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Thornbury – Clarksburg Transit

Here’s some good news picked up from the Town of Blue Mountains website: The Thornbury-Clarksburg Transit committee has partnered with Hewgill Bus Lines to provide transportation services for those in the community who would find it valuable.  As interest grows different routes and opportunities will be developed.  For a full listing of routes, times and [...]

Finding a Family Doctor In Blue Mountain

One of the big questions I hear from people relocating to our area is, will I be able to find a family doctor?  Well there is some good news on this front. In 2007, a group of community minded citizens formed a non-profit corporation called North East Grey Health Clinics Inc with a goal to [...]

How to find a Rental Home in the Collingwood Area

I get a lot of enquiries from people looking for homes or apartments to rent in our area.  With a vacancy rate that is almost always under 2%, it is not surprising that people have a tough time finding new digs to call home.  In the last 40 or so years, very few new rental [...]

What Are Your Ideas for the Collingwood Terminals?

Wasaga has the Beach.  Blue Mountain has the Escarpment.  Collingwood has the Terminals. Recently, Collingwood council passed a motion asking staff to prepare a “modified tender process” for the possible sale and future uses for the iconic grain elevator structure which was declared surplus by the Town in 2006.  Few buildings provoke reaction among the public [...]

Collingwood WORDSTOCK Literary Festival Begins This Friday

Lots of people have been saying to me lately that they haven’t seen me around as much as usual this summer and wondered why.  The answer is WORDSTOCK.  When I’m not busy working at my real occupation as a REALTOR®, I serve as the volunteer Chair of this made-in-Collingwood literary festival; now in its second [...]

Public Art in Collingwood

There is a new project under Collingwood’s Public Art Plan that highlights some of the significant talents of our local arts community. There are now 27 art banners hanging in the downtown core which feature original works by Collingwood artists. Although I find the banners to be far too small given the height at which they [...]

From Fixer Upper to Dream Home

There is a new show airing this fall on W Network that I can’t wait to see. For the real estate and renovation junkies out there, we already have Colin, Justin, Sara and Candace.  Now comes Sibling Rivalry, a new show featuring twin brother and sister, Dan and Nikki Hall.  The premise of this new series [...]

There’s So Much To Do When You Live in Collingwood – Blue Mountain

Living in or visiting Collingwood – Blue Mountain is never boring.  I promise you that. From special events to festivals, theatre productions, art shows, Farmer’s markets, lecture series and jazz to golf, boating, picnics or skiing, there is always something to do. In just the last month, Collingwood hosted both the largest Elvis Festival in the [...]

Underground Elvis To Visit Collingwood

Collingwood is transformed into Memphis North this week-end as Elvii’s from around the world, together with thousand s of fans descend upon our fair town for the 17th Annual, Collingwood Elvis Festival.  It is the largest festival of its kind in the world and attracts more than 120 tribute artists. One of the notable stories [...]

Fish Caught on Candid Camera In Thornbury

This is so cool. The Ministry of Natural Resources has installed an underwater camera at the fish ladder fish ladder by the bridge  at Highway 26 in Thornbury.  If you have nothing else to do, (and I’d like to know who you are if that’s the case), you can watch a live video stream on [...]

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