An all-party committee chaired by Robert Loiselle, NDP MLA for St. Boniface, was in Thompson on Friday to discuss the state of local journalism.

Joining him were NDP MLA Eric Redhead and Conservative MLA Greg Nesbitt.

Presentations were made to the committee, with the focus on trying to revive a local newspaper in one form or another.

Suggestions included a printed newspaper, a digital newspaper or a hybrid of the two.

Thompson’s last newspaper, the Thompson Citizen closed its doors in December 2024, after over 60 years in operation.

Consultations with local media organizations, other affected stakeholders, and members of the public began taking place across the province in the summer.

The Manitoba government created the committee to explore the future of local journalism, with a focus on rural and northern media and cultural media such as French, Filipino, Punjabi and Chinese language publications with the mandate to consider matters of public support for journalism.