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'Future-proof policing' the theme for Blue Mountain gathering of police chiefs

3 days ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Erika Engel

The chiefs and leaders of Ontario's police services are all together this week at Blue Mountain Resort to talk about the challenges – both known and unknown – to policing and public safety, and what to do about it. They've gathered for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) annual conference, which runs June 23-25.
Garage fire on Katherine Street Sunday night

5 days ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Erika Engel

Collingwood Fire Department put the fire out quickly, keeping it contained to a garage Collingwood Firefighters were called to a Katherine Street home for a garage fire on June 22 in the evening. Fire crews were called out around 7:30 p.m. and had hoses running as soon as the first truck arrived. Collingwood Fire Department confirmed the fire was contained to the garage where it damaged some of the contents inside. The fire was out quickly.
Crowd joins Craigleith Working Group for local project Q and A

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Chris Fell

There is a lot going on in Craigleith these days. On June 19, a crowd of close to 60 people heard about upcoming town projects in Craigleith at an open house hosted by the Craigleith Working Group. Formed in 2023, the working group is a town-endorsed group that is focused on Craigleith-related issues. Stephen Granger is the chair of the group and he acted as the host of the open house.
Collingwood woman wins second national title in gravel racing

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Erika Engel

A childhood racing the local ski hills and careening down the Pretty River Valley on a mountain bike led Devon Clarke to the top of the podium again as Canada's elite gravel cycling champion. Clarke is back home in Collingwood, working and training in her cycling studio at Chalk's Training, after winning the 2025 Ghost of the Gravel race on June 15 in Water Valley, Alberta, which doubled as this year's Canadian Gravel Championships. Clarke is the elite women's winner for this year.
Historic Zamboni floods Grey Highlands council with emotion

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Chris Fell

Letting go of something historical is often hard to do. Grey Highlands council was faced with this emotion at its regular meeting on June 18. The issue: how to dispose of a 50-year-old ice resurfacer that has been in operation at the Rocklyn Arena since 1978, Members of council were flooded with nostalgia when discussing the veteran machine that has been in service in Rocklyn for many years.
Spotlight: Fifty years of the BMFA: A community story still in the making

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Katie Corcoran

Article provided by Katie Jakobiec. Jakobiec is an architectural historian and currently serves as Fundraising Director on the board of the BMFA. As the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts (BMFA) commemorates its 50th anniversary, it offers a moment to celebrate and reflect on five decades of creativity, community, and cultural growth.
Grey Highlands rejects Lake Eugenia area wedding venue proposal

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Chris Fell

Grey Highlands council is not supportive of a proposal that would allow weddings to be hosted on a Lake Eugenia-area property. At its meeting on June 18, council voted unanimously against indicating its support for a county official plan amendment that would allow a site-specific exemption for the proposal to create a wedding venue business on a property located on 12th Concession B near Lake Eugenia.
Collingwood's chief building official 'optimistic' about number, variety of new housing builds

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Erika Engel

New construction was up in Collingwood in 2024 compared to the previous year, at least on paper. If every building permit for a new home issued in 2024 gets fulfilled, that will mean 246 new houses, condos and apartments and about $96 million in construction value in Collingwood. By the end of the year, there were 124 housing units under construction, not including apartments. Work has begun to build three apartment buildings totalling 187 new units.
Former Dam Pub demolished, boutique hotel back on the menu

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Chris Fell

There will be a boutique hotel in downtown Thornbury after all. On the day that the former Dam Pub building was demolished, the proponents of the Leeward House boutique hotel project told CollingwoodToday the project was back on. “It’s going forward. We came to an agreement with the town. Both sides had to compromise,” said Ian Jay, one of the proponents for the project.
Grey Highlands receives provincial grant for Flesherton arena

1 week ago | collingwoodtoday.ca | Chris Fell

The Municipality of Grey Highland has received a $294,450 grant from the provincial government for upgrades at the Flesherton Arena. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers recently announced the grant funding. Vickers announced that the local area is receiving $2,034,450 through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund.