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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

Pair arrested in provincewide mortgage scam discovered in Simcoe County

Pair arrested in provincewide mortgage scam discovered in Simcoe County

OPP investigated a matter that appeared to be a civil dispute, only to uncover a scheme stealing homes from their owners
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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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Sentencing delayed for Collingwood man who murdered his wife

Sentencing delayed for Collingwood man who murdered his wife

James Schwalm admitted to killing his wife, Ashley, and then trying to cover it up by burning her body
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Warrants issued in Ontario scam that defrauded people of their homes

Warrants issued in Ontario scam that defrauded people of their homes

OPP says multi-faceted scam involves door-to-door sales, secret remortgaging scheme and shoddy home renovations
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Area entrepreneur promotes productivity with platform launch

Area entrepreneur promotes productivity with platform launch

Collingwood man, founder of Tenure announced the launch of a beta platform that aims to personalize employee benefits and rewards
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Province announces 6% funding bump for Simcoe County ambulances

Province announces 6% funding bump for Simcoe 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's heroic efforts saved drowning boy amid 'crazy' conditions on wind-swept Georgian Bay

Man's heroic efforts saved drowning boy amid 'crazy' conditions on wind-swept Georgian Bay

'I was really happy to have been able to help out ... it could have been such a disastrous day ... just this beautiful day at the beach gone terribly wrong,' said rescuer
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Teacher licence revoked for local man after sexual-exploitation conviction

Teacher licence revoked for local man after sexual-exploitation conviction

Kirk Nielson pleaded guilty to having oral sex with a minor in 2020
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'A need': National Ski Academy opens classrooms to local students

'A need': National Ski Academy opens classrooms to local students

For $1,000 per credit, students from the area can take high school courses on a quadmester schedule with summer and evening options
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