Members of the Grey Bruce Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are responding to responding to an active incident in the area Rankin Bridge Road in Sauble Falls. Members of the public in this area are urged to shelter-in-place and adhere to the following safety precautions: · If you are outside, see...

UPDATE From OPP: (11:40 p.m.): The shelter-in-place advisory in the area of Rankin Bridge Road in the Sauble Falls area has been lifted and members of the public may resume their regular activity. There is no immediate threat to public safety at this time. A police presence may remain in the area as officers continue t...

Grey Bruce Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are responding to responding to an active incident in the area Rankin Bridge Road in Sauble Falls. Police issued a release at about 630 pm Saturday Members of the public in this area are urged to shelter-in-place and adhere to the following safety precautions...

The Mayor of Owen Sound is expressing gratitude to residents, staff, and community partners following last weekend's precautionary boil water advisory. Ian Boddy says accredited lab testing confirmed there was no microbiological contamination in the municipal water supply. The advisory had been issued as a precaution d...

A driver is facing multiple charges following an impaired driving investigation in Saugeen Shores. Police say officers responded Friday morning to a report of a suspected impaired driver in Port Elgin, and later located the vehicle near Foodland in Southampton. The driver failed a roadside breath test and was arrested....

Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody has issued a statement with an update on flooding in Pinkerton: "The Municipality of Brockton continues to work closely with Bruce County, Provincial agencies, and Conservation partners in response to a unique flooding situation in Pinkerton. Based on a preliminary analysis, recent sno...

A vehicle stuck a hydro pole just outside Mount Forest this afternoon, closing a section of road. Wellington County OPP say the intersection of Southgate Sideroad 49 and Highway 89 was closed just after 4:15 Friday afternoon following a report of a single vehicle collision involving a hydro pole. OPP say, on arrival, a...

Bruce County has approved an amendment to the county's official plan for a new hamlet in the Municipality of Brockton. The amendment affects the parcel of land, located at 13420 Bruce Road 10, to re-designate the lands from Agricultural to Hamlet-exception. The change is to allow for the land to be developed into three...

Minor baseball is growing in Owen Sound and looking to form a partnership with the city to upgrade several diamonds. The city's community services committee heard a delegation during their meeting Wednesday from the Owen Sound Junior Baysox minor baseball program. Owen Sound Junior Baysox President Jesse Edmunds told c...

The province's Special Investigations Unit invoked its mandate after an arrest in Meaford involving a police dog. Grey Bruce OPP say they were called to a disturbance at a residence about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday evening. One individual fled the scene, and police spent the next few hours trying to locate the suspect. Provi...

Bruce County council received a report about the feasibility of an integrated regional transit service that would connect Bruce, Grey, Dufferin, and Wellington counties. The report was presented by Dennis Carr from Dillon Consulting. He told council that through their research, they got a sense of where people are goin...

Job seekers from across Grey and Bruce counties will have the chance to connect with local employers at an upcoming regional job fair in Owen Sound. The 2026 Regional Job Fair is set for March 24 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The in-person event will bring together dozens of emplo...

An Owen Sound man has won $1 million playing the lottery. Beverly Priebe of Owen Sound matched all seven Encore numbers in exact order in the February 11th ONTARIO 49 draw to win. Priebe, a retiree, has been playing the lottery with OLG for about five years. "I always add ENCORE to my tickets," the 70-year-ol...

Two local groups are calling on the province to add a Seniors' Advocate for Ontario. The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), which has a chapter that covers Owen Sound and the surrounding area, has undertaken a campaign to make that idea a reality. They're working along with the United Senior Citizens of On...

Hanover police have charged a Toronto man in a credit card fraud investigation. Police say on February 25th Hanover police received a report from a complainant in Saskatchewan indicating her credit card was unlawfully used that day to purchase eight new truck tires at a car dealership in Hanover. As a result, Hanover P...

A proposed subdivision near the new police station in West Grey could bring dozens of new residential units to the community. According to a staff report presented to council, the municipality is moving forward with a zoning bylaw amendment to enable a new subdivision on municipally owned land at 451 Durham Road West i...