Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Owen Sound Accepting Pothole Concern Reports
The City of Owen Sound is accepting reports of pothole concerns as staff get ready to conduct repairs. Potholes are created when water gets under the top layer of asphalt through cracks on the road. A...
Mar 19, 2025 Pothole (Image provided by City of Owen Sound)
Highway 21 Reopens After Structure Fire In Kincardine
A structure fire in Kincardine closed a section of Highway 21 Tuesday. The road was closed for a couple of hours between Sutton Street and Northline Extension just on the edge of town. OPP say it was ...
Mar 18, 2025 Image from OPP on Facebook
OPP Say "Active Incident" Concluded In Neyaashiingmiing
OPP say the 'active incident' in Neyaashiingmiing has concluded. There was a hold in secure and shelter in place today, which has now been lifted. Police say they have taken one individual into custod...
Mar 18, 2025 OPP Logo
Hanover Hospital Foundation Launches Fundraising Campaign For New Fluoroscopy Machine
The Hanover and District Hospital Foundation is launching an $800,000 fundraising campaign for a new fluoroscopy machine. Foundation Executive Director Madison Bryan says this campaign comes as the cu...
Mar 18, 2025 Hanover and District Hospital Fluoroscopy Machine (Photo provided by Madison Bryan)
Late Kincardine Councillor Doug Kennedy Posthumously Honoured With Coronation Medal In Huron-Bruce
A former Kincardine councillor and longtime local hockey supporter Doug Kennedy was posthumously honoured with a Coronation Medal bestowed by Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb. Lobb recognized 20 community memb...
Mar 18, 2025 Cathy Kennedy (right) poses with Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb after receiving a Coronation Medal awarded to her late husband, Kincardine Councillor Doug Kennedy on March 5, 2025.
Flooding Causing Some Road Closures in Grey Bruce
Some roads in Grey Bruce are closed as a result of flooding. The Durham Street Bridge, which is part of the main route through Walkerton is closed due to high water levels on the Saugeen River. Meanwh...
Mar 17, 2025 Image from Grey Bruce OPP
Flooding Closes Roads, Trails At Harrison Park
The City of Owen Sound has temporarily closed some trails at Harrison Park as a result of flooding. The closed trails include the Freedom Trail from 2nd Avenue East to the restaurant parking lot, the ...
Mar 17, 2025 Harrison Park Flooding (Photo provided by City of Owen Sound)
Body Recovered In Southampton Believed To Be Missing Man
The search for a man who has been missing from the Saugeen Shores area has ended, according to community members who were searching for him. 32 year old Brendan Martin had been last seen on January 18...
Mar 17, 2025 Brendan Martin (Photo provided by OPP)
Georgian Bluffs Council To Consider Awarding Facilities Master Plan Contract
A new facilities master plan is going to be prepared for Georgian Bluffs, and council will be reviewing a contract for the work this week. Township staff are recommending council award a $192,000 cont...
Mar 17, 2025 Georgian Bluffs township hall exterior. (file photo)
Durham Street Bridge Closed In Walkerton
The Durham Street Bridge in Walkerton is closed due to flooding. South Bruce OPP say the closure is causing traffic disruptions because it is the main access into Walkerton from the east. There are tw...
Mar 17, 2025 (image from OPP X Page)