Business Excellence Achievement Awards

August 14, 2009

The Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Business Excellence Achievement Awards. This year the voting is being done strictly online at www.oschamber.com. There are eight categories and nominations are due by the first week of September.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Features, Owen Sound, Participation, theOwen Features

Contact City Council In One Easy Step

July 22, 2009

Do you have a legitimate gripe? Concerns? Compliments? Let all the members of Owen Sound City Council know with our easy form… (yes, we get a copy as well… we’d love to publish your comments but only if you agree.) Please check the appropriate box to give us your permission. Thanks in advance.) Perhaps if we get more people to contact Council with concerns, things will start to be done about them.

If you seek to converse with a Councillor individually, you can get their addresses here. If you’d like to get in touch with theOwen.com contact us here.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Owen Sound, Participation, Politics, The City, theOwen Features

Summerfolk 34 – August 14, 15 & 16, 2009

July 13, 2009

Summerfolk celebrates it’s 34th year this year with “The Beat Goes On”.

As expected they have a huge amount of talented performers scheduled for the weekend event, a great many artisans will be showing and selling their wares, lots of food and an assortment of acitivites and events are planned.

The following is the first of several promotional videos for this year’s Summerfolk.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Concerts, Features, Food, Get Out, Music, Owen Sound, Summerfolk, The Area, Video, fun, theOwen Features

Area Farmer’s Markets – Local Greatness

June 23, 2009

Grey Bruce Farmers markets are open for business, featuring a wide variety of locally grown and produced products. Did you know we have 13 markets in our area? Do you wonder where your food comes from and how it’s produced? Farmers Markets give you the chance to talk to the people that produce some of the food we eat. Visit the markets, talk to the vendors, enjoy the experience.