The Suburban

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The Suburban
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TypeWeekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Sochaczevski family [1]
Founder(s)Sophie Wollock [1]
PublisherMichael Sochaczevski
Editor-in-chiefBeryl Wajsman [2]
Associate editorAnthony Bonaparte [2]
Sports editorMark Lidbetter [2]
FoundedMarch 1, 1963 [1]
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters7575 Trans-Canada Highway
Suite 105
Montreal, Quebec
H4T 1V6
Circulation 145,000 [1]
ISSN 0226-9686
OCLC number 8663159
Website TheSuburban.com

The Suburban is the largest English language weekly newspaper in the province of Quebec. [1]

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It is a community newspaper based in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough which publishes three geographically based editions containing some shared and some location-specific content, to populations in Montreal's West Island, East End and inner suburbs, as well Laval—Quebec's third-largest city—located just north of Montreal on the adjacent island of Île Jésus. Total circulation of all three editions is 145,000—making it the largest weekly newspaper in Quebec.

The Suburban was established by Sophie Wollock on March 1, 1963, in the Montreal suburb of Côte-Saint-Luc. The Wollock family owned the newspaper until 1987, when it was sold to the Sochaczevski family. [1] The newspaper's editor-in-chief is Beryl Wajsman. Its publisher is Michael Sochaczevski.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About The Suburban". The Suburban. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Contact Us". The Suburban. Retrieved 24 April 2012.