Welcome to The Northwester.

nôrTHˈwestər (noun)   

1. A wind or storm blowing from the northwest.

My name’s Jon Thompson and I’m Ricochet’s correspondent, based in Thunder Bay. My official title is Northern Ontario Indigenous Issues Journalist. I see that as an extension of the reporting I’ve been doing around here on colonialism, reconciliation, and reclamation for over two decades. Sign up here to get exclusive access to the ground-breaking reporting, directly from Northern Ontario.