Hello, I'm Julian Orlando Chaves!

I’m a local news reporter based in Parry Sound, Ontario, working for Metroland Media Group. I cover everything from municipal government and local accountability to business and community events.

Originally from Colombia, I report and write fluently in English, French, and Spanish.

Explore this site to see my latest reporting, beat coverage, and work sample portfolio!

Highlights from the beat

Georgian Bay Geopark ‘raises several concerns’: Here is why some communities want to be removed from the plans

Manitoulin Island concernsThe geopark’s website lists landmark sites for each region across the bay. The geopark’s maps identify the Manitulin Island area as “The Tropical Seas.” Following opposition from the Manitoulin area municipalities, the website does not include geosites for the Manitoulin Island area. “In respect of these concerns, no GeoPortals will be listed for this region at this time. We are committed to listening first … This space will evolve only through respectful conversation,...

‘An inconvenience’: Why 900 trucks are flooding Parry Sound’s Ansley Street

The trucks, along with other construction equipment, are now being used to develop the rental building at 11 Ansley St. — just a few metres away from other residential properties.
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They made bombs here for two world wars. Now, a Toronto group eyes a resort for Parry Sound’s former Nobel plant lands

History of the former CIL and DIL lands.The CIL and DIL lands are part of what was originally a 2,100-hectare land parcel purchased in 1912 by Canadian Explosives Limited (CXL) to build a manufacturing plant. Explosives manufacturing and storage began in 1914. The facilities supplied explosives for WWI and WWII. CXL became CIL in 1928, and DIL lands were partially decommissioned and used for other purposes, like testing jet engines for the Avro Arrow Project, according to a report shared by curr...

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