Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Local Chef Wins International Award With Chapman's Ice Cream
Owen Sound Indigenous Chef Zach Keeshig's sweetgrass ice cream collaboration with Chapman's Ice cream has won a first place international award. It tied for first place for the most innovative ice cre...
Oct 21, 2025 Chef Zach Keeshing, owner of Naagan in Owen Sound (photo courtesy Zach Keeshig)
Residential Conversion Of Downtown Owen Sound Building Completed
The Edgewater Building in downtown Owen Sound is now ready for residential occupancy. The building at 920 1st Avenue West, was purchased by Northridge Property Management in 2010 from the Grey Bruce H...
Oct 21, 2025 The Edgewater Building in downtown Owen Sound in an undated photo (image via Northridge Property Management)
Meaford Approves Over $1.3 Million Waste Collection Contract
Meaford is approving an over $1.3 million contract for next year's waste collection services. Council approved awarding the new waste collection and disposal contract to Miller Waste Systems for a six...
Oct 20, 2025 Hans Marschdorf / CC
Man Pinned Under Motorcycle During Alleged Theft Attempt In Southampton
Saugeen Shores police have charged a man after an alleged attempt to steal a motorbike went wrong. Police say at about 9:30 p.m. on October 16th, they took a report of a theft of vehicle in progress i...
Oct 20, 2025 Saugeen Shores Police Logo
UPDATE: Three Men Charged In Sharif Rahman Death Agree To Extradition
The three United Kingdom men facing charges in the 2023 death of Owen Sound restaurant owner Sharif Rahman have agreed to be extradited to Canada. Robert Evans is charged with manslaughter in relation...
Oct 20, 2025 Sharif Rahman, 44, died from his injuries sustained in an assault outside The Curry House. (Facebook photo)
Grey County To Consider Starting Studies For New Dundalk Paramedic Base
Grey County Council is going to consider having staff begin the needed studies to develop a new paramedic base in Dundalk. Grey County Paramedics operate from a number of bases in the region including...
Oct 20, 2025 Image from Grey County
NII Holds New Skilled Trades Event For Young Women
The Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) is holding a new event to introduce young women to skilled trades. The Built to Lead event is being held on Nov. 5 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the NII Advance Techn...
Oct 20, 2025 Built To Lead Event Poster (Image from Eventbrite)
Chi-Cheemaun Resumes Afternoon Schedule Following Morning Cancellations
The Chi-Cheemaun is resuming its afternoon sailing schedule after cancelling the morning departures due to the weather. The ferry will be sailing from Tobermory and South Baymouth at 1:30 p.m. and 3:5...
Oct 19, 2025 The MS Chi-Cheemaun at the Owen Sound Harbour on May 2, 2022. (Matt Hermiz/Bayshore Broadcasting News)
Grey Bruce Public Health Reminds Everyone To Get Seasonal Vaccines
Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding everyone that it's the time of year to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses. Both the updated COVID-19 vaccine and this year's influenza vaccine will be ava...
Oct 19, 2025 NIAID / CC
Upcoming Virtual Forum On Homelessness In Grey Bruce
Grey and Bruce Counties are inviting the community to take part in a virtual homelessness forum. The Counties will host a virtual Homelessness and Coordinated Access Community Forum on November 12, in...
Oct 18, 2025 Tawheed Manzoor / CC