Mon Dec 22 – Owen Sound & Area News

Owen Sound area news and submissions involving BGOS MP Alex Ruff, City of Owen Sound, Brightshores Health System, Municipality of Meaford, Owen Sound Police Service, and more

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Owen Sound Police Service recently announced: “After 3 very successful weekends, we are proud to announce our Auxiliary team with the generous support of our community, collected over $6000 & 1400lbs of food for our local Salvation Army Food Bank.” See more here.

Between now and the New Year, we’re reflecting on issues and events that inspired community conversations this past year.

In the next one of our most-read letters to the editor, a reader recounts a cancer patient’s long ER wait in Owen Sound and urges leadership to address emergency care delays.

Public Notices

• What’s Open & Closed in Owen Sound this Holiday Season - City of Owen Sound

• Holiday Office Hours 2025 - Grey County

• Holiday Office Hours 2025 - Bruce County

Keep reading for upcoming events, obituaries, and local news, including

• highlights and key decisions from the City of Owen Sound’s final Community Services Committee meeting of the year

• BGOS MP Alex Ruff on the federal budget’s potential local impacts

• Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services happening locally

• impaired charges laid after a concerned citizen’s call to police

• and a lot more.

~ Miranda Miller, Editor

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