Category Archives: Collingwood News
SMDHU Mon Update Includes 89 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 89 new COVID-19 cases. Today's update - the first since Friday - also includes 3 new hospitalizations. No new deaths were reported today. C...
May 30, 2022
Arrest After Vehicle Crashes Into Building In Wasaga Beach
A 21-year-old Collingwood woman faces charges after a vehicle crashed into a building on Mosley Street in Wasaga Beach. OPP responded Sunday at 6 am. Witnesses said the driver fled on foot after the v...
May 30, 2022
It's National AccessAbility Awareness Week
It's National AccessAbility Awareness Week. It celebrates the contributions of Canadians with visible and invisible disabilities as well as recognizes the work being undertaken to remove barriers to a...
May 30, 2022 Source: Town of Collingwood
Ronnie Hawkins Has Died At Age 87
Ronnie Hawkins has died. The rockabilly artist passed away yesterday morning at a hospital in Peterborough. He was 87 years old.
May 30, 2022 Source: RonnieHawkins.com
SIU Called In After Anti-Riot Weapons Used in Honey Harbour Incident
The province's Special Investigations Unit has been called in, after OPP officers discharged an Anti-Riot Weapon on Georgian Bay. It says preliminary information suggests police became aware of a man ...
May 30, 2022
Hot and Humid End To The Month Of May
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for most of southern Ontario, including Simcoe County, warning of the first heat event of the season. It says hot and increasingly humid weath...
May 30, 2022 Jennifer C. / CC
SMDHU Fri Update Includes 95 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 95 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths. One person has also been hospitalized since the last update on Wednesday. There are currently 21 people hosp...
May 27, 2022
Search Underway In Midhurst For Missing 87 Year Old
A search is underway in the Midhurst area of Springwater Township for an 87 year-old man who took his dogs for a walk yesterday afternoon and has not been seen since. Harvey Doherty was last seen arou...
May 27, 2022 Image provided by the OPP
OPP Holds 2022 Central Region Awards Ceremony
The OPP has recognized a number of officers and civilians for their efforts throughout the region. The Central Region OPP Awards Ceremony was held yesterday in Orillia. Held at the Hawk Ridge Golf and...
May 27, 2022
You Can Still Register For the Walk For Alzheimer's On Sunday
It's time for the Alzheimer Society's biggest fundraiser of the year. The 24th Annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's is scheduled for Sunday (May 29th) at the Simcoe County Museum. This is ...
May 27, 2022 Source: Alzheimer Society