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Reports by Lydia Chubak
- Two groups 'double date' to bring 'A Taste of Italy' to Timmins
- In Timmins, a robbery in progress gets thwarted by an employee showing up for work
- Cochrane residents protest decision to eliminate job of polar bear habitat conservation coordinator
- Cochrane, Ont. couple calls on municipality to repair essential infrastructure to fix flooding issue
- Doctors say Timmins is in a 'real crisis' when it comes to fatal opioid overdoses
- Timmins health official explains concerns around school-related COVID-19 reporting
- Timmins officer shares about her experiences when it comes to policing the city on foot
- Timmins group taking holistic approach to healing trauma in the Indigenous female community
- People in east end of Timmins concerned about ATVs speeding in residential areas
- Timmins parents ask for more information on COVID-19 at Louis-Rheaume school
- Fundraising drive aims to save Croatian Hall in Timmins
- 'I will find you': A message in Timmins to honour and remember missing Indigenous women
- Billions of dollars of nickel beneath highway near Timmins, Canadian mining company says
- Downtown Timmins hosts annual 'Apple Fest' during its last Urban Park Market
- Timmins resident and police hope people 'wake up' and follow COVID-19 health rules
Lydia Chubak
Lydia Chubak is a videojournalist with CTV News Northern Ontario covering Timmins and the surrounding area.
From a young age, her own mom would tell you, Lydia has always had a curiosity for what people have to say. She'll engage in conversation with anyone who'll participate.
In the early 90s, she studied English Literature for two years at Ottawa University and then transferred to the Broadcast Journalism Program at Canadore College. During that time she read weekend news on North Bay's CHCH/CKAT radio. Upon graduation, jobs in the business were tough to get. Her last words to her teachers were: "I'll move to Timmins if I have to."
Those famous last words landed Lydia in gold country in 1994 to begin a career with CTV News - Timmins (MCTV). The plan was to stay a year and move to a big city, but then as it often does...life happened!
After 7 years at the Timmins bureau as a Reporter/Anchor and within CTVs first pool of video-journalists, Lydia ventured out on her own to launch www.truenorthnews.com. It was an informative website serving the Timmins area. In 2004, she accepted an Anchor/VJ/Producing job at Eastlink TV and kept it for 13 years.
In April 2017, Lydia returned to CTV News Northern Ontario and says she's thrilled to be back.
"I saw it as an invigorating opportunity I couldn't pass up! Being a mobile journalist means I'm never in the office. All my gear fits in a backpack and I can file from just about anywhere. Northerners are resilient and ingenious. Every day reveals new perspectives to share. I love my job!"
Lydia grew up in Petawawa, Ontario where she still goes to visit her family. She's a mom to a daughter and a snuggly cat. She enjoys going for walks or runs on trails; cooking from scratch; reading insightful and heart-tugging books; and gets to a hot and sunny beach whenever she can.
CTV News Northern Ontario Team
