What is Owen Sound?
[[File:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound.png|thumb]] '''Owen Sound''' is a city in [[Southwestern Ontario]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Grey County]]. It is at the [[mouth (river)|mouths]] of the [[Pottawatomi River]] and the [[Sydenham River]] on an inlet of [[Georgian Bay]]. According to the [[Canada 2011 Census|2011 census]], the 21,688 people lived in Owen Sound. Owen Sound was founded in 1841. It was named after British [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] [[Edward Owen (Royal Navy officer)|Edward Owen]]. The Canadian [[World War I]] [[flying ace]] [[Billy Bishop]] was born in Owen Sound. [[Georgian College]] is in Owen Sound. The [[Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute]] is one of the oldest schools in Canada. There are five sports teams in Owen Sound: * [[Owen Sound Attack]] – [[Ontario Hockey League]] * [[Owen Sound NorthStars]] – [[OLA Senior B Lacrosse League]] * [[Owen Sound North Stars Jr. B]] - [[Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League]] * [[Owen Sound United]] – [[Mid Western Soccer League]] * [[Owen Sound Colts]] – [[Gridiron Elite League]] [[Category:Cities in Ontario]] {{multistub|geo|Canada}}