Category Archives: Collingwood News
Province Increasing Direct Care For LTC Residents
The Province is acting on a key recommendation from Ontario's Long Term Care Covid-19 Commission which was struck during the first wave of the pandemic. Premier Doug Ford says it will mean hiring tens...
Nov 02, 2020
Collingwood Judicial Inquiry Makes 306 Recommendations
The judge for the Collingwood Judicial Inquiry has released his final report containing 306 recommendations. The inquiry hearings looked into the sale of half of Collus to PowerStream in 2012 and the ...
Nov 02, 2020
Petition Against Hybrid Learning for Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board
A mom in Springwater has created a petition against hybrid learning for students in the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board. Barb Belanger says the new model, which is due to begin later this month, ...
Nov 02, 2020 SMCDSB
Wasaga Beach Remembrance Day Ceremony Will Be Streamed Live Online
The annual Remembrance service in Wasaga Beach will look different this year due to the pandemic. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 457 from Stayner will hold a wreath laying ceremony at the town hall ...
Nov 02, 2020 YouTube
Collingwood Judicial Inquiry Released At Noon Today
Today is the day Collingwood residents have been waiting for, when the results of the Judicial Inquiry are released. The Judicial Inquiry was requested by the Town of Collingwood, by Resolution 042-20...
Nov 02, 2020
It's Battery Collection Week in Simcoe County, Barrie and Orillia
It's battery collection week in Barrie, Orillia and Simcoe County. Many residents will have received a marked battery bag in the mail, but if not, used batteries can be put in a ziploc bag and left on...
Nov 02, 2020 Simcoe County
Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics Begin Today in Southern Georgian Bay
Starting today, the South Georgian Bay residents can get a drive-thru flu shot, by making an appointment in Collingwood, Creemore, Stayner and Wasaga Beach. The appointment only drive-thru clinic in C...
Nov 02, 2020 Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
Woman Charged After Crashing Onto Lawn in Wasaga Beach
A 25 year old woman has been charged, after a crash in Wasaga Beach. A concerned citizen called police early yesterday morning, reporting a vehicle that had just gone through a red light. A short time...
Nov 01, 2020 OPP
Ready, Set, Mo: It's Movember!
It's Movember. The annual campaign raises money for men's health, including projects across mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. By 2030, the charity says it ai...
Nov 01, 2020 Movember
Electricity Rates Have Gone Up With New Pricing Options
Electricity rates have gone up again. They increased by 2 percent on Sunday, compared to pre-pandemic prices, while the government's COVID-19 discount on hydro rates, which fixed prices at a lower cos...
Nov 01, 2020