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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

'It's going to fold': Local Crime Stoppers urgently needs support

'It's going to fold': Local Crime Stoppers urgently needs support

'Our program is not a police program, it's completely private, and people have a little more trust to call our line,' said official of vital service that is in peril
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Retro makeover gives downtown Coldwater gas station a vintage vibe

Retro makeover gives downtown Coldwater gas station a vintage vibe

'It's just amazing and people love it,' says local entrepreneur who travelled to Alabama to purchase the Texaco sign that was refurbished for the project
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U.S. donor helps museum acquire $300,000 worth of Lightfoot artifacts

U.S. donor helps museum acquire $300,000 worth of Lightfoot artifacts

'It makes sense for Orillia's community museum to house this collection,' says OMAH executive director of Lightfoot exhibit to be displayed next summer
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Orillia's Santa Claus stars in new KitKat Christmas commercial

Orillia's Santa Claus stars in new KitKat Christmas commercial

'The decorations, the lights ... and seeing the bewilderment in children’s eyes when they see me as Santa is what I love the most,' says Orillia's Kris Kringle
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Deceased person found near homeless shelter in Orillia

Deceased person found near homeless shelter in Orillia

'As staff, as volunteers, as participants, we are all mourning the deaths of anyone in our community,' says Lighthouse official
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'Really important' Indigenous Veterans Day marked in area

'Really important' Indigenous Veterans Day marked in area

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

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

'It could be that my wife is looking down on me,' says 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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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 local 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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Coldwater home deemed a 'total loss' after early morning blaze

Coldwater home deemed a 'total loss' after early morning blaze

Officials have deemed the fire to be non-suspicious, noting the blaze was sparked by an electrical cord in the home's garage
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