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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

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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Mother Nature delivers 'awesome' Christmas present to local resorts

Mother Nature delivers 'awesome' Christmas present to local resorts

'We bought our passes (for Horseshoe Resort) in the summer and we’ve been itching to get out since then,' says Barrie resident Brittany Brownless
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Oro-Medonte airport lands $93M investment for Ornge Air expansion

Oro-Medonte airport lands $93M investment for Ornge Air expansion

'Our Simcoe County base will be unique in our system. It will be the base of operations for what we’re calling our special mission aircraft,' said Ornge CEO
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Springwater, Oro-Medonte agree to keep border talks going with Barrie

Springwater, Oro-Medonte agree to keep border talks going with Barrie

'On community area side of things, there are two targets — 2031 provincial housing pledge target, and the other is 2051 population target,' consultant says of Barrie growth
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Springwater adding more speed signs in fight against lead-footers

Springwater adding more speed signs in fight against lead-footers

Solar-powered radar boards to be installed in three locations around township
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Surprise! Arkells drop into area to rock out at garage show

Surprise! Arkells drop into area to rock out at garage show

'If you’re a rock 'n' roll band that knows what it's doing, you should be able to play anywhere,' says band’s lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist
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Smile! Springwater lining up speed cameras for 2025

Smile! Springwater lining up speed cameras for 2025

Township adopts program already in effect in other nearby municipalities; Springwater will issue 'warning tickets' for the first three months
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