Category : Times Colonist

Glacier Media to acquire B.C. papers from Postmedia for $86.5 million

Written on Oct, 18, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: winnipegfreepress.com Glacier Media Inc. (TSX:GVC) says it will buy the Victoria Times Colonist and other daily and community papers in British Columbia, continuing a recent wave of deals in the Canadian newspaper industry. The $86.5 million acquisition from Postmedia Network Inc. also includes two other dailies and 20 weekly and bi-weekly community papers and related digital media and real …

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Glacier Media buys Victoria daily and BC community papers

Written on Oct, 18, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: thetyee.ca A media company The Tyee identified two years ago as well placed to expand has bought the Victoria Times Colonist and several community newspapers from Postmedia Network Inc.. “One of the companies likely to emerge from the downturn owning more papers is Vancouver’s Glacier Media Inc., a company that attributes its opportunity to grow to the failure of …

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Talks hit impasse at Victoria Times Colonist

Written on Sep, 23, 2011 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca An about-face by management of the Victoria Times Colonist has brought contract talks with three unions screeching to a halt. The Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions says meetings planned for next week have been cancelled and no new dates have been scheduled. The impasse was reached when the employer attempted to reintroduce significant items the Council believed …

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Times Colonist earns three Webster Award nominations

Written on Sep, 13, 2011 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source:  timescolonist.com The Times Colonist is a finalist in two categories in the 2011 Jack Webster Awards — earning two nominations in the category of best print-news reporting of the year and picking up another nomination for best legal reporting. B.C.’s best journalists will be announced at the 25th annual Jack Webster Awards dinner on Oct. 24, in Vancouver. CTV’s …

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The Perils of Postmedia: News staff out, managing editor in, at Edmonton Journal

Written on May, 15, 2011 by in , , , , | Leave a comment

Source: albertadiary.ca – By David J. Climenhaga This post also appears on rabble.ca. “The Press” … back in the day when the Edmonton Journal was a great newspaper. Below: soon-to-be Journal managing editor Stephanie Coombs, former Journal publisher Linda Hughes, Colonist founder Amor de Cosmos. Just when it didn’t seem like another drop of blood was left to squeeze from its …

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Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism

Written on Nov, 04, 2010 by in , | Leave a comment
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Times Colonist trio honoured for court series

Written on Nov, 02, 2010 by in , | Leave a comment

Times Colonist trio honoured for court series.

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Times Colonist Employees’ United Way Campaign Kick-Off

Written on Oct, 03, 2010 by in , ,

Just a quick note to remind our members that the Times Colonist Employees’ United Way Campaign is fast approaching. In these times of economic uncertainty, those hit hardest are those who can least afford it. We are fortunate here at the Times Colonist in that our regular employees have the opportunity to make contributions through payroll deduction. This makes it …

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