Transcontinental Inc. is a major
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
and
magazineMagazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
publisher, as well as one of
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
's largest
printingA printer is a company that provides commercial printing services, often also offering typesetting and book-binding services. The term can also refer to people who operate printing presses, or who run printing companies....
firms.
Among its media properties (through its
Transcontinental Media division) are
TV Guide Canada,
Canadian LivingCanadian Living is a monthly Canadian lifestyle magazine, which publishes articles relating to food, fashion, crafts, and health and family advice....
,
The GuardianThe Charlottetown Guardian, more commonly known as simply The Guardian, is a daily newspaper in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island....
in Charlottetown, and
The TelegramThe Telegram is a daily newspaper published in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:The Evening Telegram was first published on April 3, 1879 by William James Herder. It adopted its current name in 1998, although it was also briefly published under this name in 1881...
in
St. John'sSt. John's is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. St...
. Transcontinental is also one of the Canadian publishing partners of
Metro InternationalMetro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the Metro newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41% since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is...
, holding majority ownership of the
MontrealMontreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie , the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the...
and
HalifaxHalifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The municipality is commonly called HRM or informally, Halifax ....
editions of the
Metro free daily newspaper.
Smaller publications include a number of Montreal weekly community newspapers, including
The MonitorThe Monitor is an English-language online newspaper based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
, now an
online newspaperAn online newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical....
, having ceased print publication in 2009 after 83 years.
Its most recent endeavor is weblocal.ca, a local search site launched in collaboration with YellowBot.
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Transcontinental Inc. is a major
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
and
magazineMagazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
publisher, as well as one of
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
's largest
printingA printer is a company that provides commercial printing services, often also offering typesetting and book-binding services. The term can also refer to people who operate printing presses, or who run printing companies....
firms.
Among its media properties (through its
Transcontinental Media division) are
TV Guide Canada,
Canadian LivingCanadian Living is a monthly Canadian lifestyle magazine, which publishes articles relating to food, fashion, crafts, and health and family advice....
,
The GuardianThe Charlottetown Guardian, more commonly known as simply The Guardian, is a daily newspaper in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island....
in Charlottetown, and
The TelegramThe Telegram is a daily newspaper published in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:The Evening Telegram was first published on April 3, 1879 by William James Herder. It adopted its current name in 1998, although it was also briefly published under this name in 1881...
in
St. John'sSt. John's is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. St...
. Transcontinental is also one of the Canadian publishing partners of
Metro InternationalMetro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the Metro newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41% since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is...
, holding majority ownership of the
MontrealMontreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie , the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the...
and
HalifaxHalifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The municipality is commonly called HRM or informally, Halifax ....
editions of the
Metro free daily newspaper.
Smaller publications include a number of Montreal weekly community newspapers, including
The MonitorThe Monitor is an English-language online newspaper based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
, now an
online newspaperAn online newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical....
, having ceased print publication in 2009 after 83 years.
Its most recent endeavor is weblocal.ca, a local search site launched in collaboration with YellowBot. It is also a major
direct mailAdvertising mail, also known as direct mail, junk mail, or admail, is the delivery of advertising material to recipients of postal mail. The delivery of advertising mail forms a large and growing service for many postal services, and direct-mail marketing forms a significant portion of the direct...
advertiser.
Management
- Rémi Marcoux
Rémi Marcoux is the founder and controlling shareholder of Transcontinental, Inc. Based in Montreal, Transcontinental is Canada's largest printing company and is a publisher of magazines and French language educational materials....
: Executive Chairman of the BoardThe chairman is the highest office of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...
, Transcontinental Inc.
- François Olivier: President
President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. Etymologically, a "president" is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
and Chief Executive OfficerA chief executive officer or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers or administrators in charge of total management...
, Transcontinental Inc.
- Benoît Huard: Vice President
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
and Chief Financial OfficerThe chief financial officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management. In some sectors the CFO is also...
, Transcontinental Inc.
- Brian Reid: President
President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. Etymologically, a "president" is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
, Transcontinental Printing
- Natalie Larivière: President
President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. Etymologically, a "president" is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
, Transcontinental Media
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