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What Are Tiny Forests & Why Is Everyone Planting Them?
Six Miyawaki-style Tiny Forests have been planted across the region in three years. Volunteers explain how the dense native plantings work.
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BGCDSB Hosts Hands-on Student Showcase at Skills Expo 2026
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board partnered with Nuclear Innovation Institute to introduce students in Grades 7 and 8 to high-demand technical…
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Owen Sound Man Charged in Stabbing While on Release for Fatal Hit-and-Run and Second Dangerous Driving Case
Devon Desborough, 22, faces three new charges after a May 25 downtown stabbing. He was on release in two separate Criminal Code files at the time.
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Tues May 26: Owen Sound Area News, Events & Editorial
News and updates involving BWDSB, Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, Brightshores Health System, Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Grey…
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Letter: The Homeless at Our Door — Then and Now
Suzanne Sloan on her mother's Winnipeg house in the 1930s, the people who slept on its basement floor, and what that history asks of us now.
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Call for Volunteers & Participants: Reading Buddies and English Language Learners Summer Programs
The Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library is now accepting applications for readers and volunteers for both Summer Reading Buddies Programs.
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BWDSB Educator Receives OPSBA Outstanding Service Award
Hillcrest Elementary's Edie Duncan has won OPSBA's 2026 Outstanding Service Award for the Western Region, recognizing her work in environmental…
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Mon May 25: Local News, Views & Events
News and updates involving MPP Paul Vickers, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, Ducks Unlimited, Owen Sound Family Health Team, Community Living…
 • Miranda Miller
Obituaries
Curated obituaries from Grey and Bruce counties, with links to full notices, service details, and condolences.
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Local Students Hold 2nd Annual Grey-Bruce Regional Mock Trial Tournament at Ontario Court of Justice
Five Grey-Bruce secondary schools argued R v. Kendall at the Ontario Court of Justice on May 8. Grey Highlands took the championship over Saugeen…
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OPSEU Strike Hits Grey-Bruce With Hanover Picket Confirmed and Owen Sound Reported
Community Living Hanover workers are on strike as of May 23. Sources say Owen Sound Family Health Team workers will join picket lines, but OPSEU has not…
 • Miranda Miller
Our Town: A Brief History of the Town-Turned-City of Owen Sound
In this second column in his limited series 'Our Town,' David McLeish explores the conditions around Owen Sound's incorporation as a town and its…
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