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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

South Sackville could be fixed in 2028-29

South Sackville could be fixed in 2028-29

To do it right, the work is expected to cost $8.6 million
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Rainone Services to knock down pet shop, pawnbroker

Rainone Services to knock down pet shop, pawnbroker

City bought the building as part of a plan to fix long traffic lineups at Second Line and Goulais Avenue
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Should the city pay for real-time tracking of snow plows?

Should the city pay for real-time tracking of snow plows?

City councillors will take another run Monday at their favourite winter activity: chinwagging about snow removal
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Sault councillors seek ban on popular Chinese AI app

Sault councillors seek ban on popular Chinese AI app

Ward 4 councillors want to deep-six the DeepSeek app on city-owned devices
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Algoma Steel’s respected health and safety chief is no longer with the mill

Algoma Steel’s respected health and safety chief is no longer with the mill

Erin Oliver is one of two key members of Algoma Steel’s much-promoted ESG initiative who’ve left the company in the past three months
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Big construction job planned on John Street

Big construction job planned on John Street

$1.6 million will be spent on two buildings – one 106 years old and the other 125
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Residential projects were rock stars of Sault’s 2024 building activity

Residential projects were rock stars of Sault’s 2024 building activity

303 new residential units were approved in 2024
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Conservatives file police complaint over hundreds of missing signs

Conservatives file police complaint over hundreds of missing signs

Licence plate of a suspect vehicle was photographed late last night on Capp Ave.
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Algoma Steel consulting with the government over Trump’s new tariff

Algoma Steel consulting with the government over Trump’s new tariff

Aftershocks from Trump's tariff announcement continue to ripple through business and political circles
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Mayor calls Trump’s Sunday-night announcement a ‘senseless act of aggression’

Mayor calls Trump’s Sunday-night announcement a ‘senseless act of aggression’

‘They won’t Make America Great Again. They’ll make America more expensive again’
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