Category Archives: Collingwood News
Collingwood Museum Hosting Virtual Halloween Event Tonight
Collingwood Museum is offering a virtual Halloween event today. You can explore the spooky side of the Victorian era through a selection of macabre objects from the museum's artifact collection during...
Oct 29, 2020
Search Intensifies For Missing Bradford Teen
South Simcoe Police are intensifying their search for a missing 15-year-old Bradford boy. Siem Zerezghi was last seen at his home on Friday night and was reported missing the next day. Police say a la...
Oct 28, 2020
Local Kid-Friendly Halloween Display Collecting Food Bank Donations
Elsie's Daycare in Collingwood is inviting the community to visit its 15th annual Halloween display. The daycare is located at 40 Bush Street and the display is kid-friendly. For the past three years,...
Oct 28, 2020
Wasaga Beach Man Charged In Attempted Break-in
Charges have been laid in a break-in attempt at a home in Wasaga Beach. Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, OPP responded to a report of a man trying to enter a house through a kitchen window and was apparently...
Oct 28, 2020 Photo courtesy of the Ontario Provincial Police
Over $1 Billion for Ontario Infrastructure Projects
The Province has announced a new funding stream for local infrastructure projects. Premier Doug Ford says applications are open for the Covid-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream. It will make more tha...
Oct 28, 2020
There Are 22 New Covid Cases In Simcoe/Muskoka
There are a few more new Covid-19 cases in our region. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reports 22 cases. There were 19 yesterday. A woman in Wasaga Beach in the age range of 45 to 64 has a com...
Oct 28, 2020 Photo courtesy of The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Rider Charged For Baby On Board ATV
Police have charged an ATV rider who had a baby on board. On Sunday, OPP and Central Ontario ATV club trail wardens conducted several hours of patrol on the Simcoe County Forests trails in Springwater...
Oct 28, 2020
Collingwood Company Creates Recyclable Mask, and It Is Hiring
A Collingwood company has created the first recyclable face mask and is reportedly hiring almost 100 more employees before the end of the year. Trebor RX says the Pro Plus is the only PPE mask to prov...
Oct 28, 2020 The PRO+ Dual Respirator masks is technology that will revolutionize the PPE category and reduce the legitimate barriers of costs and accessibility. It is the only PPE mask to provide 300+ hours of usage at a fraction of the cost of options currently available. (CNW Group/Trebor Rx Corp.)
Conservation Of The Minesing Wetlands Expanded
The conservation of the Minesing Wetlands has been expanded. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced the protection of 32 hectares (80 acres) in th...
Oct 28, 2020
Canada's Death Toll From COVID-19 Surpasses 10,000
Canada has hit yet another grim milestone as the country's death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 10,000. Our country crossed the milestone yesterday as provinces added 28 new COVID-19 deaths...
Oct 28, 2020