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  Owen Sound Tourism
A proud part of Grey County, Owen Sound and its surrounding communities of Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs and Meaford  are worth exploring.
For overnight and longer stays, Owen Sound has a variety of accommodation.   Relax at one of the city's quality hotels and motels, quaint B and Bs, cottages, fully serviced campgrounds or unwind in the solitude of the Bruce Trail.
Owen Sound is celebrating its 150th anniversary of incorporation this year with 10 days of events called “Homecoming Days”,
www.owensound.ca   (0 words)

  
  Owen Sound - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Owen Sound, city and port in Ontario, Canada, in Grey County, on Georgian Bay, 160 km (100 mi) northwest of Toronto.
Bishop, William Avery (1894-1956), Canadian soldier and authority on aerial warfare, born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
Owen Sound (; EST; 2001 population 21,431) is a city located on an inlet of Georgian Bay that is also called Owen Sound.
encarta.msn.com /Owen_Sound.html   (233 words)

  
  Owen Sound, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Owen Sound is in south-western Ontario, Canada and is the county seat of Grey County.
Owen Sound was one of the filming locations for the filming of the Disney movie One Magic Christmas along with Meaford, most notably with its city hall serving as the town hall in the film.
The sister city of Owen Sound is Miamisburg, Ohio.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Owen_Sound,_Ontario   (810 words)

  
 Owen Sound: a personal diary by Richard Truhlar
Owen Sound was a collective language experiment which began its life in 1975.
Beyond the fact that Owen Sound did become a professional performing ensemble, probably the single most important revelation in its lifetime was that 'sound poetry', 'text/sound composition', 'intermedia language art', call it what you will, was a direct confrontation with that phenomenon we call language.
Steven Smith, the founder of Owen Sound, was the foremost advocate of abstract sound and improvisation, and it was in Meaford Tank Range that we began to explore and integrate both.
www.richardtruhlar.com /OwenSound/OSdiary.html   (2058 words)

  
 ~: Grey Bruce Owen Sound Cattlemen - Northern Football Conference Ontario - Canadian Major Football League :~
The Owen Sound Grey Bruce Football Club's team colours will make their debut based on those of each high school program currently inside the Bluewater Athletic Association: the Dark Blue of West Hill S.S. Raiders and St.
Mary's H.S. Mustangs, the Light Red of the Owen Sound C.V.I. Falcons, the Silver Grey of the Grey Highlands S.S. Lions and Saugeen District S.S. Royals, the Snow White of the John Diefenbaker S.S. Trojans, and can be mirrored closely on the uniforms of the CFL's Montréal Alouettes and the NFL's Buffalo Bills.
Owen Sound is currently battling between the more traditional Wildcats and the recent upstart Cattlemen, interestingly the nickname Cattlemen was brought up as a possibility as far back as the BSE Crisis of 2003 that Summer, but was quickly dismissed in favour of Wildcats, Wolverines, Patriots, Rebels, Renegades and Ruff-Ryders by the Winter.
www.angelfire.com /country/gbciaac/allgreybruce.html   (569 words)

  
 Grey Bruce Health Services - Owen Sound
Owen Sound’s hospital acts as the regional referral centre for Grey and Bruce Counties.
The focus of the Owen Sound hospital is on growth and complex care.
There are 21 family physicians practising in the Owen Sound area and 1,129 nurses, therapists, technologists and support staff are employed by GBHS in Owen Sound.
www.gbhs.on.ca /owensound.php   (1386 words)

  
 Owen Sound Attack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Owen Sound OHL franchise was born when the Holody family moved the Guelph Platers to the city for the 1989-90 OHL season.
The Owen Sound Attack were born in the late summer of the year 2000 as a community-based OHL franchise.
The Bayshore Community Centre is also home to the Owen Sound Greys of the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, the Owen Sound Rams of the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League, and the Owen Sound Woodsmen of the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Owen_Sound_Attack   (884 words)

  
 Owen Sound's Black History - People of Note
The history of Owen Sound is incomplete without the inclusion of the contribution of its Black citizens.
She served as a minister of the Owen Sound British Methodist Episcopal Church.
Jeremiah was voted the most popular merchant in Owen Sound in 1907; at this time, his confectionery was located on the west side of the city.
www.osblackhistory.com /people.php   (2393 words)

  
 History of the Owen Sound Fire Department
This method of fire fighting was often referred to as a "bucket brigade" (meaning buckets of water were passed down a line of men from a water source to the fire).
In 1857, the name Owen Sound was officially adopted and Owen Sound was incorporated as a town.
Owen Sound was incorporated as a city in 1920.
www.owensoundfireems.com /history.html   (778 words)

  
 Yarn Harlot: Owen Sound is where?
Owen Sound is where I spend the weekend, signing books and celebrating knitters at "Knitterday" at The Ginger Press.
Owen Sound has tons of Waterfalls and the sock felt that it would be remiss if it didn't see local colour.
Owen Sound was the last stop on the Underground Railroad, and the cairn symbolizes much about the trip from the States to Canada and freedom.
www.yarnharlot.ca /blog/archives/2005/05/31/owen_sound_is_where.html   (4137 words)

  
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www.sublet.com /town_rentals/canada/OwenSoundArea_Rentals.asp   (141 words)

  
 Owen Sound Attack Major Junior A Hockey Club
The Owen Sound Attack is proud to announce that Head Coach Mike Stothers has accepted the position of Head Coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.
It seems somewhat fitting that as the Owen Sound Attack get set to kick off their 8th annual alumni tournament today, that two of the more prominent names to come out of the organization were on the m
The Owen Sound Attack are thrilled to announce the hiring of Dale DeGray as their new General Manager.
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 Owen Sound Area Internet Community - The Owen Sound Harbour
Many of these boats would have been carrying passengers because Owen Sound was the main transfer point for passengers travelling to and from the western provinces on the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Access to railway lines and close proximity to American ports also made Owen Sound an important centre for the import of goods; so much so that, for many years, an American Consulate was located here.
Whether as an outlet for commercial ventures or recreational activities, Owen Sound harbour is a source of great pride to the city's residents.
www.osaic.com /index.cfm?page=222&CFID=37658&CFTOKEN=44554038   (805 words)

  
 Art Town: Owen Sound: Introduction
Art Town is an artists' collective in the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, promoting the work of over 20 professional artists and craftspeople since 2000.
Owen Sound is a small city but we have a large number of artists and craftspeople who either live in town or have their studios here.
The Art Town Collective puts on special events during the year, for visitors to meet the artists personally and view their recent work in such media as drawings, watercolour, oil and acrylic paintings, marquetry, jewellery, clay, sculpture, knitting, pastels and wood carving.
www.makersgallery.com /arttown   (168 words)

  
 Art Town: Owen Sound: What It Is
A group of Owen Sound artists met to explore ways they could raise awareness in the local community of the exceptionally large number of visual artists and craftspeople living and working here.
Owen Sound is fortunate to be a culturally rich community, with an exceptional municipally-owned Art Gallery (the Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery), the Owen Sound Little Theatre with its own facility (the Roxy Theatre) and the Georgian Bay Symphony Orchestra.
The Collective hopes to add to the richness of the town's cultural life through such events as studio tours or exhibitions and to reinforce the image of Owen Sound as a cultural destination by the use of the "Art Town" name.
www.makersgallery.com /arttown/what.html   (311 words)

  
 Green Owen Sound » Candidate Response #8, Peter Lemon
I have supported and will continue to support affordable public transit within the City of Owen Sound which the City has invested recently large capital dollars for new buses.
Regional Public Transit would be a County Council initiative and I would support provided it is not at the sole expense of the City of Owen Sound.
Energy auditing should be an ongoing process for the City of Owen Sound so we can determine where energy can be saved and resources reused.
greenowensound.com /main/2006/10/10/candidate-response-8-peter-lemon   (1002 words)

  
 Owen Sound Ontario Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Find out why Owen Sound was named one of five communities to be named a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2004.
When in Owen Sound, visit our office where experienced Travel Counsellors can assist you in planning a customized itinerary, check accommodation availability (seasonal), pick up additional brochures or purchase a souvenir, such as Owen Sound logo’d products, key event and attraction items, a variety of books, maps and postcards.
Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library: the recently restored Carnegie wing makes this important resource a must see
www.city.owen-sound.on.ca /tourism.htm   (530 words)

  
 Owen Sound's Black History - Driving Tour
Owen Sound has many fine examples of architecture, and this intriguing building once housed the American Consulate in the City.
In the early days of Owen Sound, this was a place of great importance as it was the site of one of the early mills by which the residents could get their grain ground into flour.
It is based on the life of an Owen Sound resident John knew, James Henson.
www.osblackhistory.com /drivingtour.php   (4106 words)

  
 Owen Sound Ringette Association: My Site News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Emily Parkin, a former Owen Sound Ringette player, is in her third year at Brock University, and just this year, they started a Brock Shinny Ringette League.
She is there watching the practices and games, attending all the Owen Sound events and supporting the other executive members as they perform their duties.
The impulse for John Halliday and Ian Thomson to form Owen Sound's first ringette house league, in 1980, was to give their daughters an activity to play since they couldn't join hockey.
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 Owen Sound Ontario Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Find out why Owen Sound was named one of five communities to be named a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2004.
Go to Festivals and Special Events for highlights of Owen Sound’s major annual festivals and events and important regional events, plus special projects, such as sports tournaments, etc.
When in Owen Sound, visit our office where experienced Travel Counsellors can assist you in planning a customized itinerary, check accommodation availability (seasonal), pick up additional brochures or purchase a souvenir, such as Owen Sound logo’d products, key event and attraction items, a variety of books, maps and postcards.
city.owen-sound.on.ca /tourism.htm   (530 words)

  
 Osprey Media. - Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA
The three Owen Sound masters teams all lost in the finals of the Cubby Cruickshank Memorial Lacrosse tournament on Sunday.
The Downtown Improvement Area board of management passed a motion at its recent meeting to survey the entire DIA membership about the parking system in Owen Sound's core, which some business people have called unfair.
Owen Sound's 150th Anniversary (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
www.owensoundsuntimes.com   (573 words)

  
 eBay - owen sound, Postcards Paper, Cards items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
OWEN SOUND Ontario Canada Postcard Street Scenes 1940s
Owen Sound, band stand, Harrison Park, South Baymouth
Owen Sound Canada Movie Marquee Auto's PC Postcard
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 Owen Sound Area Internet Community - OSAIC Home
Events are entered, modified and deleted on a daily basis by Owen Sound Department of Tourism.
Owen Sound is located in one of the most beautiful areas of Ontario.
In fact, as those who live here or who have visited will easily confirm, much of the city's charm is enhanced by the unusual combination of geographical features which can be found both within city limits and throughout the surrounding area.
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 Summerfolk 2007 ::Welcome
A great songwriter who tells stories of life and love in a way that captivates the listener, Jim Cuddy is one of the finest vocalists of his generation.
His impeccably crafted songs are catchy and familiar sounding, laced with gorgeous melodies, bittersweet lyrics and heartfelt sincerity.
Performing with Blue Rodeo and the Jim Cuddy Band, he has helped to develop an unmistakable sound that has garnered many awards and world-wide critical acclaim.
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 theOwen.com/go : owen sound
Adam and Joel are both going to be Owen Sound residents for the summer and are always looking for ways to get payed to do what we love doing.
Hailing out of Owen Sound but hunting down the muse on the highways of the western provinces, he worked his chops in such musical meccas as Saltspring Island, where he was a regular solo show at the infamous Tree-House Cafe and were he pumped the Crybaby for The Wierdlings.
Owen Sound was just waiting for him with such personelle as the great Peter Devlin, legendary gunslinger and all around old school bro.
theowen.com /go/index.php?tag=owen-sound   (1423 words)

  
 About the Owen Sound DIA
The Owen Sound D.I.A has been in existence since 1973.
Our mandate is to promote, maintain and beautify municipally owned lands, buildings and structures in the designated area, as well as promote the area as a business or shopping district.
We work closely with many community groups, such as: the Festival of the Northern Lights, Communities in Bloom, City Hall, Tourism Office, Chamber of Commerce, Owen Sound Police and many more to ensure that the downtown core is a vital part of the community.
www.owensounddia.com /about.htm   (229 words)

  
 Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library
Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library
The Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library has the solution.
July 2007 News at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library
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 Owen Sound 150 - Welcome
at the inner harbour, north of the Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum.
As part of the Homecoming celebrations, the Photo mosaic will be an exciting, fun and historical legacy of the Owen Sound community and its residents, both past and present.
We are asking all Owen Sounders to be part of this AMAZING historical endeavour by submitting their family picture and BEING ON THE BUCK!
www.owensound150.com   (0 words)

  
 Hotels in Owen Sound
Owen Sound, ON This central Grey County hotel is about two km (one mi) from Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum.
Owen Sound, ON Beautiful views of the Georgian Bay make this Owen Sound, Ontario hotel the perfect accommodation for business or leisure!
Owen Sound, ON Comfort Inn Owen Sound is located in the heart of Grey County.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Ontario/OwenSound.asp   (260 words)

  
 YMCA
The Owen Sound Family YMCA is a charity dedicated to building a caring, healthy community by creating opportunities for all people to achieve personal growth in spirit, mind and body.
Serving our community since 1877, the Family Y enriches the lives of people of all ages and is open to all members of our community.
Welcome to the Owen Sound Family Y! Website developed and hosted by Running Tide Inc.
www.ymcaowensound.on.ca   (0 words)

  
 Owen Sound Amateur Radio Club VE3OSR http://greynet.net/~gbarc/
The Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club, having derived much pleasure from amateur radio through personal experience, desires to share that pleasure with their fellow hams, and to encourage and assist others to enter the world of amateur radio.
GBARC provides communications for community events, such as the Terry Fox Run, the Boy Scouts' Jamboree-On-The-Air, and the Owen Sound Santa Claus Parade.
GBARC operates repeater VE3OSR in Owen Sound, on 146.940 MHz (-600 kHz offset).
juliet.albedo.net /~gbarc   (237 words)

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