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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

Mother Nature delivers 'awesome' Christmas present to local resorts

Mother Nature delivers 'awesome' Christmas present to local resorts

'Here it is, Christmas Eve, and we’re heading into one of the best holiday seasons I think we’ve had in the past couple of years at least,' says Horseshoe official
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Oro-Medonte airport lands $93M investment for Ornge Air expansion

Oro-Medonte airport lands $93M investment for Ornge Air expansion

'Our Simcoe County base will be unique in our system. It will be the base of operations for what we’re calling our special mission aircraft,' said Ornge CEO
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Budget crunch on the horizon in Oro-Medonte, township council hears

Budget crunch on the horizon in Oro-Medonte, township council hears

'We will continue to build on recruitment, development and retention,' says CAO, noting salaries and benefits make up a large part of the budget
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Oro-Medonte mayor doesn't support Barrie's 'housing sprawl'

Oro-Medonte mayor doesn't support Barrie's 'housing sprawl'

'Longer term, the residential growth projections (in the Hemson report) appear to be based on a number of broad assumptions and very 'ambitious targets,'' says Greenlaw
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Owner says Oro Station automotive park gearing up to open in 2026

Owner says Oro Station automotive park gearing up to open in 2026

Consultant's report suggests project will generate almost 5,000 full- and part-time jobs during building and infrastructure construction
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Oro-Medonte meeting turns heated over county council pay raise

Oro-Medonte meeting turns heated over county council pay raise

While tabling motion, Coun. Richard Schell ignored repeated requests to stop from mayor and deputy mayor; five-minute recess did little to calm things down
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Springwater, Oro-Medonte agree to keep border talks going with Barrie

Springwater, Oro-Medonte agree to keep border talks going with Barrie

'We think on the employment area side of things they’re probably going to run short before 2051, but after 2041,' consultant says of Barrie growth
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Oro-Medonte 'amps' up efforts to deal with bylaw non-compliance

Oro-Medonte 'amps' up efforts to deal with bylaw non-compliance

New administrative monetary penalty system, or AMPS, deemed more effective and efficient way of addressing infractions, township official says
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Heard mentality: Oro-Medonte ramping up dialogue with residents

Heard mentality: Oro-Medonte ramping up dialogue with residents

Township to invest $12,000 annually on new community engagement platform; 'it increases the public trust and confidence in local government,' says official
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Oro-Medonte spending almost $300K righting finance department

Oro-Medonte spending almost $300K righting finance department

New hires and department reorganization follows review of department by KPMG that exposed deficiencies and concerns
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