Category Archives: Collingwood News

Almost 300 tickets have been handed out, while warnings have been issued to close to 200 other drivers, after OPP officers increased speeding enforcement in Midland. During the month of February 2022,...

An OPP officer has been cleared of any wrong-doing by the SIU, following a collision between a truck and a police SUV in Essa Township. Police say the officer was driving the speed limit while heading...

There's a new addition to the local OPP Community Safety Officer (CSO) program. Constable Durtnall is a four year member of the OPP and transferred to Detachment in February of 2021 from the Orillia D...

March 23, 2022 To those who live, work and visit Simcoe Muskoka: RE: Special Statement from Dr. Charles Gardner, Medical Officer of Health On March 11, 2022, we reached a significant milestone - the t...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 214 new COVID-19 cases today and 3 deaths. Deaths include two men - one from Simcoe County and another from Muskoka between the ages of 65 ...

Speeding contributed to the loss of 81 lives in 2021 on OPP patrolled roadways, marking a 10-year high in speed-related road deaths. ROADS OPP report a total of 315 people died on roads last year - th...

Inspector Leah Gilfoy has been appointed as the Detachment Commander of Huronia West OPP. Inspector Gilfoy has been serving as the interim Detachment Commander for the past few months and after a succ...

Be prepared for a combination of nasty weather today. A Texas low is set to bring an extended period of freezing rain and blustery winds to the region with a high potential for power outages in southe...

The OPP is reminding area residents that no ice is safe ice especially as it's starting to melt on area water bodies. OPP Constable Ryan Lehr from Central Region's SAVE Team says ice conditions are be...

You have a chance to win some great prizes in the Rotary's Great Ontario Fishing Raffle. The grand prize this year is an 85 thousand dollar X20 Legend fish and ski boat, while the second prize include...