General City News

It’s nearly time for the winter holidays and the City is reminding everyone of facility closures, modified hours, and alternate programming. Here is all you need to know to plan ahead so you can spend quality time with family and friends.  

The City of Owen Sound is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with the Scenic City Order of Good Cheer to revitalize and enhance the playground and splash pad facilities at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park. 

This collaboration promises substantial community benefits, focusing on inclusivity and renewed recreational spaces for residents and visitors alike. 

The $500,000 total project will completely replace the existing playground and renew the existing splash pad, addressing critical asset renewal needs.  It will include fully replacing the current playground, which is 25+ years old, as well as revitalizing the 15-year-old splash pad.  The project is scheduled for design in 2025 and construction in 2026. 

The City of Owen Sound has teamed up with DocuPet, a world-leading pet profile and lost pet licensing platform, to bring City pet owners a modern, easy, and personalized way to license their pets. With customizable tags and 24/7 HomeSafe® lost pet services, this program keeps pets safe and identifiable and returns them home sooner. Plus, licenses now last a full year from the date of purchase, not the calendar year.

The City of Owen Sound will host the New Year’s Eve Family Celebration in partnership with the YMCA Bruce Grey Owen Sound once again on Tuesday, December 31, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre.  Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated at the door.

Due to the impact of current and forecast weather conditions on the City’s road and sidewalk infrastructure, the City of Owen Sound has declared a Significant Weather Event that will remain in effect until further notice.

The declaration of a significant weather event is not a notice of a reduced level of service or a road closure. It is intended to notify the public that caution must be observed when travelling on city-maintained roads. Restoring the roads to optimal conditions may take longer than usual.

Only essential travel is advised. Travel on municipal roads and sidewalks maintained by the City of Owen Sound requires extra caution during a declared Significant Weather Event. All municipal streets and sidewalks are in a “state of repair” until an end to the significant weather event is announced.

Due to the impact of current and forecast weather conditions on the City’s road and sidewalk infrastructure, the City of Owen Sound has declared a Significant Weather Event that will remain in effect until further notice.

Every year on December 6, the City of Owen Sound recognizes the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.  Flags at all City facilities (excluding City Hall’s community flagpole) are currently lowered to half-mast until the end of day, in honour of this day of significance.

This year marks 35 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led the Federal Government to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.