Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Owen Sound-Based Pageant Winner Wants To Boost Youth Literacy
An Owen Sound resident is using her recent win at the Canadian National Miss pageant to help improving literacy for youth across North America. Allison Chisholm started competing in pageants in 2021 d...
Jun 23, 2025 Owen Sound's Allison Chisholm getting crowned as Canadian National Miss 2025 (image via Allison Chisholm)
Bruce County Looks To Advocate To Province For Property Tax Changes For Power Generation Sites
A report was shared with Bruce County Council about the decreasing infrastructure revenue for power-generating properties. Peter Frise, the Vice-President of Corporate & Client Services from Munic...
Jun 23, 2025
United Way Of Bruce Grey Brings Back Backpack Program
The United Way of Bruce Grey is bringing back its backpack program after seeing rising demand last year. The program provides new backpacks and school supplies to students in Grey Bruce ranging from j...
Jun 22, 2025 (Image from United Way of Bruce Grey website).
Annual Walk For Courage Fundraiser Set To Go Next Month
The fourth annual Walk for Courage in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce is set to go next month. CMHA Communications and Fund Development Manager Don Vail says the five kilo...
Jun 22, 2025 Walk For Courage logo
Three Firefighters Recognized For Heroic Rescue
Three local firefighters are being recognized for their rescue of three men from a grain silo collapse last year. On June 5, Owen Sound Firefighter Jay Gow, as well as Inter-Township Fire Department F...
Jun 22, 2025 Firefighters Recognized With OPP Commissioner's Citation for Heroic Rescue From left to right: Phil Eagelson, Fire Chief- Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services, Jeff Gautreau, Fire Chief- Inter-Township Fire Department, Mayor Sue Carleton, Township of Georgian Bluffs, Thomas Carrique, Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner, Jay Gow, Firefighter Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services, Jason Redmond, Training Officer Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services (Image from City of Owen Sound)
Community Foundation Grey Bruce Distributes Of $217K In Grants
The Community Foundation Grey Bruce is distributing over $217,000 in grants to 58 recipients across the region. For this round of the organization's spring community grants, the foundation increased t...
Jun 22, 2025
Owen Sound Pride Parade, Block Party Gets Large Turnout Despite Rain
Despite a rainy start, the annual Owen Sound Pride Parade saw a large turnout. A crowd of people gathered in the River District yesterday afternoon for the parade which marched to the farmers' market ...
Jun 22, 2025 Owen Sound Pride Block Party (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
Region Under Heat Warning
The Grey Bruce region is under a heat warning, advising of dangerous levels of humidity beginning tomorrow afternoon. Environment Canada says in the first significant heat event of the season, daytime...
Jun 21, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Several Owen Sound Road Closures For Pride Parade
Several Owen Sound roads will be closed today for the annual Pride Parade and Block Party. Starting at noon, the City of Owen Sound says 2nd Avenue East from 7th Street East to 11th Street East, 1st A...
Jun 21, 2025 JamesInOregon / CC
Chi-Cheemaun Hosting National Indigenous Peoples Day Arts and Crafts Market
The MS Chi-Cheemaun is set to host its first-ever onboard Indigenous Arts and Crafts Market for National Indigenous Peoples Day. The Owen Sound Transportation Company says in a release, it will be fea...
Jun 21, 2025 Event poster