National Railways-operated passenger train service from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, running over the tracks of the former Algoma Central Railway. Hearst is the northern terminus for Ontario Northland's coach service. Education Hearst has both elementary and high schools (public and Catholic). It also has the Université de Hearst, a post-secondary institution that was formerly federated with Laurentian University in Sudbury. Education can also be sought at the collegiate level with the Collège Boréal. Media Radio Hearst's only local radio service is provided by CINN-FM, a community radio station. All other radio stations available in the community are rebroadcasters of stations from Kapuskasing, Timmins or Sudbury. Television Hearst used to be served by CBCC-TV and CBLFT-TV-5, rebroadcasters of the Toronto-based CBLT-DT (CBC Television) and CBLFT-DT (Ici Radio-Canada Télé) respectively, but the transmitters were shut down in 2012 due to budget cuts at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Notable people Réginald Bélair, politician René Fontaine, politician. Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport is named in his honour. Doric Germain, writer whose books centre on Franco-Ontarian heritage Claude Giroux, professional hockey player Claude Larose, professional hockey player Rumun Ndur, professional hockey player Eric Sorensen, journalist Pierre LeBrun, journalist See also List of francophone communities in Ontario Franco-Ontarians References External links Municipalities in Cochrane District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Towns in Ontario