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Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen is regional reporter for Village Media, primarily covering County of Simcoe matters, education, Collingwood and Barrie matters.
She has made newsroom stops at the Voice of Pelham, the Niagara Falls Review and the Brockville Recorder & Times and acted as assistant regional editor for the Barrie Examiner, Orillia Packet & Times, The Enterprise-Bulletin, the Innisfil Examiner and the Bradford Times until their closures in November of 2017.
Owen started writing for Village Media in February 2018, coming on full time in May of the same year.

Email
jessica@villagemedia.ca

Recent Work by Jessica

Physiotherapist jets to Switzerland to care for Canadian athletes

Physiotherapist jets to Switzerland to care for Canadian athletes

People of Collingwood: Glenn Wark, sport physiotherapist
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Collingwood educator moves up the ranks to take public school board reins

Collingwood educator moves up the ranks to take public school board reins

People of Collingwood: John Dance, director of education for the Simcoe County District School Board
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Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Some parents express concern about not being able to switch their child’s learning mode until Feb. 2022, while others relay positive experiences of sending their kids back to in-person classes starting this week
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Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Some parents express concern about not being able to switch their child’s learning mode until Feb. 2022, while others relay positive experiences of sending their kids back to in-person classes starting this week
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Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Some parents express concern about not being able to switch their child’s learning mode until Feb. 2022, while others relay positive experiences of sending their kids back to in-person classes starting this week
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Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

'Our experience was great,' says one Barrie mom, while another says she had difficulty signing her son up for online learning
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Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

'Children should never be refused education,' says Washago mom frustrated by a school board policy that prevents change from online to in-person learning
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Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Tears, fears and cheers as kids go back to class in Simcoe County

Some parents express concern about not being able to switch their child’s learning mode until Feb. 2022, while others relay positive experiences of sending their kids back to in-person classes starting this week
Read more >
County council to consider pivot on waste bin sizing

County council to consider pivot on waste bin sizing

Staff ask county council if discussion for smaller waste cart sizes should happen 'earlier than planned' – though a cart exchange won't likely happen before Spring 2022
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County council to consider potential changes to waste-bin sizing

County council to consider potential changes to waste-bin sizing

Staff ask county council if discussion for smaller waste cart sizes should happen 'earlier than planned,' though cart exchange won't likely happen before spring 2022
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