The ''Pembroke Daily Observer'' is a digital newspaper serving the city of
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. Pembroke is the location of the administrative headquarters of Renfrew County, though the city itself is po ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...
, and the nearby town of
Petawawa
Petawawa is a town located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Situated in the Ottawa Valley, with a population of 18,160 (2021 Census), Petawawa is the most populous municipality in Renfrew County.
Geography
The town lies on the we ...
. It was founded in 1855 and is now owned by
Postmedia
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (also known as Postmedia Network, Postmedia News or Postmedia) is a Canadian media conglomerate consisting of the publishing properties of the former Canwest, with primary operations in newspaper publishing, news ...
.
As a broadsheet daily newspaper, it had a circulation of about 6,000 in recent years. It is the oldest continuous business enterprise in Pembroke. It has gone through many names over the years, including ''The Bulletin'', ''The Standard'', ''The Standard-Observer'', ''The Pembroke Observer'' and now ''The Daily Observer''.
On June 26, 2018, owner Postmedia announced that the publication will be discontinued,
with its final edition to be published on July 28.
["Pembroke Daily Observer stopping the presses after 163 years"]
CBC News
CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca ...
Ottawa, June 26, 2018. The company will continue providing news in the area through its digital presence and the weekly ''Pembroke News''.
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See also
*List of newspapers in Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers
Local weeklies
Alberta
* Airdrie – '' Airdrie Echo''
* Bashaw – '' Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – '' Bassano Times''
* Beaumont â ...
References
External links
''The Daily Observer''
Postmedia Network publications
Pembroke, Ontario
Daily newspapers published in Ontario
Publications established in 1855
1855 establishments in Canada
Canadian news websites
Defunct newspapers published in Ontario
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