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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

Over the past quarter-century, the north has only hosted two Ontario Winter Games

Over the past quarter-century, the north has only hosted two Ontario Winter Games

Sault Ste. Marie is putting together a bid to host the 2028 games
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Are city council code-of-conduct investigations worth the cost and bother?

Are city council code-of-conduct investigations worth the cost and bother?

'We need to police the integrity commissioners,' says FONOM president
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Algoma Steel insiders are selling shares worth millions

Algoma Steel insiders are selling shares worth millions

CEOs of both companies involved in a $1.7-billion merger deal in 2021 are now reducing their holdings of Algoma Steel stock
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Sault mayor warns: north denied access to new power generation

Sault mayor warns: north denied access to new power generation

‘They are crippling our economic development capacity’ - Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker
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The Northern Ontario connection to the election meddling probe

The Northern Ontario connection to the election meddling probe

David Johnston was born in Sudbury and grew up in the Soo
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Northern trucker has unique way with animals, cuddles dying moose

Northern trucker has unique way with animals, cuddles dying moose

As the injured moose tried to drag itself off Highway 17, other drivers ran over its hind legs. Hunter Berto pulled it to the side and the dying animal rested its head in his lap
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Anglican Archbishop: Royals are ‘like any other family’

Anglican Archbishop: Royals are ‘like any other family’

‘While they have the word Royal in front of the word family, they are like any other family who loved their mother, grandmother, and Queen’
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Daily Press drops Wednesday, Friday papers

Daily Press drops Wednesday, Friday papers

Subscription prices will remain the same
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Sault leads in road spending among north's five biggest cities

Sault leads in road spending among north's five biggest cities

All major cities in the north need to increase their resurfacing and reconstruction spending to catch up on 'formidable' road infrastructure deficits, says director of engineering
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Rail regulator approves sale of CN track to U.S. short-line owner

Rail regulator approves sale of CN track to U.S. short-line owner

The proposed 'Bear train' will need an agreement with short-line operator Watco to run between Oba and Hearst on the CN right-of-way
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