Downhome

Downhome

Downhome, formerly The Downhomer, is a magazine published monthly in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

The magazine focuses on lifestyle in Newfoundland and Labrador, with columns like Notes From Home, Family & Friends, Discovery, Healthy Living, Food & Leisure and features submissions by its reader in the forms of stories, poems, photos or letters. It is the largest paid circulation magazine in Atlantic Canada and is #31 among all paid circulation magazines in Canada. More than 50,000 copies of the magazine are published each month and are distributed worldwide.[1] The magazine started as a tabloid publication in the Greater Toronto Area.[2]

To complement the magazine, there are also two Downhome stores, one located in St. John's and the other in Twillingate.[3] The company also sells items worldwide via its website and runs fundraisers for organizations and schools selling subscriptions and goods.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Downhome Magazine - About US". http://www.downhomelife.com/article.php?id=2. 
  2. ^ "Getting the Message Out - Downhomer". http://www.gmo.nl.ca/detailedprofiles.php?id=6. 
  3. ^ "ShopDownhome - Store Location". http://www.shopdownhome.com/article.php?id=5. 
  4. ^ "Downhome Magazine - Fundraising". http://www.downhomelife.com/article.php?id=419. 

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