Category Archives: Owen Sound News
PETA Wants Wiarton To Reconsider Groundhog Use
Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants the Town of South Bruce Peninsula to reconsider looking for another Wiarton Willie. The famous prognosticating groundhog Wi...
Mar 13, 2026 Peta Logo
Bruce Power Recognized In 100 Top Employers That Celebrate Diversity
Bruce Power is receiving recognition for promoting inclusion in the workplace. This is the sixth consecutive year where the nuclear power producer has been included in a list of companies that make di...
Mar 12, 2026
Developer Requests Owen Sound Increase Maximum Height For Apartment Buildings
A developer is asking the City of Owen Sound to increase its maximum apartment building heights, and it sounds like some potential changes could be coming before council. Van Dolder Developments Opera...
Mar 12, 2026 Owen Sound City Hall. (photo by Matt Hermiz/Bayshore Broadcasting)
Harrison Park Outdoor Rink Closed For Season
A sure sign spring is getting near, the outdoor rink at Harrison Park is closed for the season. Owen Sound city staff say the Good Cheer Rink enjoyed was well used throughout winter, thanks to the col...
Mar 12, 2026 Good Cheer Rink during Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada events in 2023 Supplied Image
Grey County Preps For Feds' Build Canada Homes Projects
Grey County is looking at ways it can take advantage of funding from the new Build Canada Homes federal agency. The agency, created by Mark Carney's federal Liberal government aims to build and financ...
Mar 12, 2026 Image from Federal Government's Build Canada Homes Agency Web Page
Bruce County And Brockton Preparing To Host 2026 International Plowing Match
Bruce County and the Municipality of Brockton are preparing to welcome thousands of visitors this fall as the community hosts the 2026 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Walkerton. The even...
Mar 12, 2026 International Plowing Match Logo (Image from International Plowing Match Faceboook page)
Local Students Protesting Changes To OSAP
Students at several high schools across the region are planning walkouts this week to protest changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program. At John Diefenbaker Senior School in Hanover, students ...
Mar 11, 2026
Superheat Campaign Raises $25,000 for Kincardine Hospital
The Kincardine & Community Health Care Foundation has received a $25,000 donation through a fundraising campaign organized by employees at Superheat. The initiative - titled "$25K in 2025: Imaging...
Mar 11, 2026 Employees of Superheat pose with a cheque for $25,000 for the Kincardine & Community Health Care Foundation
Lucknow Under Flood Warning
The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning for the Nine Mile River watershed. That includes Lucknow and surrounding areas in the Township of Huron-Kinloss as well as the Nin...
Mar 11, 2026 Image from Maitland Valley Conservation
Flood Warning Issued For Brockton
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning for Brockton. A statement from the conservation authority says the warning is due to flooding along Silver Creek in Walkerton. "Hea...
Mar 11, 2026 (Saugeen Conservation image)