General News

To address climate change in our area, Owen Sound’s City Council has approved a Climate Action Strategy that will guide the municipality forward in reaching its goal of becoming net zero by 2050.

City Council has passed amendments to the Traffic By-law to include school zones at most of the City’s schools. By-law No. 2023-092 is an amendment to Traffic By-law No. 2009-075 to include various school zones with speed limits of 30 kilometres per hour between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

In response to a fulsome Service Review conducted in 2022, the City of Owen Sound has developed a Service Review Priority Opportunity Action Plan to ensure the municipality’s financial and organizational resources are being used as efficiently as possible. Council received the Action Plan on Monday, July 17, and noted that the Actions will achieve direct and indirect savings of approximately $2 million over the current term of Council, equivalent to ten per cent of the gross operating budget.

In response to the ongoing warm temperatures, the City of Owen Sound reminds residents that there are public places available throughout the City to keep cool. Cooling centres can be found at the following locations: 

On behalf of City Council, I condemn recent events that maliciously attack the 2S-LGBTQQIAP+ Community or any citizen of Owen Sound, regardless of their religious beliefs or ethnic background. These actions are not acceptable, not tolerated and do not reflect Owen Sound’s core values.

The City of Owen Sound recognizes the need to have ready access to clean, safe public washrooms as a vital part of personal and public health and as fundamental to human dignity, especially for people who are restroom challenged.

Circular Materials (CM), a national, not-for-profit recycling organization, will manage Owen Sound's blue box recycling program starting Saturday, July 1.

The Southwestern Ontario Isotope Coalition launched last week with the goal of bringing together the region’s many strengths in supporting Canada’s national imperative and vision to increase the production, development, and use of medical isotopes in the global fight against cancer.

On June 12, members of the Reconciliation Garden Committee were present at the City Council meeting to celebrate and acknowledge the official renaming of Kelso Beach at Nawash Park.

The City of Owen Sound is pleased to announce the 2023 Volunteer Award Recipients.