Category Archives: Owen Sound News
New Collective Agreement For Owen Sound's Inside Workers
Owen Sound's unionized inside workers and the city have a new collective agreement. The three-year deal includes 3.5 per cent wage increases in 2024 and 2025, and three per cent in 2026. The city empl...
Jun 19, 2024 Owen Sound city hall. (photo by Claire McCormack)
Eight New Pickleball Courts Open In Port Elgin
Eight new pickleball courts are now open in Port Elgin. Lakeshore Recreation Owner Gord Mackay says they held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new courts at the facility on Monday after having previo...
Jun 19, 2024 Lakeshore Recreation Pickleball Court Ribbon Cutting (Photo provided by Krystal Walser)
Bruce County To Hold Household Hazardous Waste Event In Lion's Head
The next Household Hazardous Waste event will be happening in Lion's Head on Saturday. Bruce County is again inviting residents to get rid of their hazardous waste in a responsible manner. On Saturday...
Jun 19, 2024 Alachua County / CC
Grey Bruce OPP Marine Unit Had Busy Weekend Patrolling Waters
The Grey Bruce OPP Marine Unit had a busy weekend making sure all water users were operating safely. Police say on June 15, officers patrolled the water off Tobermory, where they checked 10 boats as w...
Jun 18, 2024 Source: OPP via Twitter
Grey Bruce Home Sales Sluggish In May
May was a sluggish month for home sales in Grey Bruce. The Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound says 276 units sold last month, a decline of 8.6 per cent from May 2023. The sales activity num...
Jun 18, 2024 Mark Moz / CC
McQuarrie Gets Life Sentence In Meaford Murder Case
The convicted killer in the 2020 slaying of Emerson Sprung in Meaford has been sentenced to life in prison. Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan accepted the joint-sentencing submission for Matthew M...
Jun 18, 2024 (file photo)
Residents Across The Region Invited To Share Road Safety Concerns Through Opinion Survey
You can have your say about road safety concerns in the Grey Bruce region. The Community Safety and Well-Being Planning's Crime Prevention Action Table has launched a new community-wide survey. Reside...
Jun 18, 2024
Grey County Holding Young Professionals Event
Grey County wants to get the region's young professionals together and it's hosting an event in Berkeley for them to network at. The County has hosted events like it before, but this time they have ch...
Jun 18, 2024 Event Poster
New Green Bin Program Coming To Owen Sound Next Year
Green bins are coming to Owen Sound. City council approved a staff recommendation at a special meeting Monday afternoon to award a new eight-year waste management contract to Miller Waste Systems, eff...
Jun 17, 2024 OS City Hall. Photo by Jill Charlebois
Grey Bruce Public Health Shares Heat Safety Tips
Grey Bruce Public Health is giving recommendations for keeping safe with the forecasted hot weather this week. The organization is advising that anyone can develop heat-related illnesses, including he...
Jun 17, 2024