Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance in identifying the suspect or location of a stolen E- Bike from a Penetanguishene residence yesterday. (See attached photographs) Officers responded on June 24, 2025, to the report of the theft of a Rad P...

Committed to fostering age-friendly communities, the County of Simcoe is proud to unveil the 2025-2030 Age-Friendly Positive Aging Strategy. This revitalized strategy builds on years of research, engagement, and community-driven priorities that enhance the lives of older adults across the region. As Simcoe County's old...

An Elmvale man talking on his cell while driving was pulled over by Huronia West OPP Saturday afternoon and then it became an impaired driving charge. It happened on Mosley street at 18th Street in Wasaga Beach - the 45 year old racked up 5 charges and has an August court date in Collingwood.

Wasaga Beach continues to move forward quickly to reinvent the town's famous commercial area along Beach Drive at Beach Area 1. Today, a section of Beach Drive between Spruce Street and Second Street will be closed, and construction will begin. Improving roads and infrastructure along Beach Drive will resolve flooding ...

As highly dangerous temperatures hold us in their grip - there are cooling centres in Collingwood - the Town of Collingwood has public cooling centres open at the Collingwood Public Library, the Collingwood Museum, and at the transit terminal. There's also a splash pad in Harbourview Park, a swimming beach at Sunset Po...

Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP are investigating a robbery that happened at a jewellery store in downtown Collingwood Friday evening. At around 5 pm, police were called to the store on Hurontario Street. Multiple masked individuals entered the store armed with tools and forcibly removed merchandise before fleeing t...

A note for anyone attending the National Indigenous People's Day concert scheduled for tomorrow in Collingwood - there has been a change of venue due to possible inclement weather - the new venue is First Presbyterian Church at 200 Maple Street. The times remain the same - 6-8:30pm.

Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP have been busy with traffic related incidents this week. They include a collision on Monday in Collingwood at First and Pine Streets after which one of the vehicles left the scene with extensive damage. Officers were able to locate the driver - a 55 year old Wasaga Beach male who ...

The Town of Wasaga Beach is celebrating the first day of summer by kicking off a new tradition and launching The Official Soundtrack of Summer. It's a playlist featuring over 40 artists - and has been curated and made available on Spotify, Facebook and Instagram. The music is reflective of bands that have played the Be...

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Meaford yesterday. Grey Bruce OPP were called to a reported of a collision involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Sykes Street North and Trowbridge Street. Grey County paramedics also attended the scene. The pedestria...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is advising parents to make sure their children's immunizations are up to date ahead of the summer break. Attendance at camps, sporting events and family travel offer risks that vaccinations protect against. In June, students born in 2016 and 2017 (Grades 2 and 3) from across Sim...

The Town of Collingwood has planned a three day festival to celebrate Canada. It starts June 28th and runs through July 1st culminating in a fireworks display. There are plenty of events each day featuring live music, a Lego Creative Club Kids Zone, art exhibits and a pancake breakfast on Canada Day. For a complete lis...

An annual event aimed at 55+ aged area residents kicks off tomorrow in Wasaga Beach. The Town of Wasaga Beach along with the Age-Friendly Advisory committee and volunteers is announcing the 7th annual Seniors Information and Active Living Expo. It all gets underway at the RecPlex in Wasaga Beach tomorrow morning at 10 ...

A Barrie man is among 36 people, arrested and charged in a massive child exploitation investigation. Twenty-one police services worked together to lay a total of 128 criminal charges. All of the accused are male ranging in age from 18-73. The Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation o...

Huronia West OPP have charged a couple of local people with impaired driving. Monday night around 10:30 a single vehicle crash on Nottawasaga 33-34 Sideroad in Clearview led to a 43 year old Nottawa man's arrest for impaired driving. He'll be in a Collingwood courtroom July 29th. And another single vehicle crash on Fai...

The Wasaga Beach Farmer's Market kicks off tonight. Aside from local produce and artisan goods - it's a "meet your local first responder" event too. It started at 3pm and runs until 7 tonight. It all takes place at the Wasaga Beach RecPlex.

A 50 year old Collingwood man is charged in connection with an incident in which the province's Special Investigations Unit invoked its mandate. Collingwood OPP were called to a disturbance at a Rhona Road address last Wednesday - as a result a man was shot and injured. Charges laid against the accused include assault ...

A fire caused heavy damage this morning to a Collingwood Restaurant. A passerby noticed the fire at the Collingwood Motel on Beachwood Road around 5:30 this morning (Thursday May 29). Town fire crews had the blaze extinguished in a couple of hours... and there were no injuries reported.

Collingwood OPP have charged a 32 year old Wasaga Beach male with several offences Police attended to a disturbance call at a First Street coffee shop yesterday afternoon around 4. A male was throwing rocks at passing vehicles and had damaged the entrance to the business. When police arrived and tried to speak with the...

In honour of Juneteenth, a group called Making Change is again presenting the historical tour "Footsteps To Freedom," a local Black History Bus Tour on Saturday, June 14th. It kicks off at 9:30am from Anderson's Kitchen on Cedar Pointe Drive in Barrie and stops at Oro African Church then winds up at Clarksbur...

There will be a heavy police presence at Our Lady Of The Bay Catholic High School In Collingwood this evening (May 26th). OPP will be conducting a training exercise at the school. Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP say they hope they'll never need to put the training to use in a real life situation, but they want t...

Three people are now facing charges following a police search at a Midland residence. Yesterday morning at around 4:45, members of the OPP Community Street Crime Unit, along with the Tactics and Rescue Unit executed a search warrant at a home on Seventh Street near Ottawa Street. Southern Georgian Bay OPP seized a stol...

Registration is open for the 21st Annual Blue Mountain Village Foundation Charity Golf Tournament. It takes place Friday September 26th and will again take place at Monterra Golf Course. The BMVF awards grants to charitable organizations in our region whose programs & activities address social gaps in our community...

Collingwood Collegiate Institute boasts a gold medal winner in a recent skills competition. The Simcoe County District School Board had students from five schools representing - in all four medals were won in four categories. In the Auto Service Technology competition, a CCI student won gold. As a gold medallist, the s...

A 30 year old Collingwood resident faces charges including forgery, obstruct a peace officer and identity fraud following an incident yesterday in New Techumseth. Nottawasaga OPP responded to the Royal Bank on King Street North when a call was made about a fraud in progress just after noon yesterday. The accused has a ...