Richmond Hill Liberal

Summary

The Richmond Hill Liberal is a Canadian newspaper based in Richmond Hill, Ontario and servicing Richmond Hill and surrounding communities since 1878[1] as a weekly[2] local newspaper.[3] It usually gives full coverage to all local council meetings.[4]

Richmond Hill Liberal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded1878
CityRichmond Hill, Ontario
Websitehttps://www.therecord.com/local-richmond-hill/home.html

History edit

The paper was founded in 1878 after the Conservative York Herald (the town's only paper) attacked the more progressive Richmond Hill council.[5]

Thomas F. McMahon purchased the newspaper in 1884,[6] and was the editor until his death in 1925.[7] James H. Ormiston was a later editor.[8]

Richmond Hill LIberal printed its last paper version on September 14, 2023 after its parent company, Metroland Media Group, entered bankruptcy protection and transitioned the paper into digital-only.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Beck, Marney. "Liberal celebrating 140 years of newspaper service to Richmond Hill", "Richmond Hill Liberal", Richmond Hill, Jul 06, 2018.
  2. ^ Haggart, Ron (December 28, 1962). "Paper Changes Tune On Interest Conflict". Toronto Daily Star. p. 11. ProQuest 1426617277.
  3. ^ Daubs, Katie (March 13, 2013). "The show must go on, choir teacher tells her union". Toronto Star (published March 12, 2013). p. A3. ProQuest 2032000663. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Berton, Pierre (January 6, 1961). "Potpourri". Toronto Daily Star. p. 17. ProQuest 1428494034.
  5. ^ Duffin, Jacalyn (1993). Langstaff : a nineteenth-century medical life. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0802029089.
  6. ^ "Dominion Notes". The Globe. Toronto. February 6, 1884. ProQuest 1532194338.
  7. ^ "Editor of Liberal lays down his pen". The Globe. Toronto. July 16, 1925. p. 10. ProQuest 1435724793.
  8. ^ "J. H. Ormiston - Former Editor of Whitby Paper". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. April 5, 1957. ProQuest 1288844323.
  9. ^ Willis, Andrew; Castaldo, Joe (2023-09-15). "Nordstar to put Metroland newspaper group into bankruptcy, more than 70 weekly papers to go digital only". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-09-30.