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Marg. Bruineman

Marg. Bruineman is an award-winning journalist who focuses on human interest stories

Recent Work by Marg.

This octogenarian happy to volunteer at seniors' weekly drop-in

This octogenarian happy to volunteer at seniors' weekly drop-in

'You pay a dollar for coffee so if you don’t drink coffee you don’t have to pay anything,' says volunteer
Honda's EV plans gear up local economy, environmental efforts

Honda's EV plans gear up local economy, environmental efforts

'If you look at Canada as a geography, we actually can manage that entire end-to-end supply chain and that’s why you’re seeing the investments,' says systems design engineer
Films set to roll at Blue Mountain festival

Films set to roll at Blue Mountain festival

'It’s a really unique festival set in a unique location. And there’s a lot of magic that happens,' says organizer
Paris bound? Dozen Barrie swimmers set to compete for Olympic berth

Paris bound? Dozen Barrie swimmers set to compete for Olympic berth

Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre will host Olympic trials beginning Monday; 'The program has been moving forward at a very rapid pace,' says Barrie Trojans coach
County says diversion necessary with area landfill closing soon

County says diversion necessary with area landfill closing soon

With Collingwood’s landfill set to accept its last bit of garbage in June, county will have just two dumps remaining: Oro-Medonte and Nottawa
New innovation centre will mirror community needs, help create jobs

New innovation centre will mirror community needs, help create jobs

According to provincial government, its network of innovation centres helped in the creation of more than 10,000 jobs through the support of 5,500 technology-oriented firms
Plenty to see below the surface despite lack of 'pretty fish'

Plenty to see below the surface despite lack of 'pretty fish'

'This time of year, the water is really cold, but the visibility is awesome, it’s almost like it is in the Caribbean, depending upon where you’re diving of course,' says divemaster Jody Smith
Barrie athlete captures judges' attention on Canada's Got Talent

Barrie athlete captures judges' attention on Canada's Got Talent

'I think I was lucky. My filming was one day, 12 hours before I had to leave,' rhythmic gymnast Carmel Kallemaa says of TV appearance
'Pretty cool': Barrie man tosses slo-pitch world title onto resume

'Pretty cool': Barrie man tosses slo-pitch world title onto resume

'In two years, I saw massive changes in terms of calibre (in Europe). It’s growing significantly over there,' says Ryan Wood, recently returned from event in Spain
Scanlon Creek's healthy facelift funded by family foundation

Scanlon Creek's healthy facelift funded by family foundation

Donald Taylor and family sought to make contribution to meaningful projects that would help environment when they created the 452 Foundation
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