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David Helwig

David Helwig

David Helwig's journalism career spans seven decades beginning in the 1960s.

His work has been recognized with national and international awards from groups including the Canadian Association of Journalists, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, U.S. Free Press Association, New York Festival of Radio, Radio Television News Directors Association of Canada, Canadian Community Newspapers Association, Digital Publishing Awards (Canada), Canadian Onllne Publishing Awards and the Michener Awards Foundation.

Helwig launched Village Media's news operations as founding editor in 2002.

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Recent Work by David

Big apartment project at The Tech is revitalized

Big apartment project at The Tech is revitalized

In other construction news, a $150,000 office is being prepared for the LCBO district manager next to the new liquor store in Churchill Plaza
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UPDATE: Downtown water service to be knocked out Tuesday, but not Thursday

UPDATE: Downtown water service to be knocked out Tuesday, but not Thursday

Hydrants are being replaced near CIBC and Missanabie Cree First Nation office (former RBC bank)
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Algoma Steel looks for buyers for its electric arc furnace dust

Algoma Steel looks for buyers for its electric arc furnace dust

Material contains heavy metals including lead, zinc, cadmium, manganese and chromium
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City moves to fill in Sackville Road ravine

City moves to fill in Sackville Road ravine

After prep work is done next year, the long-awaited north extension to Third Line is planned for 2026
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Short-term sidewalk closures planned this week in Queen St. construction zone

Short-term sidewalk closures planned this week in Queen St. construction zone

Prep work is being done to install new concrete sidewalks
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Council agrees to consider goose management program

Council agrees to consider goose management program

The scare gun at Bellevue Park is ‘not very scary to the geese anymore’ - Coun. Angela Caputo
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Look who’s getting promoted at city hall

Look who’s getting promoted at city hall

Susan Hamilton Beach’s expected appointment to deputy CAO is unusual in that there was no public recruiting process
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Should advertising be allowed on the Hub Trail?

Should advertising be allowed on the Hub Trail?

A recent survey found 84 per cent of respondents don’t want to see advertising on public property or along the Hub Trail
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City moves to hire Indigenous policy advisor

City moves to hire Indigenous policy advisor

It would pay $84,692 to $100,834 a year
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Should the Sault recruit physician assistants as well as doctors?

Should the Sault recruit physician assistants as well as doctors?

Two councillors think we should also be looking for physician assistants
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