Grab your big kid pants and head on down to the water where we are finally putting on a haunted house at the Meaford Harbour pavilion.
Saturday October 26th – 7 – 9 PM
A big thank you to Grey Noise Entertainment and crew for joining us and hopefully making this a yearly thing.
Some cool things to remember: * Free and lots of parking * Bathrooms * Treats for the kids * Wheelchair accessible * Accepting food bank donations for entry * Multiple exits if you get too scared …and much more. Stay tuned to our facebook page for more details.
This is our first year, and hopefully not our last!
🎃 The Black Harvest Festival returns this Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm in downtown Collingwood.
Dress your best in your finest costume and Halloween attire to Trick-Or-Treat at our amazing local businesses! Stick around Town Square Park (84 Hurontario Street) afterward for your chance to win in one of our various costume contest categories and take home a spooktacular balloon creation!🎃
Midhurst/October 23, 2024 – The County of Simcoe, along with identified key partners recognizes a considerable need for integrated community-based services to address a homelessness health crisis through the establishment of a Homelessness & Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub. As such, the County of Simcoe has applied to the Government of Ontario to host one of ten HART facilities in the province.
Primary partners included as part of the application are Barrie and Area Ontario Health Team, Barrie Native Friendship Centre, Canadian Mental Health Association – Simcoe County Branch, (CMHA SCB), Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin IIPCT/ Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC), Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, and Barrie Cares.
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 Barrie and our communities. Within this 10-point plan, the pillars we have created include improving safety and well-being, creating easier ways to access services, enhancing our community shelter services and standards, and finding new opportunities. The HART Hub is one more tool that is available to us to complement these pillars and provide even better support for this vulnerable population within our community.
In addition to supporting this pillar, we also believe this project will help increase our efforts to move residents who have been living “rough” or staying in shelters to more stable housing outcomes. We’ve seen this by providing wraparound supports in our Supportive Rapid Rehousing Program (SRRP), transitional and supportive housing, and we believe this project presents this same opportunity in addition to the support with addictions and mental health.
Communities whose applications have been approved to house one of the ten provincial HART Hubs will be announced by the Ontario Ministry of Health in December 2024.
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.
Quotes “We know that within the unhoused population in Simcoe County, a large majority of people are in need of greater supports than simply housing. That is why, when we saw the Ontario Government’s proposal to facilitate these new HART facilities across the province, we knew that with our existing 10-point Homelessness Prevention Strategy, we were prepared to take this on for our communities and support those who need it.” ~ Basil Clarke, Warden, County of Simcoe
“The Barrie and Area Ontario Health Team (BAOHT) is committed to ensuring everyone in our community – including those facing challenges of homelessness and addiction – can access the care they need, when they need it. With the application for a new HART Hub, we have the opportunity to bring these much-needed mental health and addiction supports directly to this vulnerable population. By working together with our partners, we can create a space where individuals can access safe and compassionate care that can truly transform their lives. We’re proud to support this initiative and look forward to making a meaningful impact within Simcoe County.” ~ Tracey Fletcher, Chair, BAOHT and Operations Director, Medicine, Innisfil Health and Wellness Centre (Rizzardo), RVH
“We know that mental health and addiction challenges cannot be separated from the broader issues of homelessness and social instability. The proposed HART Hub will offer a vital, integrated response that meets individuals where they are, providing the services they need to heal and thrive. We are eager to see the positive impact this collaboration will have on our community.” ~ Dr. Jennifer Fillingham, Interim CEO, CMHA SCB
“Collaborative and trauma-informed initiatives that address mental health and addictions needs have been identified as Indigenous key priorities in the region. As an Indigenous led and Indigenous governed organization, BANAC is proud to support this initiative as an Indigenous collaborator and to work with partners to support Indigenous communities.” ~ Lynn Monague-Sauve, President, Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle
“RVH’s purpose is to be there for our community in providing the care they need when they need it. To be effective in meeting this purpose, we look for opportunities to collaborate with partners, combining expertise and resources to best serve our community. Between all the partners and RVH’s ability to support with the addiction recovery aspect of the HART Hub, we will be able to support the treatment, recovery and housing needs of the most vulnerable individuals within our community.” ~ Gail Hunt, President and CEO, RVH
“Our HART Hub application will offer a range of services to our community’s most vulnerable. This includes Indigenous health and wellness programming, substance use treatment, specialized mental health care and transitional and supportive housing. Through taking a collaborative approach we are confident that we can build a truly innovative and highly impactful model.” ~ Dr. Kevin Young, Vice President, Medical Affairs & Chief of Staff, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
“Barrie Native Friendship Centre supports and responds to the needs of the urban Indigenous community in Barrie and is hopeful the services that will be provided by the HART Hub will improve the lives of all community members served by this process and lead to a more integrated approach in addressing addictions and homelessness.” ~ Samantha Kinoshameg, Executive Director, Barrie Native Friendship Centre
About the HART Hub model HART Hubs serve clients with complex service needs (i.e. those experiencing a range of overlapping issues and marginalization including homelessness, substance use, mental health, social service support needs and unemployment) through the provision of specialized community supports. These supports may include mental heath, primary care, substance use, addiction, case management for income security, employment and social service needs. These services allow for clients to start to receive treatment, addressing presenting needs and providing a platform for positive long-term treatment outcomes with access to longer-term stabilizing services, including bed-based services.
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.
War is insane. Humans spend enormous amounts of money, consume massive resources, develop jaw-dropping technologies, destroy infrastructure and natural areas and kill millions of people, including many non-combatants, often just to stroke the egos of petty power-seeking men.
Our killing technologies may have advanced tremendously, but our mindsets haven’t evolved much from 3,000 years ago when Homer wrote his epic story The Iliad, about a bloody battle over perceived loss of “honour” when Paris, prince of Troy, absconded with Spartan king Menelaus’s wife Helen. Wars have since become far costlier, in lives, resources and money, but their justifications seem no less absurd.
We often hear how expensive it is to address the climate change and biodiversity loss crises, but it’s a pittance compared to spending on weapons and destruction — and addressing environmental crises is necessary and offers numerous benefits. Wars rarely do any good other than to enrich weapons manufacturers and, now, the fossil fuel industry.
That’s not to say that military and defence spending isn’t sometimes needed. In a world rife with conflicting ideologies and power-hungry leaders, people sometimes have to fight back against those who threaten freedom, democracy and human rights, or who engage in genocidal actions. And militaries often help out in times of disaster, such as hurricanes and other extreme weather–related events. But the overall concept of war is suicidal. It’s a testament to how little our thinking has evolved that we still don’t have better ways to settle differences.
Not only do wars prevent us from resolving serious, survival-threatening emergencies such as climate change and biodiversity loss — by sucking up money and resources and prioritizing destruction over problem-solving — they also contribute greatly to those problems.
A recent study by researchers in the U.S. and U.K. found greenhouse gas emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza — more than 99 per cent from Israel’s devastating retaliation for Hamas’s brutal October 7 attacks — were greater than the annual emissions of more than 20 of the nations most vulnerable to climate change impacts.
Those figures are a significant underestimate, as they’re based on just a few carbon-intensive activities. They include emissions from warplanes, tanks and other vehicles, building and using bombs, artillery and rockets and flying weapons and equipment from the United States to Israel. Other studies show the numbers could be as much as eight times higher if emissions from the entire supply chain were included.
Considering these conservative estimates are from just the first two months of a conflict that has escalated over more than a year, one can only imagine the current toll with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the many other conflicts worldwide added.
Although military emissions contribute significantly to global heating, reporting on them is voluntary. They’re mostly kept secret and aren’t included in United Nations climate negotiations. According to the Guardian, “Even without comprehensive data, one recent study found that militaries account for almost 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions annually — more than the aviation and shipping industries combined.”
The U.S. is one of the largest contributors to overall military emissions, about 20 per cent from protecting oil and gas interests in the Persian Gulf region — which is warming twice as fast as the rest of the inhabited world.
Beyond their emissions, military actions and war create a lot of other toxic pollutants. And, the UN reports, “while conflict exacerbates the effects of climate change, climate change, at least indirectly, drives conflict.”
David Boyd, UN special rapporteur for human rights and the environment (who has done work for the David Suzuki Foundation), told the Guardian, “This research helps us understand the immense magnitude of military emissions — from preparing for war, carrying out war and rebuilding after war. Armed conflict pushes humanity even closer to the precipice of climate catastrophe, and is an idiotic way to spend our shrinking carbon budget.”
Millions of people in the Middle East, Ukraine and around the world are being killed, maimed, orphaned, displaced and starved as a result of war and climate change. Imagine what we could accomplish if all the resources used to kill and destroy went into solving the existential threats we’ve created.
We’d better come to our senses before it’s too late.
David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with David Suzuki Foundation Senior Writer and Editor Ian Hanington.
Collingwood, ON [22 October 2024] – The Town is pleased to announce the hiring of Jennifer Graham as the new Director, Finance/Treasurer to oversee its financial operations and guide the 2025 Municipal Budget process.
“Jennifer brings over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, with expertise in financial management, tax advisory, and strategic financial planning. She has a strong history of success in managing municipal finance operations, budgeting, audits, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Collingwood is fortunate to have her on board guiding the Town’s budget process and overseeing financial management throughout the year,” says Sonya Skinner, CAO.
“I am excited to take on this leadership role and engage with residents through the budget process. I encourage those who have never attended Coffee with Council to come out and talk with Council and staff about how you would like your tax dollars to be spent,” says Jennifer Graham, Director, Finance / Treasurer.
Here is the updated list of opportunities to learn more and participate:
November 13 – Council will receive the first draft of the 2025 Budget during a day-long Special meeting of Council focusing on the Capital requests and Service Plans.
November 20 – Residents are invited to attend Coffee with Council, where you can learn more about the proposed 2025 Budget requests and talk with Council and staff members in an informal format. (In-person and Virtual Options will be available)
December 2 – Council will receive the second draft of the Budget, including any changes from Draft 1, which will be presented in a newly designed budget book that is more user-friendly and compliant with accessibility standards.
December 16 – Council will receive the third draft of the budget if needed, otherwise it is anticipated that Council will approve the budget on this date. If a fourth draft is required, the final budget will be presented for approval on January 13, 2025.
Last year the Town announced that it was moving towards a service-based budget approach which shows the work that staff does and what the Town, through Council direction, is trying to carry out. There are many benefits to this approach including:
Having a clear understanding of what the current resources (human and financial) are delivering and to what level of service.
Setting out and defining who can make what decisions.
Allocating the resources effectively.
Creating a framework to enable the creation and improvement of performance measures.
Identifying best practices and efficiencies.
Ensuring that there is no duplication of efforts and that the efforts are being conducted by the appropriate resources; and
Being the framework for risk management analysis.
Residents are encouraged to follow along, attend, and participate in the budget process. Learn more and subscribe to follow along and be notified of engagement opportunities at engage.collingwood.ca/2025budget.
Residents are also welcome to provide feedback in writing by emailing [email protected] or dropping off a letter at Town Hall, 97 Hurontario Street.
Midhurst/October 21, 2024 – Last week County of Simcoe Councillors presented representatives from the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance with a cheque for $427,782 towards building up local residential hospice and palliative care services across the region.
These funds are part of the County’s five-year $2.5 million commitment between 2021 to 2025, to support with community expansion and capital projects, along with Infection Prevention and Control upgrades at regional hospice centres.
This year’s allocation of was issued in the following amounts to Alliance partners:
Hospice Georgian Triangle – $55,156
Hospice Simcoe – $107,072
Matthews House Hospice – $94,993
Mariposa House Hospice – $170,561
Quotes “Funding regional hospice care is investing in dignity and compassion. By building up hospice services, we ensure that individuals and their families receive the comfort, respect, and quality care they deserve during life’s most challenging moments. We also hope that our support encourages greater awareness and funding for these extremely important agencies in our communities.” – County of Simcoe Warden Basil Clarke
“That the County of Simcoe recognizes the value of hospice care and is willing to support us with important capital projects is crucial. The hospices in our county are nimble, charitable organizations that remain close to their respective communities and rely on donated and public funds to provide exceptional end-of-life care.” ~ Ted Markle, Executive Director, Mariposa House Hospice
Photo Caption: County Councillors joined with Township of Severn Council members and representatives from the County of Simcoe and Simcoe County Hospice Alliance to celebrate this investment.
About the Simcoe County Hospice Alliance The Alliance was formed to look at regional planning and project capital needs across Simcoe County for area hospice centres. This group is comprised of representatives from Hospice Georgian Triangle in Collingwood, Hospice Huronia in Midland, Mariposa House Hospice in Orillia, Matthews House Hospice in Alliston, and Hospice Simcoe in Barrie. From 2017 to 2019, the County also provided $1.5 million as part of its previous three-year commitment towards creating greater access.
About the County of Simcoe County of Simcoe is composed of 16 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.
Learn about singing barbershop style 4-part harmony and the healthy benefits of singing in our Harmony North Sweet Adelines Chorus. Why limit yourself to singing in the shower? www.harmonynorth.com
Harmony North Chorus started in 1997 with a group of 7 women determined to start a Sweet Adelines chorus in the Georgian Triangle. The first open house held in Thornbury attracted 28 women. The chorus, under the direction of Doris Waite, was chartered with Sweet Adelines in 1999 with 38 members. Wow!
Since then, the chorus has gone through many changes. They started rehearsing in Thornbury at the Lutheran Church, then used St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church next door, and then Rankin’s Landing for a short stint. The chorus then moved on to Clarksburg at the Marsh Street Center. The move to Collingwood happened in 2011, first to the New Life Church, then Chartwell Retirement Residence and Balmoral Retirement Residence. They now make their home at the Leisure Time Centre in Collingwood. The number of members has fluctuated from around 20 to 48. There are presently 29 members.
Directors over the years have been: Doris Waite – 1997 to 2011, Selina Ree – 2011 to 2013, Catherine Robertson – 2013 to 2022, and our present director, Danil Biba.
The chorus competes annually in their region against other choruses, and have placed well over the years. They have won 2nd place small chorus 4 times, 3rd place small chorus once, most improved chorus twice, and Catherine won the novice director award in 2013.
Mission Statement Harmony North Chorus “celebrates the promotion of musical excellence and personal growth opportunities in a supportive and caring environment. We are committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance.”
Enacts alternate spaces strategy for 2024/25 winter sheltering
Midhurst/October 18, 2024 – With another winter season approaching, the County of Simcoe has enacted its alternate spaces strategy for winter 2024/25 within the shelter system across the region. This comprehensive system response increases shelter spaces during the coldest months of the year to encourage individuals who are living unhoused to seek safe and warm shelter indoors.
Effective October 15, 2024, the alternate spaces strategy allows shelters to expand the number of warm indoor spaces for those who are unable to secure a shelter bed or a space in a warming centre location when required throughout the winter months.
To reduce risks for individuals out in the elements, during the coldest nights, the County of Simcoe requests that shelter organizations activate additional alternate spaces to support individuals on site who wish to stay inside.
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. The strategy makes affordable housing even more attainable by increasing supply, creating “deep rent subsidies”, increasing eviction prevention services, and improving available shelter. It commits the County to find new opportunities, enhance community shelter services, and improve safety throughout the community.
It opens up opportunities during months when individuals living unhoused are most at risk to help protect their safety and security including through the alternate spaces activation strategy and warming centres.
The County reminds residents that warming centres are open during the coldest months of the year for vulnerable populations. Warming centres form one more part of the regional system approach to homelessness prevention with support from community partners.
To maximize options for access to warm, indoor locations, all County of Simcoe Social and Community Services offices, located in Alliston, Barrie (3rd floor), Collingwood, Orillia and Midland, are open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. for individuals to come in from the cold.
In the coming week, the County will be announcing locations and details of warming centres in communities across the region. 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.
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.
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.
Schedule released for 12-game All-Star, Prospects tournament
October 16, 2024 …. The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) will honour NHLers who played in the two leagues during the 2024 Battle of Ontario, in Smiths Falls, Ontario November 12-13.
The Battle of Ontario will see two all-star and two prospect teams from each Junior A league play a total of 12 games during the tournament-style event.
CCHL teams are named after NHL greats Larry Robinson and Steve Yzerman. Robinson played for the Brockville Braves of the CCHL while Yzerman is an alumnus of the Nepean Raiders.
The OJHL’s squads are named for current NHL players: Evan Rodrigues (Georgetown Raiders) of the Florida Panthers; Chris Tanev (Markham Waxers, Stouffville Spirit, Durham Fury) of the Toronto Maple Leafs; Zach Hyman (Hamilton Red Wings) of the Edmonton Oilers and Jack McBain (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) of the Utah Hockey Club.
The schedule has been released.
Tickets will go on sale Oct. 22 at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre. The box office will be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Daily passes for adults will cost $20 and two-day passes $35. Day passes for children aged 6-12 will cost $10. Children 5 and under will be admitted free.
The event is expected to draw NHL, NCAA, U SPORTS and CHL scouts to Smiths Falls and the Memorial Community Centre, the home of the CCHL’s Smiths Falls Bears. Opened in 2010, the centre features an NHL-size ice surface with seating for 1,500 people.
Smiths Falls, a town of 9,500 people, is located 72 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
The all-star teams will play each other once during the round-robin, followed by a semifinal, championship final and consolation final.
The prospect teams will play two games each during their four-game round robin. Games will be played using a modified two-period format and Hockey Canada rules.
The “Battle of Ontario” was first held in Pembroke in 2009 featuring teams of ‘Young Stars’ and ‘All-Stars’ from the CCHL and the Central Junior Hockey League, which was a division within the OJHL. The two-game series was held again in Pembroke in 2010.
More details, including rosters, coaching staffs and additional ticket sales information, will be released in the coming weeks.
About the CCHL
The Central Canada Hockey League, which began as a development league founded by the Montreal Canadiens in 1961, is a Hockey Canada/Hockey Eastern Ontario sanctioned Junior A league comprised of twelve member franchises across Eastern Ontario. The CCHL’s mission is to develop young student/athletes between the ages of sixteen and twenty for higher levels of hockey. Players from all over North America have enjoyed success playing in the Central Canada Hockey League. For many players, the CCHL is a stepping stone to the NCAA. Every season, players accept Division 1 hockey scholarships from the CCHL and even more advance to Division 3 hockey and U SPORTS. Last season, over 70 NCAA scholarship commitments were made by CCHL players. Young players advance every year to the Ontario Hockey League and there have even been selections from the CCHL directly to the National Hockey League.
About the OJHL – “League of Choice”
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 24 member clubs. The OJHL is the home of the 2024 Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues. A proud member of the CJHL and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U SPORTS, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 45 NCAA Division I scholarship commitments last season.
Go to www.ojhl.ca for additional information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League and www.thecchl.ca for more on the Central Canada Hockey League.
Players will get assistance with substance abuse, bullying, harassment and creating healthy relationships
October 16, 2024, Mississauga, ON – …. The OJHL Foundation in conjunction with the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (OJHL) member clubs have launched the Second Assist Program for all players in the 24-team league, the OJHL announced today.
The new series of life skills seminars will include a focus on the Hockey Canada Code of Conduct and the implications of substance abuse, bullying, harassment and healthy relationships and their impact on performance and a player’s reputation. Players and team staff sessions, which will be led by a community psychologist and mental health professionals, will be held in every OJHL home arena this season.
The Coping Centre in Cambridge, ON and Rebecca Pister PHD developed the First and Second Assist programs for the OJHL. Pister is a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who specializes in youth engagement, community psychology and mental health promotion.
“The Second Assist Program brings in content that the players have identified as being important to learn about and focuses on how these issues impact them and their game,” said Pister. “We always want to make sure the information resonates with them as people and as players. Talking about how even casual use of substances like alcohol can impact training goals and gains has been found to be an effective way to prevent or reduce substance use among athletes. On the other side, talking about the importance of healthy relationships, both on and off the ice, can help improve team dynamics as well as the many other important relationships these players have. That’s important because healthy relationships are the number one predictor of overall well-being across the lifespan.”
The new Second Assist is focused on substance abuse, a topic suggested by players in the 24-team league. The new program also deals with bullying, harassment and the creation of healthy relationships.
Under the program, all players will watch educational videos and hear stories from other players. The program is very interactive and touches on topics critical to Hockey Canada’s Code of Conduct.
“Feedback from prior training indicates that our players want the presentations to include more engagement and to keep the quizzes similar to the First Assist,” said Rick Morocco, the OJHL’s Vice President of Business Operations and the Executive Director of the OJHL Foundation. “To maintain positive interaction, we are going to try working in groups of players around case study examples related to the key topics of the Second Assist Program, including the quiz questions. There will also be ample time for a Q&A segment. The program is a continuation of the league’s commitment to the experience and support provided to our players.”
The OJHL Foundation operationalized in 2017 and launched its first program in 2018. The First Assist program is a comprehensive seminar designed to provide players with information about mental health and life skills to help them take that information and apply it to their own daily lives. The program focuses on mental wellness, positive youth development and resilience-building utilizing discussion-based learning and skill development. The skills shared are needed to improve mental well-being and bounce back in times of distress
The Legacy Foundation is the main sponsor of the OJHL Foundation and is back for a third year of valuable support.
About the OJHL Foundation
The OJHL Foundation is a non-profit corporation designed to provide support to financially disadvantaged junior hockey players, create and provide education bursaries and scholarships, raise health and concussion awareness and develop and implement programs on substance abuse, depression and bullying for all the players of the OJHL.
About the OJHL – “League of Choice”
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 24 member clubs. The OJHL is the home of the 2024 Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues. A proud member of the CJHL and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U SPORTS, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 45 NCAA Division I scholarship commitments in 2023-24.
For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, please visit www.ojhl.ca
