Town Crier (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
The Town Crierhttp://www.mytowncrier.ca is a group of Toronto
-based community newspapers now published by Multimedia Nova Corporationhttp://www.multimedianova.com/.
The newspaper is distributed in seven editions to nine communities throughout the city of Toronto. Started in 1979 by Harry Goldhar, a Toronto Star
journalist, the Town Crier group has changed owners and titles over the years .
The late Dan Iannuzzi
was the owner of the Town Crier from 2001 until his death in 2004. Iannuzzi’s company bought the Town Crier newspapers in 2001 from Beaches
resident Julie Morris, who had previously acquired them from Leaside
residents Harry and Ruth Goldhar who had founded the papers with an East York
-based edition in 1978. At Iannuzzi's death in November 2004 the papers had expanded to nine editions that covered an area of over 287,000 homes and nearly a million residents in Toronto .
As of 2009/08/16 the Town Crier publishes nine editions serving affluent or up-and-coming neighbourhoods in Toronto: Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Riverdale-East York, Bloor West, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York and MidTown.
The Town Crier website provides two different start dates for the newspaper in separate articles: 1978 and 1979.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-based community newspapers now published by Multimedia Nova Corporationhttp://www.multimedianova.com/.
The newspaper is distributed in seven editions to nine communities throughout the city of Toronto. Started in 1979 by Harry Goldhar, a Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
journalist, the Town Crier group has changed owners and titles over the years .
The late Dan Iannuzzi
Dan Iannuzzi
Daniel Andrèa Iannuzzi, CM, O.Ont was a Canadian entrepreneur, journalist, and broadcaster.A third generation Italian Canadian, Iannuzzi was born in Montreal. He moved to Toronto in 1954 and founded the Italian-Canadian newspaper Corriere Canadese...
was the owner of the Town Crier from 2001 until his death in 2004. Iannuzzi’s company bought the Town Crier newspapers in 2001 from Beaches
The Beaches
The Beaches is a neighbourhood and popular tourist destination located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of the "Old" City of Toronto. The original boundaries of the neighbourhood are from Fallingbrook Avenue on the east to Kingston Road on the north, to Woodbine Avenue...
resident Julie Morris, who had previously acquired them from Leaside
Leaside
Leaside is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area takes its name from William Lea and the Lea family, who settled there in the early years of the nineteenth century. The area first developed as farmland along with Toronto through the nineteenth century. It was incorporated as a...
residents Harry and Ruth Goldhar who had founded the papers with an East York
East York
East York can refer to:*East York, Pennsylvania, United States*East York, Ontario, Canada...
-based edition in 1978. At Iannuzzi's death in November 2004 the papers had expanded to nine editions that covered an area of over 287,000 homes and nearly a million residents in Toronto .
As of 2009/08/16 the Town Crier publishes nine editions serving affluent or up-and-coming neighbourhoods in Toronto: Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Riverdale-East York, Bloor West, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York and MidTown.
The Town Crier website provides two different start dates for the newspaper in separate articles: 1978 and 1979.