Clearview passes budget, up 1.7%

Clearview passed its 2016 with a lower than expected increase thanks to a higher than projected growth rate. When the final numbers came in from MPAC – the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation – the township had an extra $67,733 in tax revenue. After some...

573 people charged during OPP Festive RIDE

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting that drivers are still not getting the message about drinking and driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol. During the Festive RIDE program from Nov. 23 to Jan. 2, the OPP charged 573 people with impaired driving...

Marketing under way for aviation business park

An international marketing campaign is being launched with the intention of developing a world-class aviation commerce centre next to the Collingwood Regional Airport. Project coordinator Paul Bonwick said they will be looking for industries specifically related to...

CyberGirls kick-bot at high school competition

CyberGirls Robotics Team went bot-to-bot against 48 other high school teams at the VEX Robotics Competition in Brampton Dec. 5, finishing ninth in the qualifying rounds and advancing to the quarterfinals. The competition challenges students to design, build and...

News Story of the Year: The Bridge

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It can’t be denied that the replacement of the Collingwood Street Bridge in Creemore was a constant theme this year as an eleventh-hour effort to save the bridge failed and the construction project went ahead. There was a lot of...

Volunteer of the Year: Tony Fry

If Tony Fry asks you out for breakfast, it may be because he sees you as an ally in his ongoing mission to see more local youth heading off to post secondary school…  or he may just be hungry. Bob Ransier received such an invitation recently. Fry invited him out for...