Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Chesley Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize
A Chesley man has won $100,000 playing the lottery. Kenneth Wilson matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the July 4th, 2025 Lotto Max draw. Wilson, a truck driver, has been pl...
Sep 11, 2025 Kenneth Wilson. Image from OLG
Goldsmith's Market & Bakery Greenhouses Spared In Clarksburg Fire
Goldsmiths Farm Market and Bakery in Thornbury says they count themselves lucky after a fire on their Clarksburg property Monday did not impact the market's ability to operate. They say in a Facebook ...
Sep 11, 2025 Image from Goldsmith's Farm Market and Bakery on Facebook
Support Staff At Georgian, Ontario Colleges On Strike
Thousands of full-time support staff at Ontario's 24 publicly funded colleges are now on strike. Georgian College issued a statement just after 1 a.m. this morning confirming about 465 of its support ...
Sep 11, 2025 Georgian College Owen Sound Campus (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
Community Art Installations Unveiled Across Saugeen Shores
Several new community art installations have been unveiled across Saugeen Shores. The town says the art pieces in Port Elgin and Southampton reflect the community's strong commitment to placemaking, c...
Sep 11, 2025 The Land That Raised Us Mural (Photo provided by Town of Saugeen Shores)
Tiverton Welding Program Preps New Local Tradespeople
The Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) in Port Elgin says new welders are entering the skilled trades pipeline thanks to a four-week welding program it hosted this summer at its Tiverton Advance Techn...
Sep 11, 2025 2025 Program participants and their instructors
Georgian Bluffs Appoints Ryan Thompson As CAO
The Township of Georgian Bluffs is appointing former Coun. Ryan Thompson as its CAO. Thompson will be coming to the role with over 25 years experience in the public-sector, including leadership positi...
Sep 10, 2025 Ryan Thompson (Photo from Township of Georgian Bluffs website)
No Injuries In Lucknow Condo Fire
South Bruce OPP say no one was injured in a condo fire in Lucknow. Police say this morning around 8:42 a.m., South Bruce OPP and the Lucknow Fire Department responded to the blaze at 550 Montgomery La...
Sep 10, 2025 Lucknow and District Fire Department (Photo from Lucknow and District Fire Department Facebook page)
Concours d'Elegance Gears Up For 11th Annual Car Show This Weekend
Classic and modern cars are set to descend on Owen Sound and Cobble Beach this weekend for the 11th annual Concours d'Elegance. Founder and Show Chair Rob McLeese says he is very excited about the ann...
Sep 10, 2025 Concours d'Elegance (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
NBP Expands Paid Parking Season
Northern Bruce Peninsula is extending its paid parking season. Council approved during its meeting on Monday extending the end of the season from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This decision comes following a m...
Sep 10, 2025 PHOTO BY MOTIONPHOTOGRAPHY /Getty Images/iStockphoto
Saugeen Shores Council Endorses New Name For Aquatic & Wellness Centre
A name has been chosen for the new gym and swimming pool in Saugeen Shores. Town council endorsed naming it after the family that kicked off the fundraising effort currently making the facility's cons...
Sep 09, 2025 Image of potential signage from staff report to council