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Clearview Township and CUPE Finalize New Collective Agreement
At the September 9th Council meeting, Clearview Council approved a four-year collective agreement that the Township tentatively reached with Local 1217 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) on August 29, 2024. This Council decision comes after CUPE members ratified the agreement on September 4, 2024. The col...
Sep 10, 2024
New X-Ray Equipment in Service at the G&M.
Collingwood's General and Marine Hospital has its new state-of-the-art X-ray machine up and running. Workers have spent the last six weeks installing the million dollar machine. A news release from the G&M notes the equipment has several advanced features: • Enhanced Imaging: The machine delivers clearer image...
Sep 10, 2024
Grey Highlands Gran Fondo Generates $ 100,000. Interview with Darlene Lamberti
The 2nd annual Grey Highlands Gran Fondo was staged Sunday. Three different cycling distances were conducted starting and finishing at the Arena in Markdale. On a windy day, Fred Wallace spoke with Darlene Lamberti the Executive Director of Centre Grey Bruce Health Services Foundation was enthused about the results of ...
Sep 08, 2024
Southern Georgian Bay OPP Seeks Information In Sex Assault Investigation
Southern Georgian Bay OPP are looking for the public's help as they investigate a report of a sexual assault in Midland. Police received a call about an alleged assault that happened at around 2:30 the morning of August 31st. A female victim had been assaulted in the area of Hugel Avenue and Third Street in Midland. An...
Sep 07, 2024
Collingwood Releases Short List Of Snow Plow Names
Collingwood has come up with a short list of 20 names in its Snowplow Naming Contest. There were about 200 hundred entries -- and in the end four of those names will be chosen by an on-line vote. The contenders are: Blizzard Buster Al Plowcino Darth Blader Snow Big Deal Scoop Dogg Gordie Plow Plowabunga! Admiral Plowin...
Sep 06, 2024
Chapman's Donates $500K To Help Buy Equipment For New Beavercrest School
Chapman's Ice Cream is donating half a million dollars to help raise funds for the new Beavercrest Community School. The Bluewater District School Board hasn't confirmed a new opening date for the school since a change in scope of the project, but the company says a $500,000 donation will go towards playground equipmen...
Aug 31, 2024
Huronia West Looking For Suspect Vehicle After Pedestrian Struck In Wasaga Beach
Huronia West OPP is investigating a collision that happened in Wasaga Beach early yesterday. The collision happened on 68th Street North near Shore Lane at around 5:30 am. A group of pedestrians was walking in the area when a southbound black pickup truck struck one person before fleeing the scene. The pedestrian was i...
Sep 02, 2024
SIU Closes investigation of Crossland Road Crash
The SIU has wrapped up an investigation of a fatal crash near Wasaga Beach earlier this summer. On July 3, an OPP officer clocked a Tesla doing 118 along Crossland Road. Intending to initiate a traffic stop, the officer turned her cruiser around but lost sight of the speeding car in the process. She came across the veh...
Aug 30, 2024
Simcoe County launches new rental aggregator tool.
The County of Simcoe has a new tool to help people track rental prices. The rental market aggregator shows the average asking prices for rentals across individual communities and the county as a whole. The data does vary from month to month depending on how many new listings come up. But the county says it fills a crit...
Aug 29, 2024
Southern Georgian Bay OPP Search For Pedestrian And Vehicle Involved In Collision
Southern Georgian Bay OPP are investigating a fail-to-remain collision involving a pedestrian in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police were called to the parking lot of a convenience store on Midland Ave in Midland. Both the vehicle and the pedestrian had fled the scene before officers arrived. Police then determ...
Aug 25, 2024
OPP Have Successful Patrols Of Nearby Waterways Despite Weather
Despite a mixed bag of weather earlier this month, Southern Georgian Bay OPP were able to continue day and night patrols on local waterways. Police checked 49 vessels during their 53 hours of patrol in Tiny, Tay, and Georgian Bay Townships, as well as the harbours in Midland and Penetanguishene. Two people were charged...
Aug 25, 2024
Police Seize Drugs, Weapons and Nazi Paraphernalia in Simcoe County Raids
A series of raids at four places in Simcoe County Tuesday has resulted in charges against five people, and the seizure of drugs, weapons, cash and Nazi paraphernalia. Orillia OPP started looking into trafficking in their area a few months ago, and eventually involved organized crime investigators as well as the Mountie...
Aug 22, 2024
CCI's Abbott Awarded OFSAA Maxwell Scholarship
Collingwood Collegiate student-athlete Chantal Abbott was among 6 OFSAA athletes to receive Brian Maxwell Memorial Scholarship Funding which was presented at the Emerald Hills Golf Club in Stouffville. The student-athletes with a track and field or cross country pedigree in high school, will continue their post-seconda...
Aug 17, 2024
New Ownership For Knights of Meaford Hockey Club
The Knights of Meaford officially confirmed new ownership heading into the 2024-25 Greater Metro Junior Hockey League season. Cathi & Nathan Parrish will be taking ownership of the Meaford entry in the GMHL The Knights begin regular season play on Friday October 11th when they visit the Richmond Hill Rampage The ho...
Aug 16, 2024
2024-25 Knights of Meaford Sked
Knights of Meaford 2024-2025 schedule Oct 11 8:30PM Knights of Meaford at Richmond Hill Rampage Oct 17 7:30PM Durham Roadrunners at Knights of Meaford Oct 20 2:30PM Senneterre at Knights of Meaford Oct 24 7:30PM Wasaga River Dragons at Knights of Meaford Oct 25 7:30PM Knights of Meaford at Almaguin Spartans Oct 31 7:30...
Aug 15, 2024
ACE cabs shutting down
It's the end of the road for a Collingwood taxi company. Ace Cabs will shut down at the end of September after more than 80 years of operations. A news release says the business is not sustainable in the face of competition from ride sharing services, and more extensive transit service in the town. A sister company, AC...
Aug 15, 2024
Survey launched on joint recreation facility for Collingwood and Blue Mountains
Collingwood and the Blue Mountains have launched an on-line survey to see what residents think about building a joint recreation facility. The survey will get input about people's use and priorities for recreational and library facilities. The process will also include one-on-one interviews with community officials and...
Aug 13, 2024
No injuries in crash at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport.
A small plane crash landed at the Lake Simcoe Regional airport south of Orillia Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported but there was a fire, and heavy damage to the twin engine plane. The Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
Aug 13, 2024
Person Rescued In Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay, off the shore of Sunset Point Park, in the Town of Collingwood. On August 9th, 2024, at approximately 4:46 p.m., Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Simcoe County paramedics, and Collingwood Fire and Rescue responded to a call for service off the shore of Suns...
Aug 12, 2024
OPP Urge Road Safety Following Spike In Motorcyclist Deaths This Summer
OPP across the province are urging motorcyclists and motorists alike to be alert, be cautious, and avoid risky driving behaviours following a spike in motorcyclist fatalities. They say that 36 motorcyclists have died on OPP-patrolled roads this year, up from 23 fatalities from the same time last year. Police also say t...
Aug 11, 2024
OPP, Emergency Services Respond To 'Potential Threat' In Springwater Township
Huronia West OPP says they were in Springwater Township to respond to a potential threat yesterday afternoon. Police and emergency units were in the area of County Road 90 between County Road 56 and 9th Line. During the response, there was no threat to public safety. One person was arrested, and the OPP had cleared fro...
Aug 10, 2024
It's a weekend of celebration in Collingwood.
Sidelaunch Days return to Collingwood August 10 and 11. The annual harbourfront festival celebrates the town's waterfront, and commemorates its unique shipbuilding heritage. There are events all weekend long including music and entertainment at Harbourview Park and the Shipyards Amphitheater. You can also tour the tall...
Aug 09, 2024
Names Wanted For Collingwood Plows
Collingwood is looking for names for four snowplows. They'll be taking suggestions until August 23. A shortlist will then be selected, and the public will be asked to vote in September. The town plans to have the names on the plows by the time the snow flies. A news release says naming the plow doesn't improve performa...
Aug 08, 2024
Suspect Arrested in California in Elnaz Hajtamiri Kidnapping.
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Elnaz HAJTAMIRI has been apprehended on an unrelated warrant in the United States. On August 5, 2024, Deshawn Davis was apprehended in Redway, California, by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task F...
Aug 06, 2024
GTHS Launches Appeal For Kennels
The Georgian Triangle Humane Society is hoping to raise $15,000 to buy a couple of kennels to house large dogs at its spay-neuter clinic. At the moment, they only have one, meaning they can only accommodate one large dog each day. With two new kennels, the GTHS can triple its large dog capacity. It would also mean they...
Aug 06, 2024