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Nikki Cole

Nikki attended Niagara College and graduated from its print journalism program in 2002, followed by a post-graduate certificate in corporate communications from Fanshawe College. The Pickering native headed out west and began her journalism career at Houston Today and Smithers Interior News in B.C. She returned to Ontario in 2006 and landed a job as a features writer/assistant editor in Durham Region. In the fall of 2007, she joined The Midland Mirror as a reporter until 2017, at which point she became a communications co-ordinator at Georgian Bay General Hospital, providing her more time to focus on her young family. In 2020, she began working for Dockside Publishing as a writer, which allowed her to combine her love of cottage life and the lake. A mother of two, Nikki joined the BarrieToday news team as a reporter in February 2021. She also has a 'fur baby' in the form of an 80-pound chocolate lab named Reese who thinks he’s a lap dog.

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Recent Work by Nikki

Barrie teacher aims to 'bridge gap between logic, emotion' through art

Barrie teacher aims to 'bridge gap between logic, emotion' through art

'There is such a disconnect, so when we integrate and incorporate the arts, that is where we start to bridge connections for all children,' says Crave Arts Academy founder
Protest at local Tesla dealership 'not about the product but the person'

Protest at local Tesla dealership 'not about the product but the person'

Event organizer Natasha Weese, a Barrie resident, says it's a rally against Elon Musk and his participation in the Trump administration
Barrie student battling rare illness has 'chosen to fight'

Barrie student battling rare illness has 'chosen to fight'

'You don’t know until moments like this the support you have in the world and we are all just extremely grateful,' aunt says of critically ill Midhurst teen
Bakery renames its cupcakes to support Canada amid U.S. trade war

Bakery renames its cupcakes to support Canada amid U.S. trade war

'We used to do a Baltimore Butter Tart ... and we’ve changed that to Banff. We have also changed our Chicago Blackout Square to the Cape Breton Bar,' says Sugar City Cupcakes owner
Georgian College staff feeling 'full gamut of emotions' amid mass layoffs, cuts

Georgian College staff feeling 'full gamut of emotions' amid mass layoffs, cuts

'This is a crisis that's been a long time coming, and now the back is broken,' says union president; college CEO says cuts will be felt 'across the board' at its campuses
'Long road ahead': Barrie boy fights back against rare kidney disease

'Long road ahead': Barrie boy fights back against rare kidney disease

'He loves ball hockey and ice hockey to his core. He is a team player and likes to be there for everybody,' says mother of Blake McDonnell, who was diagnosed in January 2023
County of Simcoe aims to stop people from 'falling' into homelessness

County of Simcoe aims to stop people from 'falling' into homelessness

'Just looking at the landscape and increasing homelessness and seeing encampments, that is where we are seeing the shift has occurred,' says official
Bogged down by bureaucracy, road to Canada bumpy for Barrie nurse

Bogged down by bureaucracy, road to Canada bumpy for Barrie nurse

'Human beings are all the same. We all have red blood in our veins. Instead of looking at papers, (they) should evaluate us on our skills,' says Mauritius native who now works at RVH
Son of Nazi concentration camp survivor keeps mother's voice alive

Son of Nazi concentration camp survivor keeps mother's voice alive

'I promised my mother that one day I would do it as a continuation of the generation of Holocaust survivors. We are responsible, the children of survivors,' says local Barrie resident Peter Weinwurm
Longtime vet remembered as 'kind, gentle human being'

Longtime vet remembered as 'kind, gentle human being'

After graduating from veterinary college in 1958, Lloyd Fisher moved north to work at Barrie Veterinary Hospital, which he and his wife later purchased
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