Voting Now Open
Vote October 16-26
Voting for all eligible voters in the City of Owen Sound is available 24 hours per day during the voting period beginning at 10AM on October 16 to 8PM October 26.
Have your Voter Information Letter ready.
To vote by internet, visit https://owensound.simplyvoting.com
To vote by telephone, call 1-833-721-1791
Election Centres are available throughout the Voting Period. Click here to learn more.
The voting period for the Municipal and School Board Election is now open. The voting period runs from 10AM on Friday, October 16 through 8PM on Monday, October 26.
Have your Voter Information Letter ready.
To vote by internet, visit https://owensound.simplyvoting.com
Vote online by clicking below or to vote by telephone call 1-833-721-1791
Election Centres are open to support eligible voters. Click here to visit our website for hours of operation.
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The City of Owen Sound will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, on Wednesday, September 30.
The day honours the children who never returned home from residential schools, Survivors, their families and communities. It also provides an opportunity to recognize the ongoing impacts of the residential school system and to reflect on the shared responsibility to advance truth, healing and reconciliation.
The candidates for the upcoming River District Board of Management (RDBM) Election have been certified by the River District Election Manager.
Members of the River District Business Improvement Area are reminded that the RDBM Election will take place on Monday, November 9, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers by paper ballot.
Grey and Bruce County hosted the regional safety truck roadeo on Tuesday, September 22 with equipment operators from municipalities within the Counties. The top two from each County joined the best municipal equipment operators from across Ontario on September 23 for the 2026 Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Provincial Safety Truck Roadeo, hosted by the Grey County Public Works Association and Bruce County Public Works Association at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
The City of Owen Sound and Owen Sound Fire & Emergency Services are proud to recognize firefighter Joe Forbes for his outstanding performance at the FireFit World Championship, held September 13, 2026 in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The City of Owen Sound officially celebrated the completion of the new Weaver’s Creek Trail and Boardwalk on September 21, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Harrison Park, marking the reopening of a popular trail connection and the completion of a significant infrastructure improvement within one of the City's most treasured natural spaces.
The City of Owen Sound is recognizing the extraordinary contributions of two distinguished community leaders by naming prominent gathering spaces at City Hall in their honour.
The 2026 River District Board of Management (RDBM) Election is fast approaching. For anyone proposing to be a candidate for the 2026 RDBM Election on November 9, 2026, there is one more week to submit your nomination papers.
Please be advised that The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound intends to adopt an amendment to Fees and Charges By-law No. 2025-060, in accordance with subsection 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25.
The City of Owen Sound advises residents of temporary road and parking lot closures next week to accommodate scheduled tree maintenance and removal work.
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