Category Archives: Owen Sound News
NBP Approved To Spend $300K On Local Bridges
Northern Bruce Peninsula is approving over $300,000 in quotes to replace both the Ira Lake Road Bridge and the Cherry Hill Road Bridge. Council approved proceeding with the quoted service amount for t...
May 27, 2025 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Go Fund Me For Walkerton High School Families Affected By Crash
A Go Fund Me has been set up to aid the families affected by a crash that took the lives of four Walkerton high school students and a teacher. It's called "The Walkerton District Community School Trag...
May 26, 2025 A graphic from the Walkerton District Community School Facebook page
Flags At Half Mast, Condolences Shared With Grieving Walkerton School Community
Statements of support and sympathy are being shared with the Walkerton school community following the deaths of four students and a teacher in a collision near London Friday as they returned from a sp...
May 26, 2025 St. Mary's Catholic High School in Owen Sound with Flags at half mast Monday. Photo by Nathan Shubert
Roof Renovations Planned At Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre
Some roof work is going to be completed at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre in Owen Sound this year. Council will decide at its meeting Monday evening on a staff recommendation to award a...
May 26, 2025 YMCA Owen Sound (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
New Waterfront Luxury Hotel Coming To Meaford
A new waterfront luxury hotel is coming to Meaford. Canadian real-estate developer SkyDev announced this week it completed its sale of the one-acre land parcel on Boucher Street to Niagara-on-the-Lake...
May 26, 2025 Image from Skydev Inc website https://www.skydev.ca/community/knights-harbour/
Kincardine Resident Charged For Breaking Into Home
A 33-year-old Kincardine resident is facing charges following a break and enter that happened on Thursday morning. South Bruce OPP were called to a home on Kincardine Avenue just before 7 am, and foun...
May 25, 2025 From: OPP West Region (X).
Grey Highlands Awards $167K Contract As Part Of Grey Road 12 Reconstruction
Grey Highlands is awarding an over $167,000 contract as part of the reconstruction of Grey Road 12. Council approved awarding the tender to Triton Engineering Services Limited during its meeting on We...
May 25, 2025 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Owen Sound Temporarily Closes 10th Street West For Tree Removal
The City of Owen Sound is temporarily closing a portion of 10th Street West today to safely remove a large tree. The road will be closed between 1st Avenue West and 2nd Avenue West from 6:30 a.m. to a...
May 25, 2025 10th Street West Road Closure (Image from City of Owen Sound website)
Junior B North Stars Mourn Passing Of Assistant Coach
The Assistant Coach of the Owen Sound Junior B North Stars has died. The team announced Matt Eckert's death on Saturday. He was 33 years old. "Our organization is heart broken and crushed to lose an i...
May 25, 2025 Matt Eckert (Image from Owen Sound Junior B North Stars Facebook page)
Four Walkerton Students And A Teacher Have Died In A Collision
Four Walkerton high school students and a teacher have died in a collision. The Bluewater District School Board has issued the following statement, "We are deeply saddened to share that four secondary...
May 24, 2025 Ontario Provincial Police