St. Albert Gazette
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Great West Newspapers |
| Founder(s) | Wim Netelenbos Sr |
| Publisher | Tim Shoults |
| Editor | Jen Henderson[1] |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | St. Albert, Alberta |
| Circulation | 21,273[1] |
| Website | www |
The St. Albert Gazette is a weekly newspaper[1] distributed throughout St. Albert, Alberta and published every Thursday.
The newspaper was founded on June 17, 1961 by Wim Netelenbos Sr. who originally operated the paper out of his home.[2][3] It was usually 28 black-and-white pages and the first writers were originally volunteers with the paper published every Saturday.[2]
In 1980, the Gazette bought a used printing press which allowed the paper to do its own printing. They also formed a new printing operation at the same time.[2]
In 1980, The paper was owned by Southam Inc.,[4] which at the time owned newspapers across Canada, including the nearby Edmonton Journal. In 1995, the Gazette and Southam Inc. formed Great West Newspapers which began acquiring community newspapers throughout the province. Southam Inc. was bought out by Hollinger Inc. in 1997 until 2005 when the Gazette bought out its partner, Hollinger and entered a partnership with Vancouver-based Glacier Media.[2] Today, Great West Newspapers and the Gazette is owned by Glacier Media and Jamison Newspapers Inc.[5]
Earlier Newspaper
[edit]In 1949, a newspaper also named the St. Albert Gazette began publication published out of nearby Edmonton and reported news from around Sturgeon County. The newspaper is not the same entity that exists today and stopped publication in 1953, when it merged with the Morinville Journal.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "St. Albert Gazette". Great West Media. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ a b c d "The Gazette through the ages: Half century marked by steady growth and dogged pursuit of excellence". St. Albert Gazette. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Strathern, Gloria M. (1988). Alberta Newspapers, 1880–1982: An Historical Directory. University of Alberta Press. p. 206. ISBN 9780888641380.
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- ^ Austen, Ian (May 16, 1990). "Ottawa to hold hearings on newspaper groups' market domination". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "About". Great West Media. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Lightfoot, Rob (2019-05-30). "St.Albert Media". T8N. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
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