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Marg. Bruineman

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

Recent Work by Marg.

Creative dad, War Amps team up to help sports-loving son score

Creative dad, War Amps team up to help sports-loving son score

'I can foresee big changes in adaptors and prosthetics in the next 20 years,' says Enrique Puentes, a mechanical engineer
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Local entrepreneur aims to squeeze sustainability into pet industry

Local entrepreneur aims to squeeze sustainability into pet industry

'I really want other businesses to see what I’m doing as a small business … to adopt these sustainable practices that I have to make the planet better overall,' says owner
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Retirement goes to the dogs for local author of children's tales

Retirement goes to the dogs for local author of children's tales

'It’s something seniors can do to reflect on their lives,' says author who created stories constructed around her dogs, Pixie and Jazz
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Hall of fame induction 'dream come true' for area ice-dance couple

Hall of fame induction 'dream come true' for area ice-dance couple

Mitch Islam and the late Alexandra Paul, who competed together at the Sochi Olympics in 2014, came up through Mariposa School of Skating
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Farming still front and centre for longtime Hollywood North fall guy

Farming still front and centre for longtime Hollywood North fall guy

For a guy who’s had more thrills than most can imagine, Ron VanHart sure does seem to get a kick out of selling tomatoes at Newmarket's farmers market
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Eyes in the sky: Falconry team keeps nuisance birds at bay over landfill

Eyes in the sky: Falconry team keeps nuisance birds at bay over landfill

'Essentially, the bird goes up and makes a bit of noise now and the seagulls know that he means business and go away,' says hawk's handler
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Thrill of the hunt: Geocachers scour the Earth for interesting finds

Thrill of the hunt: Geocachers scour the Earth for interesting finds

Simcoe County boasts around 2,000 active geocaches, while York Region has almost 1,800
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Searching for jobs in the AI age can be challenging, say recruiters

Searching for jobs in the AI age can be challenging, say recruiters

'The world has drastically changed, especially in the last 20 to 30 years,' says Avery Konda
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Healthy Hiker shares passion with others through weekly hikes

Healthy Hiker shares passion with others through weekly hikes

Inspired by the film 'Wild,' 63-year-old Linda Murphy has embraced the long-distance hiking life
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Local woman to compete at world street luging competition

Local woman to compete at world street luging competition

'It feels natural to be out there on it … because I had been at those speeds before,' says Morrah Jakubiec, who's heading to Italy in September for five-day event
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