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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

'Complete shock': Alleged GTA serial killer previously arrested in Northern Ontario

'Complete shock': Alleged GTA serial killer previously arrested in Northern Ontario

Sabrina Kauldhar, who grew up in Barrie and has been charged in connection with three homicides in southern Ontario, was previously arrested in Sault Ste. Marie in 2019
Garbage-eating drone gets to work cleaning Ontario lake

Garbage-eating drone gets to work cleaning Ontario lake

New pilot project also capable of collecting data on types of plastics found on Lake Simcoe
Pregnant MPP says 'medical emergency' caused her to crash into daycare

Pregnant MPP says 'medical emergency' caused her to crash into daycare

'The incident was very unfortunate and I am deeply sorry to those that were impacted,' Khanjin says after July 19 incident in south Barrie
'Broken, upset, frustrated': Families of missing man, woman plead for answers

'Broken, upset, frustrated': Families of missing man, woman plead for answers

'The stories of our missing Indigenous women and men must be told with the same urgency and concern as any other missing person,' says Ginoogaming First Nation chief
Kashechewan evacuees arriving in Barrie this week

Kashechewan evacuees arriving in Barrie this week

'We’re honoured to open our community to you and hope you feel at home,' says Barrie mayor
Thousands expected to attend today's funeral for slain officers

Thousands expected to attend today's funeral for slain officers

'When one of us falls, we all hurt. We want to show respect to the families, colleagues and friends left behind,' says Ontario Provincial Police Association official
BEYOND LOCAL: 'Shocking and horrible tragedy': Six young people die in Barrie crash

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Shocking and horrible tragedy': Six young people die in Barrie 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
ONTARIO: Barrie man's underwater treasure hunt turns up long-lost whisky (VIDEO)

ONTARIO: Barrie man's underwater treasure hunt turns up long-lost whisky (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
ONTARIO: Tornado turns Barrie neighbourhood into 'disaster area'

ONTARIO: Tornado turns Barrie neighbourhood into 'disaster area'

'If he had been upstairs ... he would be dead,' says Barrie City Coun. Natalie Harris of son who narrowly escaped to the basement seconds before tornado hit
Third-generation lineman killed in crash had a knack for fishing

Third-generation lineman killed in crash had a knack for fishing

'It still doesn’t feel real. I still think Nathan is going to come home,' says grandmother of man killed near Driftwood last week
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