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(COLLINGWOOD, ON) – On January 10, 2025, just before 11:00 pm, members of the Collingwood Ontario Provincial Police responded to a cell phone crash notification. The single vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of First Street and Pine street in the Town of Collingwood. Officers arrived on scene and discovered that the vehicle had destroyed the centre traffic light. As a result of the investigation, the Novice driver was arrested for impaired driving. Blood alcohol content was approximately two and a half times the legal limit.
33-yr-old Rodrigo LAVIA MARINHO of Toronto has been charged with:
The male driver faces a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and a 7-day vehicle impoundment. The accused is set to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on February 11th, 2025.
Members of the Collingwood & Blue Mountains OPP remain committed to taking alcohol/drug-impaired drivers off our roads through enforcement and public education. If you know or suspect that a driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs, call 9-1-1. In doing so, you may save a life.
(TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH, ON) – Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two individuals in relation to a theft of a motor vehicle.
On January 2, 2025, uniform members of HW responded to the report of an armed robbery of an UBER driver. The driver responded to a request for pick up at the Pizza Pizza in Wasaga Beach. After the picking up the suspect and mobile, the suspect pressed an object against the driver’s head and demanded he pull the vehicle over to the side of the road and get out. After the driver complied, the suspect fled the area in the vehicle alone leaving the driver behind.
Uniformed officers patrolled the area, located the vehicle and an attempt was made to stop the vehicle however, the driver failed to stop. The vehicle was later found abandoned in a parking lot in Collingwood.
The Huronia West Crime Unit, Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE), Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) were able to locate and arrest the two suspects at a residence in Collingwood without incident.
As a result of the investigation, a youth from Wasaga Beach was arrested and charged with:
The identity of the youth will be withheld under the provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).
Subsequently, Justice McEWEN, 20-year-old from Wasaga Beach, was arrested and charged with:
The two accused were held for a bail hearing and scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.
The Huronia West OPP is committed to serving our province, including the Town of Wasaga Beach and the Townships of Springwater and Clearview. If you have any information about crime in our community, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, and you will remain anonymous. You will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
The Ontario Provincial Police is committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities.
(Town of the Blue Mountains, ON) – Members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the Technical Collision Investigators and Collision Reconstruction team are investigating a collision involving a motor vehicle and cyclist.
On January 9, 2025 just after 7:00 pm Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP with assistance of Grey County Paramedics responded to a report of a serious collision where a cyclist had been struck by a motor vehicle on Highway 26 between the Eleventh Line and Tenth Line in Thornbury.
Sadly, as result of the collision, a 59 year-old was confirmed deceased by a Doctor at Meaford Hospital. The involved motorist has been co-operative with police during the investigation.
A section of Highway 26 has been closed for several hours between the Eleventh Line and Tenth Line.
The investigation is ongoing.
The OPP is requesting that if anyone was in the area during the time of the collision and has any information, dash cam or surveillance footage that may assist investigators, to please call Collingwood OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
The OPP and Traffic Safety partners remain committed to saving lives on our roads. For safety and crime prevention tips, please visit our website at www.opp.ca.
Centre will open when temperatures are expected to reach -10°C and provide better winter warming and social supports for unhoused individuals in South Georgian Bay
Midhurst/January 10, 2025 – The County of Simcoe, Town of Wasaga Beach, and Faith Missionary Church are partnering to enhance winter warming for those living unhoused in the Southern Georgian Bay area. Opening on January 13, 2025, the Wasaga Beach Warming Centre is a temperature-activated warming centre, operating up to seven nights per week, from 8:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. The warming centre will be activated when temperatures are expected to fall below -10°C.
This additional warming centre in Wasaga Beach creates more opportunities for individuals living unhoused to come indoors when they are most at risk. While using County-funded warming centres, individuals can also access support to find shelter, housing, healthcare, and other services and supports. These services are part of a larger effort to help more individuals gain access social and wellness-related assistance and help them move to other levels of housing supports if they choose.
A true collaborative effort to support unhoused individuals, Faith Missionary Church will provide shelter and food, the Town of Wasaga Beach will donate cots, bedding and local public transit, and the County of Simcoe will financially support the operations of the warming centre through funding of operator costs.
“The Town of Wasaga Beach is proud to partner with the County of Simcoe and Faith Missionary Church on this important project,” said Mayor Brian Smith. “This new centre will help ensure that our most vulnerable citizens have better access to a warming centre when temperatures dip below -10, along with additional supports and services that may help them.”
“Working with community partners like the Town of Wasaga Beach and Faith Missionary Church allows us to continue building up services and supports for those who need us the most,” said Warden Basil Clarke. “It is because of important partnerships like these that we were able to find the space and the people to open a new warming centre that could ultimately save lives. We are grateful to the community for their support of this project.”
This is just one part of the County’s 10-point homelessness prevention strategy, which provides significant investments and resources to help unhoused individuals across the region. This comprehensive system response increases available warming and shelter spaces as the region approaches the coldest nights of the year.
The County reminds residents that warming centres are open during the coldest months of the year for vulnerable populations. These warming centres are part of the regional system approach to homelessness prevention with support from community partners.
The warming services are funded by the County of Simcoe in partnership with the Town of Wasaga Beach and are above and beyond the regular municipal service contributions. Those in need of shelter or warmth can always call 2-1-1 to connect with a nearby shelter or visit one of the warming centre locations listed on the County’s website.
About the County’s 10-point homelessness prevention strategy
The County of Simcoe’s 10-point Homelessness Prevention Strategy provides a strong, data-driven plan to help vulnerable residents and our communities. The strategy includes a considerable added investment toward the goal of preventing and ending chronic homelessness. For further details and ongoing updates to the homelessness prevention plan, visit simcoe.ca/HomelessnessSystem.
Some of the most recent highlights of the 10-point plan include:
About the County of Simcoe
The County of Simcoe is composed of sixteen member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.
About the Town of Wasaga Beach
The Town of Wasaga Beach is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Ontario and Canada. We aim to be a place where people come to create memories that will last a lifetime. Collaborating with community groups and partnering with other levels of government to make life better for our most vulnerable citizens supports this vision and Council’s priorities: to build a more inclusive, caring and complete community. It’s part of the Town’s plan to become a place with thriving businesses and safe, inclusive and complete neighbourhoods – a place where people come together to celebrate the Town’s rich history, diversity of cultures and natural beauty, including the Nottawasaga River, Georgian Bay and the longest freshwater beach in the world.
Charges Upgraded
(CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP, ON) – Police have upgraded charges against an arrested individual in a Collingwood school threat investigation.
On September 11, 2024, the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report about a potential threat to Collingwood Collegiate Institute (CCI) by a former student. It was discovered that the threat was made in March 2024 and was not imminent. However, as the OPP takes all threats to public safety seriously, an investigation began under the Huronia West OPP Crime Unit and later under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB).
Following the two arrests on September 11, 2024, a search warrant of an electronic device revealed additional details, which would indicate that the plan to harm students was elaborate and well-researched.
As a result of further investigation, the charges for Jordan YOUNG, 19 years of age from Clearview Township, have been upgraded to the following offences as per the Criminal Code:
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear on January 20, 2025, at the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie.
Police are working with the Simcoe County District School Board and administrative staff at CCI to provide victim support.
The investigation is continuing under the direction of the OPP CIB. Investigators are urging anyone with information to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
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“Thank you to everyone who provided information about this threat. Your actions have helped protect students and staff from potential harm. The upgraded charges show the magnitude and seriousness of this investigation. Though the charges have been upgraded, this investigation remains ongoing and we urge anyone with additional information to contact the OPP.”
– Detective Inspector Sean Chatland, OPP CIB
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This interview, hosted by TED’s Helen Walters, was recorded on January 6, 2025 as part of the series “TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer.”
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(Collingwood, ON) – Members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of Collingwood Fire Department and Simcoe County Paramedics responded to a report of a motor vehicle that had flipped into a ditch in the Town of Collingwood.
On January 9, 2025 just after 1:30 AM Collingwood OPP were dispatched for a single motor vehicle into a ditch off Connell Street and Pretty River Parkway South. Due to the motor vehicle’s position on its roof the driver, who was the lone occupant, was extricated by Collingwood Fire Department before being transported to Collingwood General & Marine Hospital by EMS. The driver emerged from the incident with only minor injuries.
Officers were then led into an impaired driving investigation as there was suspicion the driver had consumed alcohol. At which point the driver was not co-operative with police.
Connor CADARET, 31 year-old male from Whitchurch-Stouffville was charged with:
In addition to the charge the driver received a 90-day drivers licence suspension and a 7-day motor vehicle impoundment.
The OPP remains committed to removing alcohol & drug impaired drivers off our roads through enforcement and education. If you suspect someone of driving while impaired, call the OPP 1-888-310-1122 or dial 911 to report it.
Midhurst/January 8, 2025 – The County of Simcoe applauds the recent provincial announcement for the Shelter Expansion / Encampment Response Initiative Funding and to top up the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB), increasing the flow of individuals from homelessness into housing. The County believes this funding will help increase efforts to move residents who have been living “rough”, in encampments, or staying in shelters to more stable housing outcomes.
Homelessness remains an ongoing challenge across the region and in communities across Ontario, but it is a challenge that the County of Simcoe is committed to addressing by finding new and innovative solutions and by providing ongoing supports and services. The County’s Housing and Homelessness Services team works tirelessly every day to support people experiencing homelessness, who are unsheltered or who are staying in temporary shelters, to move to permanent housing.
Going forward, the County has pledged to continue its commitment to support unsheltered people living in encampments and in shelters to successfully transition to safe and stable housing. Our commitment to continue optimizing use of shelter spaces ensures the effective flow into permanent stable housing and creates additional stability within the community for individuals living unhoused.
Since launching its 10-point Homelessness Prevention Strategy in 2023, the County has been making significant investments and enhancements to social services programs and supports in cities of Barrie and Orillia and in our member municipalities across Simcoe County. These significant investments include the purchase of four modular facilities to allow unhoused individuals greater access to rapid rehousing programming and, in turn, permanently free up much-needed shelter beds for those living outside.
Within this 10-point plan, the pillars created include improving safety and well-being, creating easier ways to access services, enhancing community shelter services and standards, and finding new opportunities. This added funding has the potential to bolster these supports across our communities.
Some of the most recent highlights of the 10-point plan include:
This is just one more way that the County is #BuildingUp our communities. For updates on how the County of Simcoe is investing in our communities, visit simcoe.ca/BuildingUp.
About the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit
The Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB) increases affordability of rental housing in Ontario by providing portable housing benefits directly to households in need that are on, or eligible to be on, a social housing waiting list and to households in financial need living in Community Housing.
About the County’s 10-point Homelessness Prevention Strategy
The plan provides a strong, data-driven strategy to help vulnerable residents and our communities. It includes considerable added investment, enhancements, and support for the unhoused population in our communities.
The plan takes a collaborative approach to building up communities, service providers, the business community, and residents. Through this strategy, the County continues to work collaboratively with partners and municipalities to continue to prevent and end chronic homelessness. For further details and ongoing updates to the homelessness prevention plan, visit simcoe.ca/HomelessnessSystem.
About the County of Simcoe
The County of Simcoe is composed of sixteen member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.
