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Gisele Winton Sarvis

Gisele Winton Sarvis

Gisele Winton Sarvis is an award winning journalist and photographer who has focused on telling the stories of the people of Simcoe County for more than 25 years

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Recent Work by Gisele

Local teen hoping to catch U.S. baseball scholarship

Local teen hoping to catch U.S. baseball scholarship

'I have a passion for the sport. I've grown up playing it,' says Liam Cundy-Dupuis
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'Amazing' volunteers keep local mountain biking club on track

'Amazing' volunteers keep local mountain biking club on track

Club members can ride on more than 170 kilometres of well-maintained trails throughout local forests; 'You can't beat it,' says one of club's 1,000 members
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Watershed moment: Agency 'dedicated' to protecting drinking water

Watershed moment: Agency 'dedicated' to protecting drinking water

'We were once one of the most polluted areas on the Great Lakes,' Severn Sound Environmental Association executive director says of southeastern Georgian Bay
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Local cooks 'chopping' for charities in cooking show-inspired event

Local cooks 'chopping' for charities in cooking show-inspired event

'I love home cooking ... but it’s a lot different cooking under pressure and being judged,' says chef; segment winners to face off against Chopped Canada winner
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'Whiz bangs' let soldier families know Simcoe Foresters were alive

'Whiz bangs' let soldier families know Simcoe Foresters were alive

'We know a lot about what happened during the conflicts,' says museum curator of battalion that's fought many hard-won battles since pre-Confederation founding
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'Blown away': Area moms harness social-media power for good

'Blown away': Area moms harness social-media power for good

The Mom Collective was formed by three local moms who are tapping into social media to help local moms in crisis; 'It's a dream team,' says co-founder
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Area teen courting hoops dreams at United World Games in June

Area teen courting hoops dreams at United World Games in June

'To me, it's a big opportunity because I get to travel internationally,' says Patrick Fogarty student of chance to play in Austria this summer
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Driven athlete chasing Olympic dreams ... at 150 km/h

Driven athlete chasing Olympic dreams ... at 150 km/h

'Caelan's love for bobsleigh makes her want to strive to compete alongside the world's best,' says Team Canada bobsleigh pilot
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Sweetwater Harvest Festival offers little taste of 'heaven'

Sweetwater Harvest Festival offers little taste of 'heaven'

'(My son) Thomas loves maple syrup. We go through a lot it,' says Barrie mom; 34th festival will be held this weekend in Midland area
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Waubuno shipwreck on Georgian Bay remains mystery of the deep

Waubuno shipwreck on Georgian Bay remains mystery of the deep

'It should have been a survivable day,' author and historian Douglas Hunter says of 1879 sinking that saw more than 20 people perish
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