Collingwood Stories

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...