John Edwards

Collingwood

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CANADA ELECTION 2025: Conservatives hold Simcoe County and Liberals form another federal government, here’s what locals are saying

1 month ago | simcoe.com | Brett Glover |John Edwards |Ian Adams

Now that all the ballots have been cast and the votes counted, how do we feel about the outcome? Simcoe County remained blue on Monday night, after re-election wins in Barrie South—Innisfil, Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, Simcoe-Grey, and Simcoe North, as well as a conservative win in the recently created New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury district.
Who makes the big bucks in Collingwood? Here are the top 5 highest-paid civil servants from the 2025 Sunshine List

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards

More than 70 people at the Town of Collingwood earned more than $100,000 in 2024. Annually, the Province of Ontario puts out the public salary disclosure list, better known as the Sunshine List, listing the people in government positions who earn at least six figures. The Town of Collingwood recently released its list of employees who made more than $100,000. Here are the top five earners from 2024 Sonya Skinner: The town’s CAO and top civil servant made $247,253 in 2024.
Maple Weekend set for April 5 and 6: Here are 5 places to get maple syrup in Simcoe County

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards Simcoecom |John Edwards

Maple Weekend is set for April 5 and 6. Here are some places to get maple syrup in Simcoe County: Backwoods Maple SyrupAddress: 1664 Anderson Line, ColdwaterPhone: 705-790-6509Website: backwoodsmaplesyrup.caBackwoods Maple Syrup is operated by the Partridge and Vandergeest families. Founded in 2006 with 40 pails, the company has grown to support 2,000 taps on 20 acres and acquired 120-acre sugar bush. Breedon’s Maple SyrupAddress: 3662 Conc.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? Gas station, car wash and drive-thru restaurant proposed for this Collingwood property

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards

One of Collingwood’s high-profile developers will be adding to a large commercial development in Collingwood’s east end. Dunn Capital Corporation is the owner of the property at 500 Hume St., at the intersection of Hume Street, Raglan Street and Pretty River Parkway. Two hotels, a Candlewood Suites and Holiday Inn, as well as the offices for Ace Transportation Group, were built several years ago.
The average sale price in Orillia has dropped over the last year. Here’s a list of 5 homes you can buy for less than $600,000

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards

In February, the average sale price in Orillia was $557,346, down 7.8 per cent ($604,503) from the same month in 2024. A total of 29 units were sold in February, totalling about $16 million in sales.
Orillia health team making changes to help those without a family doctor access care. Here’s what they’re doing

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards

The Couchiching Ontario Health Team (COHT) and the Couchiching Family Health Team (CFHT) have made changes to help residents without a doctor access care.
Barrie was recently named one the safest and most affordable cities in Ontario. Here’s five homes for sale for less than $700,000

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards

Real estate website Zoocasa.com analyzed Fraser Institute property crime rates and Canadian Real Estate Association housing prices to find the safest places to own a home across Canada and how much homebuyers can expect to pay. The Fraser Institute study ranks Winnipeg as the nation’s most-dangerous city when it comes to violent crime, with 675 violent crimes per 100,000 population using data from 2019-2022.
Child luring investigation ends in charges, $30,000 in booze stolen, drunk driving charges on St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s the latest police incidents from Simcoe County

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards Simcoecom |John Edwards

A 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with a child luring and exploitation investigation. On March 18, officers from the Barrie Police Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit searched a Barrie residence after receiving a report from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. The report concerned a 16-year-old girl allegedly being lured by a man, 43, via Instagram.
70 years ago this month, Collingwood’s first black foreman died on the job. Here’s how the town plans to memorialize him

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards

Seventy years ago this month, Herbert Wilson died. A veteran of the Second World War, Wilson was the first black foreman for the town’s works department. On March 31, 1955, Wilson was cutting a tree at the corner of Sixth and Maple Streets when a branch rebounded, knocking him off a ladder. Reports of what happened that day were never clear. A long-held theory is that his co-workers had tied a rope between the branch and a truck.
Newly appointed Collingwood councillor says he has ‘fire’ in his belly to bring long-awaited multi-use recreation facility to town

2 months ago | simcoe.com | John Edwards

Collingwood’s new councillor has one project he wants to help bring to fruition. Ian MacCulloch was appointed and sworn in on March 20, replacing Brandon Houston, who resigned this year. He was picked from a field of more than 20 candidates, all of whom made their pitches at the special council meeting. MacCulloch said he was surprised and honoured that he was selected. “The quality of people that showed up to vie for this position is really impressive and somehow I snuck through,” he said.

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