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Erika Engel

Erika Engel

Erika Engel regularly covers all things Collingwood as a journalist and the editor of CollingwoodToday.ca

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Recent Work by Erika

Move over Orillia, Collingwood's Christmas tree draws disdain

Move over Orillia, Collingwood's Christmas tree draws disdain

No charity was shown as residents took to local Facebook groups to ruthlessly mock Collingwood's Christmas tree lighting
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Two arrested in province-wide mortgage scam discovered in Simcoe County

Two arrested in province-wide mortgage scam discovered in Simcoe County

Police investigated a matter that appeared to be a civil dispute, only to uncover a province-wide scheme stealing homes from their owners
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Once-in-a-lifetime open water crossing also a life saver

Once-in-a-lifetime open water crossing also a life saver

A swim from Christian Island to Georgian Bay led to an unexpected surprise for the volunteers navigating and on standby for medical emergencies during the event
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Resident puts city's bike-friendliness to the test

Resident puts city's bike-friendliness to the test

Steve Roper has been cycling around Collingwood for his daily errands since May
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Canada-wide warrants issued for 3 suspects in mortgage scam discovered in area

Canada-wide warrants issued for 3 suspects in mortgage scam discovered in area

Multi-faceted scam involves door-to-door sales, a secret remortgaging scheme, and shoddy home renovations, with victims across Ontario
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'Great day': Swimmers cross Georgian Bay in historic double relay

'Great day': Swimmers cross Georgian Bay in historic double relay

Dozen members of the Georgian Bay Squall swam from Christian Island to Collingwood on Saturday
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OPP arrest 5 people, seize loaded handgun in 3 a.m. home search

OPP arrest 5 people, seize loaded handgun in 3 a.m. home search

Five area residents between 32 and 48 years old were arrested and now face drug-trafficking-related charges, say OPP
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'Vital boost': Province gives 6% funding hike for county ambulances

'Vital boost': Province gives 6% funding hike for county ambulances

Province also promises $245K for 'dedicated offload nurses,' down from $1.2M in 2023
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Mpox risk is low for now, but spread is concerning: Simcoe-Muskoka doc

Mpox risk is low for now, but spread is concerning: Simcoe-Muskoka doc

'Internationally, federally, provincially and locally, we need to increase our existing efforts to prevent and control the spread of mpox,' says local associate medial officer of health following WHO declaration of public health emergency
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Man swam out to rescue boy drowning near Georgian Bay park

Man swam out to rescue boy drowning near Georgian Bay park

Open-water swimmer Derek Crespy pulled the 12-year-old boy to shore after swimming into choppy, deep Georgian Bay waters to save him
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