Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Grey County Wants Province To Hit Brakes On Potential Automated Speed Enforcement Ban
Grey County council wants the Ford government to hit the brakes on a potential move to ban the use of automated speed enforcement cameras. County council passed a motion during its committee of the wh...
Oct 10, 2025 moisseyev / Depositphotos.com
Seasonal Change Coming To Hours Of Operation At Owen Sound Yard Waste Site
Shorter hours are coming for Owen Sound's Leaf and Yard Waste site next week. The city sent out an advisory saying the 28th Avenue East facility will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, as of Tues...
Oct 10, 2025 The entrance to the Owen Sound Leaf and Yard Waste site. (Matt Hermiz/Bayshore Broadcasting News)
Bruce County Council Hears First Proposal For 2026 Budget
Bruce County council has received its first look at the county's 2026 budget. The staff report outlined that the projections included a look ahead for the years 2027-2030. With the assumption for 1.25...
Oct 10, 2025
West Grey Approves Emergency Roof Repairs To Neustadt Library
West Grey is making emergency roof repairs to the Neustadt Library. Council approved the repairs during a meeting on Tuesday after earlier this year when the library sustained considerable damage from...
Oct 10, 2025 Neustadt Library (Image from West Grey Council)
Former Longtime Arran-Elderslie Council Member Ross Herron Has Died
A longtime council member in the Arran-Elderslie community has died. The municipality says in a statement, "It is with deep sadness that the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie shares the passing of Ross ...
Oct 09, 2025 Image from the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie
Brightshores Leaves Research Institute To Focus On Local Healthcare
Brightshores Health System is discontinuing its partnership with the Brightshores Research Institute to focus more on local healthcare. Brightshores President and CEO Ann Ford says the Office of Resea...
Oct 09, 2025 The Owen Sound Regional Hospital. (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
Striking Postal Workers Say They're Fighting For Future Of Rural Mail Delivery, Canada Post Services
Leadership for the Owen Sound chapter of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say their members would rather be working than on the picket line. Unionized postal workers have been engaged in a nationw...
Oct 08, 2025 Postal Workers Strike In Front Of Owen Sound Post Office (Photo by Nathan Shubert)
Arrest In Saugeen First Nation Robbery Investigation
Grey Bruce OPP say they have arrested a suspect in connection to a robbery in Saugeen First Nation. Police say on Tuesday, they responded to a report of a robbery at a business located on Highway 21. ...
Oct 08, 2025 OPP Logo
Energy Storage Facility Proposed In West Grey
A new energy storage facility is being proposed in West Grey. Council got the details from Skyline Energy about the proposed Hanover Battery Energy Storage Site (BESS) during a meeting on Tuesday. The...
Oct 08, 2025 Proposed Hanover BESS (Image from West Grey Council)
Special Advisor Issues Statement On Grey Bruce Board of Health
A special advisor for the Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued a statement about recent work with the Board of Health. Back in August, the Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr Keiran Moore temporarily assu...
Oct 08, 2025 Grey Bruce Public Health building. Photo by Claire McCormack Oct. 3rd 2025