The Monitor (Montreal)

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The Monitor
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Newspaper carriers for The Monitor in 1943
Founded1926
Language English
Ceased publication2009
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Circulation 35,000
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Newspaper carriers John Murray for The Monitor in 1943
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Editorial Board 1948

The Monitor (also briefly known as the West End Chronicle) was an English-language online newspaper based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Formerly a weekly newspaper serving the West End Montreal communities of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Hampstead, Côte Saint-Luc and Montreal West, it published its final print edition on February 5, 2009. Launched in 1926, the paper was bought by Transcontinental in 1996. It had a circulation of 35,000. [1] [2]

In order to cut costs, Transcontinental had reduced staff and attempted to share content and design with its other publications, even briefly renaming the Monitor the West End Chronicle, after its West Island Chronicle . [3]

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References

  1. "Transcontinental to end weekly printing of Montreal weekly The Monitor". Canadian Press . 2009-01-31. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  2. Branswell, Brenda (2009-02-01). "West-end newspaper to print final edition Thursday". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  3. Faguy, Steve (2009-02-01). "NDG Monitor to go online-only". Fagstein. Retrieved 2009-02-01.