Category Archives: Owen Sound News

Simcoe County’s injunction against two protestors at Site 41 in Tiny Township has been temporarily approved. Simcoe Warden Tony Guergis says today was about getting Simcoe County employees and c...

A good month of June for construction in South Bruce. Chief Building Official Don Jackson says they issued 19 building permits last month with a total construction value over 1.3 million dollars. The ...

An escapee from the Pine Hill Youth Facility near Desboro has been caught. Saugeen Shores Police — on routine patrol on Monday — came across a mini-van being driven aggressively on the Por...

Some streets in Collingwood are being closed today in advance of this weekend’s Elvis festival. Millennium Park behind the grain terminal is closed from 6 AM this morning right through until Sun...

The second nest of piping plovers at Beach Area 1 in Wasaga Beach has been abandoned. Plover Coordinator Kim Jaxa Dibicki says Tuesday would have been day 51 of incubation, but the parent plovers left...

If you are a senior or know one that has fallen recently – it may give you comfort to know you are not alone. A study by the Grey Bruce Health Unit is being conducted on the rising level of seni...

New signs will soon guide the way for visitors to Kincardine. Council has decided to proceed with a new program that will see new tourist direction signs installed, and eventually new community entran...

Plans to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Point Clark Lighthouse in August just got a major financial boost. The Department of Canadian Heritage is giving a 20,300 dollar grant to the Friends of...

An outbreak of an antibiotic resistant bacteria has been declared at the Owen Sound hospital. President and CEO Maureen Solecki says a total of five patients on Unit 4-1 have been found to be carrying...

An Owen Sound man is 142 thousand dollars richer. 86 year old Barrett Lumley won more than 142 thousand in the July 8th draw of Lotto 6/49. Lumley bought the winning ticket at Marine Convenience on 3r...