Cornwall Seaway News
The Cornwall Seaway News, often known simply as the "Seaway News," is a Cornwall, Ontario based free community newspaper distributed by Transcontinental Media. It is published weekly and is distributed both in the city, and in surrounding villages and towns throughout the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties.
History
The Cornwall Seaway News was established in 1985 by Rick Shaver, General Manager at the time, and [...] Aubry, Publisher at the time. It was originally called "Seaway Shopping News." On August 3rd, 2007, Transcontinental Media announced that it had acquired The Newspaper. The newspaper is currently headed by its Publisher and General Manager Rick Shaver.
Format
The front page is often an important community related news story, featuring a large captioned picture. The pages that follow contain an assortment of columnists' contributions, short local news stories, community bulletins, and business advertisements. Beyond these pages, the newspaper has several sections including an education page, horoscopes, classified advertisements, a service directory, police files, a community calendar, celebrations/announcements, and obituaries. The final pages are usually titled "Scuttlebutt," and are intended for jokes and community gossip. The whole newspaper from front to back can vary greatly in size depending on the time of year, but is usually between 20 and 50 pages, all of which appear in colour.
Distribution
The Cornwall Seaway News is distributed every Thursday inside plastic bags of store flyers and advertisements known as "ad bags." The newspaper is distributed free of charge both to individual residences, and in some cases, (such as in villages surrounding the city) copies of it are left at a pre-determined drop off location where people can stop to pick them up. There is a growing problem at some drop off locations, where the the newspapers are sometimes removed, causing others to bring home a bag of ads without a newspaper inside. The Cornwall Seaway News is distributed to approximately 37,500 homes. (This number includes the newspapers left at drop off locations.)
Contributors
The Cornwall Seaway News is made possible by both volunteer and paid contributors. These contributors are listed below:
Administration
Rick Shaver, Publisher
Debbie Lapierre, Office Administrator/Accountant
Colleen Parette, Production Coordinator/Graphic Designer
James Lapierre, Cartoonist
Bill Snelgrove, Advertising Consultant
Arlene Snelgrove, Advertising Consultant
Robin Cameron, Advertising Consultant
Matthew McConnell, Advertising Consultant
Jennifer Mayer, Customer Service Representative
Deena Dufresne, Customer Service Representative
Diane Lafrance, Office
Kim Poirier-Froats,Graphic Designer
Josée Pilon, Graphic Designer
Christine Gauthier, Graphic Designer
Roxanne Delage, Photographer
Tom Butkovich, Photographer
[...] Aubry, Publisher Emeritus
In addition, there are many unlisted employees of the editorial department who are responsible for receiving, organizing, and editing material before it is published. Also, community news stories are written and contributed by a variety of sources.
Columnists
Below is a list of columnists who contribute weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly pieces of writing for the newspaper:
John Divinski
Sultan Jessa
Arthur Black
Nick Wolochatiuk
Tom Butkovich
Thom Racine
Pastor Bob Burgess
Mike Hebert
Jack Lee
Bill Upper
Elaine Kennedy
Dr. Sholina Kherani
W. Gifford-Jones M.D.
Juliet Gill
Brandon Mayer
Russ Disotell
Pastor John Scorgie
Pam Maloney
Karim Mawani
Dr. Larry Ohlhauser
George Lee
Steven Guilbeault
Richard Cléroux
Patrick James Duffy
Paula McDermid
Joanne Ledoux-Moshonas
Guy Lauzon
Jason Christoff
Dave Redinger
[...] Aubry
Judy Dancause
Sybil Carello
Roxanne Delage
Sarah Kaplan
In addition to these regular columnists, readers are given the opportunity to register their own opinions in the "Letters to the Editor" section.
See Also
Cornwall Standard Freeholder
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Sun