Author Archives: Fred Wallace

I like to walk. This summer on a lengthy junket along the Owen Sound shoreline, I ran into Curtis Sanford and we engaged in a lengthy conversation at the edge of his driveway. Actually, in somewhat of...

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment are now owned by Rogers Communications and Bell Canada, along with minority owner, Larry Tanenbaum. Rogers & BCE ponied up $ 1.3 billion dollars to take over ML...

This has been a sweet and significant week for Owen Sound skier Larisa Yurkiw. Almost two years ago in a World Cup training run at Val D’Isere, France, Yurkiw crashed. She’d fallen before,...

The Owen Sound Attack are at Barrie tonight to go against the Colts in the Ontario Hockey League Two years ago, Owen Sound went to Barrie on New Year’s Eve. At the time, Barrie was on a terrific...

It’s nice to have options & opportunities, and for Ian McKay of Saugeen Shores, there’s no shortage of opportunities when it comes to lacrosse. Most significantly of late, McKay was se...

In years gone by, this was the unofficial Ontario Hockey Trade deadline, at least for the Owen Sound Attack. The mode of operation employed by Attack General Manager Dale DeGray in past years, was to ...

One of the most delightful sports interviews of 2011 was conducted recently with Canadian Boxer Mary Spencer. Spencer is a Pan Am Games Gold Medallist, having won the 75 kilogram division at Mexico wi...

Forbes Magazine, the money people, have come out with their annual release of the NHL’s most valuable franchises. Does it surprise anyone that the Toronto Maple Leafs are # 1 ? Certainly no surp...

The last day of November is a busy one here in Owen Sound with significant events from sun up til late in the evening. Canada AM hits the city, the Kraft Assists Program climaxes with a nice cheque pr...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year- I’m not necessarily referring to Christmas per se. No, it’s the annual ritual of lining up business people to purchase Maple Leaf Sports &am...