Editing Owen Sound (section)

==Industry==

The [[Parrish & Heimbecker]] Grain Terminal (Great Lakes Elevator Co Ltd) is located in the inner harbour. The original CPR [[grain elevator]]s were destroyed by fire in 1911. [[Transport Canada]] has divested the harbour.<ref>Walker, T. R., Bernier, M., Blotnicky, B., Golden, P. G., Hoffman, E., Janes, J., ... & Vermeulen, S. (2015). [[Polson Iron Works]] relocated from Toronto in 1886 but returned to Toronto in 1897. Harbour divestiture in Canada: Implications of changing governance. Marine Policy, 62, 1-8.</ref>

Owen Sound was home to a handful of shipbuilders since the 1840s with two notable companies:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.history-articles.com/shipbuilding-history.html | title=Shipbuilding History of Owen Sound }}</ref>

* [[Polson Iron Works]] from 1888 to 1897
* [[Russel Brothers]] from 1937 (moved from Fort Frances) to 1994<ref>{{cite web | url=https://russelbrothers.com/russelhistory.html | title=RUSSEL BROTHERS LTD. Steelcraft winch boat and warping tug builders from Owen Sound, Ontario }}</ref> and located on current vacant lots at 2050 and 2198 3rd Avenue East with the launch slip the only reminder of the shipyards.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Development Parcel, 2198 and 2050 3rd Avenue East (formerly 2022 3rd Avenue East), Owen Sound, Ontario | url=https://www.owensound.ca/media/bhgnsa5b/due-diligence-phase-i-environmental-site-assessment-update.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427203043/https://www.owensound.ca/media/bhgnsa5b/due-diligence-phase-i-environmental-site-assessment-update.pdf | archive-date=2024-04-27}}</ref>