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Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative

Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative

Marissa Lentz-McGrath covers civic issues along the Highway 11 corridor under the Local Journalism Initiative, which is funded by the Government of Canada

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Recent Work by Marissa

Northern mother 'terrified' for son on Ukraine's front lines

Northern mother 'terrified' for son on Ukraine's front lines

'Every morning, I wake up looking for the little blue check marks on WhatsApp'
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'We're just glad it's back': Quilt stolen in Timmins returned

'We're just glad it's back': Quilt stolen in Timmins returned

The incident has inspired Quilts for Survivors to plan a wall-hanging workshop for youth
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Quilt honouring residential school survivors stolen from Timmins museum

Quilt honouring residential school survivors stolen from Timmins museum

'To steal something that symbolizes the kids who never went home — it’s very disrespectful to the artist, to our culture, and to our history,' says Vanessa Génier
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Here's who's running in Timiskaming-Cochrane

Here's who's running in Timiskaming-Cochrane

No Liberal candidates named yet
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Reviving and reopening shuttered Museum of Northern History

Reviving and reopening shuttered Museum of Northern History

'It almost feels a little bit unbelievable that we are here. In a relatively short time, we’ve accomplished quite a bit'
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'Heartbreaking': Northern Ontario native loses home in LA fire

'Heartbreaking': Northern Ontario native loses home in LA fire

In the aftermath of the blaze that destroyed her neighbourhood, Natasha Dowling says there's a lot of good happening, with the community rallying to help each other
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California wildfires hit close to home for former Voodoos hockey player

California wildfires hit close to home for former Voodoos hockey player

Andrew Scott has been closely monitoring updates from his family, who are about 30 minutes away from one of the devastating fires
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Community rallying to save northern Ontario train station

Community rallying to save northern Ontario train station

'We don’t want to just put up a little bus shelter there. We want to actually use what’s there if we can, in order to honour the history of the place'
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Angus: Trudeau stepping down comes at 'really difficult time for Canada'

Angus: Trudeau stepping down comes at 'really difficult time for Canada'

'It’s going to be interesting to see what happens with the Liberals. Who's going to step up? That’s their monkey and their circus to figure out for Canadians,' says Timmins-James Bay MP
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Paramedics deliver baby on Highway 11 during snowstorm

Paramedics deliver baby on Highway 11 during snowstorm

'It quickly became clear that the little one wasn’t going to wait for the hospital. We made the decision to pull over on the side of the highway, keeping our lights on for safety'
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