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.

Email: [email protected]

Recent Work by David

Province prepares to extend disconnect moratoriums for residential electricity customers

Announcement expected as early as Wednesday

Mar 17, 2020 2:51 PM Read more >

COVID-19: Westjet suspends all international, transborder flights for 30 days

Final flights will launch on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. local time

Mar 17, 2020 1:13 AM Read more >

Life expectancy drops for Ontario men: opioid crisis blamed as likely cause

The reduction is less than one month, but it's significant because life expectancy increases almost every year

Jan 28, 2020 8:13 PM Read more >

Natural gas prices will rise on New Year's Day

As of January, rates will rise

Dec 29, 2019 3:30 PM Read more >

ONTARIO: Canada decides against appealing landmark annuities case, chief says

The provincial deadline to decide is today

Jan 21, 2019 12:21 PM Read more >

Winners of cannabis store lottery announced

It appears Ontario's initial cannabis retail sector will be dominated by entrepreneurs, not corporations

Jan 12, 2019 4:28 PM Read more >

Wrongfully jailed as a teen, man calls for changes in police interrogations of youth

'They shouldn’t ever be in that room without one of their guardians, a parent, whatever'

Nov 26, 2018 10:45 AM Read more >

Popular former Barrie radio personality, George Jonescu, mourned

'George was a loving gentle giant' - Zoomer Radio, Toronto

Nov 21, 2018 5:00 PM Read more >

ONTARIO: 'We're not the fun police'; Sault council throws out councillor's doobie decree

Councillor Myers stood alone in her opposition to an Ontario retail cannabis store in Sault Ste. Marie

Jun 12, 2018 9:36 AM Read more >

At 1:55 p.m. on May 7, your phone will make an extremely annoying noise

Impossible-to-ignore emergency alerts are coming to your phone whether you want them or not. You can't opt out

May 1, 2018 10:00 AM Read more >

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