Category Archives: Collingwood News
Local Weekly Covid Record-breaking Total Grows
The weekly total of Covid-19 cases in Simcoe/Muskoka is now at a record-breaking 339 cases. Today, there are 37 more cases including 12 in Barrie. Collingwood has a new case, a man 65 to 79. There is ...
Dec 11, 2020
Collingwood Hospital Opens Alternative Health Facility
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) has opened its Alternative Health Facility (AHF). It has been set up and on standby at the Collingwood Legion since the spring, following a sudden surge ...
Dec 11, 2020 Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
Better Internet On The Way For Simcoe County
Better internet is on the way for Simcoe County. Today the province announced that all contracts are signed in Simcoe County under the SWIFT project, ensuring that construction of up to $41 million in...
Dec 11, 2020
Give The Gift Of Green This Season From The Nature Conservancy Of Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is helping people relieve the pressure and stress of holiday shopping, especially during the pandemic, with its 26th annual Gifts of Canadian Nature program. Through t...
Dec 11, 2020
Nasty Weekend Weather Expected
Some nasty weather is headed our way this weekend. A Special Weather Statement is in effect for Simcoe County and Muskoka. Environment Canada says snow, ice pellets, and a prolonged period of freezing...
Dec 11, 2020 Environment Canada
Snow Valley Resort Opening To Pass Holders In One Week
Snow Valley resort has announced that it will be opening up one week from today. It says ski and snowboard operations begin for passholders only, with daily sales available starting on Sunday, Dec. 20...
Dec 11, 2020
Scentsy Warmer Recall
Two Scentsy decorative wax warmers are being recalled. Health Canada says the electrical components of the Scentsy Luminary Jack and Bless This Home Warmers may be corroded posing a fire hazard. The L...
Dec 10, 2020 Health Canada
Trudeau Says Vaccine Rollout Will Be A Massive Project Over A Long Winter
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says vaccine rollout was an important discussion at today's 23rd first minister's meeting of the year with the provinces. He says the first 30,000 doses of the Pfizer Bio...
Dec 10, 2020
New Ontario Covid Projections Are Startling
If things continue the way they are, Ontario health officials say we could see 25 hundred Covid-19 cases a day by the first week of January. The doctors say if we jump from the current 1.5 percent gro...
Dec 10, 2020
OPP Looking For Two Men In Investigation
Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP are asking for the public's help in identifying two men in relation to an ongoing criminal investigation. Police say details cannot be released at this time to a...
Dec 10, 2020