Mon Dec 1 – What's Happening In & Around Owen Sound This Week
Owen Sound & area news updates and submissions involving Grey County, Owen Sound Attack, Community Foundation Grey Bruce, Ginger Press, Brightshores Health System & more
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NeighbourWoods North’s Brendan Mulroy starts us off this week with a captivating reflection on what nighttime means — to nature, to our ancestors, and to us today.
Drawing on folklore, ecology, and modern science, Mulroy explores how artificial light has disrupted natural rhythms and dares readers to reconnect with the dark. Read on, and consider taking up his winter challenge.
The Dark of Night
Human evolution has not adapted us for nighttime activity. Our vision will adjust to see in the dark, but only slowly. By and large, we have become a creature that needs nighttime for recovery, and not activity.
Public Notices
6th Street East will reopen to motorists by Wednesday, December 3, 2025, as road rehabilitation on 9th Ave E wraps up this week - City of Owen Sound
Keep reading for upcoming events, obituaries, and local news, including a new mother’s gratitude for her labour & delivery nurse, Grey County Council meeting highlights and key decisions, local authors on the Open Line, and more.
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