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Reports by Lydia Chubak
- Junior golfers compete in 'NextGen' Fall Series East Championship, hosted in Timmins
- Historic Indigenous canoe portage route near Timmins revitalized by conservationists and EACOM
- Log home in Timmins waiting to be declared a historical landmark
- Accommodation tax pays off for event organizers in Timmins
- Timmins police will focus on educating people about vaccine passports before laying charges
- Timmins Transit bus moves message of Indigenous reconciliation
- Timmins makes immigrants feel more at home with a 'Welcoming Week'
- Raising awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Timmins
- Northern College students and staff will have to prove they are vaccinated
- IAMGOLD's Cote Project near Timmins boasts some leading-edge technology and lengthy lifespan
- Timmins helping businesses make their properties less tempting to thieves and vandals
- Efforts underway to recruit hundreds of mine workers in the Timmins, Ont., area
- Survivor reflects on the tragic 1961 Timmins Town Creek Flood
- New Timmins chamber president will continue advocating for mining policy changes
- Missing dog from Barrie area found after five days in Smooth Rocks Falls
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.
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