Category Archives: Collingwood News

The Ontario government is making changes to improve the access to child care across the province. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced the amendments today. "The changes we are announcing today ...

The Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit has released details of its vaccine roll out. As of March 1, people in a number of priority groups will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They include: - Adul...

The OPP has released photos of a suspect and vehicle in connection with a robbery in Collingwood. Police say a masked man entered the Canco Gas Station on Hume Street on Monday night, brandished what ...

A significant annual event in the community of Meaford has been cancelled again this year. For a 2nd consecutive year, the Meaford Apple Harvest Craft Show will not be staged in the community. The ann...

Ontarians over the age of 80 will be able to book a COVID-19 appointment online as of March 15th. Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, the head of the province's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, made t...

More students are being sent home to get tested for COVID-19. Students in our region returned for in-class learning earlier this month and there are currently 22 active cases of COVID-19 in schools ac...

No new virus-related deaths have been reported in the latest update by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, but it included 43 new COVID-19 cases in the region. The health unit says 3 more local c...

The Simcoe County Museum is hosting Fact or Fiction - Home Edition. It's a virtual event inspired by the very popular Night at the Museum event. During Fact or Fiction - Home Edition, participants wil...

The new accelerated training program for personal support workers announced Wednesday by the provincial government will produce a huge increase in PSW training at Ontario's colleges - including Georgi...

Heart attack patients in the Midland and Collingwood area now have access to the 'gold standard' of care thanks to the Simcoe Muskoka Code STEMI Protocol. Residents with heart attack symptoms who pres...