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''Vue Weekly'' was an
In 2011, ''Vue'' was purchased by Bob Doull and merged with ''See Magazine'' and consolidated under Postvue Publishing Inc. The new publication continued as ''Vue Weekly''.
''Vue Weekly'' ceased publishing at the end of November 2018, with Postvue Publishing stating that the demand for an alternative weekly in the Edmonton market had been declining for several years.
As of October 2019, the vueweekly.com website was no longer active but archived versions dating back to 2002 can be viewed on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/*/vueweekly.com.
''Vue'' was a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
Vue Weekly
issues (2010–2018)
Vue Magazine Digital Collection
(1995–2010) Alternative weekly newspapers published in Canada Newspapers published in Edmonton 1995 establishments in Alberta Weekly newspapers published in Alberta {{alberta-stub
alternative weekly
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published in Edmonton
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, Alberta
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, Canada
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, with issues released every Thursday. It covered topics on artists and events that are often ignored, marginalized, or misrepresented by the mainstream media, and aimed to bring balance to Edmonton's media mosaic.
History
''Vue'' was founded in 1995 by former employees and owners of '' See Magazine'', who were upset over losing control of ''See'' to its publisher, Great West Newspaper. ''Vue'' was partly owned by ''The Georgia Straight
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'' for a brief time, then was 100% independently owned by Ronald Garth for several years. ''Vue'' had a long-standing rivalry with its competitor ''See Magazine.'' In 2005 ''Vue'' ''Weekly'' publisher, Ron Garth filed a lawsuit against the Canadian Revenue Agency for giving tax breaks, which were designed for Canadian-owned newspapers, to its rival ''See'' because ''Sees parent company was ultimately owned by US-based Hollinger Publishing.
In 2011, ''Vue'' was purchased by Bob Doull and merged with ''See Magazine'' and consolidated under Postvue Publishing Inc. The new publication continued as ''Vue Weekly''.
''Vue Weekly'' ceased publishing at the end of November 2018, with Postvue Publishing stating that the demand for an alternative weekly in the Edmonton market had been declining for several years.
As of October 2019, the vueweekly.com website was no longer active but archived versions dating back to 2002 can be viewed on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/*/vueweekly.com.
''Vue'' was a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
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
* Bashaw – ''Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – ''Bassano Times''
* Beaumont – ''Beaumont News''
* Beaverlodg ...
References
External links
*Vue Weekly
issues (2010–2018)
Vue Magazine Digital Collection
(1995–2010) Alternative weekly newspapers published in Canada Newspapers published in Edmonton 1995 establishments in Alberta Weekly newspapers published in Alberta {{alberta-stub