The City of Owen Sound is preparing to launch an online community engagement platform that will give residents a chance to learn about and provide input on some of the many projects being undertaken by the city. Read More
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A 27-year-old man is facing charges after a truck was stolen Tuesday afternoon while its owner stopped into a business on Owen Sound’s west side for a short period of time. The owner of the truck had left the vehicle unlocked with the keys inside, according to an Owen Sound Police Service news release. Just […]
Call for city to adopt antisemitism definition draws concern
A woman’s call for Owen Sound city council to adopt a particular definition of antisemitism Monday night prompted a quick response from others in the council chambers. Rashell Feldman, of Collingwood, asked council to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism as a necessary first step towards combatting it. “Antisemitism is not just […]
Walks for homeless in Owen Sound, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine
There will be Coldest Night of the Year walks in three Grey-Bruce communities to raise money to support local homeless people and the prevention of more homelessness. All walks will take place Feb. 25 in Owen Sound, Saugeen Shores and Kincardine, each with online registration and donation options, particularly for those who want to support […]
Suspected drug fatality in the city Thursday
Someone in their mid-30’s died of a suspected drug overdose in Owen Sound Thursday, which prompted the health unit urge people who use drugs not to use them alone. There has been an ongoing trend this month of multiple overdoses in Grey-Bruce, with public health issuing three opioid alerts in August. This is the first […]
Alpha Street work starting in April and finishing about Nov. 1
Bids to reconstruct Alpha Street came in about $3.1 million under budget. Now the work will begin likely in April and be substantially completed by Nov. 1. Owen Sound city councilMonday approved Moorefield Excavating’s low bid of $5.25 million to replace the buried infrastructure, reconstruct the road, create a path beside it, and landscape the […]
Sally Ann is seeing unprecedented demand for help
Local demand for food aid has never been so great, the Owen Sound Salvation Army food bank co-ordinator said Friday. In a week when owners of Kelseys restaurant donated about 1,100 pounds of frozen meat to the food bank after a fire Tuesday, Alice Wannan said that food will be “hugely impactful for the next […]