News

Today, Owen Sound Council unanimously approved a new 10-year Lease Agreement with the Owen Sound Attack (Club) that will see the Club continue to call Owen Sound and the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre home. 

Sections of 2^nd Avenue East will be closed between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30, to accommodate the installation of seasonal banners in the River District.

At the April 17 Community Services Committee meeting, City Staff presented a city-wide development update, providing a background on the status of the approvals process for certain development applications including subdivisions, site plan applications, and policy amendments such as the Official Plan or zoning amendments.

Over the next few weeks, you may notice several improvement projects taking place at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.

As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, it’s a great opportunity to visit Owen Sound’s parks and trails!

The Harrison Park Entrance Road (1^st Street East) and the Freedom Trail will be closed at the Park entrance pillars on Monday April 22, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. for urgent ash tree removals. All trees being removed are infected by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The road and trail will re-open at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

On Thursday, April 11, Director and Chief Curator Aidan Ware and Library CEO, Tim Nicholls Harrison were joined by artist, poet, and environmental activist Liz Zetlin to co-present on their work establishing the OPEN Team and launching Pollinate Owen Sound at the Canadian Museums Association national conference in Niagara Falls.

A section of 2nd Avenue West will be closed for several hours beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 22 to complete necessary Hydro One infrastructure work. 

In early 2023, Tourism and Events moved under a new cultural umbrella at the City of Owen Sound within the Community Services Department and those divisions are now overseen by the Director and Chief Curator of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery.

The new draft Master Plan was developed using public feedback together with parks best management practices, alignment with capital and operating budgets, the cultural heritage assets, and expert advice respecting the waterfowl and avian area.