Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Power Outages in Saugeen Shores Area
There are some power outages around Port Elgin and Southampton and part of Saugeen First Nation. About 7,000 customers are without power. It affects customers around Burgoyne and towards Paisley as we...
May 16, 2025 Westario Outage map
Bruce County Council To Send Feedback On Bill 5 To Province
Bruce County staff are putting together their response to send to the province over Bill 5. The Bill, known as the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, was tabled in the Ontario Legislature ...
May 16, 2025
No Injuries In Dundalk House Fire
No one was hurt in a house fire in Dundalk early this morning. Dundalk firefighters were called to a report of a fire at a townhouse on Mackenzie Street just prior to 5:30 a.m. Friday morning. They ar...
May 16, 2025 A Dundalk Fire Department engine. (image from Dundalk Fire Facebook page)
Saugeen Shores Housing Initiatives Update Highlights Progress
An update to council about housing efforts in Saugeen Shores highlights a rent subsidy the town has for low-income people, an affordable development by the 10th concession and how federal funding is b...
May 16, 2025 vkyryl / Depositphotos.com
Owen Sound To Hold Goods Exchange Day This Weekend
The City of Owen Sound is holding a goods exchange day this weekend. On Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., residents are encouraged to place any unwanted, but still usable items on the curb. Anything not...
May 16, 2025 Goods exchange day coming up on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (submitted photo)
Renovations Underway At Former Legate Building In Owen Sound
Some renovation work is underway at the former Legate Building in downtown Owen Sound. City Manager Tim Simmonds says interior structural work -- including new steel beams -- as well as the installati...
May 15, 2025 Former Legate Building (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
Victim In Owen Sound Fatal Hit and Run Identified
Owen Sound Police have identified the victim in a fatal hit and run collision. Police say on Saturday, May 10th at about 3 a.m. a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle near the intersection of 5th Street Ea...
May 15, 2025 The logo of the Owen Sound Police Service.
Man Charged After Rollover In Arran-Elderslie
The OPP have charged a man with impaired and dangerous driving, after a rollover crash in Arran-Elderslie. South Bruce OPP officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision along Bruce Road...
May 15, 2025 (image from OPP social media page)
Owen Sound Police Charge 21-Year-Old Man In Fatal Hit And Run
Owen Sound Police have announced charges in relation to a recent fatal hit and run in the city. A 21-year-old man surrendered himself to Owen Sound Police and was arrested and charged with dangerous o...
May 15, 2025 The logo of the Owen Sound Police Service.
NBP To Demolish Tobermory Building For Potential New Parking Lot
Northern Bruce Peninsula is demolishing a building in Tobermory to allow for a potential new parking lot. Council approved the demolition of the former Tobermory Daycare building at 3 Centennial Drive...
May 15, 2025 PHOTO BY MOTIONPHOTOGRAPHY /Getty Images/iStockphoto