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Weds July 29: Owen Sound & Grey-Bruce Region News
News and updates involving Safe 'N Sound, Grey County Economic Development, musician Justin Burgess, Owen Sound Emancipation Festival, an injured…
 • Miranda Miller
Owen Sound Police Invoke Repeat-Offender Bail Program After 'Dangerous Series of Events' Leads to Arrest
Police allege the man struck a cruiser, drove onto a sidewalk past a family with a stroller, and removed the GPS monitor he was required to wear.
 • The Owen Sound Current
Our Town: What Owen Sound's Crime Numbers Show — and What They Don't
In a new column for his limited series 'Our Town,' David McLeish examines Owen Sound's rising crime severity — and why the numbers need careful reading.
 • The Owen Sound Current
Mayor Brings $100,000 College Funding Motion to Last Meeting Before Election Restrictions
The motion wasn't on the agenda and no staff report accompanied it. Council waived notice to pass it, less than a month before nominations close.
 • Miranda Miller
Council Approves Up to $30,000 for Safe 'N Sound Shelter, Backs Trillium Bid
Owen Sound approved to $30,000 for the shelter conversion, $17,000 of it from reserve — plus a letter backing Safe 'N Sound's bid for provincial…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Tues July 28: What's Happening In & Around Owen Sound
News and updates involving Owen Sound River District, Meaford families impacted by house fire, Owen Sound's bylaw battle with a college student, North…
 • Miranda Miller
Letter: 'This Is Ridiculous.' It Really Is.
Owen Sound resident Sasha Fernando writes that good governance requires good judgment, and questions the power imbalance on display in the local case of…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Free 10-Week Creative Arts Workshop for Adults 55 and Over Opens at Bruce County Museum
Participants write original scenes and songs, then perform them in the Bruce Power Theatre on November 24. Registration is required and space is…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Grey Bruce Public Health Joins Regional Call to Raise Ontario Works Rates & Address Food Insecurity
Public health units across the region want Ontario Works rates raised, citing a monthly shortfall of up to $859 for a single adult after rent and food.
 • The Owen Sound Current
City of Owen Sound Elects to Send Student Nurse to Trial Over Amazon Box
A student accused of tossing cardboard in a public waste can blocks from her home hoped today's appearance in court would end it. Instead the City sent…
 • Miranda Miller
Mon July 27: Owen Sound & Grey Bruce News Updates
News and updates involving the Escarpment Corridor Alliance, Salmon Spectacular, Canadian Forces training, Grey County Council, Meaford Harbour 5K, BMV…
 • Miranda Miller
Pulls, Sprains, and Repetitive Strains: Preventing Injuries in the Garden
Columnist Jennifer Deeks explores how repetitive gardening motions can lead to strain injuries like tendinitis, and the strategies she uses to keep…
 • Jennifer Deeks
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