The ''Cornwall Seaway News,'' often known simply as the ''Seaway News'', is a

Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and the state of New York converge. It is the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry and is Ontario's easternmost city ...

based free community newspaper distributed by

Transcontinental Media Transcontinental Inc., operating as TC Transcontinental, is a Montreal-based packaging, commercial printing and specialty media company. The company was established in 1976 as a direct marketing company, and later expanded into newspaper printing ...

. Its news is updated daily at www.cornwallseawaynews.com and 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 Dick Aubry, Publisher at the time. It was originally called ''Seaway Shopping News''. On August 3, 2007, Transcontinental Media announced that it had acquired the newspaper. The newspaper's sales arm is administered by 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 A columnist is a person who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. They take the form of a short essay ...

' contributions, local news stories, community bulletins, and business

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. Beyond these pages, the

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has several sections including an education page,

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, a service directory, police files, a community calendar, celebrations/announcements, and

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. The final pages are usually titled "

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. The whole newspaper from front to back can vary greatly in size depending on the time of year, but is usually between 40 and 70 pages, most 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 are left at a pre-determined drop off location where passersby can stop to pick them up. An issue with this method of delivery is that it is easy for someone to remove a newspaper and leave the ads, which can cause problems. The ''Cornwall Seaway News'' is distributed to approximately 38,000 homes. (This number includes the newspapers left at drop off locations.)

Staff

Administration * Rick Shaver, ''General Manager'' * Nick Seebruch, ''Editor'' * Colleen Parette, ''Production Coordinator/Graphic Designer'' * James Lapierre, ''Cartoonist'' * Patrick Larose, ''Sales Director'' * Matthew McConnell, ''Advertising Consultant'' * Steve Jasmin, ''Advertising Consultant'' * Stefan Kolbinger, ''Advertising Consultant'' * Matthew Girgis, ''Advertising Consultant'' * Diane Lafrance, ''Office'' * Kim Poirier-Froats, ''Graphic Designer'' * Jennifer Mayer, ''Sales Coordinator'' 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, monthly, or occasional pieces of writing for the newspaper. * Sultan Jessa * Claude McIntosh * Nick Wolochatiuk * Roxanne Delage * Chantal Tranchemontagne * Susan Wallwork * Gilles Lefebvre In addition to these regular columnists, readers are given the opportunity to register their own opinions in the "

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History

Format

Distribution

Staff

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