Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Bruce Peninsula Food Bank Event A Success
An event to help stock the Bruce Peninsula Community Food Bank was a success. The Empty Bowls Peninsula event raised $5,600 that organizers say will go a long way in filling the Food Bank shelves in a...
Oct 31, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Bruce Peninsula Food Bank
Owen Sound Committee Recommends New Bus Pass Options, Slight Fare Increase
Public transit fares are rising slightly in Owen Sound next year, and several new types of bus passes are coming. The city's operations committee endorsed recommendations from staff at a recent meetin...
Oct 30, 2024 An Owen Sound Transit bus. (photo supplied by City of Owen Sound)
Scarecrows Taking Food Bank Donations In Saugeen Shores
You may have noticed a lot of scarecrows around Saugeen Shores, and they're doing more than just hanging around. They are collecting donations for the local food banks and if you want to donate, there...
Oct 30, 2024 Sharecrow graphic from the Chambettes' Sharecrow web page
Chatsworth To Hold Meeting On New Zoning By-Law
The Township of Chatsworth is holding a public meeting tonight (Oct. 30) to provide more details on an updated comprehensive zoning by-law. The meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Williamsford Commu...
Oct 30, 2024 Chatsworth Municipal Office (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
OPP Appeal For Tips After $100K In Silver Bars Stolen From Meaford
Grey Bruce OPP are appealing for tips after nearly $100,000 in silver bars were stolen from a home in Meaford. Police recently responded to a report about the theft. The OPP say it occurred gradually ...
Oct 30, 2024 Image supplied by OPP.
New Chatsworth Pavilion Construction Ready To Start, Pending Permits
The Chatsworth Agricultural Society is hoping to get underway with the construction of a new community pavilion. So far, the group has been able to fundraise $200,000 of their $260,000 goal for the ne...
Oct 30, 2024 A concept drawing of the new Chatsworth Pavilion, which is set to be constructed on the site of the community's former area (image credit: Chatsworth Agricultural Society)
Four Arrested In String Of Armed Bank Robberies That Included A Feversham Bank
Four suspects accused of robbing eight banks around Ontario have been arrested. One of the banks was the Feversham satellite branch of the Dundalk District Credit Union back in May of 2023. In the cas...
Oct 29, 2024 Graphic From OPP
OPP Warn People To Lock Up After Break-In Attempts To Grey Road 18 Homes
Grey Bruce OPP are reminding people to lock their doors after reports of someone going around to houses on Grey Road 18 trying to get into houses. They say on October 20th, police responded to a repor...
Oct 29, 2024 OPP Logo
Algoma Intrepid Awaits Higher Water Level To Enter Owen Sound Harbour
The Algoma Intrepid Bulk Carrier is outside the Owen Sound harbour. Algoma Central Corporation has confirmed the ship is waiting for water levels to increase before it sails in. It will deliver some c...
Oct 29, 2024 Approx. location of ship shown in the red box Image from vesselfinder.com
South Bruce Mayor Comments On Nuclear Waste Referendum Result
South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz spoke with Bayshore Broadcasting's Matt Hermiz, after his municipality narrowly voted yes to be a willing host for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's proposed dee...
Oct 29, 2024 South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz.