News

Sam Cohen, Publisher of Gripped, Canadian Running and Triathlon, was recently featured in an article which ran in the National Post. Please click here to read the article.

Glenn Morgan, President and CEO, made a presentation at the 3rd Annual PBAA Canada that was not only informative but was also entertaining. Please click here to view the presentation from August. The data included in the presentation has since been updated with more final numbers and can be found here.

The ACE Awards were handed out at the recent MagNet conference. Click Here to view a list of all the winners.

Click here to view the MagNet newsletter created by the CMC.

The 2009/2010 CMC Board of Directors has been announced. Click here to view the complete line-up.

CTC Account Executive, Ron Sellwood, made a recent trip to Manitoba to take part in the Manitoba Magazine Publishers’ Association annual conference. A brief account of his trip is enclosed here. Also, his entire newsstand presentation is available here.

Magazines Canada launches Friends of Canadian Magazines - A new initiative has been launched from Magazines Canada. They’re looking for folks to sign up to become part of the Friends of Canadian Magazines Network. We at Coast to Coast back it 100%. By becoming a member, you would receive updates on what’s happening in the Canadian industry. A bigger part of this will be the occasional calls to action that will be initiated as needed, depending on the times they feel it’s necessary to mobilize voices in a much more proactive way.

Hello friends of the Newsstand Awards! Masthead is pleased to announce that the Canadian Newsstand Awards/Grand prix d'excellence en kiosque 2009 are going ahead and the call for entries is on now. Entry deadline for the Canadian Newsstand Awards – June 26th! Don’t delay. Please help us promote this awards program by reaching out to all Canadian publishers with newsstand sales. Click here for the official press release in English and French for your reference.

The Magazine Publishers of America recently held their annual Retail Conference in Miami. Click here for a summary of the event and click here for a link to the presentations made during the various sessions.

On February 26th, 2009 it was announced that all Sam's Club stores in Canada will close their doors.