Category Archives: Collingwood News
Increased COVID-19 Testing Now Available In Collingwood
Increased COVID-19 testing is now available at the Southern Georgian Bay Assessment Centre. It is located in the parking lot at 186 Erie Street, in the Medical Centre directly behind the hospital, and...
Jun 05, 2020
8CANTWAIT Campaign To Curtail Police Violence
Following the murder of George Floyd and continued protests nationwide, police reform activists Campaign Zero has launched 8 Can't Wait. It's a database that tracks major cities' employment of eight p...
Jun 05, 2020
Huge Crowd Attends Justice For Black Lives Rally In Barrie
About a thousand people have attended a Justice For Black Lives rally in Barrie. It took place outside City Hall yesterday afternoon and made its way to Meridian Place on the waterfront. The rally was...
Jun 05, 2020
First Memorial Service Held For George Floyd
The first memorial service for George Floyd took place this afternoon in Minneapolis. It was held at North Central University's Sanctuary. Floyd, who died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek...
Jun 04, 2020
Collingwood Woman Charged In Crash In Severn
A 27 year old Collingwood woman has been charged following a crash in Severn Township. On May 31, OPP got a number of 911 calls about a serious single vehicle collision on Highway 11 northbound, near ...
Jun 04, 2020
Premier Ford Announces Council Of Equality For Opportunity
Premier Doug Ford has launched his Premier's Council of Equality for Opportunity to help vulnerable young people achieve long-term success. Ford says the Council will hear from young people from margi...
Jun 04, 2020
New COVID-19 Modelling Numbers Released
The Federal government has released new COVID-19 modelling numbers. Ontario and Quebec account for over 90 percent of the national case count over the last 14 days. There continue to be hot spots in t...
Jun 04, 2020
Seniors Funding To Arrive Week of July 6th
The Federal government says recently announced funding for low-income seniors will arrive the week of July 6th. It will mean up to $900 for single seniors and $1,500 for couples. To date, 2.2 million ...
Jun 04, 2020
George Floyd Autopsy, COVID-19, Updated Charges & GoFundMe Accounts
A full autopsy of George Floyd, the man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police just over a week ago, has been released. It provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had pr...
Jun 04, 2020
OPP Investigating Midland Sudden Death
A 43-year-old man is the subject of a sudden death investigation in Midland. Yesterday at 8:20 am, emergency responders received a call about a person with vital signs absent at a Midland residence. J...
Jun 03, 2020