Category Archives: Collingwood News
$550 Million For New Ontario Schools And Renovations
The Province is making a new multi-million investment in the education system. More than $550 million will help build 20 brand new schools across Ontario and renovate another eight. Premier Doug Ford ...
Oct 20, 2020 Premier Doug Ford speaking At Queen's Park back in Sept 2020
Submissions Now Accepted For 2020 Collingwood Mayor's Annual Holiday Greeting Card
The Town is seeking submissions from Collingwood-based artists, for the cover of the 2020 Mayor's Annual Holiday Greeting card. Photographs or photos of original works of art will be considered and mu...
Oct 20, 2020
Collingwood: A Proud Past and Exciting Future Presentation By The Mayor
Collingwood Mayor Brian Saunderson is making an informative presentation during Small Business Week. Collingwood: A Proud Past and Exciting Future will be held from 10am-11am tomorrow (Wednesday). The...
Oct 20, 2020
Georgian College Launches Webpage For Positive COVID-19 Cases
Starting this week, Georgian College is posting the number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases reported to the college. It says the page will be updated every Monday with numbers which will represent...
Oct 20, 2020
Canada Surpasses 200K COVID-19 Cases
Canada has surpassed 200,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. As of yesterday afternoon, there were 200,730 confirmed infections across the country. The bleak milestone comes just over four m...
Oct 20, 2020
Collingwood Councillor Re-Elected To Federation Of Canadian Municipalities Board
Collingwood Councillor Kathy Jeffery has been re-elected by members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to serve on its national Board of Directors. The FCM is the national voice of loc...
Oct 20, 2020
Collingwood Names New Poet Laureate
Collingwood is celebrating a new poet laureate. A poet, writer, student, and advocate for the environment, Claudia Ferraro has had her poetry displayed at the Dalhousie Art Gallery and published inFat...
Oct 20, 2020
Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit Launches "On The Move" Campaign
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, in collaboration with several community partners, has launched simcoemuskokaonthemove.ca. It's a new section on its website designed to promote active school t...
Oct 20, 2020
Georgian College Hosting First-Ever Virtual Convocation For Grads
Georgian College is hosting its first-ever virtual convocation for graduates. The event will recognize almost 2,000 graduates who will join Georgian's family of more than 85,000 alumni, but due to the...
Oct 20, 2020
OPP Investigating Three Hit and Runs Involving Parked Vehicles In Midland
Southern Georgian Bay OPP is investigating three hit and runs that took place in Midland over the weekend. A maroon Subaru Impressa was struck while parked on Manly Street, Midland during the hours of...
Oct 20, 2020 Image: OPP Cruiser