Archive - The Owen Sound Current

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.

4 hrs ago • 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.

5 hrs ago • 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.

5 hrs ago • 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…

5 hrs ago • 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…

17 hrs ago • 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…

Jul 27 • 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…

Jul 27 • 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.

Jul 27 • 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…

Jul 27 • 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…

Jul 27 • 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…

Jul 26 • Jennifer Deeks

Grey Bruce Board of Health Regains Powers as Assessment Stays Sealed

Ontario's Chief MOH has rescinded the order that gave him the Grey Bruce board's powers. The assessment behind it has never been released and is now…

Jul 26 • Miranda Miller

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