Category Archives: Collingwood News
Two Dead In Midland
Police in Midland are investigating the deaths of two people, within four hours of each other. OPP say the incidents happened early last evening. The cause of death for a 25 year old woman and a 38 ye...
Dec 10, 2020 Image: OPP Cruiser
Local Health Unit Reports One New Death In Region
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting a new death today and 36 new cases. Information on the person who died hasn't been released. The new cases include one in Wasaga Beach, a man 65 to...
Dec 10, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccinations Could Begin In Canada Next Week
Now that the first vaccine to protect against COVID-19 has been approved for use in Canada, vaccinations could begin as soon as next week. Major-General Dany Fortin, who is leading Canada's vaccine di...
Dec 10, 2020 Yahoo
Local Weekly Covid Record Broken
The number of Covid-19 cases in our region so far this week has already broken the record. There have already been 272 new cases reported by the health unit for the current week. This the highest numb...
Dec 09, 2020
Georgian Bay Forever Is Still Looking For Volunteers
Georgian Bay Forever is hoping you'll want to help it protect our waters. The environmental charity is looking for homes to receive free washing machine filters to help stop microplastics from getting...
Dec 09, 2020
Police Investigating Essa Township Crash Involving Stolen Truck and Trailer
The OPP is investigating a bizarre crash in Essa Township. Police say early this morning, a white pick up truck with a trailer attached was found flipped over in a ditch on County Road 10 at the 10th ...
Dec 09, 2020
Grant Provides Grocery Gift Cards To Families In Need
The South Georgian Bay Community Health Centre in Wasaga Beach is getting a grant to provide grocery cards to people in need in our area. The $20,000 grant is from Community Food Centres Canada's Good...
Dec 09, 2020
Health Canada Approves Use Of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
Canada has reached a critical milestone in its fight against COVID-19 today with the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine. Health Canada received Pfizer's submission on October 9, 2020 and afte...
Dec 09, 2020
Still No Word On Identity Of Woman Whose Body Was Found In Wasaga Beach
Still no word yet from police on the identity of a woman whose body was found in a ditch in Wasaga Beach. The middle-aged woman was found dead yesterday morning by a passerby in the River Road West an...
Dec 09, 2020 Laura Hampshire
Simcoe-Muskoka District Moving Closer To Red Zone: SMDHU
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says our area is edging closer to the red-control zone of the provincial COVID-19 Response Framework and now is the time to get new cases of the virus under con...
Dec 09, 2020