Category Archives: Owen Sound News

Some motorists are being stopped along Highway 26 just west of Collingwood. They are being stopped by officials from the Ministry of Transportation. The MTO is conducting a survey as part of the long ...

A Shelburne family could be headed back to court. The family can again pick up its lawsuit against the province for alleged negligence by an ambulance worker. The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturne...

The Mayor of Saugeen Shores is standing up for the future of the Emergency Room at Saugeen Memorial Hospital in Southampton. Mike Smith says he’s met with Huron-Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell over the...

Not for Profit groups can get help to pay for new affordable housing projects. The provincial and federal governments have announced a new infrastructure funding program for not for profit organizatio...

The battle against Crystal Meth in Grey Bruce is picking up steam. The Grey Bruce Crystal Methamphetamine Task Force just coming off a planning meeting and now will being to develop a community respon...

The Chief of the Chippewas of Nawash says they have an experienced Council to grow the First Nation. Ralph Akiwenzie was re-elected as Chief on the weekend by beating out three other candidates for th...

Collingwood’s Ethanol plant is back in operation after a break to see whether it was the source of some foul smells in the town. The plant’s General Manager says workers went over the oper...

Time is running out for people to comment on a controversial new quarry development in Georgian Bluffs. The Ontario Municipal Board holding a pre hearing today — dealing with the proposed expans...

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound has a new face. Virginia Eichhorn has been hired as the new Director and Curator. Eichhorn has an impressive resume that includes curator of public museums, c...

The Saugeen, Grey-Sauble, and Northern Bruce Peninsula Drinking Water Source Protection Committee is sticking to its intentions. The committee met in Point Clark last Friday and passed a motion regard...