Category Archives: Owen Sound News

Owen Sound council has selected a Toronto architectural firm to design the new regional rec complex. Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners was one of five firms that vied for the job. City staff has been d...

It’s a sight for sore eyes — the old Hanover Coliseum is now completely down. 45 years of history now lies in ruins as heaps of rubble and mounds of debris cover the coliseum grounds. Recr...

The Bruce Grey Catholic School board is helping primary kids with their reading this summer. The Board is holding literacy camps in the region this week and next week. The camps are for students in gr...

Kincardine’s Heritage Registry just got a bit longer. Council has approved a motion to have a by-law created that will see up to 150 properties in the municipality added to the list. Listing a p...

The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is calling for applications for a “Safer and Vital Communities Grant.” Saugeen Shores Police Chief Dan Rivett says although any p...

The Owen Sound Youth Coalition is celebrating International Youth Day tonight with Bayshore Bash 2. Youth Day recognizes the potential of young people and celebrates their achievements. The Coalition ...

It was not a tornado — rather a downburst. At least that is the preliminary finding by Environment Canada after Sunday night’s thunderstorms uprooted trees and snapped power lines in the R...

The cleanup continues after a wicked storm ripped through the Meaford area. Director of Operations Steve Vokes says it will take municipal staff a few days to deal with Sunday night’s storm. Vok...

A new 9 megawatt windfarm is being proposed for an area straddling the boundary between Saugeen Shores and Arran-Elderslie. Nextera Energy, the largest developer of wind power facilities in North Amer...

The Hanover Walkerton Landfill Committee has come up with a way to reduce waste and increase recycling efforts. Green and black garbage bags may become a thing of the past for Hanover and Walkerton re...