Category Archives: Collingwood News
Feds Want To Provide Workers With 10 Paid Sick Days A Year
When economic recovery begins in Canada, every worker will have 10 days of paid sick leave per year. That from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning as he addressed new measures the government is...
May 25, 2020
Wrong Way Driver On Highway 400 Arrested
A vehicle being driven the wrong way on highway 400 has led to an arrest. On Friday night, police were called about a vehicle driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Highway 400 near Whites Fall...
May 25, 2020
Collingwood And Wasaga Beach Libraries Now Offering Pick-Up
Collingwood Public Library is now offering curbside pickup Monday to Friday from noon to 6 p.m. It says all materials returned to the library will undergo a 72-hour quarantine before being returned to...
May 25, 2020 twechy / CC
Virtual Canadian Screen Awards Begin Tonight
Winners of the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards will be announced virtually in a series of shows this week. The awards, which were cancelled because of the pandemic, will be revealed in eight pre-taped onl...
May 25, 2020
More Simcoe County Landfills Reopening Today
Simcoe County is opening up more landfills and transfer sites today. They include: Mara, Tosorontio and Collingwood. The modified schedule will include extending daily operations from 8:30 a.m. to 3:3...
May 25, 2020
Hydrant Flushing in Clearview Township
The Clearview Water Dpt. will be flushing hydrants in the Collingwoodlands area between 8:30 AM & 4:30 PM all this week. It says discolored water could stain laundry, so please leave water softene...
May 25, 2020
Temporary Road Closure In Collingwood
There will be a temporary road closure in Collingwood this week. Starting today until Friday, Raglan Street to Matthew Way will be shut down due to sanitary sewer work. Signage, barricades & a det...
May 25, 2020
Rent Relief Applications Start Today
Starting at 8 this morning, small businesses and landlords experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 can apply for rent relief through the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) . I...
May 25, 2020
Premier Pleading With Public To Get Tested For COVID-19, If Worried
Premier Doug Ford has made a public plea, asking people to "please go get a test" for COVID-19, if they feel they need one. Ford said yesterday, "I'm asking the people of Ontario, if you are worried i...
May 25, 2020
A Woman Was Assaulted On A Collingwood Trail
A woman was assaulted while she walked along a trail in Collingwood. OPP say that just after one o'clock on Friday afternoon, she was on a trail in the area of the Awen' Gathering Place just north of ...
May 22, 2020