BlackburnNews.com photoBlackburnNews.com photo
Midwestern

School Board Votes On New Owen Sound School Name

The Bluewater Disctrict School Board will vote on a new name for the amalgamated Owen Sound Highschools today.

The Naming Committee has recommended the new school be named Owen Sound District Secondary School.

The other names on the shortlist include Owen Sound Secondary School, Owen Sound Collegiate, and Owen Sound High School.

Students from OSCVI will join West Hill students at their current highschool in the fall, and the school will have a new identity .

The naming committee included representation from students, staff, parents, the public and the board.

OSCVI will be renovated into an elementary school.

Read More Local Stories

New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.