Tm 3 I NEWS National hursday, October 4, 2018 = nity. anadian Champion | Veroni- ca Appia is a reporter/ photogra- pher with the George- town Inde- pendent and Free Press. She has been Veronica Appia working in the journalism realm for five years, first as a theatre critic, online editor and digital content Newspaper 5 Week is upon us. What bet- oh ter time to provide readers = with information on your a local journalists, who are & committed - and connect- O ed - to the Halton commu- This special feature of- tL fers you - our readers - 8 with alook at the faces be- S hind the bylines for stories published in your commu- nity newspaper and online at www.insidehalton.com. producer, prior to tackling the news in Halton Hills. She is also the regional ed- ucation reporter, covering the Halton District School Board for the Burlington Post, Milton Canadian Champion and Oakville Beaver. Veronica is a suck- er for cheesy romance novels and a good live mu- sical. John Bkila is the city hall re- porter for the = Bur- lington Post. He al- so writes about politi- cal - issues John Bkila across Halton. He has Right « ph insidehalton.com NEWSPAPERS MATTER NOW MORE 3 THAN EVER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK OCTOBER 1-7, 2018 been working as a journal- ist for nine years. About 85 per cent of his knowledge of the world, history and social phenomena came from - The Simpsons. " Herb Garbutt is a Halton- based re- porter - with previ- ous spots in. Herb Garbutt Lindsay and Pembrook - with 26 years experience covering most- ly sports and athletes in the community. He loves live music and has been to 15 concerts in the past eight months. Favourites include The Glorious Sons, Shinedown, The Off- spring and Alice in Chains. He owns four gui- tars and zero musical tal- ent. His pets include two 25-year-old turtles. Alexan- dra Heck is a reporter with the IFP in George- town cover- ing town hall and re- gional politics, health, crime and general assign- ments. She has five years experience reporting as a freelancer for the Orange- ville Banner, as well as for Niagara This Week and Alexandra Heck r= Price miFsleE) the Fernie Free Press. Al ex loves running, water color painting and brew ing kombu- cha. David Lea 'is a Metroland Halton di- vision re- porter with 12 years' ex- perience. He's a big fan of horror movies and The Walking Dead. Steve LeBlanc is a news edi- y= tor who has - been work- ing in the industry i for the past Steve LeBlanc 25 years. His David Lea all-consuming love of cof- fee has inspired him to write four poems about - the soul- nourishing brew. Kevin Nagel is a news edi- tor with more than 39 years ex- perience the industry. He has spent all those years with Metroland (and Inland) in -Burlington. When his wife delivered their healthy baby girl, Ve- ronica, after 24 hours of la- bour, Kevin suffered from a migraine due to a lack of food and sleep. The doctor told his wife Kathy, "You and the baby are fine, but I don't know if you're hus- band is going to make it." Graham Paine is a vet- Der p Choice in Kevin Nagel THE FACES BEHIND THE BYLINE eran photo journalist who will soon mark 40 years In the busi ness. He started in the industry Graham Paine well before digital technology, when newsrooms were outfitted with darkrooms. He was invited - and attended - a special reception on- board The Royal Yacht Britannia, where he got to mix and mingle with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Saira Peesker is a reporter who writes for the Bur- lington Post! Qak- Saira Peesker ville Beaver and Milton Canadian "Champion. She has been working in the industry for 14 years. She has played roller derby for a decade with the Toronto and Hamilton A-teams. As a result, she is currently itches recovering from knee surgery but dreams of a triumphant return to the track Julie Slack 1s a reporter who has worked in the indus- try for 29 years. Over the past 11 years, she has fostered more than 200 cats and kittens through a cat rescue. The number of feline fosters is almost equivalent to her collec- tion of novelty socks. Nikki Wesley has spent the better part of the last 11 years fo- cusing her lens on the people and events that. shape our communities. She started playing ice hockey last year and wishes she'd start- ed 30 years ago. Tim Whitnell has worked as : a reporter Tim Whitnell Julie Slack Nikki Wesley MEET THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD. Find what you're looking for, in the locaton you want, for the price you want to pax! a reporter than 30 *years' ex- perience. Over the for the last 32 yeal wi signment [or Burlington Post, he once took a chilly winter night time flight in a police hell copter over Burlington and Hamilton. He also rode in the passenger seat of a race car around a track in Cayuga - without a working seatbelt. He didn't know that until he was about to get into the car. "1 made the decision to take the ride anyway as I made the effort to get down there, and got a flat tire along the way. An omen? I just held on to a loose harness for deardife for about 10 minutes, es- pecially going around the race track's sharp corners with the G force straining my arms." Kathy Yanchus is Of il with more course of her career, she has worked for four of Halton West division's five pap- ers, including the Oakville Beaver, Burlington Post, Milton Canadian Champi- on and Flamborough Re- view. Kathy Yanchus Catch & Great Deal! Browse our inventory of vehicles by Body Style, popular Makes and Models, Province, popular Cities or by Price. Whatever path you choose, you will find the right car, in the right location, for the right price! a autocatch.n.