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Gisele Winton Sarvis

Gisele Winton Sarvis

Gisele Winton Sarvis is an award winning journalist and photographer who has focused on telling the stories of the people of Simcoe County for more than 25 years

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Recent Work by Gisele

'Christmas present': Local teen teeing up for World Junior Challenge

'Christmas present': Local teen teeing up for World Junior Challenge

Spencer Shropshire to compete at international tournament in January; 'I've always liked the challenge. You can never really get too good,' he says
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Ralphy's Retreat gives 'sensitive, misunderstood' pigs a permanent home

Ralphy's Retreat gives 'sensitive, misunderstood' pigs a permanent home

'We have amazing volunteers. Their love for the animals is unbelievable,' says Shannon Leguizamon, volunteer manager of the Waverley animal sanctuary that's home to nearly 120 animals
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'Happy place': Young local singer/songwriter making her mark

'Happy place': Young local singer/songwriter making her mark

'The last few years have been a whirlwind just getting my career off the ground,' says woman who recently won coveted emerging artist award at regional event
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Province recognizes 'brilliant' social-enterprise farm Operation Grow

Province recognizes 'brilliant' social-enterprise farm Operation Grow

'Midland has celebrated this project in a way that is unfathomable,' Huronia Transition Homes and Operation Grow executive director says
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'Natural leader': Award-winning local cadet inspired her troops

'Natural leader': Award-winning local cadet inspired her troops

'I learned how to be a leader which could be very important in a work setting,' says Lily Montague, a graduate of the 99 Lynx Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron of Orillia
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'A lineup to get in': How a local group keeps boating history afloat

'A lineup to get in': How a local group keeps boating history afloat

'The club has a history of hanging onto the historical boats, so the public can see them down the road,' says Basil Lafreniere, president of the Georgian Bay Heritage League
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Daredevil teen will be spinning and flipping for Team Ontario

Daredevil teen will be spinning and flipping for Team Ontario

'There's an infinite amount of things you can do. It's restricted only by your creativity,' says Freestyle Ontario ski team member Desi Solursh
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Unique area shop helps people get 'hooked' on quilts, fabrics

Unique area shop helps people get 'hooked' on quilts, fabrics

'When you are quilting, it’s just you and your sewing machine. It’s the most therapeutic and rewarding hobby you can have,' says owner of Thimbles and Things
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Scales Nature Park revives tours, research after time of hibernation

Scales Nature Park revives tours, research after time of hibernation

'It's coming back, but it's taken longer to get it back up to where we were before the pandemic than we thought,' says founder
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Candlelighters' lighten load for parents of children with cancer

Candlelighters' lighten load for parents of children with cancer

'It helps to talk to people that have been there ... It's that hope and the sense of not being alone that's important,' says volunteer and mother of childhood cancer survivor
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