Category Archives: Owen Sound News

The Ripley Fall Fair is this weekend. It’s hosted annually by the Ripley Agricultural Society and this is the 146th edition. President Mark Robinson says events unofficially got underway last ni...

A new H1N1 policy at public and catholic schools in Grey Bruce is now being practiced. Both the Bluewater public school board and the Bruce Grey Catholic board say they are ready for the H1N1 virus. T...

The results of Brockton 2008 Financial Audit are in. The municipality ended the year in the black with a net financial position of 204 thousand dollars. That is an increase of 963 thousand dollars fro...

Another rabid animal has been found in the region. This time — the Grey Bruce Health Unit says test results confirm rabies in a skunk found in Southgate. Officials say one person was exposed to ...

Ontario’s set of regulations governing the location of green energy sources in Ontario are not getting a good report card from some circles. The President of Wind Concerns Ontario John LaForet s...

An Owen Sound escape artist will try his hand once again at getting out of a tight squeeze. Steve Santini will put his skills to the ultimate test today when he’s manacled with over 60 pounds of...

An emergency shelter for the homeless is ready to open its doors in Owen Sound. Its taken months of planning, fundraising and refurbishing to get the 16 bed shelter operating on 2nd Avenue East in the...

Hanover wants to utilize new technology to reduce the amount of sludge its waste water treatment plant creates The town plans to take on a pilot project that will utilize a GEO Tube system. The new te...

A couple of new private housing developments in Bruce County are being recommended to receive support from Ontario’s Affordable Housing Program. One is developer David Brown’s project in R...

Almost 100 years after opening near the corner of 2nd Avenue East and 9th Street East in Owen Sound — Coates and Best is moving down the street. Owner David Hanson says he has bought the former ...