Category Archives: Collingwood News
SMDHU Tues Report Includes 319 COVID-19 Cases and Four Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 319 new COVID-19 cases today and four deaths. The deaths include a man between the ages of 45 and 64 from Muskoka and three Simcoe County r...
Jan 18, 2022
OPP Establish Tip Line To Help Find Abducted Wasaga Beach Woman
The OPP has established a dedicated tip line in the hopes of solving a recent Wasaga Beach abduction. 37-year-old Elnaz Hajtamiri (right) was abducted from her Wasaga Beach Trailwood Place home on Jan...
Jan 18, 2022
Clean-Up Continues Following Historic Winter Storm
The clean-up from one of the worst winter storms to hit southern Ontario in decades is expected to take a couple of days. Thousands of drivers along Toronto-area highways got stuck in the snow yesterd...
Jan 18, 2022 Source: OPP
SMDHU Mon Update Includes 1,166 New COVID-19 Cases, Two Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 1,166 new COVID-19 cases since last week and two new deaths. There are also three new hospitalizations in the region due to patients with t...
Jan 17, 2022
It's Snowmobile Safety Week
It's Snowmobile Safety Week. The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) joins the North American snowmobile community and our Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) partners in celebrating the 2022 sn...
Jan 17, 2022 Source: OFSC
Health Canada Approves Pfizer's COVID-19 Pill
Health Canada has authorized the emergency use of PAXLOVID, an investigational medicine, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults, with mild to moderate symptoms, who are at high risk ...
Jan 17, 2022 Source: rarrarorro/Depositphotos
#BettyWhiteChallenge To Honour Late Star's 100th Birthday
The legendary Betty White would have turned 100 years old today. The award-winning actress and comedian passed away at the age of 99 on New Year's Eve, just a few days after suffering a stroke. Her fa...
Jan 17, 2022 Source: OSPCA
It's Blue Monday
Mother Nature certainly isn't helping, but today is Blue Monday. It takes place on the third Monday in January, and raises awareness around depression, anxiety and people suffering from the winter blu...
Jan 17, 2022 Source: NCC
Small Simcoe County Garbage Cart Exchange Begins
Want a smaller garbage cart? Starting today, Simcoe County residents can submit online requests to exchange their existing garbage and recycling carts for smaller sizes. Exchanges will be free of char...
Jan 17, 2022 Source: County Of Simcoe
SMDHU Closes COVID-19 Community Vaccine Clinics Today Due To Weather
For the safety of its staff and clients al COVID-19 community vaccine clinics by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit are closed today due to poor weather conditions. The COVID-19 Vaccination Clini...
Jan 17, 2022 Source: SMDHU