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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

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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Late train conductor’s ONR uniform reunited with family

Late train conductor’s ONR uniform reunited with family

'It brought back some memories of when I was a little girl. I used to take the train for a ride and I remember seeing my uncle Spike on there all the time'
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Northern MPP wants mandatory winter driving training for new truckers

Northern MPP wants mandatory winter driving training for new truckers

'The minister likes to say that we have the safest highways in North America, but I can guarantee he would not say that if he drove highways 11 and 17 in the winter'
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Funding limbo plagues potential Northern Ontario HART Hub

Funding limbo plagues potential Northern Ontario HART Hub

'As the Minister said at AMO, the goal is to have HART Hubs up and running as the CTS (consumption treatment services) sites within the buffer zone close by the end of March 2025'
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'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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