Transcontinental has announced that it will be reorganizing its weekly newspaper portfolio in Quebec. The Montreal-based media company has decided to cease publication of 20 of its French-language titles, which for the most part will be integrated into other publications it holds in the same regions.
According to a press release, this decisions was made with a view to ensuring that communities in the region “continue to receive relevant local information and that the greatest possible number of jobs are kept.”
TC Media now has a consolidated portfolio of close to 120 titles in Quebec.
Titles that are no long being published:
- L’Abitibi Express – Val-d’Or
- L’Abitibi Express – Rouyn-Noranda
- Le Progrès Écho
- Le Rimouskois
- Le Saint-Laurent Portage
- L’Impact de Drummondville
- L’Écho de Victoriaville
- Édition Beauce Nord
- Le Journal de Magog
- La Voix de la Matanie – Matane
- La Voix Gaspésienne
- Le Riverain – Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
- L’Écho de Repentigny
- Le Point de vue Laurentides
- L’Écho de la Lièvre
- L’Écho de Shawinigan
- Châteauguay Express
- Roussillon Express – (La Prairie)
- L’Écho de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Valleyfield Express