less about everything," Newman told CBC Hamilton. They're going to know less about their city. "The news consumer is going to be poorer for it. They both said the changes will mean communities across Ontario won't have a local news source.Įven in cities like Hamilton, with multiple news outlets, the changes will be felt in communities and neighbourhoods, they said. Mark Newman and Kevin Werner, reporters with Hamilton Community News since 19 respectively, are both among those being laid off. 'The news consumer is going to be poorer for it' "We will use every and all legal actions at our disposal to fight this inhumane treatment of our members, many of whom spent their whole careers at their paper serving their communities," Carleen Finch, president of Unifor Local 87-M, which represents 106 of the impacted workers, said in the press release. Unifor, which represents some of the workers being let go by Nordstar, said in a press release Friday that union leaders and employees were "blindsided" by the news and will fight back. ![]() Meta's news block hits Indigenous communities harder, Six Nations publisher says.Small-town community papers take big hit after Metroland files for bankruptcy.Toronto Star owner cutting 600 jobs at regional papers, seeking bankruptcy protection for unit.Over the years, those newsrooms became more closely affiliated with The Spec, with many HCN stories appearing in The Spec's print and online editions. They're all collectively known as Hamilton Community News (HCN) and have been around for decades. That includes Ancaster News, Dundas Star News, Flamborough Review, Grand River Sachem/Glanbrook Gazette, Hamilton Mountain News, and Stoney Creek News. Metroland's community publications are moving fully online. ![]() Catharines Standard, Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune, and the Waterloo Region Record - will also keep printing newspapers and publishing online news. The Toronto Star, which has its own company owned by Torstar, is still running. Metroland's six regional dailies - the Hamilton Spectator, Peterborough Examiner, St. Late last week, Nordstar said it is laying off 605 people and is seeking bankruptcy protection for Metroland, the unit that owns 71 community newspapers and six regional daily newspapers. The closures, Hepburn said, won't impact the quality of the journalism as the company has experience working remotely with many of its publications. He said a small office in Waterloo and one in Markham - the latter serving as a hub for several community newspapers, are also closing, Hepburn said. "This decision was not made lightly," he said, pointing to financial woes from the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing loss of advertising revenue. While the physical newsroom will shutter in efforts to reduce office leasing expenses, the company, Hepburn said, remains "fully committed to the Spectator and its readers and advertisers, both in print and online." ![]() The paper moved its office from the lower city Frid Street location to Pritchard Road on the east Mountain in 2020. It means one of Ontario's longest-running newspapers with roughly 50 editorial staff will no longer have a physical newsroom.īob Hepburn, a spokesperson for Torstar Corporation, which publishes the Toronto Star, the Spec and Metroland community newspapers, declined an interview but said The Spec's offices will close in early October. The Hamilton Spectator is losing its office space as its owner tries to save money, CBC Hamilton has learned.
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