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Nikki Cole

Nikki attended Niagara College and graduated from its print journalism program in 2002, followed by a post-graduate certificate in corporate communications from Fanshawe College. The Pickering native headed out west and began her journalism career at Houston Today and Smithers Interior News in B.C. She returned to Ontario in 2006 and landed a job as a features writer/assistant editor in Durham Region. In the fall of 2007, she joined The Midland Mirror as a reporter until 2017, at which point she became a communications co-ordinator at Georgian Bay General Hospital, providing her more time to focus on her young family. In 2020, she began working for Dockside Publishing as a writer, which allowed her to combine her love of cottage life and the lake. A mother of two, Nikki joined the BarrieToday news team as a reporter in February 2021. She also has a 'fur baby' in the form of an 80-pound chocolate lab named Reese who thinks he’s a lap dog.

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Recent Work by Nikki

No serious injuries reported on Barrie roads amid winter blast

No serious injuries reported on Barrie roads amid winter blast

'It’s winter. This is what we should be experiencing on a regular basis. We have just been rather spoiled over the last few years,' says police official
'Ripple effect': Parents chime in on changes to school bell times

'Ripple effect': Parents chime in on changes to school bell times

Report says public board could save over $220,000; affected schools for 2025-26 could include West Bayfield in Barrie and Forest Hill in Midhurst
Snowmobiler suffers minor injuries after hitting tree in Oro-Medonte

Snowmobiler suffers minor injuries after hitting tree in Oro-Medonte

Male rider suffered collar-bone and lower-leg injuries following crash Wednesday morning on trail near Line 4 North and Ingram Road, says chief
Drugged driver evades officers, strikes snowbanks and vehicle: police

Drugged driver evades officers, strikes snowbanks and vehicle: police

Barrie police responded early this morning to call in north end; 23-year-old Toronto man found with oxycodone and hydrocodone
County wants to 'hit the ground running' with HART Hub in Barrie

County wants to 'hit the ground running' with HART Hub in Barrie

Official calls approval of local HART Hub application 'very good news for the county and for our homelessness system as a whole'
County looking for ways to support 'Team Canada' amid impending trade war

County looking for ways to support 'Team Canada' amid impending trade war

'I think it’s incumbent upon us to look at some policies to see if we can help out in that Team Canada approach,' says Bradford West Gwillimbury mayor
Barrie chamber celebrates city's 'strong history' of female leadership (10 photos)

Barrie chamber celebrates city's 'strong history' of female leadership (10 photos)

'Females have it harder than their male counterparts and we need to do everything we can to boost them up,' says chamber official; winners to be announced March 7
Antique mall provides 'plethora of paranormal activity' for ghost hunters

Antique mall provides 'plethora of paranormal activity' for ghost hunters

Barrie business owner says at least five deaths have occurred at former slaughterhouse, built in 1929, including suicides, goring and an explosion
'Better than a bar hop': Hot Cocoa Trail bubbles to the surface

'Better than a bar hop': Hot Cocoa Trail bubbles to the surface

'It’s vital to all work together, support local and have community-driven events that help lift one another. It makes all the difference in the world,' says downtown merchant
COLUMN: Music-laced 'Technicolor Dreamcoat' brings levity to local stage

COLUMN: Music-laced 'Technicolor Dreamcoat' brings levity to local stage

Latest production from Kempenfelt Community Players begins its run tonight at Georgian Theatre and continues until Feb. 16
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