Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Christmas Lights Come Down In Owen Sound River District, Replaced With Seasonal Banners
The City of Owen Sound is going to be working this week on removing the holiday light decorations in the River District. The seasonal lights will be removed and replaced with banners one block at a ti...
May 12, 2025 Christmas lights installation Owen Sound. (supplied photo)
Canada Banners To Line South Bruce Peninsula Streets In Show Of National Pride
You'll soon see some deliberate signs of Canadian pride around South Bruce Peninsula. Flag banners are planned for around Sauble Beach, Wiarton and Hepworth. Mayor Jay Kirkland says the Sauble Beach C...
May 12, 2025 Image used as an example in staff report to council
Southampton Rotary Helps Spot Misinformation Online
The Southampton Rotary Club is helping people spot misinformation. President Tony Sheard says they launched the Spotting Fake News Bookmark Initiative last week, which provides helpful tips to spot mi...
May 12, 2025 Spotting Fake News Poster (Image from Southampton Rotary website)
Owen Sound Police Seek Information Following Fatal Hit-And-Run
Owen Sound Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision in the city. The collision happened at around 3 o'clock on Saturday morning. A male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while walking i...
May 11, 2025 The logo of the Owen Sound Police Service.
Brightshores Southampton Making Changes To Outpatient Blood Sample Collection
Brightshores Health System is shifting priorities for outpatient blood collection. Starting on July 2nd, the Southampton Hospital Outpatient lab will be collecting blood samples for oncology patients,...
May 11, 2025
African Children's Choir Combines Familiar Hymns, African Rhythm At Rockcliffe Pentecostal Church
The African Children's Choir will be performing this Sunday at Rockcliffe Pentecostal Church in Owen Sound. The choir is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a performance that includes familiar hymn...
May 11, 2025
Grey Highlands Awards $900K Contract To Replace Culvert
Grey Highlands is awarding an over $900,000 contract to replace the St. Vincent Townline culvert. Council approved awarding the tender to E.C. King Contracting during its meeting on Wednesday. This co...
May 10, 2025 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Driver Charged After Brockton Collision, Vehicle Fire
One person is facing charges after a collision in Brockton. South Bruce OPP were called to the crash at Bruce Road 3 and the Brant-Elderslie Townline on Friday, May 9th just before 7 am. A 21-year-old...
May 09, 2025 Image From South Bruce OPP
Owen Sound And Area McHappy Day Exceeds Fundraising Goal
This year's McHappy Day was a huge success. The McDonald's locations in Owen Sound, Port Elgin, and Meaford surpassed their combined $30,000 fundraising goal. Owner operator Steve Sgro says that raisi...
May 09, 2025
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Unemployment Rate Fell To 4.2% In April, But Jobs, Workers Were Lost
The regional unemployment rate for the area that includes Bruce and Grey counties fell sharply in April to 4.2 per cent, masking some signs of weakness in the labour market. That's down from 5.4 per c...
May 09, 2025 Jessica Syrena / CC