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Heart-wrenching and unfathomable stories of pain, suffering and death were shared in Owen Sound on Sunday as the local synagogue observed Yom Hashoah, the day…

The wheels are in motion for a new a mixed-use development which would include commercial and residential buildings in Owen Sound's east end. City cou...

The wheels are in motion for a new a mixed-use development which would include commercial and residential buildings in Owen Sound's east end. City cou...

The wheels are in motion for a new a mixed-use development which would include commercial and residential buil...

In memory of beloved Owen Sound librarian Andrew Armitage, there’s a call to the community to create a repository of all published works related to Grey-Bruce.

It was unveiled Monday north of the chapel on the east side of the ravine. Monument project volunteer Aly Boltman says the historically overlooked Potter’s Field, also known as the Indigent Lot, came into use in 1858 and was a burial ground for more than 130 years for babies, orphans, seniors, Indigenous people, the working poor, the incarcerated and the homeless are buried there. Boltman says many from Owen Sound’s historic Black community, including those who escaped on the Underground Ra...

Article content The monument recognizing the more than 1,200 people buried in Potter’s Field at Greenwood Cemetery has been unveiled. On Monday, the volunteer committee overseeing the project announced that the cover had been taken off the monument. Constructed of solid granite and cast bronze, the monument was installed in December and covered for the winter, in anticipation of the community dedication in the spring. But because of restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a gather...