Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Bruce County Museum Screens "Secret Agents of the Underground Railroad"
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is marking Black History Month with a special screening. The Museum will be screening the documentary Secret Agents of the Underground Railroad. The film will b...
Feb 08, 2025 The poster for the documentary Secret Agents of the Underground Railroad (image via CBC)
Durham Street Bridge Rehabilitation Continues Despite Weather Delays
Construction work on the Durham Street Bridge is progressing according to plan. Bruce County's Transportation and Environmental Serviced provided an update to council this week. The entire project is ...
Feb 08, 2025 A photo of the Durham Street Bridge taken by Bruce County staff dated January 13, 2025. The photo depicts the bridge with the west platform removed.
West Grey Sees Uptick In Building Activity In 2024
West Grey is seeing an uptick in building activity compared to 2023. Council reviewed the building statistics for the fourth quarter of 2024 during its meeting on Feb. 4, which highlights the number o...
Feb 08, 2025 Josh Hallett / CC
Nick McGregor Is Ontario NDP Candidate For Huron-Bruce
New Democrats have announced their candidate in Huron-Bruce in the Ontario election. Nick McGregor is a lifelong Huron County resident, educator, and community advocate. "For too long, people in Huron...
Feb 07, 2025 Image from Huron-Bruce Ontario NDP
OPP Investigate Cryptocurrency Fraud In Arran-Elderslie
OPP are investigating a cryptocurrency fraud in Arran-Elderslie. They say on Tuesday (Feb 4) South Bruce OPP received a call and began an investigation that found over the course of a year, the victim...
Feb 07, 2025 Got Credit / CC
Owen Sound Man Wins $50,000 Lottery Prize
An Owen Sound man has won a $50,000 prize playing the lottery. Samuel Brancati, who works as a lineman, has been playing the lottery with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for more than 30 ...
Feb 07, 2025 Samuel Brancati. Image from OLG
Black Gold Rescheduled In Meaford To August
A show about motown called Black Gold that was due to be performed in Meaford this weekend (Feb 8) is rescheduled to August 23rd. Organizers says the change is due to unforseen circumstances. They say...
Feb 07, 2025 Submitted poster
Huron-Bruce Green Candidate On The Change He'd Like To Make
Huron-Bruce Green Party of Ontario Candidate Matthew Van Ankum says some of his priorities are protecting agricultural land, creating affordable housing solutions and getting more bang for the taxpaye...
Feb 07, 2025 Matthew Van Ankum. Image from Green Party of Ontario Website
Police Charge Meaford Man After Owen Sound Restaurant Defrauded
Owen Sound police say a Meaford man faces charges in a fraud scheme that targeted a restaurant. A release from city police says and investigation was initiated by the Owen Sound Police Service Crimina...
Feb 07, 2025 The logo of the Owen Sound Police Service.
Bruce County To Cover Half Of Court Security Costs For Walkerton Courthouse In 2025
Bruce County council has elected to support the Municipality of Brockton when it comes to court security costs. The province advised municipalities that host a provincial court would now have to cover...
Feb 07, 2025 Walkerton Court House. (file photo)