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Dave Dawson

Dave Dawson

Dave Dawson was born and raised in Orillia and returned to his hometown to become sports editor of The Packet & Times in 1991. He chose to stay in Orillia, to raise his family here and to serve the community as a reporter, editor and freelance writer ever since. He is thrilled to be the community editor of OrilliaMatters.com and looks forward to continuing the tradition of bringing the stories that matter to Orillians to their fingertips every day. Dave is also very involved in the community; he coached various sports when his kids were younger and, today, is a valued board member of Sport Orillia, a member of the Building Hope campaign for the Lighthouse Soup Kitchen and Shelter and is also part of the committee selected to choose this year's Citizen of the Year.

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Recent Work by Dave

OPP 'sincerely regrets' anti-Trudeau posts on its social media

OPP 'sincerely regrets' anti-Trudeau posts on its social media

'Ideas shared do not reflect the opinions of the organization,' says OPP official, noting posts were made in error; 'There is no punishment in this matter'
BREAKING: Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

BREAKING: Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

'He will surely be missed by the Mariposa Folk Festival, by his beloved fans, by Orillia and the world,' said Mariposa Folk Festival official
ONTARIO: SIU clears officers who fatally shot man after mask 'rampage' in Minden

ONTARIO: SIU clears officers who fatally shot man after mask 'rampage' in Minden

SIU report says man 'pummeled' store employee, assaulted second employee, rammed car into carts and building and was later killed by OPP at his rural home
Public Health Ontario reports 129 new COVID cases Tuesday

Public Health Ontario reports 129 new COVID cases Tuesday

In today's daily update from the province, officials say there were five deaths due to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours
Ontario reports 119 new COVID cases Monday

Ontario reports 119 new COVID cases Monday

Public Health Ontario says there were three deaths due to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours
Number of new COVID cases in Ontario dips below 1,000 Sunday

Number of new COVID cases in Ontario dips below 1,000 Sunday

The public health agency is reporting 42 deaths over the past 24 hours and notes the number of new cases may be lower due to 'data maintenance' in Toronto
Province reporting 1,300 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 today

Province reporting 1,300 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 today

According to Public Health Ontario, there were 19 more deaths related to the coronavirus during the past 24 hours
Ontario reporting 3,422 new, confirmed COVID cases today

Ontario reporting 3,422 new, confirmed COVID cases today

In the past 24 hours, there have been 69 deaths (up from 50 yesterday) reported by Public Health Ontario
Ontario reports more than 3,000 new COVID cases today

Ontario reports more than 3,000 new COVID cases today

According to the province, there were 51 deaths related to the coronavirus over the past 24 hours
Province reports 1,708 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases today

Province reports 1,708 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases today

About 67% of the new cases are from the GTA; There are 20 more deaths related to the coronavirus reported over the past 24 hours
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