The Niagara Falls Review is a daily newspaper distributed in Niagara Falls and also serving the nearby towns of Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake area in Ontario , Canada . The paper is owned by Metroland Media Group , a subsidiary of Torstar . In late May 2020, Torstar accepted an offer for the sale of all of its assets to Nordstar Capital, a deal expected to close by year end.
13-639: The Niagara Falls Review has been the local newspaper in Niagara Falls since 1879 and founded by William Henry Anger and James Edwin Anger. Publishing daily since the 1930s, The Review currently competes with a weekly Metroland paper. Other papers available in its coverage area include the four Toronto dailies, the Hamilton Spectator and the St. Catharines Standard . The Review does not have
26-578: A Canadian newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Metroland Media Group Metroland Media Group (also known as Community Brands ) is a Canadian mass media publisher and distributor which primarily operates in Southern Ontario . A division of the publishing conglomerate Torstar Corporation , Metroland published more than 70 local community newspapers–including six dailies –and many magazines. In addition to printing most of its own publications, Metroland operates as
39-548: A Metroland Digital division in 2008 to provide SMBs (small-to-medium businesses) with full-service online marketing capabilities such as fully custom websites, e-commerce websites, paid search (like Google Adwords ), search engine optimization ( SEO ) as well as social media marketing and display advertising. Metroland produces consumer shows in Toronto for specialty audiences for Metroland Media Group publications. Metroland produces several consumer shows and exhibitions including
52-531: A commercial printer of flyers and magazines. Metroland is the publisher of six daily and more than 70 community newspapers in Southern Ontario. Metroland also publishes local news, classified and shopping websites, and operates nine printing operations. The company is a distributor of flyers and circulars. It produces specialty print products, magazines and newspaper inserts, which are geared toward specific market segments. Metroland produces and manages
65-493: A handful of consumer shows. In February 1981, Metrospan Community Newspapers (a unit of Torstar) and Inland Publishing Company (formerly owned by The Telegram Corporation , owned by the Eaton and Bassett families) merged to become Metroland. Metroland Publishing was combined with CityMedia Group to create Metroland Media Group on September 11, 2006. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. In October 2011, it
78-532: A physical office, but was once located on 4656 Erie Avenue (Louis Fisher Cigar Store) from 1879 to 1889, then Park Street. and at 4801 Valley Way from 1952 to 2014. The Niagara Falls Review was one of several Postmedia newspapers purchased by Torstar in a transaction between the two companies which concluded on November 27, 2017. The paper will continue to be published by the Metroland Media Group subsidiary of Torstar. This article about
91-542: Is reported as more than 16 million tabloid pages per hour in full colour, approximately 250,000 newspapers per hour. Metroland publishes six daily newspapers: Until 2023, it published over 80 local and community newspapers total. With the exception of the aforementioned daily papers, they are all now online-only. Metroland newspapers Ancaster News , Dundas Star News , Hamilton Mountain News , and Stoney Creek News were available through HamiltonNews.com, which
104-698: The Grand River Sachem , is the oldest newspaper in Haldimand and Norfolk counties, Ontario . The paper was started in 1853 as the Cayuga Sachem by Thomas Messenger. Messenger sold the Sachem and moved his press to Caledonia, Ontario in 1856. He started a new publication called The Caledonia Advertiser . Later that year, the Cayuga Sachem moved to Dunnville, Ontario and changed its name, so Messenger renamed his Caledonia publication to
117-888: The Toronto Golf & Travel Show, the National Bridal Show, the Forever Young Lifestyle Show, the City Parent Family Show and numerous local area shows. Other large media and publishing companies in the area are also engaged in convergence of their printing and digital activities, and constitute the primary market competition for Metroland in the region. Among these are Rogers Media , Transcontinental Media , and Quebecor . Metroland Media publications have been recognized with Local Media Association awards such as (2013): The Sachem The Sachem , formerly known as
130-627: The internet with the migration of its community newspaper sites online in the mid 1990s. Subsequently, Metroland built or acquired numerous online properties including save.ca, a website offering coupons and flyers; and gottarent.com, a Canadian apartment rentals listing site. Metroland Media owned four printing plants in Ontario, but outsourced some printing in 2023. The presses print Metroland Media now provide commercial printing to other clients as printing of their newspaper ceased on September 15, 2023. The combined print capacity of these print facilities
143-503: The physical printing and distribution of the newspaper unit has ended and moved online. Metroland maintained a distribution network separate from the Canada Post . The total number of pieces distributed annually has increased substantially to more than 4 billion in 2014. There are 20,000 delivery persons province-wide performing door-to-door delivery of flyers, papers and print materials. Metroland Media entered into digital media and
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#1732798187167156-778: Was announced that Metroland acquired Performance Printing of Smiths Falls, Ontario. The acquisition greatly expanded Metroland's community newspaper coverage in Eastern Ontario. In 2013, the company cut the frequency of three Toronto suburban newspapers, Scarborough Mirror , North York Mirror and Etobicoke Guardian , from twice a week to once a week. On September 15, 2023, the company filed for bankruptcy protection and ceased production of all weekly community newspapers, moving to an online-only model. Metroland's regional and specialized business units can be grouped into five categories: Newspapers, Printing, Distribution, Digital Media, and Consumer Marketing. After September 15. 2023
169-527: Was merged into TheSpec.com by 2022. The Sachem was also merged into TheSpec.com. Earlier newspaper titles included Flamborough Review and Glanbrook Gazette . Kawartha Lakes This Week and Peterborough This Week was merged into The Peterborough Examiner . Metroland publishes dozens of magazines and specialty product titles. The general areas of interest these magazines focus on include lifestyle, leisure, parenting and transportation themes. Expansion into customer fulfilment led to creation of
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