Your voice for over 35 years
The Echo has been Manitouwadge's community newspaper for over 35 years, proudly keeping residents abreast of all the news and events that affect them on a weekly basis.
Whether it’s covering municipal council, provincial and federal politics, school activities, social or cultural events, local sports, court proceedings, police beats, public services or other community issues, our journalists seek out the information you need to stay on top of it all.
The newspaper respects strict editorial guidelines and conforms to industry standards in journalistic integrity and objectivity, ensuring you get all the facts and all the angles so you can make your own judgements. We often fight to get you the information you deserve on important issues, defending the public’s right to access vital information when no one else will.
The Echo is a dedicated team of people who both work and live in Manitouwadge, so we care about this community and you, our friends and neighbours. Every story we cover is 100% local, researched and written with you in mind. Our philosophy is that there are no small stories – if it is important to our readers, it is important to us.
The Echo remains one of Ontario’s increasingly rare independent newspapers, 100% locally owned and operated.
Publisher BJ (Bunny) Schermann, born in South Porcupine, raised in Manitouwadge, has been operating the newspaper since 1977.
The Echo is proud to be the most widely-read publication in the community, reaching over 2,000 local readers through 1,000 copies distributed weekly, plus out-of-town mail subscribers.
We thank you for inviting us into your home every week and hope you enjoy every issue cover to cover !
The Echo has an office in downtown Manitouwadge, at 3 Huron Walk. Office hours are from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. We are closed Saturday and Sunday, but we remain available to cover events throughout the community.
Our team
PUBLISHER
Bunny (BJ) Schermann
bunny@theecho.ca
EDITOR
Scott J. Schermann
editor@theecho.ca
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Scott Schermann
advertise@theecho.ca
JOURNALISTS
Tammie Hache
tammie@theecho.ca
Rona Gregory
rona@theecho.ca
Martina Duffy
martina@theecho.ca
Elaine Milks
elaine@theecho.ca