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Precautionary Boil Water Advisory and Residents Asked to Temporarily Reduce Use of Water in City of Owen Sound
As advised by Grey Bruce Public Health, the City of Owen Sound has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for all residents and consumers using the municipal water system. This is a precautionary measure due to high levels of turbidity (cloudiness in the water) observed at the water treatment plant. High levels of turbidity can interfere with disinfection, which is one component of water treatment. The water currently continues to meet all other quality and testing standards.
While the precautionary boil water advisory is in place, please bring all water to a rolling boil for one (1) minute before using it for drinking, preparing food or beverages, making ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, or brushing teeth. This is particularly important for young children, older adults and people who are immuno-compromised to protect their health.
It’s not necessary to boil tap water used for other household purposes, such as showering, laundry, bathing or washing dishes.
Drinking water directly from the tap is not recommended and could potentially result in illness.
In addition to boiling water, the City of Owen Sound is asking all residents, as well as anyone who lives or works in a building connected to the City’s water system, to reduce their water use. This request will aid in required remedial actions.
This impacts the entire City of Owen Sound as well as parts of Meaford (Village of Leith) and Georgian Bluffs who are connected to the City of Owen Sound water system.
The City of Owen Sound is monitoring the water quality closely with increased testing and working with Grey Bruce Public Health to assess the potential risk to health and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are in place.
Residents will be notified when the precautionary boil water advisory notice is lifted at OwenSound.ca/News. This will occur when the water is confirmed to be safe to consume.
Please share this information with contacts who use the municipal water system in the City of Owen Sound.
Notice to Ratepayers Regarding Water Bills
March 6, 2026: Some water bills are currently delayed and will be issued shortly. We are working on the issue and will have them available as soon as possible. Bills will be due 21 days after mailout day; ratepayers will not be charged a penalty if paid within this timeframe. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this issue.
To confirm, register, or amend your information, visit Register to Vote Ontario until August 14, 2026. Our Municipal Election Day is October 26, 2026.
Beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, motorists travelling in the 800 block of 10th Street West will experience lane reductions in both directions to allow for essential construction work.
Please be advised that the Community Services Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. has been cancelled.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.
The River District and the City of Owen Sound are thrilled to welcome Cars & Coffee, Concours d’Lemons, and Automotive Seminars back to the area on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Owen Sound residents are reminded of two upcoming events to help facilitate environmentally friendly and responsible ways to get rid of waste. This Saturday, September 14, is Household Hazardous Waste Day at the Public Works Facility (1900 20th Street East) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following Saturday, September 21, is a designated Goods Exchange Day in the City of Owen Sound.
Sections of 2nd Avenue East will be closed beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11th and Thursday, September 12th, to accommodate the removal of cross-street banners in the River District. Each avenue block will be closed individually while staff are removing the banners, and opened as the work is completed. Intersections and east-to-west streets will remain open.
On the evenings of September 7 and 8, Owen Sound City Hall will be illuminated with blue lighting for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in support of Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada.
Step back in time and explore the vibrant Prohibition era with the Corkscrew City Tour, set to take place on Saturday, October 5th, 2024. For just $115 per person, join us on an unforgettable adventure through Owen Sound, famously known as the last dry city in Canada.
At the July 22, 2024, Council meeting, City Council approved Resolution number R-240722-007 for Staff Report OP-24-35 to end funding the recycling convenience depot at the Miller Waste Transfer Station on September 30, 2024.
Miller Waste Systems has confirmed that as of October 1, 2024, they will continue to operate the recycling depot services for the foreseeable future.
On Saturday, August 31, Owen Sound City Hall will be illuminated with purple lighting in honour of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD).
The Tom Thomson Art Gallery has partnered with Coffin Ridge for another remarkable evening of wine, food, and live music at the Winery on Friday, September 6. The event, titled A Deadly Pairing, includes 10 tasting stations, live music by Higher FunKtion, live and silent auctions, a cash bar, and famous Coffin Ridge pizza for late-night nibbling.
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