Category Archives: Collingwood News
OPP Investigate Tiny Township Arson
Provincial Police say a Boxing Day fire in Tiny Township was deliberately set. The fire destroyed a house under construction on Glen Cedar drive near Tiny Beaches Road. The flames broke out around 5 a...
Dec 28, 2021 Photo from OPP
Suspect &Vehicle Sought In Local Thefts
The OPP are looking for help in finding a vehicle and suspects involved in recent thefts. On December 25, officers from Huronia West OPP took a report of a white Acura MDX vehicle bearing Ontario plat...
Dec 28, 2021 OPP Photo
SMDHU Reports New Highest Daily COVID-19 Case Count With 298 Cases, 64 Children
It's another record-breaking day for COVID-19 cases in Simcoe Muskoka. The health unit's recorded its highest yet daily case count at 298 cases. 64 of today's cases are children. Today's update also i...
Dec 24, 2021 Logo via the SMDHU
Mississauga Man Facing Charges For Pickup Truck Theft
A 44-year-old Mississauga man's been charged in relation to a stolen pickup in Tay Township. Yesterday, OPP stopped the vehicle in a parking lot at Mountainview Mall in Midland when they learned it ma...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: OPP
Footprints in the Snow Lead To Theft Suspect in Collingwood
Some footprints in the snow have helped the OPP arrest a theft suspect in Collingwood. Police responded to an alarm at a business on First Street in the early hours of December 10th, when officers fou...
Dec 24, 2021 Emilian Robert Vicol / CC
Last-Minute Holiday Shopping? Here's What's Open Today
If you're one of many last-minute shoppers, you might want to hit the malls sooner rather than later. Here's a look at some of your options on Christmas Eve Georgian Mall 8:30am-5pm Bayfield Mall 9:30...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: Flickr
How To Avoid The 12 Scams of The Holidays
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the OPP want to remind residents about the 12 Scams of the Holidays. The spirit of the holidays is a time of giving for most but, for scammers, it is a time of takin...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: OPP
NORAD Is Tracking Santa's Trip Around The World
Santa and his reindeers are making their annual trek around the world today. The North American Aerospace Defence Command or NORAD began tracking Santa in 1955. To get updates on Santa's location, you...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: NORAD
White Christmas Hopes May Be Dashed By Weather Warm-Up
While many parts of the region received another couple of cms of snow overnight, dreams of a White Christmas may be dashed in some areas by a sudden warm up today. While a chance of flurries remains f...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: Instant Weather
SMDHU Reports Region's Single Highest Daily COVID-19 Case Count To Date
It's another single-day record for COVID-19 case counts in Simcoe-Muskoka. Today the local health unit recorded 229 new cases in the region - yesterday held the previous record when 197 new cases were...
Dec 23, 2021