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Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

After working at newspapers across the Prairies, Mike found where he belongs when he moved to Northwestern Ontario.

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mstimpson@dougallmedia.com

Recent Work by Mike

More critical highway improvements are coming: Ford

More critical highway improvements are coming: Ford

Critical highway infrastructure improvements have been made, and more are to come, the premier says.
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Ginoogaming still seeking bridge solution

Ginoogaming still seeking bridge solution

The First Nation’s chief says Ontario’s Indigenous affairs minister has not reached out to her since a state of emergency was declared.
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$8.5M a welcome ‘shock’ to Geraldton hospital CEO

$8.5M a welcome ‘shock’ to Geraldton hospital CEO

Premier Doug Ford toured the hospital on Wednesday and then got on the phone to ‘make that 8.5 million happen.’
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Ford announces $8.5 million for Geraldton hospital

Ford announces $8.5 million for Geraldton hospital

The premier made the surprise announcement at a media event on Wednesday.
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Northwest poet to hold Christmas book launch

Northwest poet to hold Christmas book launch

Terry-Lynn Johnson’s This Christmas: Seasonal Poems for Peace gets its launch Nov. 23 in Nipigon.
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Regional surgical first hailed at Fort Frances hospital

Regional surgical first hailed at Fort Frances hospital

The advanced procedure, led by a Thunder Bay-based orthopedic surgeon, utilized small incisions and state-of-the-art techniques to perform a metatarsophalangeal joint fusion.
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First Nation's nuclear decision in the works

First Nation's nuclear decision in the works

A site in Wabigoon Lake’s traditional territory is under consideration for a deep geological repository proposed by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
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Ignace and NWMO welcome Greens’ nuclear policy change

Ignace and NWMO welcome Greens’ nuclear policy change

A resolution passed at the provincial party’s convention embraces Canadian reactors as part of a mix of low-carbon-emission electricity sources.
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Grassy Narrows sticks with Treaty Three Police

Grassy Narrows sticks with Treaty Three Police

While Wabaseemoong has switched to OPP, Grassy Narrows ‘has agreed to continue to work with T3PS.’
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Layoffs expected in Ignace with mill slowdown

Layoffs expected in Ignace with mill slowdown

Beginning Nov. 25, the Domtar mill in Ignace will run just 40 hours a week until Dec. 20, when it will pause production. It anticipates restarting on Jan. 20.
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