Local Success Stories
Aeon Kitchens & Design Elevates Everyday Living
Founded in 2015 by Ross Burley, Aeon Kitchens & Design helps clients improve their homes look and feel and functionality with custom cabinetry solutions tailored to their unique needs. Burley is a passionate kitchen design expert with over 20 years of experience...
The Tremont: A spotlight on Collingwood’s vibrant arts district
Downtown Collingwood is home to Creative Simcoe Street, a thriving arts and entertainment district that is home to over 30 independent and artistic businesses, including artists’ studios, a black box theatre, a dance studio, galleries, and hip indie...
Men with Knives Caters with Care and Quality
Men with Knives Catering is a locally owned and operated company serving Collingwood, the Blue Mountains and the Greater Simcoe County Region. Men with Knives provides a range of services, from onsite catering and mobile event catering (food truck, wood fired...
OneSmartWorld Makes Teams Work Smarter Together
OneSmartWorld (OSW) is a performance improvement company that helps leaders, teams and people everywhere work smarter together. Founded in 2000, OneSmartWorld works with a wide range of organizations to improve their capabilities and drive positive change. The company...
Vortex is a Wellness Wonderland
For Daniel James and Steve McCrea, wellness is more than just a lifestyle—it’s their mission and passion. “When making the decision to return to Canada, we felt that Collingwood’s four-season, active lifestyle made it the perfect place for us to create our studio,”...
Wine Works Makes Wine Work For You
Having opened in 1989 as a small-batch beer brewing service called Mountain Brew, Wine Works recently celebrated its 35th anniversary in business. Since taking over Wine Works in 1999, John Scheben-Edey has turned it into a thriving business that continues to attract...
Local Businesses are the Cornerstone of our Community
In January, the Town of Collingwood's Economic Development team took to the streets, visiting nearly seventy outstanding local businesses as part of the Collingwood Business Appreciation Program. This initiative highlights and celebrates the remarkable contributions...
Somewhere Inn is Somewhere Rejuvenating!
For Joel Greaves, founder and CEO of Somewhere Inn, opening a hotel in Collingwood has been a dream years in the making. “Collingwood is the pre-eminent four-season playground in Ontario,” says Greaves, who opened Somewhere Inn Collingwood in March 2024. “As a...
Bayside Wellness offers collaborative care
Health and wellness is a rapidly growing sector in Collingwood, serving a diverse population of people who are committed to staying active and healthy. One of the key players in this sector is Bayside Wellness, a multi-disciplinary facility offering collaborative care...
Originality.AI – the name says it all
Generative AI has been a trending topic since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. But even before it became widely popular, the impact of generative AI in the content creation field was well known. While the technology has a multitude of benefits, it poses a...
Impossible Metals is on a mission to create a greener economy
Impossible Metals is an innovative start-up company founded in 2020 with a mission to deliver responsible seabed mining and refining of critical battery metals, enabling the world’s transition to sustainable energy. As mining continues to play a vital role in a...
Sõl Kitchen
Sõl Kitchen delights the heart, mind and soul with flavour and nourishment! Silann Kaduc has loved cooking ever since she was a little girl. At 25, she opened Rain Tree Café, a restaurant and live music venue showcasing local artwork, in Waterloo, Ontario. After...
Tenure – an employee rewards DEIB tech disruptor
Tenure, based in Collingwood, is one of the hottest tech start-ups of the year, recently making #17 in the Top 500 hottest tech companies at Collision 2023, a prestigious Toronto-based fintech competition. Recently selected for the Calgary-based Fintech Showdown and...
VanderMarck Boutique Hotel – a destination for memorable experiences
The VanderMarck Boutique Hotel opened its doors in May 2019 at a landmark location in downtown Collingwood. Its building was originally established in 1912 for the town doctor and onetime Mayor Joseph Arthur by renowned Toronto Architect Eden Smith at the corner of...
Georgian College finds innovative solution to labour challenges for two resorts
Georgian College has been supplying co-op students and graduates from its hospitality and tourism programs to businesses in the Collingwood area for many years. So, when it became apparent there was a need for more sustainable labour, the college was quick to respond...
Collingwood Youth Centre is ‘the’ go-to place for youth
Collingwood Youth Centre is so much more than a drop-in centre for youth of ages 12-18. Through the Centre, youth can learn new skills, connect with peers and mentors, gain access to useful resources and engage in fun activities. The Centre was started by a group of...
Train for Life moves with purpose
Braden Usher had an entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. At eight years old, he started making hand- sewn goods and selling them at his dad’s store. As he grew up, so did his ventures, which expanded to include lawn care services, piano lessons and delivery...
DAVID HILLIS Salon delivers exceptional services
Collingwood is home to some BIG names, and recently we discovered when interviewing David Hillis, founder of DAVID HILLIS Salon, he was a stylist to some of the biggest stars in the movie business! Contracted by Paramount Canada and Warner Brothers to style A-List...
TheSmoke: A Passion for Smoking BBQ Turned into a Successful Business
Cam Dyment’s journey to a successful restaurant began with a Traeger pellet smoker. In 2011, Cam started his YouTube channel, The Georgian Chef, to teach his subscribers how to smoke all kinds of meats, demonstrating the smoking process each step of the way. He has...
Open Minds is on a Mission to Help Collingwood’s Youth
Morgan D’Aloisio has ten years of experience working with children. During the pandemic, she decided to get her yoga teaching training, which changed her life drastically. Yoga made her realize how important it is to implement positive beliefs and mindsets into one’s...
A state-of-the-art glass manufacturer in Collingwood
The NSG Group (NSG) plant in Collingwood, Ontario, seeks to expand its manufacturing capacity for the North American market. NSG’s Pilkington plant has a long-standing history in Collingwood. Since opening its doors more than 50 years ago, the plant has been...
Thumbs-Up For Thrifty Treasure Tails
The Yard Sale turned into a treasure house! The Georgian Triangle Humane Society (GTHS) is a non-profit animal welfare organization that serves the southern Georgian Bay region by providing adoption services and programs for pets and people. Shortly after their...
The Collingwood Brewery brings together the community through great beer
The Collingwood Brewery brews more than just great beer. Inspired by classic styles of brewing traditions, the brewery’s purpose-built production uses water from Georgian Bay and locally sourced hops. Its brewers blend their passion for craft beer with deep pride in...
‘Social Butterfly’ is transforming lives.
Born and raised in Duntroon, Ontario, Ashley Lougheed, CEO & Founder of Girl Time Inc., newly published author and writer of more than 200 women’s stories, is a woman of marathon-energy. She is a born leader and social butterfly with the gift of bringing those...