a wallop as lake-effect squalls cover parts of Grey-Bruce with snow

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Warm lakes plus cold air means winter is here. The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre expects the snow squalls blanketing much of the area will continue into Tuesday. Snow squall warnings are in place throughout the region as of Sunday afternoon with snowfall accumulations exceeding 50 cm in parts of Grey-Bruce and Owen Sound this weekend. […]