Fort Saskatchewan Record
Encyclopedia
The Fort Saskatchewan Record is a once-weekly (Thursdays) free newspaper
in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
, Canada
, a city on the northeast side of the Edmonton
metropolitan area. It is the oldest paper in the city.
sold the paper to Bowes Publishing in 1983. In 1988, the Bowes chain was sold to Sun Media
. Sun, as a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, continues to own the paper.
In 2003, local paper "This Week", which Bowes had purchased in 1997, was merged into the Fort Record, and the paper started publishing twice weekly instead of only once. The paper returned to a once-weekly format in February 2009.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, a city on the northeast side of the Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
metropolitan area. It is the oldest paper in the city.
History
The paper began publication on April 5, 1922. H. Oxley was the first publisher. Owner Jake OotesJake Ootes
Jake Ootes is a retired territorial level politician and newspaper and magazine publisher from Northwest Territories, Canada.Ootes began his career in politics working for the Northwest Territories Legislative Council in 1964 as a Hansard editor, he worked in that position until 1967...
sold the paper to Bowes Publishing in 1983. In 1988, the Bowes chain was sold to Sun Media
Sun Media
Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of Sun News Network...
. Sun, as a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, continues to own the paper.
In 2003, local paper "This Week", which Bowes had purchased in 1997, was merged into the Fort Record, and the paper started publishing twice weekly instead of only once. The paper returned to a once-weekly format in February 2009.