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Tyler Evans

Tyler Evans

Tyler Evans got his start in the news business when he was just 15-years-old as a co-op student with The Packet & Times. After completing his studies at Durham College in 2017, he returned to his hometown to serve the community as a video producer and reporter with OrilliaMatters

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Recent Work by Tyler

'Really cool': Local girl to star in new Lifetime Christmas movie

'Really cool': Local girl to star in new Lifetime Christmas movie

'I want to be in shows where I get to sing in roles. I want to be a pop star,' says 9-year-old from Orillia who landed role in movie inspired by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance
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Local man 'dumbfounded' after winning $1.26M Princess Margaret lottery prize

Local man 'dumbfounded' after winning $1.26M Princess Margaret lottery prize

'It could be that my wife is looking down on me,' says Orillia's Ian Steele, who has been on a mission to raise money for Mariposa House Hospice since his wife died in the spring
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'Really important' Indigenous Veterans Day marked in Rama (6 photos)

'Really important' Indigenous Veterans Day marked in Rama (6 photos)

'Our veterans have sacrificed themselves both physically and mentally and have paid the ultimate sacrifice through death and conflict,' says commanding officer
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D-Day veteran shares brutal reality of war with local students

D-Day veteran shares brutal reality of war with local students

'Anybody who said they weren't worried is lying. We were all wondering where that next bomb was coming from,' 100-year-old veteran tells Orillia-area students
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Local family reeling after losing everything in 'devastating' fire

Local family reeling after losing everything in 'devastating' fire

'This is an incredibly tough time for them as they navigate through the aftermath, trying to rebuild both their home and their lives,' says family friend of victims
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Crikey! Orillia councillor floats fake alligator heads as way to scare away geese

Crikey! Orillia councillor floats fake alligator heads as way to scare away geese

City on track to continue goose management program in 2025; 'The number of nests has decreased, but the number of geese seems to have increased,' says mayor
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'Great lesson for Orillia': City plants new civic Christmas tree

'Great lesson for Orillia': City plants new civic Christmas tree

'You will be amazed when you see it. Nobody will be disappointed like last time,' says Coun. Cipolla of upcoming tree lighting event
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'Big honour': Rama teen to represent Canada on international stage

'Big honour': Rama teen to represent Canada on international stage

'It was a surreal feeling to make the team. It's a dream come true,' says Sydney Sawyer, who hopes to play for Canada at world championships
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'Gift of life': Orillia man donates kidney to fellow father

'Gift of life': Orillia man donates kidney to fellow father

'It provides that extended life that he might not have had,' Sean Montgomery says of donating kidney to Duane Dunn
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'Heartbreaking': Community rallies behind single Orillia mom battling cancer

'Heartbreaking': Community rallies behind single Orillia mom battling cancer

'I'm staying strong for my little girl. That's what's keeping me going,' says mother of four-year-old who has been given six months to live
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