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Wayne Doyle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wayne Doyle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wayne Doyle covers the townships of Springwater, Oro-Medonte and Essa for BarrieToday under the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI), which is funded by the Government of Canada. Wayne has more than 30 years of experience writing for newspapers and magazines. He was entertainment editor at The Barrie Examiner, editor at Huronia Sunday and is a contributing writer to a number of publications

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Recent Work by Wayne

Questions raised about municipal integrity commissioner reports

Questions raised about municipal integrity commissioner reports

'I do feel like integrity commissioners across Ontario are being used as referees in a sandbox when members of council can't play nice,' says Springwater mayor
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Elmvale rallies to help 'frozen, terrified' residents amid blizzard

Elmvale rallies to help 'frozen, terrified' residents amid blizzard

Springwater residents jumped into action to provide assistance during storm; 'you couldn’t stop them from helping,' says councillor
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'Everyone wants what Oro-Medonte has,' Greenlaw says of boundary talks

'Everyone wants what Oro-Medonte has,' Greenlaw says of boundary talks

'I wish I was this popular in high school,' says mayor, as Barrie and Orillia eye township's land; province says it's in 'caretaker mode' until after Ontario election
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Speed cameras have 'significantly positive impact' on road safety

Speed cameras have 'significantly positive impact' on road safety

'Based on the data collected, the cameras have been successful in achieving significant reductions in speeding within the first 12 months of deployment,' says township clerk
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Snowmobilers bask in local conditions during 'comeback season'

Snowmobilers bask in local conditions during 'comeback season'

'Last year was a terrible season. I got out once,' says Peterborough-area man; recent report shows winter pastime's economic effect continues to grow significantly
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Township unlocking new ways to combat illegal short-term rentals

Township unlocking new ways to combat illegal short-term rentals

Oro-Medonte official says there are potentially more than 200 illegal short-term rentals operating in municipality
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California wildfires spark resident's concern over fireworks

California wildfires spark resident's concern over fireworks

'We are at a much-reduced risk of catastrophic fire than other regions of Canada and beyond,' says Simcoe County forester Graeme Davis
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Hundreds of skaters back in the loop at Simcoe County Museum

Hundreds of skaters back in the loop at Simcoe County Museum

More than 600 skaters donned the blades this past weekend in Midhurst and enjoyed what museum officials called 'perfect' conditions
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Skiers 'live for' conditions like local hills are enjoying this week

Skiers 'live for' conditions like local hills are enjoying this week

'It’s been a few years since we’ve had this amount of accumulation at once, but we’ll take it,' says official at Horseshoe Resort
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Hot topic: New user fees now in effect across area township

Hot topic: New user fees now in effect across area township

Among changes is new fee structure for fire inspections for multiple buildings located on single parcel of land
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