Lethbridge Sun Times
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Lethbridge Sun Times is a weekly paper in the Lethbridge
, Alberta
, area, with a circulation of 24,000 in 2007. The paper is part of Horizon Operations (Canada) Ltd, the same company that publishes and distributes the daily Lethbridge Herald
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and available at a small number of locations. The paper was a direct competitor to The Shopper, another weekly classifieds paper. In short time, the Buy and Sell expanded into a 24-page weekly paper and delivered to every home in Lethbridge. By its third year, the paper had won an award from the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce.
By the time the paper was sold to Thomson Newspapers
in 1995, it was named the Southern Sun Times. In September 2000, Thomson sold the Sun Times — along with the Herald — to its current owners, Horizon Publications Inc.
In September 2007, Southern Sun Times changed its name to Lethbridge Sun Times.
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
, 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...
, area, with a circulation of 24,000 in 2007. The paper is part of Horizon Operations (Canada) Ltd, the same company that publishes and distributes the daily Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge Herald is the leading paper in the Lethbridge, Alberta area, with an average weekday circulation of 18,185 in the six-month period ending March 31, 2007. This local paper has been serving southern Alberta since 1905....
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History
In 1985, Vic Palychuk, Joe Myndio and Ted Stilson started a company called Demographics Inc. This company ran the monthly Buy and Sell newspaper, a publication focusing on classified advertisingClassified advertising
Classified advertising is a form of advertising which is particularly common in newspapers, online and other periodicals which may be sold or distributed free of charge...
and available at a small number of locations. The paper was a direct competitor to The Shopper, another weekly classifieds paper. In short time, the Buy and Sell expanded into a 24-page weekly paper and delivered to every home in Lethbridge. By its third year, the paper had won an award from the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce.
By the time the paper was sold to Thomson Newspapers
Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies.Thomson was active in financial services, healthcare sectors, law, science & technology research, and tax & accounting sectors...
in 1995, it was named the Southern Sun Times. In September 2000, Thomson sold the Sun Times — along with the Herald — to its current owners, Horizon Publications Inc.
In September 2007, Southern Sun Times changed its name to Lethbridge Sun Times.