The ''Simcoe Reformer'' is a

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circulating in

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and

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, both in

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. The ''Reformer'' is published weekdays.

History

In 1858, Dr William H. Oliver, who had written for and edited a number of periodicals in the early 1800s, established a weekly newspaper called ''The Erie News'' in Simcoe. After publishing for three years, the newspaper was sold to

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in 1861, who renamed it ''The Norfolk Reformer''. Buckingham edited the paper for 18 months under the motto, "The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance". In 1922, the ''Norfolk Reformer'' and another newspaper, ''The Simcoe British Canadian'', were purchased by the Pearce Publishing Company, which amalgamated them to create ''The Simcoe Reformer''. Pearce increased the frequency of publication of the newspaper, publishing it twice a week by 1934 and three times a week by 1953. In 1960, the newspaper became an "evening daily newspaper", which it remained as until 1995, when it became a tabloid. Currently, ''The Simcoe Reformer'' has a small

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with a maximum of four

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s per day. Issues in the 1980s and 1990s had an entire page dedicated to classic comic strips like ''

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'', '' Between Friends'' and '' For Better or For Worse''.

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External links

''Simcoe Reformer'' websiteBowes Publishers Limited
Norfolk County, Ontario Publications established in 1858 Postmedia Network publications Daily newspapers published in Ontario 1858 establishments in Canada {{Canada-newspaper-stub

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