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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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UPDATE: One person killed in 60-car Hwy. 11 pileup, say OPP

UPDATE: One person killed in 60-car Hwy. 11 pileup, say OPP

'Orillia firefighters along with firefighters from Oro-Medonte and officers from the OPP have been going vehicle to vehicle checking on the occupants,' says fire chief
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