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What bet-W ter time to provide readers with information on your local journalists, who are committed - and connect- ed - to the Halton commu- nity. This special feature of- fers you - our readers -fers you - our readers -f with a look at the faces be- hind the bylines for stories published in your commu- nity newspaper and online at www.insidehalton.com. Veroni-Veroni-V ca Appia is a reporter/ photogra- pher with the George- town Inde- pendent and Free Press. She has been working in the journalism realm for five years, first as a theatre critic, online editor and digital content 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 across Halton. He has 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 Thefrom Thef Simpsons. Herb Garbutt is a Halton- based re- porter - with previ- ous spots in 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-freelancer for the Orange-f ville Banner, as well as for Niagara This Week and 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- tor who has been work- ing in the industry for the pastfor the pastf 25 years. His all-consuming love of cof- fee has inspired him tofee has inspired him tof write four poems about the soul- nourishing brew. Kevin Nagel is a news edi- tor with more than 39 years ex- perience in 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 doctorfood and sleep. The doctorf 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- eran photo- journalist who will soon mark 40 years in the busi- ness. He started in the industry 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-for the Bur-f lington Post, Oak- ville Beaver and Milton Canadian Champion. She has been working in the industry for 14 years. She hasfor 14 years. She hasf played roller derby for a decade with the Toronto and Hamilton A-teams. As a result, she is currently on crutches recovering from knee surgery butfrom knee surgery butf dreams of a triumphant return to the track. Julie Slack is a reporter who has worked in the indus- try for 29 years. Over the past 11 years, she has fostered more than 200fostered more than 200f cats and kittens through a cat rescue. The number of feline fosters is almostfeline fosters is almostf equivalent to her collec- tion of novelty socks. Nikki Wesley hasWesley hasW 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 for the last 32 years. Whilefor the last 32 years. Whilef on assignment for the Burlington Post, he once took a chilly winter night- time flight in a police heli- 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. "I 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 dear life for about 10 minutes, es-for about 10 minutes, es-f pecially going around the race track's sharp corners with the G force straining my arms." Kathy Yanchus isYanchus isY a reporter with more than 30 years' ex- perience. Over the course of her career, she has worked for four of Halton West division's five pap-West division's five pap-W ers, including the Oakville Beaver, Burlington Post, Milton Canadian Champi- on and Flamborough Re- view. THE FACES BEHIND THE BYLINES NEWS Veronica Appia John Bkila Herb Garbutt Alexandra Heck David Lea Kevin Nagel Graham Paine Saira Peesker Julie Slack Nikki Wesley Tim Whitnell Kathy Yanchus Steve LeBlanc Meet the people in your neighbourhood. 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