The Fitzhugh

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The Fitzhugh
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Jasper Media Group Inc.
PublisherPeter Shokeir
Founded2005
Headquarters Jasper, Alberta
Circulation Between 2,000 to 3,000, varies seasonally
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The Fitzhugh is a weekly newspaper serving the Jasper, Alberta area.

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The Fitzhugh formerly billed itself as Jasper's independent, locally owned newspaper. [1] It was started in 2005 by a group of five colleagues from Jasper. [2] In 2012 it was sold to Aberdeen Publishing Limited Partnership of British Columbia, and then sold again in 2023 to Alberta's Great West Media, so it is no longer locally owned nor truly independent. It is distributed free on Thursdays [3] in Jasper, Hinton and Valemount, B.C.

The paper's name comes from what the town of Jasper was once called, Fitzhugh, named after the general manager and vice president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The town's name was changed to Jasper in 1913. [4]

The Fitzhugh became the only community paper serving Jasper when the Jasper Booster closed. The Booster printed its last issue on March 11, 2009. [5] Similarly, the Jasper Local (which started in 2013) published its last print edition on November 15, 2021 although it continues as a web-based app that delivers news and commentary.

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References

  1. "Small Jasper newspaper folds | CBC News".
  2. "Home". fitzhugh.ca.
  3. "Alberta's Rockies Business Index: Newspapers: WorldWeb Travel Guide for Alberta's Rockies, Alberta". www.discovertherockies.com. Archived from the original on 2003-03-11.
  4. http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/jasper/natcul/natcul11b_E.asp [ dead link ]
  5. "Small Jasper newspaper folds | CBC News".