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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

Private investigator hired to find missing Barrie woman

Private investigator hired to find missing Barrie woman

'The police are doing what they can ... but a PI (can) focus on one case,' says sister of Autumn Shaganash, who has been missing since June 2023
Thirteen kittens abandoned at Barrie animal clinic have died

Thirteen kittens abandoned at Barrie animal clinic have died

'We knew that they were sick and that anything could happen, and unfortunately this is where we are at. We did the best we could and that’s all we could do,' says volunteer
Twenty-six cats abandoned at Barrie vet clinic

Twenty-six cats abandoned at Barrie vet clinic

Cats now in care of Furry Friends Animal Shelter, which is looking for foster homes
Ontario woman's health struggle leads to suicide in Norwegian jail

Ontario woman's health struggle leads to suicide in Norwegian jail

'She would get stuck on a thought and it would just go over and over again and just drive her nuts,' says Lori Stephens, whose daughter, Jessica, died by suicide in March
'Shocking and horrible tragedy': Six young people die in crash

'Shocking and horrible tragedy': Six young people die in crash

'As a parent myself this is the worst nightmare. The six families in our city who are devastated this morning need all of our compassion and support, Barrie,' says mayor
Full house: Barrie woman opens home to refugee family of 13

Full house: Barrie woman opens home to refugee family of 13

'I never once thought about how we were going to feed them, or about money. I always felt it would work out,' says Barrie woman who welcomed family of 13 refugees
Health ministry says $39M to Ontario optometrists meant as 'starting point' to discussions

Health ministry says $39M to Ontario optometrists meant as 'starting point' to discussions

'No credible evidence has been provided to substantiate how the OAO’s overhead costs were calculated,' says ministry spokesperson
Photos: Barrie construction crew survives harrowing tornado as trailer goes airborne

Photos: Barrie construction crew survives harrowing tornado as trailer goes airborne

'You start thinking about your wife and kids and are you going to make it home,' says site supervisor at south-end construction site
Barrie man's underwater treasure hunt turns up long-lost whisky (8 photos/VIDEO)

Barrie man's underwater treasure hunt turns up long-lost whisky (8 photos/VIDEO)

'There were so many naysayers and doubting Thomases and basically it was like I have achieved something people thought was impossible,' says Dieter Mueller
Emergency alert for tornado came too late, say affected Barrie residents

Emergency alert for tornado came too late, say affected Barrie residents

'We try to do our best, but the technology with radar and detection is just not at a level quite yet where we can give as much notice as we’d like,' official says
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