Burnaby Now

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Burnaby Now
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s) Glacier Media
PublisherLara Graham
EditorMark Falkenberg
FoundedNovember 23, 1983;41 years ago (1983-11-23)
Language English
Ceased publicationApril 21, 2025
Headquarters Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Circulation 44,158(as of 2022) [1]
Website www.burnabynow.com

Burnaby Now was an online newspaper owned by Glacier Media and based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Until 2023, it published a weekly tabloid newspaper [2] to 47,000 [3] residents and businesses. [4]

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The first edition was a 12-page broadsheet format issued on November 23, 1983, which was a week after the final publication of 123-year-old The Columbian newspaper. [2] The final print edition was produced on August 10, 2023, as part of cuts to three Glacier Media publications. [5]

In February 2025, Glacier Media announced Burnaby Now would close no later than April 21. [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. "2023 BCYCNA Ma Murray Awards Newspaper Excellence Circulation Categories" (PDF). The British Columbia & Yukon Community News Media Association. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. 1 2 "Contact The Burnaby Now". burnabynow.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Burnaby Now profile". glaciermedia.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-01-10. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. Burnaby Now, Burnaby Now, retrieved 2020-07-24
  5. Wyton, Moira (August 5, 2023). "Union says layoffs coming as Glacier Media cancels print editions of three Lower Mainland newspapers". CBC News. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. "3 Metro Vancouver community news outlets to close as parent company cites 'financial challenges'". CBC News . February 22, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  7. "Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to close". Burnaby Now. February 21, 2025. Archived from the original on March 30, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.