Category Archives: Collingwood News
No Fireworks Allowed In Collingwood This Weekend
With the Civic Holiday coming up, the town of Collingwood is reminding residents and visitors that buying/ selling/ and setting off of any consumer fireworks is NOT permitted. It says they are only al...
Jul 29, 2021
Over 20 Charges Laid By Huronia West/Collingwood OPP Marine Unit
The joint Huronia West/Collingwood OPP Marine Unit has been busy enforcing water safety in the area. During the weekend of July 16-18, 2021, officers logged 29 hours of patrol time on the water and we...
Jul 29, 2021
TC Energy Reaches Conditional Agreement With DND For Development Of Pumped Storage Facility At Meaford Base
TC Energy has reached an agreement with the Department of National Defence that will allow the for the development of a pumped storage facility at the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre in Meaford....
Jul 29, 2021 (TC Energy image)
UPDATE: Health Unit Reports Six New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting six new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths. New cases include 2 in Barrie, 2 in Bradford West-Gwillimbury, and one each in Severn and Clearview...
Jul 28, 2021
Ontario Ramping Up Efforts to Reduce Surgical Wait Times
The Province is investing $324 million to allow Ontario's hospitals and community health sector to perform more urgent care. This will include more surgeries, MRI and CT scans, and procedures, includi...
Jul 28, 2021 Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott. (file photo)
Local Victim Looses $22,000 In Grandparent Scam.
Huronia West OPP say a local resident has lost $22,000 to the grandparent scam. Investigators say the woman got a call July 16, from someone posing as an RCMP officer who claimed he had her grandson u...
Jul 28, 2021 OPP Cruiser
Meaford Seeks Investing In Canada Infrastructure Grant For Watermain Replacement Project
Meaford is applying for a grant to help finance a watermain replacement project. Council resolved at its meeting on Monday to submit an application to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Gr...
Jul 28, 2021 Meaford Council Chambers. Photo by Claire McCormack
Tiny Township Installs Turtle Crossing Signs
Tiny Township is installing Turtle Crossing signs in critical habitat areas. It is working to support turtle conservation in cooperation with Awenda Provincial Park. The township says two "turtle cros...
Jul 28, 2021
New Student Businesses In South Georgian Bay
The South Georgian Bay Small Business Enterprise Centre has welcomed a new cohort of students, who are ready to launch their businesses and dip into the world of entrepreneurship. The six budding entr...
Jul 28, 2021
9-1-1 Call Leads Police To Suspected Drunk Driver In Wasaga Beach
A concerned citizen has helped police arrest a suspected drunk driver in Wasaga Beach. Huronia West OPP say they received a 9-1-1 call on Monday morning, about a vehicle stopped in a live lane near th...
Jul 28, 2021