Category Archives: Collingwood News
Meaford Blue Dolphin Pool Set For Upgrades After Receiving $10,000
Blue Dolphin Pool in Meaford will be getting some upgrades after receiving $10,000. The Community Investment Program through Hydro One provided this funding that will go towards replacing the removabl...
Apr 03, 2021 Meaford Logo
Province-wide Shutdown Starts Saturday
Ontario is headed into Shutdown status starting Saturday. Today Premier Doug Ford said it's up to him to make the tough decision: "Effective Sat, April 3rd at 12:01 am Ontario will pull the emergency ...
Apr 01, 2021
Province Announces Additional Pharmacies Providing COVID-19 Vaccine
The Province has announced new pharmacy sites where you can get a COVID-19 vaccine. In our region, they include two in Parry Sound and 25 in Simcoe-Muskoka. They are part of nearly 380 additional phar...
Apr 01, 2021 NIAID / CC
Great Easter Egg Hunt Returns!
The Great Easter Egg Hunt is returning to downtown Collingwood. Starting today, you can download your egg counting form by clicking here, then head out and count the eggs that the Easter Bunny has hid...
Apr 01, 2021
SCDSB Launches First Student Census
The Simcoe County District School Board is holding its first-ever student census. It says the confidential survey will be used to collect identity-based student data so that systemic barriers can be i...
Apr 01, 2021
April Fool's Flurries?
The weather today is going to seem like an April Fool's Day joke... It is calling for high winds and flurries this morning, with a high of minus 1, well below the normal high for this time of year, wh...
Apr 01, 2021 Mashtrelo
COVID-19 Outbreak On RVH’s Cardiac Renal Unit
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the Cardiac Renal Inpatient unit. Three patients with a li...
Apr 01, 2021
UPDATE: Meaford Museum Not Re-Opening Due To LocKdown
UPDATE: Meaford Museum confirmed that they will actually not be re-opening to the public as they are not allowed to welcome the public under the new shutdown rules. They hope to re-open when the lockd...
Apr 01, 2021
Lecce Confirms Spring Break 2021 Will Go Ahead
The Spring Break will happen as planned in April. Today Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce also confirmed the plan right now is to have students return to in-class learning after the break, whic...
Mar 31, 2021
Province Doubling COVID-19 Child Benefit Supports
Parents and Guardians in Ontario will now see double the previous support they received via the COVID-19 Child Benefit. Today Education Minister Stephen Lecce confirmed Ontario will provide $400 for e...
Mar 31, 2021