Burnaby News Leader

Burnaby News Leader
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Glacier Media
Black Press
PublisherJean Hincks
EditorChris Bryan
Founded1989
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication2015
HeadquartersBurnaby, British Columbia
WebsiteBurnaby News Leader

Burnaby News Leader was a community newspaper in Burnaby, British Columbia founded in 1989. It closed operations in 2015.

Background

In 2009, it was awarded Newspaper of the Year by Suburban Newspapers of America.[1]

In 2015, Black Press sold the News Leader to Glacier Media.[2] In September 2015, Glacier announced the closure of the News Leader, New Westminster News Leader, and Tri-Cities Now as of October 1.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ about us, Burnaby news leader, archived from the original on 2011-11-16, retrieved 2011-12-13
  2. ^ Bradshaw, James (2014-12-17). "Black Press, Glacier Media strike deal to swap B.C. community newspapers". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  3. ^ Hui, Stephen. "Glacier Media kills Burnaby NewsLeader and New Westminster NewsLeader". straight.com. The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 17 September 2015.


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