Publications

All of the publications in our Urban Weekly Network are the arts and entertainment bibles for their respective city and all have a deeply loyal readership, the majority of which are aged 18-44. Our trendsetting, early style adopter readers turn to their weekly each week for numerous reasons; to see what bands are playing in town, read new CD and movie reviews and to search classifieds for a new band mate or a new soul mate. Essentially our readers use their urban weekly to navigate the fun, exciting urban lifestyle they desire!

Monday Magazine

Tucked away beneath Victoria's well-earned reputation for natural beauty is a thriving arts and entertainment scene. Now in its 31st year, Monday Magazine serves up the area's most stimulating coverage of culture, politics, and environmental issues along with superb coverage of the city's film, music and theatre scenes. Every week over 100,000 well educated (79% have attended college or university), youthful (47% are under 40 years old) and adventurous readers snap up 40,000 copies to plan their activities.

We

WE is Vancouver's true urban voice covering live music, film, theatre and the arts with insight, provocative writing and a unique focus on the very core of the city. WE is also about the cultural vibrancy of Vancouver's distinctive "west coast lifestyle". With almost 100% urban dwellers WE truly owns the downtown turf. WE circulation represents the fastest growing urban paper in the country and will soon reach 65,000 copies and over 162,000 readers every week. Readers are predominantly 18-44 (86%) with an established reputation as trend setters and early adopters. The pick-up rate is a rock solid 97% and 88% of readers refer to WE an average of 3 times per issue. WE is the official print partner of New Music West (Western Canada's version of NXNE) and is available adjacent to the campuses of UBC and BCIT.

See Magazine

See Magazine brings a unique passion and style to covering Edmonton's diverse urban arts and entertainment scene for its independant minded readers. See is now the first choice in the market with 30,000 copies distributed every week. Market research studies confirm that See is also the preferred choice for Edmonton's bustling downtown community. Reaching over 80% of 18-44 year olds, See readers lead active sophisticated lives and are very well educated (+80% post secondary). As the bedrock publication on the scene since 1994, See is now the major print partner/sponsor for important events like The Edmonton International Film Festival, The Eddies, Blues International, Workshop West Theatre, Artwalk and Western Canadian Music Week.

Fast Forward Weekly

Slice into the country's youngest and fastest growing market with Calgary Fast Forward (FFWD) the alt weekly that's grown right along with the city. FFWD represents a unique opportunity as the only publication of its kind serving Calgary's explosive urban scene. Now in its 10th year, FFWD can legitimately lay claim to being the authoritative guide to life in the downtown. Every week 113,100 loyal readers reach for their trusted guide to entertainment, culture and the arts. FFWD distributes 30,000 copies and now reaches every fourth Calgarian between 18-24, and those numbers are rapidly on the rise.

Planet S

Planet S Magazine covers Saskatoon, home to one of the country's most undiscovered and bustling urban scenes. Since launching in 2002, Planet S has earned its place as the critical guide to city living, culture and arts and entertainment. Saskatoon's only alternative paper now reaches 60,000 readers who are young, educated, outgoing, health conscious and totally connected with the downtown scene. Planet S readers represent the top third of the city's most active and influential young adults. They are also very loyal, with over 80% saying it's their regular habit. Slice into Saskatoon with Planet S.

Prairie Dog

The essential guide to city living, Regina's Prairie Dog serves up the urban scene with a unique blend of cultural reviews, local news, insight, opinion and lifestyle features. Every second Thursday 16,000 copies hit the streets and over 60,000 hip young readers snap them up. Over 80% say it's a regular habit. Well educated, employed and highly outgoing urban readers make Prairie Dog the clear choice to access the Regina scene.

Uptown

Rip into one of the country's most active and enduring urban scenes with Uptown. Connect with 50,000 readers weekly who are loyal to the core and extremely proud of their homegrown, grassroots arts and entertainment community. Year round they get the inside track on what's on in Winnipeg by grabbing a copy. For over 17 years Uptown has been the one source for hip readers looking for their culture fix and the city's most provocative writing. Every Thursday 20,000 copies hit the streets reaching over 70% of Winnipegers aged 18-34.

Belle

Belle is the lifestyle magazine for the Bay's most upscale, style-savvy customers. It offers a prestige environment as a premium showcase for national brands, filled with editorial on relevant, valuable style ideas and solutions available at the Bay. Belle is delivered exclusively to the Bay's best customers as identified from HBC's credit cards and Rewards user card profiles. If you want to reach 325,000 households with incomes of $90K+ that are inclined to buy designer brands in cosmetics, fashion and for the home then Belle should be part of the plan. Three times a year a bold new large format issue of Belle arrives in step with the season (Spring, Fall and Holiday) providing major market emphasis in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. The message continues online at belle.ca via links, special web offers and promotions. Connect with the brand authority associated with Canada's largest retailer in Belle.

XPress

Keeping up with entertainment and the arts in the nation's capital means grabbing an Xpress every week for over 70,000 loyal readers. For the bustling student populations of Ottawa U., Carlton and Algonquin College, Xpress is the first place they look.

London Scene

The youth of this well known university town provide the energy for a very active and eclectic arts and entertainment scene, and London Scene is their trusted guide to what's going on. The Scene's circulation has grown by a healthy 12% since 2004 and now boasts a total of 60,000 active, educated young readers. Every week 18,000 copies are widely distributed, including across the campuses of UWO and Fanshawe. London's only alternative weekly also plays a key role as host and organizer of the Annual London Music Awards, the city's biggest and best music festival. The Scene is your ticket to London.

Voir Communications

Quebec's arts and entertainment scene is eclectic, vibrant and unsurpassed. Every week over a million loyal readers find the final word on what's happening in Voir / Hour / Xpress. According to PMB 2006 no other print media outlet reaches more 18-34 and 18-44 Quebecers than Voir Communications. With a weekly distribution of 330,000 Voir delivers blanket coverage of the urban scene in Montreal (English and French), Quebec City, Ottawa-Gatineau-Hull, Sherbrooke, Trois Rivieres and Chicoutimi. And Voir's influence extends beyond the printed page with one of the most successful urban weekly web sites in North America. Online adds another 500,000 unique visitors a month, totaling 4.5 million page views. Your coverage of the urban scene across Quebec and Ottawa starts with Voir. Look at these market breakdowns.

Montreal

For complete bi-lingual coverage of the urban scene Voir/Hour are unbeatable. Combined distribution of 185,000 reaches 464,000 young Montrealers, making us the most read print media among 18-34 and 18-44 age groups. Both papers have stellar editorial reputations and long track records in the market. Voir, founded in 1986, celebrates its 20th anniversary covering the scene. Hour isn't far behind, starting up in 1993.

Plaisirs de Vivre / Living with Style

A magazine that has dedicated itself to the fine art of living for the past 17 years, Plaisirs de Vivre / Living with Style now reaches the highest average income per households of any magazine in Quebec (average HH income of $132M+). Six editions per year reach over 208,000 sophisticated urban readers, 75% of whom are university educated and are professionals, business owners, directors or senior managers. Truly the creme de la creme of Montreal, they are avid consumers of culture, fine food and travel, physically active, and devoted to design and fashion trends. Plaisirs de Vivre / Living with Style magazine is their award winning, trusted guide to experiencing the best life has to offer.

Hamilton View

Publishing since 1995 in the heart of the golden horseshoe, View has long been the local entertainment voice for the Hamilton-Burlington region and its hard hitting music scene. View distributes 30,000 copies weekly at over 750 pick up points. And with an amazing 3.4 readers per copy, View now reaches 102,000 weekly readers, roughly one-seventh of the total population. Hamilton boasts a large student population and quietly became the 8th largest market in Canada. As well, by combining a media buy with View's sister papers, Echo and Pulse, advertisers can reach 211,000 weekly readers, in a cost effective manner in the ever growing Southern Ontario/Golden Horseshoe region.

Kitchener Waterloo Echo

Echo distributes 20,000 copies every Thursday throughout Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph, one of the fastest growing regions in the country. There is a multitude of Universities and Colleges in the region and the students have long reached for Echo to find out the best why to spend their "leisure" time. With amazing strides made in the business community over the last several years, the region has become and employment hotbed for students upon graduation and with a lower cost of living than Toronto, they have more disposable income than people within the same demographic living in major cities. With 55,000 weekly readers, Echo extends advertisers a great opportunity to reach the 18-39 crowd in this thriving Southern Ontario region. As well, by combining a media buy with Echo's sister papers, View and Pulse, advertisers can reach 211,000 weekly readers, in a cost effective manner in the ever growing Southern Ontario/Golden Horseshoe region.

Niagara Pulse

The Niagara region is in the midst of impressive economic expansion and with that means strong employment numbers to staff the tourist boom in the region. Via 18,000 copies distributed every week, Pulse offers advertisers excellent access to the swelling 18-35 population. Pulse reaches 54,000 weekly readers, close to 15% of the overall population of the region. Consistent with its sister papers, View and Echo, 78% of Pulse readers are university educated. As well, by combining a media buy with Pulse's sister papers, View and Echo, advertisers can reach 211,000 weekly readers, in a cost effective manner in the ever growing Southern Ontario/Golden Horseshoe region.