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11 unusual facts about Owen Sound

After the Anthems

After the Anthems is a band based in Mississauga Ontario, Canada and originally from Owen Sound.

Gus Mitges

After ridings were rearranged in 1987, Mitges sought re-election for his final political term in the Bruce—Grey riding.

Henry Horton Miller

Born in Owen Sound, Canada West, Miller was educated at the public and high schools of Owen Sound.

James Masson

Masson articled in law with William Hamilton Ponton, was called to the Ontario bar in 1871 and set up practice in Owen Sound.

Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson

She was born Laura Emma Marshall in Park Head, Ontario, the daughter of Joseph Marshall and Lucy Smith, and was educated in Owen Sound and at Toronto University.

Ontario Hockey League history

The Dukes became the Guelph Storm; filling the void left when the Platers relocated to Owen Sound.

Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute (OSCVI), located in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, is one of the oldest schools in Canada having been founded in 1856 and in the late 1880s and early 1890s was the most academically successful school in Ontario.

Ruth Lovell Stanners

Ruth Lovell Stanners is a Canadian politician, who served as the mayor of Owen Sound, Ontario.

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She was also the Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Bruce—Grey in the 1999 provincial election, but lost to incumbent MPP Bill Murdoch.