Weds Oct 15 – What's Happening In & Around Owen Sound

Local news updates involving Owen Sound Attack, MPP Paul Vickers, Grey County Council, Buried Wealth Tattoo Collective, Safe 'N Sound, and more

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John Fearnall at Good Noise captured this bird’s-eye view of the former BCK lot on 1st and 2nd Avenues West, now cleared and being prepared for six four-story apartment buildings. Reprinted with permission from Good Noise.

Don’t you love a holiday Monday? We’re nearly halfway to the weekend again already. This time around, that means a comedy show at the Roxy, a Halloween drag and burlesque show at Heartwood, a fall book sale in Markdale, volunteer tree planting at the Owen Sound hospital, and a lot more.

We’ve gotten into the habit of updating our Events Listings each Wednesday, so please keep that timing in mind as you submit yours. Ideally, we need them at least a week ahead to ensure they’re included in our weekday briefs in the days leading up to your event.

We don’t have a place to “hang” posters, but welcome a short text description with the key details: Who, What, Where, When, price, etc. as well as a link to your information page elsewhere online.

You can now email that info directly to oscurrentevents@gmail.com — or respond to any of these emails, and I’ll eventually get it to the right place through the magic of email forwarding.

Media releases, photos, and letters to the editor are best submitted to owensoundcurrenteditor@gmail.com directly. Thank you for continuing to share what’s happening in your corner of the community!

Public Notices

• The City of Owen Sound’s Community Services Committee meets on Wednesday, October 15, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. On their agenda: a wrap-up report on summer recreation programs, the presentation of a new External Relations and Investment Attraction action plan for 2025-2027, a report from the Manager of Planning and Heritage on Bill 5, and more. See the full agenda here.

• The City’s Operations Committee meets on Thursday, October 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. On their agenda: a staff report on non-eligible blue box collectibles to inform the decision Council needs to make on in-city pickups by December 31. See the agenda here.

Keep reading for local news, including a feature video on the Rahman/Evans case from CBC’s The National, an impactful announcement from Grey County on social supports for downtown Owen Sound, an appeal from OSPS for help identifying an older woman suspected of fleeing a collision, and a lot more.

~ Miranda Miller, Editor

P.S. In case you missed it, we started a Community Poll on the Vision 2050 strategic plan yesterday. You can still weigh in here.

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