Wasaga Beach

• Ontario investing $38 million to revamp Wasaga Beach

  Ontario announced it will invest nearly $40 million to help revitalize Wasaga Beach.

  Canada

  May 16, 2025
  
• ‘Don’t be pooping on the beach,’ Doug Ford says of Ontario town saga

  Premier Doug Ford is reminding residents 'don't be pooping on the beach' after reputation-damaging social media posts claimed people were defecating in the sand at Wasaga Beach.

  Politics

  Aug 7, 2024
  
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• Toronto man wanted for alleged Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction arrested in U.S.

  Ontario Provincial Police say the 36-year-old man was arrested in California by U.S. authorities on Monday.

  Crime

  Aug 6, 2024
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• Ontario town calls on Ford to clean up poop on beach saga: ‘It’s high time’

  The reputation of a popular Ontario beach town is being “gravely harmed” by what its mayor says are misleading social media posts claiming people are pooping in the sand.

  Politics

  Aug 3, 2024
• Poop on the beach? Ontario mayor slams social media ‘misinformation’

  Are people really pooping in the sand at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park? The local mayor says there is no evidence to support the social media rumours.

  Environment

  Jul 24, 2024
• ‘Increased military traffic’ between Toronto, Wasaga Beach this weekend

  There will be "increased military traffic" on roadways between Toronto and Wasaga Beach this weekend due to a training exercise, the Department of National Defence says.

  Traffic

  Apr 30, 2024
• Ontario mayor says enforcement against illegal car rally a success

  Wasaga Beach Mayor Brian Smith said a team, including police, stopped an unsanctioned car rally in its tracks. The town won an injunction against the event earlier in the week.

  Crime

  Sep 3, 2023
• Ontario town granted injunction against unsanctioned Labour Day weekend car rally

  The order allows the OPP to arrest anyone attending the rally who "with knowledge of the order and who is contravening or has contravened any part of the order."

  Crime

  Aug 31, 2023
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• Human remains found in Wasaga Beach identified, police say

  Provincial police say they have identified the human remains found in the town of Wasaga Beach earlier this year, and foul play is not suspected.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2023
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• Crash in waters of Georgian Bay kills 28-year-old man

  Emergency crews responded to a personal watercraft rental business on Mosley Street in Wasaga Beach at around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police said.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2023