Category Archives: Collingwood News
Gilda's Club Of Simcoe-Muskoka Hosting Star Wars Auction
Gilda's Club Of Simcoe Muskoka is hosting a huge Star Wars auction of collectible, limited edition and other memorabilia from a private collection. It includes a "Scout Trooper with Speeder Bike" scul...
Apr 13, 2021
Feds Announce Financial Support For Air Canada
The federal government has announced financial support for Air Canada. The government says as a condition to receiving this support, Air Canada will ensure that: Regional communities retain air connec...
Apr 12, 2021
Police End Active Search For Missing Man Whose Vehicle Was Found in Tiny
The OPP has called off its search for a missing man from Kitchener, who was believed to be in Tiny Township. Police say they have conducted an extensive air, ground and water search since April 5, and...
Apr 12, 2021
SMDHU COVID-19 Update for Monday Includes 367 Cases And Two More Deaths
In its first update from the weekend, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 367 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths related to the virus. It also says another 209 local cases have sc...
Apr 12, 2021
Students Will Move To Remote Learning After Spring Break
Students in Ontario will not be returning to in-class learning next week. Premier Doug Ford says due to the spread of COVID-19 variants in the community, a decision has been made to move to remote lea...
Apr 12, 2021
Celebrate National Poetry Month in Collingwood
April is National Poetry Month and the Town of Collingwood's Poet Laureate Claudia Ferraro invites you to celebrate with a few ways to work poetry into your day. Take a stroll through Harbourview Park...
Apr 12, 2021
Collingwood's Accessibility Advisory Committee Seeking New Members
Collingwood's Accessibility Advisory Committee is seeking new members. The town says if you are a person with a disability as identified by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)...
Apr 12, 2021
Hospitals Begin To Scale Back Surgeries
Starting today, most hospitals across the province are scaling back elective surgeries. (Please see messages below from local hospitals.) Ontario Health has instructed hospitals to ramp down all elect...
Apr 12, 2021
Simcoe County Leaf and Yard Waste Collection Begins
The County of Simcoe's curbside Leaf and Yard Waste Collection program is set to start this week in Zone One, running until the week of May 31. These bi-weekly collections include leaves, grass, branc...
Apr 12, 2021
Spring Break Finally Arrives...
Spring Break has finally arrived.. a month later than usual. The provincial government says it will begin offering registration for vaccinations this week to education workers who provide direct suppo...
Apr 12, 2021