City of Owen Sound

Did you know?

This area of the upper Great Lakes was first formally surveyed in 1815 by William Fitzwilliam Owen and Lieutenant Henry W. Bayfield. The inlet was named "Owen's Sound" in honour of Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, the explorer Owen's older brother.

Owen Sound

Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch was greeted by a crowd of thousands when it arrived in Owen Sound Dec. 28, carried by local torch bearer Jason Crone. Check out pictures from the event in our photo gallery, below.
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Owen Sound Photo Gallery

Owen Sound Tourism has been out and about taking photos and we have uploaded them to our website. Be sure to check out our new Photo Gallery, you might just see yourself!
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Videos

Visitors know treasures the City and area holds, so reacquaint yourself or visit another season by checking out some select videos featured just for you.
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Owen Sound Ontario

We’ve been called a lot of things. A cultural capital of Canada. A Communities in Bloom award winner. A Winterlights champion. One of the top five places in the country to retire And then there’s our own moniker, “The Scenic City,” reflecting our geographic niche at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment, in a river valley hugging the shores of clean, clear Georgian Bay.