tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post180636881407237171..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Petrolia slimToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-62154895594845556462010-05-08T22:07:52.890-04:002010-05-08T22:07:52.890-04:00i think when the town council elected to take thei...i think when the town council elected to take their advertising away from the topic and decided to print their own rhetoric it sealed the fate of our paper. if your own council won't support you, it is a death sentance. What a shame, and shame on them ! Thats a huge amt of money for a small paper to loose ! It is an embarassment for all. No freedom of press here, and we pretty much have to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-25984304683959807452009-06-16T18:20:47.782-04:002009-06-16T18:20:47.782-04:00What happened to the editor and office staff and c...What happened to the editor and office staff and composer (if one was still on site)?<br />PKP is conducting a tour of the Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, Lucknow and Stratford offices on July 2. Word is staff have dubbed it his 'nickle and dime tour.' And yes, staffers would appreciate finding out what the appropriate French translation for that is so they are properly prepared for PKP'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-88363927703379730222009-06-08T12:15:30.658-04:002009-06-08T12:15:30.658-04:00You make it sound as though there are layoffs, whi...You make it sound as though there are layoffs, which you haven't been able to confirm.<br />One reporter and sales staff are probably all the employees Petrolia's had for some time now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-11552642269751055722009-06-07T14:47:36.340-04:002009-06-07T14:47:36.340-04:00The main issue with starting a paper in these smal...The main issue with starting a paper in these small towns is printing the product. In each case the papers are closed or production is moved leaving very few web presses in Ontario. PKP knows wht he's doing, keep al lthe presses, shut down the operations and leave the presses behind, no one can buy them and new press units are too expensive. Imagine al lthe former Sun Media employees putting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-66864046668563285232009-06-05T11:59:53.777-04:002009-06-05T11:59:53.777-04:00I am a former 25 year Quebecor employee. I worked ...I am a former 25 year Quebecor employee. I worked in Edmonton and Calgary at the SUN. My dad purchased the Petrolia Advertiser Topic in 1961 after working at the London Free Press and other dailies. I grew up in Petrolia and we converted the paper from letterpress to offset in the mid to late '60's taking negatives to Webco to print on thier community press along with many other weeklies.Brian Whippnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-79202554181583950082009-06-04T21:28:43.292-04:002009-06-04T21:28:43.292-04:00PKP is closing papers because he can, not so much ...PKP is closing papers because he can, not so much because of the recession. <br />I understand the need to make a profit, but closing papers and taking things away like water and floormats, is not going to make that much difference in the grand scheme of things.<br />He will end up losing more money in the end by driving away customers from the weeklies and small daily papers as they look more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com