Glacier Media is a Canadian business information and media products company. It provides news, market information and sector-specific data within

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and internationally. Glacier is headquartered in

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

. Its primary operations are in

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as well as

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. It is publicly traded on the

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. The company provides news, data and analysis in a range of business sectors. These sectors include: Agriculture, Energy, Mining, Real Estate and Environmental Risk. Glacier also owns community newspapers and websites in

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and

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

Key areas of operation

Glacier provides business information to several industries.

Agriculture

Glacier's provides information to farmers regarding technology and techniques to produce crops and rear livestock. The division is called Glacier FarmMedia. It includes publications such as ''

The Western Producer ''The Western Producer'' is a regional weekly publication based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada publishing news of interest to western Canadian farmers. It is the largest weekly publication of its type in Canada. Harris Turner and A.P. "Pat ...

'', ''Manitoba Co-operator'', ''Grainews'', ''Alberta Farmer Express'', ''Canadian Cattlemen'' and ''Le Bulletin des agriculteurs''. Daily futures market data and commentary is also provided. The division includes an outdoor events business as well as weather information gathered from more than 1,000 weather stations in western Canada. Its weather business focuses on solutions in agro-meteorology, mathematical modelling, database management and internet-based program delivery. Teams are situated primarily in

Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...

and Saskatchewan.

Energy

Glacier provides company and asset information primarily for Canada's energy industry. It also provides globally-oriented energy data for markets outside of Canada. Its energy division is called JWN Energy Group. Publications include the ''Daily Oil Bulletin'' and ''Oilweek'' magazine. Canadian operating and asset data is part of the ''Canoils'' brand of data products. More globally focused energy data is provided under the Evaluate Energy brand. Glacier Media has a joint venture partnership with Portcullis Public Affairs. In 2016, they jointly created UK Energy Strategies Ltd. Teams are situated in

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

, London (UK) and

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Mining

Mining business information is provided to mine operators, exploration and prospecting companies, mine developers and mining investors. Glacier’s Resource Innovation Group division (formerly InfoMine) gathers news content and mining data, as well as related publications and software, on-line learning courses, career notices and conference information. Glacier produces two mining publications: '' The Northern Miner'', which has been published for more than 100 years, and the ''Canadian Mining Journal''. Also produced by Glacier is MINING.com—an online provider of global mining news and opinion.

Real Estate

Glacier's real estate information division provides real estate listings information for

via its REW.ca portal. It also publishes ''Real Estate Weekly'', a newspaper focused on new and resale residential home listings in Metro Vancouver, and ''Western Investor'', a monthly commercial real estate newspaper for B.C. and Alberta.

Environmental Risk

Glacier has an environmental risk information division, known as ERIS. It provides information to businesses seeking to identify potential environmental risks on a property. This information is delivered within the United States and Canada. ERIS Canada has been providing this information since 1999. It is aggregated primarily from government sources. In 2013, ERIS expanded into the United States. It provides historical and current environmental risk data and historical products for properties in all 50 states.

Regulatory Compliance

Glacier has a division focused on providing information about regulatory compliance issues. This division is called Specialty Technical Publishers (STP) and information is provided for North America and countries abroad.

Weather

Glacier has a weather information division that provides weather based monitoring and modelling information. It is called Weather Innovations Consulting LP. Its information is used by agribusinesses, producer organizations, government agencies and researchers. The program was originally launched out of the

University of Guelph The University of Guelph (abbreviated U of G) is a comprehensive Public university, public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College (1874), the MacDonald I ...

Ridgetown Ridgetown is a community located in south-east Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is home to the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus. It has a 2021 population of 2,797 and is one of many small farming communities in Chatham-Kent. The town mott ...

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, Canada.

General Business Media

Glacier has a general business group that provides information on Vancouver and British Columbia. This group is called Business in Vancouver Media Group. It contains a weekly newspaper, ''

Business in Vancouver ''Business in Vancouver'' (''BIV'') is a weekly business news journal co-founded in 1989 by Peter Ladner in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Published on Tuesdays it receives about 62,000 readers per week with a print circulation of about 1,8 ...

'', and a daily news website called ''BIV.com''. The group also produces annual business magazines and business events.

Healthcare

Glacier Media has a subsidiary for Canadian healthcare professionals to learn about the medical breakthroughs, clinical studies and best practices. The subsidiary is called Inceptus Media.

Community Media

Glacier owns community newspapers and websites in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Glacier purchased its largest newspaper, the ''Times Colonist'' of Victoria, British Columbia, in an $86.5 million deal in 2011. The deal included other newspapers formerly held by Postmedia Network. Weekly newspapers include: ''

Bowen Island Undercurrent The ''Bowen Island Undercurrent'' is a newspaper in Bowen Island, British Columbia published weekly. The ''Undercurrent'' publishes every Thursday. History The paper began in 1975 as essentially a newsletter for the island. It was born of a di ...

,'' ''North Shore News'', ''Delta Optimist'', ''Burnaby Now'', ''Richmond News'', ''

The Prince George Citizen The ''Prince George Citizen'' is a weekly newspaper located in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Cameron Stolz, a former city counciller, and his wife Terresa Randall-Stolz. In addition to Prince George, the ''Citizen'' a ...

''. ''New Westminster Record'', ''Coast Reporter'', ''The Squamish Chief'', ''Weyburn Review'', ''Whistler Question'', and ''Pique Newsmagazine.'' In April 2019, Glacier announced its intent to acquire Castanet Media, owner of the

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley in the British Columbia Interior, southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna ...

-based online publication ''Castanet''. In October, 2023, Glacier announced it was ceasing operation of the '' Alaska Highway News'' and the ''Dawson Creek Mirror''. In Feb 23, 2025, Glacier announced that the community news websites for ''

Burnaby Now ''Burnaby Now'' was an online newspaper owned by Glacier Media and based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Until 2023, it published a weekly tabloid newspaper to 47,000 residents and businesses. The first edition was a 12-page broadsheet for ...

'' and the ''New Westminster Record'' would close by April 21, and ''

Tri-City News The ''Tri-City News'' was a Canadian online community based in Port Coquitlam and published by Glacier Media, and serving the Tri-Cities region of British Columbia's Lower Mainland. It was established in 1985 as a weekly printed newspaper. In th ...

'' would close by May 21.

References

Sources

Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2015

External links

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