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Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen is an experienced journalist working for Village Media since 2018, primarily covering Collingwood, County of Simcoe and education.

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Recent Work by Jessica

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Hope we never have to use it' - OPP train for school shooting scenario

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Hope we never have to use it' - OPP train for school shooting scenario

‘The more aware we are of the factors involved, the better prepared we are to deal with it, should it come our way,’ says Collingwood OPP detachment commander during board meeting Dec. 13
BEYOND LOCAL: Doc says profession endangered until province antes up better pay

BEYOND LOCAL: Doc says profession endangered until province antes up better pay

‘Given that many of these patients have been unattached for years – or decades – there is significant work to be done regarding catching them up,’ says Dr. Matthew Ladda, who opened a practice and immediately had a full roster of patients from wait lists
Modular home neighbourhood soon to be filled with homeless seniors

Modular home neighbourhood soon to be filled with homeless seniors

'This is so needed,' says company charged with managing 14 rooms created at Campbell Street hub
AMO 2024: Here are 5 innovations that could be coming to your town

AMO 2024: Here are 5 innovations that could be coming to your town

Multiple exhibitors at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference are showcasing quick shelter solutions that can be set up and moved as necessary
Anti-racism group denied speaking slot at school board meeting gives speech in hallway

Anti-racism group denied speaking slot at school board meeting gives speech in hallway

Board chair said she accepted written delegation, but turned down verbal presentation because of 'lengthy agenda'
BEYOND LOCAL: Simcoe County school board joins $4B social-media lawsuit

BEYOND LOCAL: Simcoe County school board joins $4B social-media lawsuit

‘These platforms, while making millions of dollars, have done substantial harm to children,’ says Simcoe County District School Board chair
BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

While Simcoe County school boards say their supply lists are essentially full, the boards are seeing an increase in how often qualified education workers on those lists don’t answer the phone, leading to more unqualified individuals filling those vacancies
ONTARIO: Should hard booze be allowed on grocery store shelves?

ONTARIO: Should hard booze be allowed on grocery store shelves?

The hard booze industry sure thinks so
VIDEO: Ontario family braves frigid water to save trapped swan

VIDEO: Ontario family braves frigid water to save trapped swan

Father and son braved icy water of Georgian Bay to free the swan — which was tangled in a makeshift float — before they started to freeze themselves as light snow fell
ONTARIO: Workers in the sex industry facing COVID challenges in the margins

ONTARIO: Workers in the sex industry facing COVID challenges in the margins

‘It can be difficult for them to protect themselves when they have to choose between a potential interaction or not being able to eat,’ says harm reduction co-ordinator
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