A West Grey man faces ten charges after a chase with Hanover police. Police Chief Chris Knoll says officers working Saturday night tried to stop a motorcycle that fled at high speed, and turned off the road down the community trail at the 14th Street entrance. Police say the suspect lost control, left the bike and cont...

Owen Sound is moving ahead with a process to consider formally renaming Ryerson Park. Council unanimously approved a staff recommendation at its meeting Monday to initiate the city's process to rename a park, and appointed councillors Jon Farmer, Marion Koepke and Brock Hamley to join a working group necessary to coord...

The Owen Sound Minor Lacrosse Association is planning to pay tribute to coach Matt Eckert, who passed away in a crash alongside four high school students. They were killed Friday afternoon in a collision while on their way back from a sporting event near London. Four Walkerton Students And A Teacher Have Died In A Coll...

Northern Bruce Peninsula is approving over $300,000 in quotes to replace both the Ira Lake Road Bridge and the Cherry Hill Road Bridge. Council approved proceeding with the quoted service amount for the two bridges during its meeting on Monday. This comes after council reviewed a structure inspection report in March fr...

A Go Fund Me has been set up to aid the families affected by a crash that took the lives of four Walkerton high school students and a teacher. It's called "The Walkerton District Community School Tragedy - Families." As of 6 p.m. Monday evening just under $40,000 had been donated. The OPP have not officially ...

Statements of support and sympathy are being shared with the Walkerton school community following the deaths of four students and a teacher in a collision near London Friday as they returned from a sporting event. The OPP have not officially released the names of the four teenage girls, but they have been identified by...

Some roof work is going to be completed at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre in Owen Sound this year. Council will decide at its meeting Monday evening on a staff recommendation to award an $875,000 contract for the replacement of a 40,000 square-foot section of the roof, which essentially covers the YMCA a...

A new waterfront luxury hotel is coming to Meaford. Canadian real-estate developer SkyDev announced this week it completed its sale of the one-acre land parcel on Boucher Street to Niagara-on-the-Lake-based Lais Hotel Properties Ltd., which is set to become the site of a luxury boutique hotel under its Vintage brand. T...

A 33-year-old Kincardine resident is facing charges following a break and enter that happened on Thursday morning. South Bruce OPP were called to a home on Kincardine Avenue just before 7 am, and found that someone had broken into the rear door of the home while the occupants were inside. The accused was placed into cu...

Grey Highlands is awarding an over $167,000 contract as part of the reconstruction of Grey Road 12. Council approved awarding the tender to Triton Engineering Services Limited during its meeting on Wednesday. The scope of the contract includes an environmental assessment, a detailed design, permits and approvals, tende...

The City of Owen Sound is temporarily closing a portion of 10th Street West today to safely remove a large tree. The road will be closed between 1st Avenue West and 2nd Avenue West from 6:30 a.m. to about 9:30 a.m. Residents are recommended to give themselves extra travel time and consider an alternate route if possibl...

The Assistant Coach of the Owen Sound Junior B North Stars has died. The team announced Matt Eckert's death on Saturday. He was 33 years old. "Our organization is heart broken and crushed to lose an important member of our family. Matt connected with our players on a level that is indescribable. He is some of our ...

Four Walkerton high school students and a teacher have died in a collision. The Bluewater District School Board has issued the following statement, "We are deeply saddened to share that four secondary students and one staff member from Walkerton District Community School (WDCS) passed away tragically on Friday aft...

West Grey is awarding an over $2.8 million contract to provide the new Rockwood Terrace Long Term Care facility with a storm sewer outlet. Council approved awarding the tender to Moorefield Excavating for the construction of South Street during its meeting on Tuesday. This comes as the new Rockwood Terrace Long-Term Ca...