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Marg. Bruineman

Marg. Bruineman is an award-winning journalist who focuses on human interest stories

Recent Work by Marg.

Rescue group finds golden opportunities for dogs, families

Rescue group finds golden opportunities for dogs, families

'People don’t just adopt a dog, they’re part of the cult,' Patty Lechten quips of positive things Golden Rescue does
Local author gives Detective Ivy a new mystery in latest novel

Local author gives Detective Ivy a new mystery in latest novel

Andy Potter is enjoying a second career as a novelist with three published and another in the works
'Pivotal role': Scope of care for nurse practitioner expands as profession evolves

'Pivotal role': Scope of care for nurse practitioner expands as profession evolves

'I’ve always worked in primary health care. We do a lot of the same thing as doctors would do,' says local nurse practitioner Wendy McCrady
'Light-bulb moment' illuminates vet tech's path to mobile pet service

'Light-bulb moment' illuminates vet tech's path to mobile pet service

'My goal is to take over North America. I want Trooper Pet Veterinary Nursing to be a recognized brand,' says Becky Bartley
Bagpiping volunteer goes 'above and beyond' to help curling club, community

Bagpiping volunteer goes 'above and beyond' to help curling club, community

Young families will know Alan Beauchamp as a teacher and coach of many sports at Alcona Glen Elementary School, but he also plays the pipes and organizes the Stroud Curling Club's junior program
Call of the wild: Alternative education offers different route for teachers, kids

Call of the wild: Alternative education offers different route for teachers, kids

'As much as I loved teaching, it never felt right. Something was missing. I really struggled to reconcile how public education works,' says Becky Palmer
Athlete 'defies the odds' after life-altering mountain bike crash

Athlete 'defies the odds' after life-altering mountain bike crash

'For me being an athlete, who had had everything stripped from them, I didn’t really buy into it,' said cyclist of devastating injury
Creative dad, War Amps team up to help sports-loving son score

Creative dad, War Amps team up to help sports-loving son score

'I can foresee big changes in adaptors and prosthetics in the next 20 years,' says Enrique Puentes, a mechanical engineer
Local entrepreneur aims to squeeze sustainability into pet industry

Local entrepreneur aims to squeeze sustainability into pet industry

'I really want other businesses to see what I’m doing as a small business … to adopt these sustainable practices that I have to make the planet better overall,' says owner
Retirement goes to the dogs for local author of children's tales

Retirement goes to the dogs for local author of children's tales

'It’s something seniors can do to reflect on their lives,' says author who created stories constructed around her dogs, Pixie and Jazz
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