Collingwood Chamber of Commerce

10/26/2026

We would like to congratulate Doris and Tony on The Iron Skillet in Collingwood's 35th Anniversary.
Come celebrate with them on November 4th from 2 to 5pm. Door prizes, Ribbon cutting and Cake!
The Iron Skillet Collingwood

10/14/2026

10/02/2026

Mayor and Deputy Mayor All Candidates meeting

Candidates for Mayor and Deputy Mayor answer questions posed by the...

09/29/2026

We want to remind everyone that our Mayor/Deputy Mayor All Candidates meeting is tomorrow Sept 30th at the Legion.
- Seating is VERY limited
- Doors open at 5:30pm
- Start time is 7pm
Town staff will be in attendance so you can check if you are on the voters list and if you have any questions about the Municipal Election.

09/29/2026

Each time an election rolls around it seems the Chamber gets raked over the coals for not hosting more All Candidates meetings so everyone in our Town has a chance to hear the candidates.

This time around we thought we would put this little message out for everyone to think about before lashing out at us. At the end of the day..... We are at least stepping up and trying 😎

Here are just a few points to think about:
1. Hosting All Candidates meetings are not part of the Collingwood Chamber of Commerce mandate. It is something we volunteer to try to do to help our MEMBERSHIP.

2. We tried to get another date from a venue to host it prior to when internet voting opens on Oct 8th and were unable to get another one.

3. The Collingwood Chamber of Commerce is a non profit organization only funded by our membership, not the Town and when hosting an event like all candidates costs that go into this one event are huge: money for room rental in Collingwood typically are over a thousand dollars for one night, plus insurance cost that is needed to cover the event plus the number of volunteers we need to help with the event.

4. As we mentioned in point 1 - it is not something that is in our mandate to HAVE to do - but we try at least!!!
There are many other organizations that are in our lovely community and other businesses, not to forget that any person in our community is also welcome to step up and host their own All Candidates meetings.

Thank you in advance!

09/29/2026

Great News - RogersTV will be filming our Mayor/Deputy Mayor All Candidates Meeting on Sept 30th.

The have informed us that unfortunately, it will not be live but they hope to have it up on line by Friday morning.

They will be uploading all of their debates to their website on their show page “The Local Campaign” and each debate will have a specific title (The Local Campaign -Collingwood Debate).

If you’re on the Rogerstv.com web page (in Collingwood) you can click on the “Show” link and all of their show listings will come up.
Select the Local Campaign and the Collinwood Debate can be played on that page.

For more information please contact RogersTV

09/29/2026

All Candidates Itinerary for Mayor/ Deputy Mayor Candidates


Due to fire regulations regarding the occupancy of the room allowed (less then 270), we respectfully ask that each candidate limit the number of people from your campaign team in the audience, why not let those from the community who are unsure of their vote yet into the limited space in the room so they can see and hear from you.

• Candidates are not permitted to put up or display signs of any kind on the Legion property or inside the Legion. This also includes wearing t-shirts/clothing with your name on it; they will not be allowed into the Legion.

• Candidates are permitted to place handouts on chairs prior to the start of the All Candidates meeting but you must pick up all your material that is left over following the All-Candidates meeting to help the volunteers of the Legion who will be cleaning it later. You are not to stand inside the Legion blocking areas to hand them out.

• 6:15pm Pre-show meeting with ALL the Candidates and myself to discuss how the event will take place and the draw for order of speaking will be done.

• 7:00pm –SHARP- All Candidates Meeting to begin.

Land Reconciliation and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Minute of Silence by: Legion President Anthony Griffiths
Welcome and Opening by Moderator: John Eaton

Candidates will be seated on the stage facing the audience in order of how they were drawn to speak with microphone being passed between all candidates.

Each candidate will have 3 minutes Opening Statement to introduce themselves and talk about their platform.

a) Timekeeper (sitting on the floor in front of the stage) will raise their hand at the 30 seconds left mark for the candidate to wrap it up.

b) At the 3-minute mark the Timekeeper will, sound a bell and the moderator will stop you.

Following everyone’s opening remarks, questions that were submitted earlier by the people in our community have been placed into a bowl, and the Moderator will pull out a question.

The Moderator will read the question out for everyone to hear. In order of being drawn earlier in the evening, who will start answering the question posed from the moderator. You will have 1 & 1/2 minutes to answer the question. The timekeeper will raise their hand at the 30 seconds left mark for the candidate to wrap it up. At 1 & 1/2 minutes mark the Timekeeper will, sound a bell and the moderator will cut you off.

The moderator will then ask if any other candidate would like to respond to the same question. If so, moderator will call in order of how you were drawn; you will have 1 minute to answer the same questions. Timekeeper will raise their hand at 30 second mark and at the end of your time a bell will sound, and the moderator will cut you off. After all who choose to answer the question are done then moderator will repeat the steps by pulling a new question from the jar.

Once the posing question section is completed, the moderator will start the closing remarks section. Each candidate will have 1 minute for closing remarks. Timekeeper will raise their arm at the 30 second mark and then sound a bell at the 1-minute mark, and the moderator will cut you off.

This will conclude the scheduled portion of the All-Candidates Meeting, and you are to go around the room and pick up all your brochures and pamphlets left on the floor or chairs. Please Remember: The legion is a volunteer organization, and they are the ones who will have to do this if you do not!

Candidates are welcome after this time to talk with people from the community in attendance at the Legion. The Town of Collingwood will have a table set up with staff available to answer any questions anyone from the community might have regarding the voting procedure this year.

We would like to thank Collingwood Legion, Branch #63 and all their volunteers for all their help!

09/28/2026

Looking forward to seeing you there!

A roundup of the latest noteworthy News & Stories from Collingwood’s Economic Development team.

09/08/2026

Have you registered yet for the Free Lunch & Learn?

The Green Advantage: Business Lunch & Learn
Explore practical sustainability actions that can help reduce costs, improve efficiency, and strengthen your business over time.
Time & Location
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Collingwood Public Library, 55 Ste Marie St, Collingwood, ON L9Y 0W6, Canada
About the event
Connect with local businesses at a Lunch & Learn designed to spark conversation, ideas, and new connections. Explore practical sustainability actions that can help reduce costs, improve efficiency, and strengthen your business over time. This is an opportunity to network with peers, share what you’re already doing, and think about simple next steps toward a more resilient, future-ready business.
Free to attend but please click link to register. Lunch Provided. Prize draw.
Agenda:
11:30 - 12:00 PM: Registration | Lunch
12:00 PM: Introductions
12:10 PM: Learning activity
12:55 PM: Prize Draw
https://www.collingwoodclimateaction.com/event-details-registration/the-green-advantage-business-lunch-learn-2
CCAT: Collingwood Climate Action Team

Explore practical sustainability actions that can help reduce costs, improve efficiency, and strengthen your business over time.

07/01/2026