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Art in Our Region: What's Happening in June
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (618+ words) This June, Grey Bruce's galleries and cultural hubs are stacked with things to see. And of course, how can we talk art without looking forward to the takeover of summer nights with sweet tunes across the region kicking off this…...
Mon June 8: What's Happening in Owen Sound & Around Grey-Bruce
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (238+ words) It's road tripping weather, and we have a special treat for you to kick the week off. Owen Sound Current's publisher, Maryann Thomas of the Ginger Press, took a cruise around Grey County recently to check out several local bookshops....
Talking Mussels with Research Scientist Todd Morris and OSFN on June 11
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (316+ words) The next presentation by the Owen Sound Field Naturalists (OSFN) features Todd Morris, Ph D, a prominent federal Research Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Morris's talk here ten years ago was so enthusiastically received that I invited him to…...
Music in the Sound: Harbour Nights and Midweek Music Return for the Summer
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (305+ words) Originally published in The Owen Sounder magazine Get ready for another celebration of live music in downtown Owen Sound. The long-running Harbour Nights concerts begin at 7: 00pm on Sunday evenings throughout the summer. Tianna Woods (June 14) Saving Grace (June 21) Mac Kenzie…...
Weds June 3: Owen Sound & Grey-Bruce News
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (194+ words) The Owen Sound Current Weds June 3: Owen Sound & Grey-Bruce News News and updates involving Georgian Bluffs, BWDSB, City of Owen Sound, Meaford Legion, Bruce Power, The Vaudevillian, Owen Sound Attack, and more Spring migration is underway, and the skies are…...
Grey County Sets 300-Unit Housing Goal, and Lays Out Why Building Is So Hard
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (939+ words) Grey County council has unanimously endorsed a new 10-year affordable housing and homelessness strategy, sending it to the province for review " and in presenting it, the county's community services director set out in blunt detail both how far demand has…...
Mon June 1: Local News, Views & Events Across Grey-Bruce
1+ week, 1+ day ago (330+ words) Welcome back, Readers. We begin this week " and the month of June " with a love letter to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, set to music. Owen Sound's James Harris (who many readers will recognize as the Ontario NDP candidate in the February 2025 provincial…...
Hanover Community Players Holding Auditions for 'Between the Lines' Musical
1+ week, 2+ day ago (185+ words) Hanover Community Players are holding auditions this week for their fall production of Between the Lines, a musical adaptation of the young adult novel by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer. Auditions run Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1, from 6: 30 to…...
Wheel & Ride Safety Festival Draws Crowd to Downtown Owen Sound Under Cool, Sunny Skies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) The Wheel & Ride Safety Festival drew a strong turnout to the Owen Sound River District on Saturday morning, with cool temperatures and clear sunshine pulling families to a closed stretch of 8th Street East for bike safety activities, emergency vehicle tours,…...
Resident Gets a Rude Awakening as Deer Leaps Through Owen Sound Bedroom Window
1+ week, 1+ day ago (220+ words) It is not the way anyone wants to be woken up. An Owen Sound resident was asleep in her ground-floor bedroom Saturday when a deer crashed through the window, the Owen Sound Police Service says. Officers were already at the…...