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Metroland Media Group

Overview

type	Division
foundation	February 1981 (merger of Metrospan Community Newspapers and Inland Publishing Company)
location	3715 Laird Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
key people	Ian Oliver (president)
industry	Publishing
products	Newspapers websites Commercial printing Online marketing
parent	Torstar Corporation
homepage	metroland.com

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.[1] In addition to printing most of its own publications, Metroland operates as a commercial printer of flyers and magazines.

History

Metroland is the publisher of six daily and more than 70 community newspapers in Southern Ontario.[2][1] 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 a handful of consumer shows.[3]

Printing

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 is reported as more than 16 million tabloid pages per hour in full colour, approximately 250,000 newspapers per hour.[12][13]

Newspapers

Metroland publishes six daily newspapers:[1] • The Hamilton Spectator

• Niagara Falls Review

• Peterborough Examiner

• St. Catharines Standard

• Waterloo Region Record

• Welland Tribune

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.[1] • Brampton Guardian

• Caledon Enterprise

• Cambridge Times

• DurhamRegion.com (formerly Ajax News Advertiser, Brock Citizen, Clarington This Week, East of the City, Oshawa This Week, Pickering News Advertiser, Port Perry Star, Uxbridge Times-Journal, Whitby This Week)[14]

• Guelph Mercury Tribune

• InsideHalton.com (formerly Burlington Post, The Canadian Champion (Milton), Independent & Free Press (Georgetown-Acton), Oakville Beaver)

• InsideOttawaValley.com (formerly Carleton Place-Almonte Canadian Gazette, Arnprior Chronicle-Guide, Kemptville Advance, Perth Courier, Renfrew Mercury, Smiths Falls Record News)

• Mississauga News

• MuskokaRegion.com (formerly Bracebridge Examiner, Huntsville Forester, Gravenhurst Banner, The Muskokan, Muskoka Region laterly styled in print as MuskokaRegion.com)

• New Hamburg Independent

• NiagaraThisWeek.com (formerly Fort Erie Post, Grimsby Lincoln News, Niagara This Week Niagara Falls edition, Niagara This Week St. Catharines-Thorold edition, Niagara This Week Welland & Pelham edition, Niagara-On-The-Lake Advance, Port Colborne Leader)

• NorthumberlandNews.com (formerly Northumberland News, Brighton Independent)

• Orangeville.com (formerly Erin Advocate and Orangeville Banner)

• ParrySound.com (formerly Parry Sound Beacon Star, Parry Sound North Star)

• Simcoe.com (formerly Alliston Herald, Barrie Advance, Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic, Collingwood Connection, Innisfil Journal, Midland Penetanguishene Mirror, Orillia Today, Stayner Sun)

• WaterlooChronicle.ca (formerly Waterloo Chronicle, and until 2019 Kitchener Post)

• YorkRegion.com (formerly Aurora Banner, East Gwillimbury Express, Georgina Advocate, King Connection, Markham Economist & Sun, Newmarket Era, Richmond Hill Liberal, Stouffville Sun-Tribune, Thornhill Liberal east and west editions, Vaughan Citizen)

• Almaguin News

• Annex Guardian

• Beach-Riverdale Mirror

• Bloor-West Villager

• City Centre Mirror

• East York Mirror

• Etobicoke Guardian

• North York Mirror

• Scarborough Mirror

• Wasaga Sun

• York Guardian

Metroland newspapers Ancaster News, Dundas Star News, Hamilton Mountain News, and Stoney Creek News were available through HamiltonNews.com, which 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 were merged into The Peterborough Examiner.[15]

Magazines

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.

Metroland Media Group

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Digital media

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Newspapers

Magazines

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