Category Archives: Collingwood News
Simcoe County Warden Proclaims Today As #TransitWorkerAppreciationDay
Simcoe County Warden George Cornell has officially proclaimed today as Transit Worker Appreciation Day. He said the County would like to thank all of the hard-working transit operators and maintenance...
Mar 18, 2022 Source: County of Simcoe
Tiny Township Offering E-Billing For Property Taxes
Tiny Township has introduced e-billing as an option for residents to receive their property tax bills. It says residents can register for e-billing in order to receive paperless property tax bills dir...
Mar 18, 2022 Source: Tiny Township
Sweetwater Harvest Festival Returns To Wye Marsh
The popular Sweetwater Harvest Festival returns to The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre this weekend. The festival celebrates the history of maple syrup, and the role it plays in our cultural and natural her...
Mar 18, 2022 Source: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
Strike Averted By Faculty At Ontario Colleges
A potential strike involving faculty members at colleges in Ontario has been averted. It would have affected about half-a-million students in the province. The College Employer Council and the OPSEU a...
Mar 18, 2022 Source: The College Employer Council
Barrie Police Find Sawed-Off Shotgun
Police in Barrie have seized a sawed off shotgun and a stolen car. An officer noticed the car parked in a Bayfield Street Driveway on Wednesday. Police paid a visit to the house, and a canine unit cam...
Mar 17, 2022 Photo: Barrie Police
Collingwood Man Wins $250K
A Collingwood chef has won a quarter million dollars Jimmy Lane won the top prize in the Instant Money Bag Multiplier Game. The 58 year-old father says he'll invest his winnings and pay some bills. Th...
Mar 17, 2022 OLG photo
Part of Tiny Township Concession 3 Closed
A section of Concession Three West in Tiny Township is closed to through traffic because of the spring thaw. The stretch is east of Crossland Road , and will remain closed because the road bed has bec...
Mar 17, 2022 Source: Tiny Township via Twitter.
SMDHU COVID-19 Clinics Offering Walk-Ins Only, Starting Saturday
Effective Saturday, all public health COVID-19 vaccination community clinics in Simcoe-Muskoka will offer appointments by walk-in only. They will operate from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. throughout the week and ...
Mar 17, 2022 Source: SMDHU
Luck of the Irish Brings Double-Digit Temperatures
The luck of the Irish could be giving us double-digits temperatures today and a little taste of spring, just a few days before the season officially arrives. The forecast is calling for highs between ...
Mar 17, 2022 Tracy / CC
Four More Local Deaths, 196 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Simcoe-Muskoka
Four more local residents have died after contracting COVID-19. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says the latest deaths involved a woman between 45-64 years of age, along with another woman and...
Mar 16, 2022 Source: SMDHU