Attack sign third-round pick Gabriel Smith

On Friday, the Owen Sound Attack continued their build-up to the 2023-24 season with the signing of 2023 OHL Priority Selection draft third-round pick Gabriel Smith to a standard player agreement. Attack General Manager Dale DeGray welcomed Smith and his family to the Attack organization in a team media release. “I look forward to seeing […]

Owen Sound LAXers win gold, silver at National Championships

The Team Ontario under-15 and under-19 teams won gold and silver respectively at the Women’s Field Lacrosse National Championships in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Thursday. The under-15 squad beat Team BC 11-8 in the final. The team, featuring Owen Sound North Stars Bree Wilkins and Taryn Weppler, went undefeated in the tournament winning all four of their […]

Nawash Chief Veronica Smith lays out her priorities on eve of election

Chippewas of Nawash Chief Veronica Smith says her priorities heading into Friday’s band elections include dealing with the opioid crisis on the reserve, referendums on big issues including the DGR nuclear waste vault, and the housing shortage. Smith is completing a two-year term as chief. She served five terms as band councillor, from 2007 to […]

Thomson gallery launches online access to Tom’s art

In honour of Tom Thomson’s birthday, the art gallery bearing his name in Owen Sound has announced plans to digitize its entire collection. To mark the birth 146 years ago Saturday of this local artist of national importance, 70 Thomson artworks and related items in the collection are presented on the Tom Thomson Art Gallery […]

West Nile virus detected in Grey-Bruce

A dead crow in Grey-Bruce tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird to test positive for the virus in Grey-Bruce this year. No human cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease had been reported in Ontario or Canada this year, up to Aug. 2, a news release from Grey Bruce Public Health […]

Registry of surveillance cameras will help police locate evidence

The OPP is rolling out a new video surveillance camera registry locally for anyone who wishes to share video with police to help them solve crimes. Grey Bruce OPP is inviting anyone they serve, who has a video surveillance camera, closed-circuit TV or doorbell camera, to register. Even once registered, there’s no obligation to provide […]

New 30 km/h speed limits coming to school zones in Owen Sound

Speed limits of 30 km/h are coming to several school zones throughout the city following amendments to the Owen Sound traffic bylaw. Late last month, city council passed changes to the bylaw to include school zones at most of the city’s elementary schools. The amendments will create speed limits of 30 km/h on weekdays between […]

Work continues to bring brothers who fled Russia to Hanover

Russian brothers Danil and Roman Korenkov, who escaped Russia after they were arrested and fined for their protest in support of jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny, are living in a Warsaw hostel awaiting local efforts to bring them to safety in Hanover. The 22-year-old twins are in daily contact with Hanover Mission Church Pastor David […]

OPP looking to recover stolen medals, memorabilia

The Grey Bruce OPP are looking for the public’s assistance in recovering medals and athletic memorabilia stolen from a home in Chatsworth. According to a police media release, the medals and memorabilia were reported stolen on July 4 following a residential theft in the township. The stolen medals include awards from the, 1988 Canadian National […]

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