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Ontario elementary school teachers vote in favour of strike action (update)

Ontario elementary school teachers vote in favour of strike action (update)

The union has been holding strike votes over the last several weeks
Skiis & Biikes to provide buffs for 3,500 Winter Games participants

Skiis & Biikes to provide buffs for 3,500 Winter Games participants

The family-owned business with a location in Collingwood joins the Orillia 2020 Ontario Winter Games as a podium sponsor
BEYOND LOCAL: Cursing helps you crush your workout, experts say

BEYOND LOCAL: Cursing helps you crush your workout, experts say

Research suggests that swearing can improve workouts because it raises our pain threshold
GTHS will host its first-ever rabies vaccine clinic

GTHS will host its first-ever rabies vaccine clinic

The vaccine clinic takes place in Meaford on Nov. 10
Good morning, Collingwood!

Good morning, Collingwood!

Snow ending in the morning, then mainly cloudy and windy
Good morning, Collingwood!

Good morning, Collingwood!

Cloudy with a few showers, flurries
BEYOND LOCAL: How to avoid a sugar disaster after your child's Halloween haul

BEYOND LOCAL: How to avoid a sugar disaster after your child's Halloween haul

For many parents, it’s the haul of gummy worms, licorice, chocolate bars and other high-sugar candies that their kids bring home – not the ghouls and zombies – that is terrifying about Halloween
OPP offer tips for a safe and fun Halloween

OPP offer tips for a safe and fun Halloween

OPP remind drivers to slow down and stay alert
MPs ask for commitment in reinstating Lake Simcoe Clean-up Fund

MPs ask for commitment in reinstating Lake Simcoe Clean-up Fund

The original funding program assisted local groups with projects that improved the health of the lake for 10 years
First-responder, haunted by images of past patients, hopes for industry-wide change

First-responder, haunted by images of past patients, hopes for industry-wide change

‘I spent years fighting insurance companies when I should have been focusing on getting better,’ says former Simcoe County paramedic, now on leave for post-traumatic stress disorder