Category Archives: Collingwood News
Wasaga Beach Receives Over $226K For Transit Operations
The Town of Wasaga Beach has received a financial boost for its transit operations through the Government of Ontario's 2021-2022 Gas Tax Program. The funding is awarded annually and this year, the tow...
Jan 21, 2022
Truck Sliding In The Snow Leads To Impaired Driving Charges
A Barrie man faces impaired driving charges after police say his truck slid off the road in snowy conditions in Tay Township. The OPP says the crash happened around 530 Wednesday afternoon on Sandhill...
Jan 21, 2022 Source: OPP/MADD
Wasaga Beach Fire Department Receives New Aerial Truck
The Wasaga Beach Fire Department has taken possession of its new aerial truck. "This vehicle replaces a 25-year-old aerial truck at the end of its lifespan and ensures we have the proper resources whe...
Jan 21, 2022 Source: Town Of Wasaga Beach
New Transportation Option For Vulnerable Citizens in Simcoe County
There's a new transportation option for vulnerable residents in Simcoe County. Five non-profit community agencies have come together to create the Community Transportation (CT) Link. It will provide s...
Jan 21, 2022 Source: CT Link
Legendary Rocker and Actor Meat Loaf Has Died
(Reuters) - Meat Loaf, the U.S. rock star whose debut "Bat Out of Hell" became one of the best-selling albums of all time, has died aged 74. Delivering epic anthems about love, lust and motorcycles wi...
Jan 21, 2022 Source: Meat Loaf (Facebook)
Head-On Crash On Hwy 26 In Clearview Sends Two To Hospital
Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a head-on crash in Clearview Township. The OPP says the crash happened on Highway 26 near County Road 10 (Sunnidale Corners) around 7 o'clock Thursda...
Jan 21, 2022 Ontario Provincial Police Logo
Below Seasonal Temperatures Forecasted Until Mid-Next Week
The bitter cold continues today. Looking at the long-range forecast, below seasonal temperatures are expected to stick around until at least mid-next week. An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect. E...
Jan 21, 2022 Pavel Lozovikov / Unsplash
Reopening Plan Is "Irresponsible": RNAO
Not everyone is celebrating the government's decision to ease public health measures at the end of the month. The Registered Nurses' Association says it's irresponsible when people's surgeries and pro...
Jan 21, 2022 Source: RNAO
SMDHU Thurs Update Includes 245 COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 245 new COVID-19 cases today and three new deaths. The deaths include two men from Muskoka over the age of 79 and a Simcoe County woman ove...
Jan 20, 2022
Province Will Start To Cautiously Lift Restrictions Beginning January 31st
The Province will start lifting restrictions beginning Jan 31st and allow businesses to return to 50 percent capacity. Social gatherings would move to allow 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors th...
Jan 20, 2022 Image From CPAC Dec 17, 2021