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The City of Owen Sound will resurface twenty-two road segments in 2025. This work is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 4, 2025. It includes adjusting of underground infrastructure, milling of existing pavement, paving with new hot mix asphalt, maintaining proper drainage, and installing new pavement markings.
The City of Owen Sound is inviting local businesses and community organizations to sponsor Free Sunday Family Skating at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre this fall and winter.
The Tom Thomson Art Gallery is excited to announce the return of Gallery Night at the Movies for its 28th Season. In conjunction with the Toronto International Film Festival, the TOM’s Gallery Night at the Movies is one of the TOM’s most successful and long-running programs. With a season running from September to April, the perennial film series brings the best of Canadian, foreign, and independent cinema to the area. All films are screened at the local Cineplex Theatre, Galaxy Cinemas in Owen Sound, offering a true cinematic experience with all the amenities.
Grey Bruce Public Health has lifted the swim advisory for Kelso Beach at Nawash Park after receiving test results from a new series of beach water samples that show bacterial levels have returned to within Ontario Ministry of Health guidelines for safe swimming/bathing.
It’s nearly time for Labour Day weekend, and the City is reminding everyone of facility closures, modified hours, and alternate programming.
The City of Owen Sound is notifying the public of an upcoming road closure along 16th Avenue East from 17th Street East to 20th Street East for the replacement of sanitary sewer lines. This section of road will be closed starting on Tuesday, September 2.
The City of Owen Sound Water and Wastewater Department is continuing the annual fire hydrant flushing program this week into Zone D.
Yearly fire hydrant flushing ensures they are operational and improves water quality. While flushing is happening, residents may experience low water pressure or cloudy or rusty water. This is normal when flushing older cast-iron water mains.
Owen Sound is making environmental history as one of six communities selected to host Ontario's first-ever Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup. The City has partnered with the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative for this groundbreaking event, made possible by an $85,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks through Ontario's Great Lakes Local Action Fund.
Following the excitement of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada in January 2023, when the City of Owen Sound came alive with a community-wide celebration of the game, the momentum has continued. Building on that success, local partners—supported by the City of Owen Sound—have hosted three successful Hockey Fest events, keeping the spirit of hockey alive year after year. The tradition continues with Hockey Fest 2025, set to take place from Thursday, November 13, to Saturday, November 15, 2025.
The City of Owen Sound Leaf and Yard Waste Composting Facility, located at 2450 28th Avenue East, is scheduled to be closed from Wednesday, August 27 to the end of the day Friday, August 29, and Tuesday September 2 to end of day Wednesday, September 3 to allow for wood grinding to occur. Changes to these hours may occur due to contractor requirements and weather.
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