Montreal Mirror
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 The cover of the final edition (June 21, 2012) of the Montreal Mirror | |
| Type | Alternative Newsweekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Quebecor Media |
| Publisher | Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée |
| Editor | Alastair Sutherland |
| Founded | June 20, 1985 |
| Ceased publication | June 22, 2012 |
| Political alignment | Centre-left |
| Headquarters | 465 McGill Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec |
| Circulation | 70,000 |
| Sister newspapers | ici |
| ISSN | 0833-8086 |
| OCLC number | 15997017 |
| Website | MontrealMirror.com (via the Internet Archive) |
Montreal Mirror or just Mirror was a free English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was distributed every Thursday.[1][2] It had a circulation of 70,000 and reached a quarter of a million readers per week.[1]
The Montreal Mirror was first published in June 1985, the initial print run being 20,000 copies,[3] the publication became a weekly in September 1989.[4] It was bought by media giant Quebecor in 1997.[5] It was published by Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée.[6]
On June 22, 2012, Sun Media (the division of Quebecor that the Mirror belonged to) announced that the paper would be ceasing publication effective immediately.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Montreal Mirror | Association of Alternative Newsweeklies". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007.
- ^ Arabella Bowen; John Shandy Watson (March 1, 2004). The Rough Guide to Montréal. Rough Guides. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-84353-195-1. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ Griffin, John (June 20, 1985). "Mirror on Montreal". The Gazette. Montreal.
- ^ Wells, Paul (August 27, 1989). "Alternative paper gets new digs, goes weekly". The Gazette. Montreal.
- ^ O’Kane, Josh (June 23, 2012). "Quebecor closes Montreal Mirror weekly". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ^ "Contact". Montreal Mirror. Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Montreal Mirror to End Publication". Marketwire. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Montreal Mirror (official website) (via the Internet Archive)
- Company profile - Verified Audit Circulation (via the Internet Archive)
Categories:
- Alternative weekly newspapers published in Canada
- Newspapers published in Montreal
- English-language newspapers published in Quebec
- Newspapers established in 1985
- Newspapers disestablished in 2012
- Weekly newspapers published in Quebec
- 1985 establishments in Quebec
- 2012 disestablishments in Quebec
- Defunct weekly newspapers