Thurs Dec 11 – Owen Sound & Area News

Owen Sound area news and submissions involving Grey County Council, City of Owen Sound, CMHA, Grey Bruce Farmers' Week, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, and more

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The Artisans Holiday Show has quickly become a much-loved tradition in Owen Sound. See more about participation in last weekend’s event, funds raised, and impressions from a local producer under News. Photo credit: Artisans Holiday Show.

There’s a lot happening in local events this week, as well as public notices from the municipal level in the home stretch of 2025. Let’s get right to it, and I’ll try to keep this edition to a manageable scroll in your inbox:

Public Notices

• Grey County Council meets today at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers at the Grey County Administrative Building. on their agenda: a deputation and request for a $350,000 sponsorship from Saugeen Hospice, a request to support the City of Owen Sound’s declaration of a State of Emergency on Mental Health, Homelessness, and Addictions, and more.

• Derby Waste Pickups: Due to winter weather conditions, crews were not able to complete all scheduled pickups in the former Township of Derby route on Wednesday, December 10. Missed pickups will resume on Monday, December 15, weather permitting.

• Owen Sound City Council will hold a Special Council meeting on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, to consider a staff report respecting proposed changes to the Conservation Authorities Act.

• Owen Sound Council’s agenda for their final meeting of 2025 is now published, as well. They’ll meet Monday, December 15, at 5:30 p.m. to receive the Mayor’s year-end update and get staff updates on the multi-year capital plan, board and committee selections, how committees are structured, and more. There are over a dozen items on the consent agenda; see the full agenda for details.

Keep reading for upcoming events, obituaries, and local news, including the conclusion of OPP’s investigation into the fatal crash that took the lives of four Walkerton District Community School students and a teacher earlier this year, an interview on the potential local impacts of Bill 68, and a lot more.

~ Miranda Miller, Editor

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