SaltWire Network
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Mass media |
Founded | 2017 |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Atlantic Canada |
Key people | Mark Lever, CEO |
Owner | Dennis family |
Website | www |
SaltWire Network Inc. is a Canadian newspaper publishing company owned by the Dennis-Lever family of Halifax, Nova Scotia, owners of The Chronicle Herald. Saltwire owns 23 daily and weekly newspapers in Atlantic Canada.[1] The company was formed in 2017 via its purchase of 27 newspapers from Transcontinental.
History
On April 13, 2017,
In June 2018, Saltwire Network changed the Carbonear-based weekly newspaper, The Compass, from a subscriber model to a free total market product deliver as a flyer package wrap.
In July 2018, Saltwire Network closed The Beacon, The Advertiser, The Pilot and The Nor'wester, and merged them into a free weekly known as The Central Voice—which began publication on August 1, 2018.[7]
In March 2019, all SaltWire publications introduced metered paywalls.[8]
In March 2019, SaltWire announced the sale of 10 of its buildings across Atlantic Canada.[9]
Also in March 2019, the company terminated its affiliation with the
In April 2019, SaltWire announced it was turning Corner Brook-based The Western Star into a weekly delivered free to consumers as a flyer wrap. This resulted in the layoff of around 30 employees. Independent delivery contractors were also affected.[11] At the same time, it was announced that the two Labrador weeklies would merge into one called The Labrador Voice.[citation needed]
In April 2019, SaltWire filed a lawsuit in the
In 2024, both lender Fiera Private Debt and SaltWire applied to place the media company under creditor protection. Fiera was owed over $32 million.[14]
Publications
Newfoundland and Labrador
- The Telegram (St. John's)
- West Coast Wire
Nova Scotia
- Annapolis Valley Register (Windsor)
- Bedford Wire (Free weekly)
- Cape Breton Post (Sydney)
- The Casket (Antigonish)
- The Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia)
- Clayton Park Wire (Free weekly)
- Coastal Wire (Free weekly)
- Cobequid Wire (Free weekly)
- Colchester Wire (Truro)
- Cole Harbour Wire (Free weekly)
- Cumberland Wire (Free weekly)
- Dartmouth Wire (Free weekly)
- Halifax Wire (Free weekly)
- South Shore Breaker (Free weekly)
- Southwest Wire (Free weekly)
- The Tri-County Vanguard (Yarmouth)
- The News (Pictou)
- Truro News (Truro)
- Valley Journal Advertiser (Windsor)
- Valley Wire (Free weekly)
Prince Edward Island
References
- ^ "How SaltWire became the largest media group in Atlantic Canada". Global News, April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Halifax Chronicle Herald buys Transcontinental papers in Atlantic Canada". Toronto Star, April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Transcontinental selling 93 newspapers in Ontario and Quebec". CBC News. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Big deal a shocker: Herald's purchase of Transcontinental assets surprises observers". The Chronicle Herald. April 13, 2017. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ "Chronicle Herald buys all Atlantic Canadian Transcontinental papers". CBC News Nova Scotia, April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Labour minister defends article in striking Chronicle Herald". CBC News Nova Scotia, November 16, 2016.
- ^ "'No pleasure' in amalgamating 4 community newspapers, says SaltWire". CBC. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "SaltWire launching metered paywall Monday". Cape Breton Post. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ "SaltWire puts number of its newspaper buildings up for sale". The Telegram. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ a b "Transcontinental defends sale of East Coast newspapers to SaltWire in wake of lawsuit". The Globe and Mail. 12 April 2019.
- ^ "The Western Star goes weekly | The Western Star". www.thewesternstar.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "SaltWire sues former newspaper chain owner over revenue 'misrepresentation'". CBC News. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Transcontinental defends its sale of Atlantic Canada media assets". CBC News. Canadian Press. April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Hoffman, Josh (2024-03-11). "SaltWire Network files for creditor protection". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2024-03-11.