Dec 6 - Local News & Weekend Events

Plus: City of Owen Sound draft budget released ahead of Monday's Special Council Meeting; Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PC candidates confirmed

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This Week’s Top Stories

Here are the most-read articles and submissions from this past week:

Updated: Highway 6 Collision North of Hepworth – Charges Laid

Council Highlights: River District Budget & More 'Vision 2050' Funding Approved

Update: Suspect Arrested Following Downtown Owen Sound Stabbing

Weekend Events

Three cheers for the weekend!

There’s plenty happening in and around the region to get you in the spirit, from Christkindl Market in support of Chapman House at Glencolton Farms, to 'Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘The Sound of Music’ by the Hanover Community Players, and the classic ‘Very Charlie Brown Concert’ featuring the Keppel Sarawak Children’s Choir at the Harmony Centre.

You’ll find dates and times for these and many more things that are happening in our Local Events Listings, a benefit for full subscribers.

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Local News

Keep reading for our original reporting + curated local news updates, plus upcoming event listings. Today, we’ve rounded up a look at the City of Owen Sound’s draft 2025 budget as it heads to Council on Monday, the confirmed candidates for the local PM nomination, an interview with the newly acclaimed Grey County Warden, and more.

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