The Forester is pleased to announce this week that veteran reporter/photographer Tamara de la Vega has accepted the position of news editor.

Since March of 2000, de la Vega has been an integral part of the Forester team. She has covered a variety of beats over the years. Regular readers will know her best for her work on the Lake of Bays and District of Muskoka municipal beats, but she has covered almost every beat imaginable during her tenure at the paper. Her new duties will include organizing the editorial content of the Huntsville Forester every week, running the newsroom, preparing Huntsville’s contributions for the Weekender and handling incoming assignments from the public. She will also continue to write and take photos for the paper and support the Forester’s growing online presence at www.huntsvilleforester.com.

"This is a very vibrant and caring community and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve it in a new capacity alongside a team of extremely talented colleagues,” said de la Vega of taking on the new challenge.

Bruce Hickey will continue to serve as the managing editor of the Forester, and sees de la Vega’s new role as a huge benefit in maintaining and further fostering the Forester’s reputation for producing a strong community-oriented newspaper.

“Tamara has always had a passion for community news. She has a strong commitment to putting out a quality product. I am excited that she has agreed to take on this role and help lead the Forester to new heights,” said Hickey, who also serves as managing editor of the Bracebridge Examiner, Gravenhurst Banner, Almaguin News, the Muskokan, Muskoka Sun and all other Metroland North Media papers and special products.

If you have story ideas and/or comments on the Forester, please give Tamara a call, or drop her an e-mail at tamara@huntsvilleforester.com.