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 Tourists make way for plovers
Sauble Beach went to the birds this weekend -- at least a couple of patches of it did. A second pair of plovers laid their first egg at the beach just as the long weekend was kicking off, this time picking a spot that was much further south than where the birds have traditionally nested.[...]
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 Apple crop 'a disaster'
Local apple growers' fears are being realized. The Southern Georgian Bay area, which accounts for about a quarter of the province's production, has been all but lost this year.[...]
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 Car rolls in city
A 26-year-old Meaford man was arrested after a single vehicle rollover in Owen Sound early Saturday morning. Police, fire and ambulance responded to the collision -- which was heard from across the bay -- in the area of the 2500 block of 3rd Ave.[...]
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 Sr. NorthStars play to tie
NORWOOD -- The Owen Sound Quantum Properties NorthStars could not hang on to a pair of two-goal leads -- including one in overtime -- in a 9-9 tie with the host Norwood Champs on Friday in Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior B League play.[...]
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 Sunny forecast has Sauble poised for quick start
SAUBLE BEACH -- Mother Nature may finally be smiling on Jason Thom. The Sauble Speedway owner is seeing weather forecasts for the Victoria Day weekend that are far superior to any he's seen in his five seasons of owning the track.[...]
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 West Hill wakes up in time
There was probably no one more surprised than the West Hill Raiders when they found themselves trailing 5-0 early in the Bluewater Athletic Association girls rugby final on Friday.[...]
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 Two people honoured for bravery
Penny Brueckman-Stephens says she had to overcome fear and anxiety to rescue a mentally challenged man from a sexual assault in Owen Sound. The 27-year-old city woman said she was in the passenger's seat of her mother's car when, at about 3 p.m.[...]
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 City not in OLG's plans
There is no new casino or slots facility in Owen Sound's foreseeable future, says the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.The city is not part of any of the 29 new gaming zones -- areas where a new or existing slots or other gaming facility will be permitted -- that were announced this week by OLG."Right [...]
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 Purcell released from custody
Meaford's community services director was released from custody Friday after a bail hearing in Newmarket on charges of fraud over $5,000, uttering a forged document and breach of trust. Catherine Purcell, 38, who started her new job in Meaford last July 4, was arrested there Thursday.[...]
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 Brockton council supports bid to turn manure into electricity
Brockton council has added its support to an Elmwood farmer's bid to generate electricity with on-farm biogas generators. Carl Frook says he has provincial approval for two generators designed to process manure and other organic waste material such as fat, oil and grease.[...]
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 Art gallery head hoping to land another Thomson
Virginia Eichhorn says she is crossing her "fingers and toes" that a Tom Thomson oil painting -- which sold at auction this week for $126,500 -- will be donated to the Owen Sound gallery that bears the iconic artist's name.[...]
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 Safer surfing
The World Wide Web can be a dangerous place for children, but 11-year-old Patrick McNutt has come up with ways to make it safer. The Hillcrest Elementary School Grade 5 student put his tips to paper and earned the top prize in an Owen Sound Police Services essay contest.[...]
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 CCAC moving jobs out of city
Fourteen positions at the South West Community Care Access Centre's Owen Sound office are being transferred out of the city, as the agency works to centralize its telephone-based services in Stratford and London.[...]
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 Meaford official arrested
York Regional Police have charged Meaford's director of community services with fraud over $5,000, uttering a forged document and breach of trust.[...]
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 Jr. B NorthStars fade in third
Garrett Lewis got a 23-game sneak peek over the last two seasons with the Owen Sound ProTeam NorthStars. So while the 17-year-old Saugeen Shores native is technically still a rookie, the St. Mary's Grade 11 student is really a savvy veteran on the Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior B Series squad.[...]
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 Gallery show a first for father, daughter
In more than 40 years making pots, Don Dubois has tried almost everything to make a living at it. But the Wiarton clay artist's show in Owen Sound next month, with his potter daughter April Dubois-Patry, is the first time either have shown their work at a gallery.[...]
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 Hanover mayor hopes to save slots revenue
Hanover Mayor Kathi Maskell thinks there might be a way for provincial gaming and horse racing in Hanover to survive Ontario's decision to increase its own gambling revenues by ripping up old slots at racetracks agreements in favour of something new.[...]
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 Bag tags get stolen, some say
Businessman Dave Taylor stood before a justice of the peace inside a packed Owen Sound courtroom this week to plead not guilty to failing to affix a $2.50 tag to a bag of garbage.[...]
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 Government supports Miller's water bill
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Larry Miller's crusade to block bulk water sales and diversions from the Great Lakes took a leap forward Wednesday with his Conservative government announcing its support for his private member's bill.[...]
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