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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.

Recent Work by David

Could Sault churches provide land for affordable housing?

Could Sault churches provide land for affordable housing?

Places of worship and other institutional-zoned properties are eyed as sources of underutilized land that could be used to densify existing built-up parts of the city
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Ad sales staff eliminated at Northern Ontario newspapers

Ad sales staff eliminated at Northern Ontario newspapers

Postmedia newspapers in North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Timmins have all lost their sales departments
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Its books are a mess, but insolvent Springer Aerospace dodges a bullet

Its books are a mess, but insolvent Springer Aerospace dodges a bullet

Caisse Desjardins unsuccessfully tried to convince a judge to strip the Echo Bay aircraft refurbisher of CCAA protections
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Springer Aerospace describes business as ‘brisk’

Springer Aerospace describes business as ‘brisk’

Deadline to close a new ownership deal is April 3, although it’s kind of a stretchy deadline
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Potentially huge windfall for creditors of Essar Steel Algoma

Potentially huge windfall for creditors of Essar Steel Algoma

Global accounting firm Ernst & Young believes creditors of supposedly insolvent Essar Steel Algoma Inc. may own five per cent of net profits from a $1.5 billion gold mine
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Insolvent Echo Bay aircraft refurbisher could have new owners by spring

Insolvent Echo Bay aircraft refurbisher could have new owners by spring

International purchasers have expressed interest in acquiring Springer Aerospace
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Consultant to oversee Springer Aerospace business ops during CCAA process

Consultant to oversee Springer Aerospace business ops during CCAA process

Employee town hall meeting of Sault Ste. Marie-area aircraft refurbisher scheduled for this week
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Sault begins hard-selling of dirt-cheap industrial land

Sault begins hard-selling of dirt-cheap industrial land

EDC directors argue the city's $50,000-an-acre price for industrial land is too low
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Algoma Steel considers using local forest byproducts for fuel

Algoma Steel considers using local forest byproducts for fuel

The idea is one of several new ‘decarbonization’ strategies being investigated
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Sault councillors give cold shoulder to $300M Veldman battery proposal

Sault councillors give cold shoulder to $300M Veldman battery proposal

It was the first time in eight years that a city council motion failed for lack of a mover and seconder
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