Lifestyle

Owen Sound residents enjoy big city amenities in a small-town atmosphere. With its affordable lifestyle, its many attractions and reasonable real estate prices, it is an attractive place to open a business, settle and raise a family or make the most of the retirement years!

Health Care:

The City boasts an excellent health facility in the Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre.

Education:

• elementary (public and separate schools)
• secondary (public and separate schools)
• post-secondary education: Georgian College
• private schools

Fitness & Recreation:

• numerous private clubs
• Owen Sound Family Y
• four local golf courses
• 2 curling rinks
• 2 indoor arenas
• 11 baseball diamonds
• 16 soccer fields - Owen Sound Minor Soccer

Outdoor Activities:

• 43 municipal parks
• walking, hiking and cycling trails
• surrounded by 27 thousand acres of public access conservation land
• the Niagara Escarpment, a world biosphere preserve.
• snowmobiling
• fishing
• canoeing
• cross-country and downhill skiing

Cultural:

• Tom Thomson Art Gallery
• Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library
• Roxy Theatre
• Georgian Bay Symphony Orchestra
• Billy Bishop Museum
• Marine & Rail Museum
• Grey Roots Museum & Archives

Annual Festivals:

• internationally famous Summerfolk Music and Craft Festival
• award winning Festival of Northern Lights
• Salmon Spectacular

Junior OHL Hockey:

• The Owen Sound Attack Junior 'A' Team
• The Owen Sound Saugeen Shores Greys Junior 'B' Team

Media:

• CFOS/CFPS Bayshore Broadcasting (AM Radio)
• Community-Focus (local on-line news magazine)
• Mix 106.5-CIXK Bayshore Broadcasting (FM Radio)
• Rogers Cablesystems (local cable company)
• Sun Times (local daily newspaper)
• The Dock (radio)

Related Information

• Owen Sound Tourism
• Owen Sound Recreation
• Properties