📦TOMORROW is Goods Exchange Day! Put your gently used, unwanted items at the curb after 8 a.m. Remember to bring in anything unclaimed by 6 p.m. You can also share noninvasive plants like hostas, peonies, and boxwood to help fellow gardeners grow their green spaces.

🎣 Fish Derby Camping Passes Are Now Available! ✅ Cost: $150 per vehicle ✅ Buy: Online OwenSound.ca/FDC or in person at City Hall ✅ Valid: Aug 20 to Sept 1 ✅ Limited spaces, first-come, first-served ✅ Eligibility: Must be a registered derby participant

💥 Free gym. Free swim. Free fitness. Owen Sound Partner Day at the YMCA is July 20 - TOMORROW! Don’t miss your chance to check it out for FREE.

Exciting Summer vibes incoming! • Fri, July 25 – Free Outdoor Movie Night 🎥 (Snow White) • July 25–28 – TS Playfair Tall Ship docked & open for Sunday tours ⛵ • Sun, July 27 – TD Harbour Nights ft. The O’Deadlys 🎶 📍Full details → visit owensound.ca/news

The City of Owen Sound will be reducing lanes between 23rd Street West and 24th Street West on 3rd Avenue West on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6:30AM. The expected time to reopen is by the end of the day on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

It has come to our attention that some Owen Sound residents have been receiving text messages regarding the water meter replacement program. Report all other calls/texts to the Owen Sound Police Services.

🏘️ Owen Sound is Taking the Lead on Affordable Housing This City-led initiative puts public land to work for the public good—targeting the most in-demand housing needs in our community. 💡 Led by the City. 🏗️ Powered by partnership. 🏠 Meant for those who need it most.

☀️ Midweek plans? We’ve got you. 💦 FREE community swim at Harrison Park Pool TODAY, July 23 from 4–5:30 PM! Proudly sponsored by the Owen Sound Scenic City Lions Club. Bring your best cannonball and your friends! 🏊‍♂️🌈

💧 FREE swim! 📍 Harrison Park Pool 🗓️ Next Wednesday, July 30 | 🕓 4–5:30 PM 🎉 Sponsored by Woodley Care Services. Come cool off on us!

Environment Canada is forecasting damaging winds gusting up to 110 km/h to develop late this afternoon and this evening. Tornado risk is possible from Lake Huron (Grey/Bruce and Manitoulin Island eastward to Algonquin and North Bay)

♻️ 47.63 tonnes of organic waste diverted from the landfill—and counting! Thanks to our community's participation in the Green Bin program, we're turning food scraps into compost instead of garbage. That’s the same weight as 3,529 adult bicycles! 🚲🌱

Ready to explore Owen Sound? Our FREE bike rentals are just what you need! Friendly Tourism Ambassadors are here to assist you with bikes and send you on your next great adventure. Grab a bike to discover all the hidden gems Owen Sound offers! 840 1st Ave West /(519) 371-9833

Join us at Outdoor Movie Night on Friday, August 8 for Paddington in Peru playing in the green space at Harrison Park. Bring a lawn chair, a blanket, bug spray and your bestie! – it's time for a magical night under the stars! Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome!

🪫Dead batteries on your hands? Don’t trash them, recycle them. 🗑️Remember to safely recycle used batteries during Household Hazardous Waste Days. ✅Next HHW Day is Saturday, August 16

💧 The City of Owen Sound’s annual fire hydrant flushing program starts this week and runs until September. Flushing begins near the Water Treatment Plant and moves outward. You may notice low pressure or discoloured water—this is normal. Run cold water for 5–30 mins if needed.

🎣 Fish Derby Camping Passes Are Now Available! ✅ Cost: $150 per vehicle ✅ Buy: Online OwenSound.ca/FDC or in person at City Hall ✅ Valid: Aug 20 to Sept 1 ✅ Limited spaces, first-come, first-served ✅ Eligibility: Must be a registered derby participant

🎉 Celebrate history + music in the heart of Owen Sound! Join us Wed, Aug 6 at 4 p.m. for a plaque unveiling at the Manitoba space 🌊🎖️, followed by Midweek Music at 4:30 with Grey Road 1non the Mudtown patio 🎶 📍East harbour (near Mudtown Station) More: OwenSound.ca/News

🚧Road Closure at the intersection of 14th Street West and 2nd Avenue West. ➡️July 30 – full day closure on 14th Street W from 1st Ave to 2nd Ave ➡️July 31 – full day closure on 14th Street W from 2nd Ave to 4th Ave Transit routes will also be impacted by the closure.

💧 FREE swim! 📍 Harrison Park Pool 🗓️ TODAY | 🕓 4–5:30 PM 🎉 Sponsored by Woodley Care Services. Come cool off on us!

The City hosted a stakeholder meeting on River District safety and business conditions with reps from downtown businesses, social services, Council & more. Thanks to all who shared their input! A report will come to Council in September. Learn more: owensound.ca/news