Doug has an extensive background in advertising with over 20 years in electronic media. In 1999, he, his wife, and their two daughters purchased Pickerel Lake Cottages and moved from Huntsville to Burk's Falls. He has been with the Almaguin Forester since its inception in May 2005. 'We have come a long way in the past two years especially with the addition of the Almaguin News.'

Gail Knaus has worked at the Huntsville Forester in production for the past 7 years. Whenever she can, she takes time off to travel the world, meet new people and experience new cultures. Gail currently lives in Port Sydney and plans to retire somewhere warm year-round. She began her career as a proofreader with McLaren Press out of Bracebridge (formerly Mississauga). She worked ten years with Agfa-Compugraphic Division, training staff in production at small newspapers/printers across Canada. The ever changing newspaper business has kept Gail's interest for the past 27 years and she enjoys very much her choice of jobs.

Twila Armstrong is a hometown girl. She lives in the beautiful hamlet community of Burk's Falls, where she and her husband have raised three children, two sons and one daughter. Twila enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends, enjoys the tranquility of the great outdoors and is passionate when it comes to gardening and home decorating. Twila started her advertising sales career with the Almaguin News in 1992, with 15 years of experience in the newspaper business and a wealth of knowledge on the Almaguin area. Twila approaches customers with a professional attitude and is dedicated to her clients advertising needs. "I look forward to providing customers with new and innovative technology in the world of print and internet advertising."

Jennifer was born in Burk's Falls and raised in Sundridge. After graduating from Almaguin Highlands Secondary School, she began a career in the retail business and worked part-time doing the accounting for her family's business. After a short time off due to her parent's illness she started a new career at the Almaguin News as an Advertising Sales Representative. Jennifer has been a Sales Representative for 4 years now and enjoys her job selling for the Almaguin News and Almaguin Forester. In her spare time she enjoys boating, camping, horseback riding and spending time with her family.

Debbie started with the Huntsville Forester as an Accounting Clerk in April of 2006. She comes to us from the Almaguin News. Debbie is married with 3 children, and is a self-proclaimed 'hockey mom' – she is involved with the AMHA (Almaguin Minor Hockey Association) executive, and is a trainer and manager. In her spare time, Debbie enjoys camping, reading, drawing and writing.

Laurel J. Campbell has over 20 years experience as a journalist and communications specialist. She started working as a freelance writer for the Lindsay Daily Post in the early 1980s specializing in agricultural journalism, joining the Post staff full time in 1986 after her sons were in school. While at the Post, Laurel honed her newspaper skills by working in advertising, features, special publications, layout and editorial and in 1988 became the editor of the Post's weekly community paper The PostVISION. In 1990 she joined the staff of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), Ontario's largest general farm organization, where she established a new corporate communications strategy to increase the profile of agriculture both provincially and federally as well as working with 49 county federations to establish their own media relations programs and acting as assistant to the OFA president and the organizations 100 member board of directors. After leaving the OFA in 1995 she was contracted by a number of provincial organizations to assist in special communications projects including the launch of the federally funded Ontario Agricultural Adaptation Council, the first adaptation council of its kind to be formed in Canada. Raised on a farm in Lindsay, Laurel's passion has always been for community based journalism and plain language communication. She moved to Powassan in 1996 to help revitalize the century old Windsor Hotel where she turned her talents to catering and event organizing before joining the staff of the Almaguin News as a reporter in 2003. “When I was younger, my mother used to accuse me of striking up conversations on the street with total strangers,” Laurel says. “I guess that's why I'm a journalist. I love meeting new people and being in new situations because there's always something to learn and a story to tell.”

With the Forester since 2005, Tracy's been in the publishing business for over 10 years now with time spent at the Globe and Mail, Razor Magazine and Brunico Communications. Co-ordinator of all special sections and lifestyle magazines for the Huntsville and Almaguin regions, Tracy's role has her travelling the Hwy. 11 corridor searching out new stories to tell. She continues to provide copy editing, proofreading and typesetting services to the Almaguin newspapers, while also branching into new products for the North Bay region. Tracy made the move from Toronto to Dwight in 2005 and currently resides in Huntsville where she's still working on 'her great Canadian novel.' A part of the Forester's social committee, she heads up the company's softball team and is looking forward to a great season with her co-workers.

Leah came to the Forester in early 2005, and since then, has proofread all the ads for the Huntsville Forester, Almaguin Forester, Weekender, Advance, and all supplements that go with these publications. Leah fell into printing/typesetting over 20 years ago. She had her own printing/typesetting business (with a partner) on the Danforth in Toronto for 5 years. She freelanced for another 7 years. Through this business, a small community newspaper was put out called 'Around the Town'. After, Leah went back to school and received an Information Systems certificate, and worked in the CRM industry for 7 years in training/supervisory postions. One weekend, Leah took a drive north, and decided that it felt like home. Soon thereafter, Leah decided to buy a home while still commuting – then decided to go back to her first love of printing/typesetting and all that it entails with the Forester.