Seems business is good in Collingwood these days. These two budding entrepreneurs were doing a steady business on Saturday. Great product, great prices and great customer service: a winning combination. Oh, and proceeds went to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in honour of Gramma who recently had a stroke. We wish her well and are [...]
After 26 years of trying and over 10 different temporary locations, it’s exciting to know that construction will soon get under way on Georgian College’s new, permanent Collingwood campus. The $4.3 million facility will be a 20,000 square foot facility housing nine classrooms, an e-lab, two computer labs, a multi-functional health sciences lab, a student [...]
I ran into one of my fav real estate clients at the Collingwood Farmer’s Market this past week-end. I I asked her why she had a booth for her business there and she said, “I like the vibe here.” In my view, that pretty much sums things up. It’s a small market but offers everything you’d expect [...]
Thornbury is a very busy place these days. Thanks to some government stimulus dollars, the new Town Hall, which is located just east of the bridge on Hwy 26, is under construction. And so is the bridge itself. While I was stopped (for a full six minutes) due to traffic back up from the bridge [...]
It’s official, Elvis is in the building. Okay, maybe that’s not quite true and it would be more accurate to say that a bunch of Elvii impersonators have arrived for Collingwood’s 16th annual Elvis Festival. The fun starts tonight with a pub crawl. While many locals flee the town for this week-end, I’m sticking around [...]
So, you say you want to move to Collingwood for a slower pace, a better lifestyle and to be closer to nature? Sometimes, nature is right on your own door step. Last night, this wee baby came knocking on our door. Really – s/he was literally knocking with it’s two front hooves on our door! [...]
Wordstock, Collingwood’s new literary festival, will kick off on Friday, September 10th with an opening night gala at the Gayety Theatre. During a live show, the audience will experience performers stretching their usual boundaries in sets that will interpret words through storytelling, theatre, songwriting, poetry, music and visual arts. It is something very unique for [...]
Last week, just a few hours before the “soft opening” of the new Collingwood Shipyards, I parked my car and walked up around the barricades to see what was in store. Wow. Wow, wow, wow! For the first time in over 100 years, Collingwood residents are about to get their waterfront back. The new master [...]
Wordstock, Collingwood’s new literary festival, is being held downtown on September 10-11 this year with quite a line-up of events planned. All Saturday events are FREE for this inaugural event but note that advance registration is required for some with tickets available online starting July 1st on a first-come, first-served basis. One of the showcase events [...]
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