The ''Vancouver Courier'' was a Canadian semi-weekly local newspaper published in

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, British Columbia, Canada, by the Van-Net chain owned by

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. In 2007, it was Canada's largest distributed community newspaper, with a weekly distribution of 265,000. The circulation estimate included the ''Vancouver Courier'', the ''Vancouver Courier Downtown'', and the ''Vancouver Courier Westside'', along with the ''Vancouver Courier Eastside'' on Wednesdays. Delivered to homes, the paper is distributed from

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to the Vancouver proper boundary at Boundary Road. The newspaper began as an independent in

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as the ''Eburne News''. From the late 90s to 2007, it had several owners: first, the national

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chain, then Hollinger,

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, and finally

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. It expanded from being a neighbourhood newspaper to its current citywide circulation area after acquiring the ''Vancouver Echo'' and the ''West End Times''. The paper was twice named "Best Community Newspaper in BC" and was the second runner-up in the Canadian Community Newspaper Association's general excellence competition. Unlike most community newspapers, which feature several news stories on their front pages, the ''Courier'''s Friday front page featured a single, lengthy feature that ran over several pages. The paper also frequently published material on local Vancouver history, usually written by Lisa Smedman. Columnists included Geoff Olson,

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, Fiona Hughes, and Keith Baldrey. The poet

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worked at the paper in the mid-1920s as a summer reporter and editor. In April 2020, the ''Courier'' announced that they had ceased publication until further notice due to a lack of advertising revenue associated with lower business activity during the

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. In September 2020, this temporary publication halt was made permanent.

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- The Vancouver Courier

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