News & Stories
A roundup of the latest noteworthy items and stories from Collingwood’s Economic Development team, including news releases and stories.
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...
GREENLAND® Celebrates Collingwood Being Its Centre of Gravity for 20 Years
GREENLAND® International - Consulting Engineers is sincerely grateful to be celebrating the 20 th Anniversary of moving its head office operations from the GTA to Collingwood. December 2002 was a pivotal moment in the company’s history as residents Mark and Jane...
Tracks striving to address employment challenges
Tracks is a community-based, non-profit agency that has been providing services to job seekers and employers since 1986, and their support is helping to address the many employment challenges. Initially located in the Trott building at the southwest corner of...
Collingwood Wins EDAC Award for Craft Beverage Tour
The Town of Collingwood is pleased to announce that Collingwood’s Economic Development Team has received the prestigious 2022 Marketing Canada Award in the Events category for its 2021/22 Craft Beverage Tour campaign from the Economic Developers Association of Canada...
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...