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Marg. Bruineman

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

Recent Work by Marg.

'Pivotal role': Scope of care for nurse practitioner expands as profession evolves

'Pivotal role': Scope of care for nurse practitioner expands as profession evolves

'I’ve always worked in primary health care. We do a lot of the same thing as doctors would do,' says local nurse practitioner Wendy McCrady
'Light-bulb moment' illuminates vet tech's path to mobile pet service

'Light-bulb moment' illuminates vet tech's path to mobile pet service

'My goal is to take over North America. I want Trooper Pet Veterinary Nursing to be a recognized brand,' says Becky Bartley
Bagpiping volunteer goes 'above and beyond' to help curling club, community

Bagpiping volunteer goes 'above and beyond' to help curling club, community

Young families will know Alan Beauchamp as a teacher and coach of many sports at Alcona Glen Elementary School, but he also plays the pipes and organizes the Stroud Curling Club's junior program
Call of the wild: Alternative education offers different route for teachers, kids

Call of the wild: Alternative education offers different route for teachers, kids

'As much as I loved teaching, it never felt right. Something was missing. I really struggled to reconcile how public education works,' says Becky Palmer
Athlete 'defies the odds' after life-altering mountain bike crash

Athlete 'defies the odds' after life-altering mountain bike crash

'For me being an athlete, who had had everything stripped from them, I didn’t really buy into it,' said cyclist of devastating injury
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
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
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
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
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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