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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

'Wonderful human being': Springwater communications officer mourned

'Wonderful human being': Springwater communications officer mourned

Nicole Audette, who joined township in 2013, died unexpectedly last week at age 39; special memorial taking place before Wednesday night's council meeting
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Development costs to be covered by developers, not Oro-Medonte residents

Development costs to be covered by developers, not Oro-Medonte residents

'What’s occurred over time is the cost of doing business has increased,' says township official; recommended fee changes would ease burden on taxpayers
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Talk of merging conservation authorities called 'unnecessary distraction'

Talk of merging conservation authorities called 'unnecessary distraction'

'If you talked to me a year ago, I’d say, 'let’s do this amalgamation thing' ... Today, I’m of a very different opinion,' says Wasaga Beach mayor
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Recreation fee assistance levels playing field for all in Oro-Medonte

Recreation fee assistance levels playing field for all in Oro-Medonte

'Sport used to be the great equalizer and I think for a lot of kids now, they’re at a substantial disadvantage' due to specialization in youth sport, says councillor
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'True Canadian winter': It's T-shirt weather on local ski slopes

'True Canadian winter': It's T-shirt weather on local ski slopes

While March break has traditionally been the last hurrah for skiers and snowboarders, this year it looks like the season could be extended a couple weeks
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Springwater receives report to keep master trails plan on track

Springwater receives report to keep master trails plan on track

Township hopes to develop collaborative partnership with land owners/managers for the benefit of extensive network
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Springwater's parks and recreation master plan in limbo

Springwater's parks and recreation master plan in limbo

Long-term recommendation to dissolve township's community recreation associations causes concern for councillor
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Resident calls proposed rental units in Midhurst 'entirely unwelcome'

Resident calls proposed rental units in Midhurst 'entirely unwelcome'

Public meeting held to discuss Midhurst Heights development plan, which could see additional 80 residential units created
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NVCA official poo-poos call to amalgamate conservation authorities

NVCA official poo-poos call to amalgamate conservation authorities

'To date, no independent, expert analysis has been presented to demonstrate that amalgamation would improve efficiency or service delivery,' says chair
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Essa to guide residents through new rules on additional residential units

Essa to guide residents through new rules on additional residential units

Sessions scheduled for March 24 in Thornton and March 25 in Angus; township hopes to encourage responsible development of ARUs, especially for 'aging-in-place'
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