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Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen is an experienced journalist working for Village Media since 2018, primarily covering Collingwood, County of Simcoe and education.

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Recent Work by Jessica

'Stark warning': AMO homelessness report hits hard in Simcoe County

'Stark warning': AMO homelessness report hits hard in Simcoe County

‘Homelessness isn’t going away tomorrow,' says executive director of area emergency shelters 'As a society, we have spent years creating this crisis. Now, it’s going to take years, thoughtfulness and authentic conversation to get out of that'
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Simcoe Muskoka Catholic school board impacted by data breach

Simcoe Muskoka Catholic school board impacted by data breach

PowerSchool states the information breach included student names, addresses, parent/guardian contact information, and some demographic information
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'Slide of civil society:' explicit voicemail calls school board trustee a 'crackhead'

'Slide of civil society:' explicit voicemail calls school board trustee a 'crackhead'

An anonymous tirade by a man on the female trustee's voicemail also calls her mouthy, useless, and an entitled (expletive)
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'Hope we never have to use it,' OPP train for school shooting scenario

'Hope we never have to use it,' OPP train for school shooting scenario

‘The more aware we are of the factors involved, the better prepared we are to deal with it, should it come our way,’ says area OPP detachment commander
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MSS grad launches 'Dawn' of new era for public school board

MSS grad launches 'Dawn' of new era for public school board

The first person in her immediate family to get a post-secondary education after attending MSS, new SCDSB education director Dawn Stephens plans to hit the ground running on her official start date of Jan. 1
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BEYOND LOCAL: 'Hope we never have to use it' - OPP train for school shooting scenario

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Hope we never have to use it' - OPP train for school shooting scenario

‘The more aware we are of the factors involved, the better prepared we are to deal with it, should it come our way,’ says Collingwood OPP detachment commander during board meeting Dec. 13
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Trustee alleges ‘collusion’ at Simcoe County District School Board

Trustee alleges ‘collusion’ at Simcoe County District School Board

Former chair says trustee's claims are 'unsubstantiated'
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'Hard work paid off': Area boxer brings home Canadian title

'Hard work paid off': Area boxer brings home Canadian title

Cody Kelly, co-owner of Twin Tiger Boxing Academy, earned the Canadian Super Welterweight title last month in Pickering
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Learning environment: OPP officers train at area high school

Learning environment: OPP officers train at area high school

Rapid deployment training exercise ran Dec. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Collingwood Collegiate Institute
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Jewish group slams YMCA for ‘antisemitic’ social-media post

Jewish group slams YMCA for ‘antisemitic’ social-media post

‘We need to take this very seriously and approach it with a critical eye,’ says chair of South Georgian Bay Jewish Community
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