Economy
thumb|Aerial view of Collingwood from the southwest (2013)
thumb|View of Collingwood, Ontario from the top of Blue Mountain Resort
Collingwood's industrial base, which includes Pilkington Glass of Canada, Goodall Rubber Company - Canada ULC, and VOAC Inc, and which are among the community's largest employers, has begun to erode.
Several industries in the area have closed, including Collingwood Ethanol L.P., Nacan Products (2004), Backyard Products (2004), Kaufman of Collingwood (2006 - land still vacant), Goodyear Tires (2007 - plant built in 1967 was demolished after 2019 and now vacant), Alcoa Wheel products (2008 - building now home to Barber Glass plant) and the Blue Mountain Pottery (2004). Collingwood is also home to the distillery where Canadian Mist Whisky is produced.
In June 2007, Collingwood Ethanol (now Amaizeingly Green) began production in the former Nacan facility. The company expected to produce 50 million litres of ethanol annually to satisfy regulatory requirements on ethanol content in gasoline mandated by the provincial and federal governments. Collingwood Ethanol
Government
The mayor is Yvonne Hamlin, who was elected in October 2022.
Collingwood is within the Simcoe—Grey riding for both federal and provincial elections. The federal Member of Parliament is Conservative Terry Dowdall, and the Member of Provincial Parliament is Brian Saunderson who sits as a Conservative.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;"
|+Collingwood federal election results
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Conservative
! colspan="2" scope="col" | New Democratic
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Green
|-
| style="width: 0.25em; background-color: |
! 2021
| | 36%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 4,682
| | 39%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 5,000
| | 14%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 1,846
| | 6%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 727
|-
| style="width: 0.25em; background-color: |
! 2019
| | 41%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 5,307
| | 32%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 4,091
| | 10%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 1,351
| | 15%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 1,955
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;"
|+Collingwood provincial election results
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | PC
! colspan="2" scope="col" | New Democratic
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Green
|-
| rowspan="2" style="width: 0.25em; background-color: |
! 2022
| | 43%
| style="text-align:right; background:#9999FF;"| 4,207
| | 11%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 1,080
| | 29%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"|2,828
| | 11%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 1,076
|-
! 2018
| | 45%
| style="text-align:right; background:#9999FF;"| 4,502
| | 26%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 2,581
| | 20%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"|2,017
| | 7%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 741
|-
|}
Recreation
thumb|Skiers at a lodge in Collingwood, 1959
Collingwood is a destination for winter and summer recreational activities such as swimming, hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and downhill skiing. Both private and public organizations are available to the public. There is a network of trails that allow this, including the Georgian Trail which connects to the Bruce Trail.
The first hockey rink in Collingwood was located on the west side of Pine Street in 1883, with public skates every Tuesday night. Interest in hockey peaked in the 1890s with the first recognized hockey game played in 1894 against a team from Barrie. Collingwood joined Barrie and Bradford in a Simcoe County league in 1894 and was granted a team in the newly formed Ontario Hockey Association in 1895.
The Park Street Arena, now known as the Collingwood Curling Club, was built in 1909. The arena now known as Eddie Bush Memorial was built in 1948. Collingwood has hosted training sessions with Team Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens.
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See also
- List of towns in Ontario
- List of population centres in Ontario