Montreal Mirror

Montreal Mirror
The cover of the final edition (June 21, 2012) of the Montreal Mirror
TypeAlternative Newsweekly
FormatTabloid
OwnerQuebecor Media
PublisherCommunications Gratte-Ciel Ltée
EditorAlastair Sutherland
FoundedJune 20, 1985 (1985-06-20)
Ceased publicationJune 22, 2012 (2012-06-22)
Political alignmentCentre-left
Headquarters465 McGill Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec
Circulation70,000
Sister newspapersici
ISSN0833-8086
OCLC number15997017
WebsiteMontrealMirror.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

References

  1. ^ a b "Montreal Mirror | Association of Alternative Newsweeklies". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Griffin, John (June 20, 1985). "Mirror on Montreal". The Gazette. Montreal.
  4. ^ Wells, Paul (August 27, 1989). "Alternative paper gets new digs, goes weekly". The Gazette. Montreal.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Contact". Montreal Mirror. Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "Montreal Mirror to End Publication". Marketwire. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012.