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Stories by Ashley Bacon
- Are reuseable bags better than plastic ones? We ask the experts
- Coach in need of life-saving kidney donation hoping for big assist
- 'Adults in Motion' crafts helps to fundraise their program
- How Christmas shopping could help support adults with development disabilities
- Why holiday shopping may feel a little different this year
- Thousands of toys collected during Toy Mountain campaign
- Combating climate change by educating young minds on environmental studies
- School warns parents of possible scarlet fever case in Waterloo, Ont.
- Kitchener Rangers goalie sits atop the league
- Special event fuels bodies and hungry minds in Waterloo
- First dose of winter hits Waterloo Region
- Price of UK cheese could jump 245 per cent in Canada
- Advocates push for anti-renoviction bylaws as Waterloo Region reports affordable housing progress
- Petition aims to tackle 'Bad Blood' between concert-goers and resale websites
- Crews put up huge Christmas tree in Uptown Waterloo
- Students in Waterloo get a taste of Italian culture
- Kitchener-Waterloo Santa Claus parade returns for another year
- Kitchener hub hopes to inspire a new wave of innovation
- The quest for the best burger in support of the United Way
- Local hospitals seek support as Split the Pot Lottery tops $1M
Ashley Bacon
Ashley Bacon is a video journalist and anchor with CTV Kitchener.
She was born in Toronto before moving to Kitchener-Waterloo to complete her bachelor's degree at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2004.
Bacon's first exposure to media was in Sarasota, Fla., at the annual film festival, where she interned in 2007. Her newfound love of interviewing and engaging with people sparked a desire to work in journalism.
She went on to complete her graduate studies in broadcast journalism at Seneca College in 2013.
Her career in media started in radio at Peace River, Alta., for the 680 newsroom.
In 2014, Bacon transitioned her career from radio into television as a reporter and anchor at Thunder Bay Television before moving Australia in 2016.
While in Australia, she was working in media for the Australia Broadcasting Company on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
In 2022, she joined the CTV Northern Ontario team as a Weekend Anchor and Reporter before transferring to Kitchener in October 2023.
She is enjoying being closer to her family and looks forward to exploring Ontario’s vast outdoors.
Bacon speaks English.