Category Archives: Collingwood News
Driver Charged After Vehicle Ends Up In Ditch
A 48-year-old Tiny Township man is accused of driving while impaired by drugs. Police say the man was charged, following a crash on Champlain Road last night, when a vehicle left the road, entered the...
Dec 22, 2020
Wasaga Beach Council Passes 2021 Budget
Members of Wasaga Beach Town Council have approved the 2021 budget today. "We strived to find the balance between addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on taxpayers, while planning for the future. This b...
Dec 22, 2020
New Pot Shop Application In Collingwood
There is a new pot shop application in Collingwood. According to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, it would be located at 66 Hurontario Street and has entered the 15-day public notice phas...
Dec 22, 2020 Cannoe
Ski Resorts Shutting Down On Boxing Day
As part of the provincial lockdown, which begins on Boxing Day, ski and snowboard resorts in the area must close for 4 weeks. Please click on the resort below for more information: Blue Mountain As a ...
Dec 22, 2020 Snow Valley Resort
Collingwood Approves 2021 Capital and Operating Budgets
Collingwood Council has approved the 2021 Operating & Capital budgets. Mayor Brian Saunderson commented, "Our budgeting process this year has been well organized and well-publicized with multiple ...
Dec 22, 2020
Essential Retailers List Reduced Ahead of Lockdown
Premier Doug Ford has announced a province-wide lockdown will begin on Boxing Day. Ford says it was a hard, but necessary decision to control the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown will last for at leas...
Dec 22, 2020 Ontario Government
OPP Looking For Vehicle of Interest
The Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP is looking for a vehicle involved in an ongoing criminal investigation. They are hoping to identify the driver of a Honda Civic and have released photos of the v...
Dec 21, 2020 OPP
First Covid-19 Vaccination In Simcoe-Muskoka Happens Tuesday
The first vaccine to be administered in Simcoe-Muskoka will happen Tuesday morning in Barrie. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says a health unit nurse will administer the Pfizer BioNTe...
Dec 21, 2020
Week Starts With High Number Of New Covid Cases In Simcoe/Muskoka
The week starts with 188 cases of Covid-19 in Simcoe/Muskoka. This is the latest total since the last day of reporting on Friday. There are 30 cases in Barrie, five in Orillia, two in Ramara, three in...
Dec 21, 2020
Province-Wide Lockdown Starts Boxing Day
Ontario will head into province-wide lockdown Boxing Day (Dec 26th) in an effort to curb rising Covid-19 cases and head off worst-case projections. Today Premier Doug Ford said it's necessary to save ...
Dec 21, 2020