Category Archives: Owen Sound News

Owen Sound Transit is celebrating 65 years of bus service on December 1st. Councillor John Christie says over the years its been a bit of a struggle at times to keep the transit system operational, an...

A special parade for a big announcement in Owen Sound. The Paint the Town Red event on Monday featured about 150 people wearing red walking down 2nd Avenue East to City Hall for the announcement that ...

Today is the first day you can buy tickets for next year’s Elvis Festival in Collingwood. The event will run from July 22nd to the 25th. Next year’s theme will be Welcome Home Elvis, and w...

The deadline has been extended to file claims for tornado damage. The original deadline was last Friday but now — all claim forms must be submitted by 4 PM Wednesday. The Grey County Tornado Dis...

The public will be brought up to speed today about what’s happening with the regional recreation centre in Owen Sound. A special meeting of city council will take place at 1 PM today. Councillor...

Starting today — anyone six months of age and older can get a seasonal flu shot. Until now, it’s only been offered to those 65 and up. There are many clinics taking place this week and nex...

Excessive noise from holiday parties can now be dealt with in Arran Elderslie. The municipality recently passed a new noise control bylaw which prohibits and regulates excessive noise and associated v...

Southgate taxpayers are bracing for a big hike in the cost of OPP policing. CAO Dave Milliner says the five year contract with Grey County OPP ends December 31st, so they are negotiating a new agreeme...

Theres a new kind of drug trafficking going on in Owen Sound and other parts of the region. At its base, it appears to be perfectly legal. But the ramifications have made oxycontin a prescription pain...

A Feversham man will be sentenced in February after being found guilty of a TV satellite fraud scam. 47 year old Bill Muller was found guilty of 25 counts of fraud last week and he will be sentenced o...