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Tyler Evans

Tyler Evans

Tyler Evans got his start in the news business when he was just 15-years-old as a co-op student with The Packet & Times. After completing his studies at Durham College in 2017, he returned to his hometown to serve the community as a video producer and reporter with OrilliaMatters

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Recent Work by Tyler

Blackball Classic to celebrate 78 years of basketball tradition

Blackball Classic to celebrate 78 years of basketball tradition

'The games are electric and fans will be amazed by the talent on display this weekend,' says tournament convenor
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'Fellow in Yellow' passes through area on Canada-wide journey to help 'move others'

'Fellow in Yellow' passes through area on Canada-wide journey to help 'move others'

'Doing what I’m doing has inspired people to move and do what they need to,' says man who is travelling across Canada by running, walking, and cycling
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Stolen Christmas tree puts 'dent' in holiday spirit for local senior

Stolen Christmas tree puts 'dent' in holiday spirit for local senior

'It wasn’t just vandalism, it was someone deciding they wanted it and were taking it because they didn’t want to pay for it,' says victim of brazen porch theft
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Woman pens book to help parents navigate 'bewilderment' of life with adult children

Woman pens book to help parents navigate 'bewilderment' of life with adult children

'I really enjoy helping other people by providing some tools and strategies they might employ as they deal with life with adult children,' says local mother, author
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'It's going to fold': Local Crime Stoppers urgently needs support

'It's going to fold': Local Crime Stoppers urgently needs support

'Our program is not a police program, it's completely private, and people have a little more trust to call our line,' said official of vital service that is in peril
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Retro makeover gives downtown Coldwater gas station a vintage vibe

Retro makeover gives downtown Coldwater gas station a vintage vibe

'It's just amazing and people love it,' says local entrepreneur who travelled to Alabama to purchase the Texaco sign that was refurbished for the project
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U.S. donor helps museum acquire $300,000 worth of Lightfoot artifacts

U.S. donor helps museum acquire $300,000 worth of Lightfoot artifacts

'It makes sense for Orillia's community museum to house this collection,' says OMAH executive director of Lightfoot exhibit to be displayed next summer
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Orillia's Santa Claus stars in new KitKat Christmas commercial

Orillia's Santa Claus stars in new KitKat Christmas commercial

'The decorations, the lights ... and seeing the bewilderment in children’s eyes when they see me as Santa is what I love the most,' says Orillia's Kris Kringle
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Deceased person found near homeless shelter in Orillia

Deceased person found near homeless shelter in Orillia

'As staff, as volunteers, as participants, we are all mourning the deaths of anyone in our community,' says Lighthouse official
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'Really important' Indigenous Veterans Day marked in area

'Really important' Indigenous Veterans Day marked in area

'Our veterans have sacrificed themselves both physically and mentally and have paid the ultimate sacrifice through death and conflict,' says commanding officer
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