Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Driver Ticketed Twice In 18 Minutes For Speeding On Highway 6 On Peninsula
Grey Bruce OPP say a driver from Brampton was ticketed for speeding twice in just 18 minutes over the Victoria Day long weekend. The OPP say officers were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 6 i...
May 22, 2024 Photo Credit: OPP
Traveling Science Exhibition Opens At Bruce County Museum
The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is opening a new exhibition just in time for the summer season. The museum held its grand opening of True or False: The Fun Science Exhibition on May 16 in ...
May 22, 2024 Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre True or False Exhibit Opening Event (Photo provided by Bruce County)
New Citizens Celebrated In Grey Bruce
About 22 new Canadian citizens were celebrated in Owen Sound recently. A gathering was held at the Sydenham Campus May 15th, where people who have moved to Canada in recent years were presented with a...
May 21, 2024 Deepikaa Gupta and MP Alex Ruff
Hanover Police Officer Bitten By Dog During Arrest
A Hanover police officer was bitten by a dog while making an arrest after a call about a suspicious vehicle. Police Chief Chris Knoll says in a release, on May 20th at 7 p.m. a Hanover resident report...
May 21, 2024 Hanover Police Logo
Varney Pond To Remain Closed This Summer
The Varney Pond won't be reopening this summer. The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority board recently endorsed an executive committee recommendation to keep the pond at the Varney Conservation Area...
May 21, 2024 Varney Pond (Photo provided by Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority)
West Grey Sees Increase In Building Activity For First Quarter
West Grey is seeing an uptick in building activity for the first quarter over 2023 Council reviewed the building statistics for the first quarter during a meeting on May 21, which shows an over 30 per...
May 21, 2024 Josh Hallett / CC
UPDATE: Two People Airlifted To Hospital After Serious Crash Near Clifford
The OPP say two people had to be airlifted to hospital after a collision involving a dirt bike and an all-terrain vehicle, north of Clifford. Emergency services responded to the incident on Grey Road ...
May 21, 2024
Arran-Elderslie Receives Approval As Candidate For Grey Owl Battery Storage Site
A battery storage facility proposed in Arran-Elderslie has received approval from the province's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). The IESO gave the approval for the Grey Owl project in ...
May 21, 2024 The Grey Owl battery storage site proposed for the corner of Grey Bruce Line and Concession 4 in Arran Township. (Image via Shift Solar Inc.)
Owen Sound Ag Society Still Assessing Situation Following Grandstand Fire
The Owen Sound Agricultural Society is determining the best path forward after the Victoria Park Grandstand went up in flames. In a statement released by the society following the fire on May 7, it sa...
May 21, 2024 The Victoria Park grandstand was heavily damaged in a fire on May 7, 2024. (Matt Hermiz/Bayshore Broadcasting News)
Saugeen Shores Marine Heritage Society Upgrades Tour Boat
The Saugeen Shores Marine Heritage Society (MHS) is upgrading its tour boat. MHS Board Chair Wayne Kaufman says they installed upgrades to the 26-foot Peerless II vessel on May 6 after the engine had ...
May 21, 2024 Saugeen Shores Marine Heritage Society Peerless II From left to right:
Wayne Kautman (Chair of Marine Heritage Society), Pablo Chavarria (Costa Motor Powersport ). In front row
beside motors: Society Board members Scott Good, Vicki Tomori, Bob Clarence, Deb Kaufman, Ali Kelly,
Diane Marchent, Rob Campbell, Grace Currie, Daiene Vernile, Eric Tolton and on the dock John Willitts, with
Deputy District Chief Paul Shular, and Saugeen Shores Fire Chief Ed Melanson (Photo provided by Wayne Kaufman)