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Derek Howard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Derek Howard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Derek Howard is a Midland-based civic issues reporter with a background in print journalism. He has lived within North Simcoe for the majority of his life. Sometimes a stage actor, sometimes a voice actor, and sometimes a fiction novelist; when not scooping news, Derek enjoys diving into futurism by researching cutting edge technologies, while also appreciating the beautiful nature of the surrounding area. On occasion, Derek has been known to livestream play sessions of forgotten 1980s video games to sparse crowds. Derek lives alone and would like to someday have a goldfish named Chaos.

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Recent Work by Derek

Rare piping plover may have been snatched up by predator falcon

Rare piping plover may have been snatched up by predator falcon

Eggs recovered in northern Simcoe County to be raised in captivity in Michigan
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Proposed provincial plan ‘very disturbing,' local farmer warns

Proposed provincial plan ‘very disturbing,' local farmer warns

Farmers are in 'awe ... of the damage that this would actually cause to the agriculture community throughout the province'
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'Nice legacy': Local snowmobile facility to honour OFSC founder

'Nice legacy': Local snowmobile facility to honour OFSC founder

'It’ll be used specifically by Georgian Bay and Orillia to run their grooming operations out of, and then maintenance in the wintertime,' says official
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Wye Marsh gets ‘world class’ upgrade with $108K Trillium grant

Wye Marsh gets ‘world class’ upgrade with $108K Trillium grant

‘We are now in the game,’ says display hall project manager on children-focused interactive units during celebration of 2022 Resilient Communities funding
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'Very big deal': Pair of piping plovers return to Tiny beach

'Very big deal': Pair of piping plovers return to Tiny beach

Flash and Pepa, a pair of endangered piping plovers, are back again this year to lay their eggs in 'contained' area township is keeping an eye on
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Penetanguishene has ‘deepest story’ of Georgian Bay: Geopark group

Penetanguishene has ‘deepest story’ of Georgian Bay: Geopark group

‘Largest, most ambitious UNESCO Geopark that’s been undertaken in the world’ presented to Penetanguishene committee of the whole
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Canada Summer Job program will offer fewer subsidies this year

Canada Summer Job program will offer fewer subsidies this year

'Last year an employer may have been approved for every position they’ve applied for, this year they may be approved for some, but not all of the position,' says MP
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Top hat exchange marks start of Midland shipping season

Top hat exchange marks start of Midland shipping season

Frontenac captain quips he feels like Edgar Allen Poe while donning top hat during century-old ceremony recognizing first commercial vessel in Midland waters
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North Simcoe municipalities approve Huronia Airport land sale

North Simcoe municipalities approve Huronia Airport land sale

'We need to sing together on the same sheet, in the same key and ... make sure we’re singing the same verse, which feels limiting and frustrating,' says area mayor
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Midland councillor who collapsed during meeting on the mend

Midland councillor who collapsed during meeting on the mend

'Remember to love one another, it’s a short ride,' says Midland councillor who suddenly fell ill last week
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