Category Archives: Owen Sound News

Professional skiers and snowboarders are competing at Blue Mountain near Collingwood starting today. The 6th annual Telus Triple Challenge Ski and Snowboard Festival runs for three days. On-hill compe...

Wasaga Beach is still under a high water safety bulletin. The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has extended the bulletin issued on Saturday. The NVCA reports the recent rain, between 7 and 12...

The Bluewater District School Board is grappling with the problem of what to do with summer vacation this year. School boards around the province are trying to figure out how to avoid starting school ...

The Ontario branch of the Bruce Grey Owen Sound Green Party is now accepting nominations for its first ever Business Excellence Awards. Green Party of Ontario spokesperson Susanna Suchak says its thei...

Grey County’s 2009 Budget is set. Council was able to take off more items and reduce the rate increase. Council managed to wiggle the rate down to 1.4 percent from 1.69 set last week. The end re...

Everyone in Bruce County has hydro once again. About 18 hundred customers were left in the dark about 5 AM in the Southampton, Port Elgin and Burgoyne areas. Officials have not said exactly why the po...

Budget deliberations for The Town of South Bruce Peninsula are complete. Council members finished budget talks yesterday and have settled on a two percent tax increase. Now residents will get a chance...

The Bruce, Grey and Huron Disability Transportation Corporation paid a visit to South Bruce Council on Tuesday. It was in response to the municipality’s earlier decision to stop funding the serv...

The findings of a report on the water and sewer systems at the Bruce Energy Centre Industrial Park have been released. Council and the industrial stakeholders want to develop what they believe is the ...

GC Huston Public School in Southampton is closed today. Officials say there is no hydro in the school. The Grade 3 trip at Northport Elementary School to the Outdoor Education Centre has also been can...