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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

'Help give us closure': Remembering Loni Chum one year later

'Help give us closure': Remembering Loni Chum one year later

A Moose Factory family is appealing to anyone with information on the 21-year-old's death to come forward
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Cochrane selling $10 lots to spur housing development

Cochrane selling $10 lots to spur housing development

'You can't have favouritism and you can't provide special benefits to people over others,' says mayor
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Race starts to replace Charlie Angus for the NDP

Race starts to replace Charlie Angus for the NDP

Veteran MP Charlie Angus announced in April that he's not running again
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'Proud northern miners': Detour Lake gold used for mint's new coin

'Proud northern miners': Detour Lake gold used for mint's new coin

It's the first time that a Northern Ontario mine is being used for the initiative
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'People over politics': Northern singer's protest song goes international

'People over politics': Northern singer's protest song goes international

Adrian Sutherland teamed up with a Brazilian-Mexican singer to release a new version of his 2019 hit
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'It's quite a crisis': How Timiskaming paramedics are tackling the opioid crisis

'It's quite a crisis': How Timiskaming paramedics are tackling the opioid crisis

They've added a device to their fleets that helps administer CPR
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Northern paramedics working in LTC homes to reduce ER times

Northern paramedics working in LTC homes to reduce ER times

Paramedics are offering diagnostic services on-site as part of a provincial pilot project
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'Poor decisions were made': Injured bear cub taken on 10-hour road trip, fed Taco Bell

'Poor decisions were made': Injured bear cub taken on 10-hour road trip, fed Taco Bell

The cub is now one of 18 bears in the care of a Northern Ontario rehab facility
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'It's an honour': Northern rower revels in Olympic experience

'It's an honour': Northern rower revels in Olympic experience

Kristen Siermachesky has only been on the water for three years and was part of Canada's silver medal-winning team in Paris — at the closing ceremony, she spent time with swimmer and flag-bearer Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse
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Cochrane 'looking tragedy in the eye', turning it into opportunity after mill fire

Cochrane 'looking tragedy in the eye', turning it into opportunity after mill fire

Firefighters from nearby communities turned up to help battle the blaze
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