''Pique Newsmagazine'' is the only newspaper serving the resort community of
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mounta ...
. It was founded in 1994 and operated as an independent, locally owned
weekly newspaper
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until July 2013, when it was purchased by Glacier Media. Today, Glacier Media continues to own and operate the paper with locally produced content and editorial staff.
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About 15,000 copies of the newsmagazine are distributed free each Thursday at over 200 distribution points from ]Vancouver
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to Mount Currie, including 130 distribution points in Whistler. It was started by Kathy Barnett, Bob Barnett,
See also
* ''Squamish Chief
The Stawamus Chief, officially Stawamus Chief Mountain (often referred to as simply The Chief, or less commonly Squamish Chief), is a granitic dome located adjacent to the town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It towers over above the w ...
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* ''Similkameen News Leader
The ''Similkameen News Leader'' was a local and independently owned weekly newspaper serving the Princeton and Keremeos areas of the Similkameen Valley in Southern British Columbia since 1997. The paper's focus was on local stories. It closed ...
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* ''Canmore Leader
The ''Canmore Leader'' was a weekly newspaper based in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Its final issue was published on June 26, 2013. The final editor was Russ Ullyot and the final publisher was Shawn Cornell. The paper was closed and staff were ama ...
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* '' Banff Crag & Canyon''
References
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''Pique Magazine''
''Squamish Chief''
Weekly newspapers published in British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Publications established in 1994
1994 establishments in British Columbia