It was 1981 and at the newspaper’s annual general meeting, the staff was optimistic. They had produced three back-to-back 20-page papers and circulation was up to 22,000 copies. The paper was able to set up its own darkroom in a small room in the Kingston Road YMCA. Kirsten Ring was hired part time as a […]
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History of Beach Metro News: Long-time editor Joan Latimer made the paper what it is today
When I was hired to be editor of Beach Metro News in 1995, I knew I had some very large shoes to fill. Joan Latimer had been editor of the paper almost from the beginning, and it was largely her vision that made the paper an institution in the East End. Joan said that she […]
History of Beach Metro News: 1977 was a very good year
By the beginning of 1977 the newspaper was settling down. There were no crises on the horizon. It had a paid (albeit modestly!) staff of three – editor Joan Latimer, ad manager and editorial assistant Amy Vanderwal, and myself looking after the business and circulation. We were putting out 12-page papers and acquiring what our […]
History of Beach Metro News: Life is changing in the Beach
The year 1975 started well for the paper. It had some money in the bank, a berth at the YMCA on Kingston Road, a team of enthusiastic volunteers and a fulltime staff of two. To boost the coffers, a raffle called ‘Collections 75’ was held in the spring. Every purchaser of a $2 membership in […]
The generosity of the community kept the Ward 9 News going in 1974
What could have been a knock-out blow became a wake up call. By early March 1974, the newspaper learned it had been turned down for another federal LIP (Local Initiatives Program) grant. Advertising revenue was barely paying the printing bills. Fortunately, free office space was provided in the YMCA at 907 Kingston Rd and the […]
