- Post City Magazines
Infobox Company
name = Post City Magazines, Inc.
type = Private
foundation =Toronto ,Canada (1989)
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location_city =Toronto, Ontario
location_country =Canada
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key_people = Lorne London (Publisher )
Ron Johnson (Editor)
industry =Publishing
products = Communitymagazine s
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owner = Lorne London
num_employees = 31 (2008)
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homepage = [http://www.postcitymagazines.com/ PostCityMagazines.com]
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intl =Post City Magazines is an independently-owned
Toronto -based publisher of seven magazines which are distributed monthly to an affluent readership in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area: theBayview Post ,North York Post ,North Toronto Post ,Village Post ,Thornhill Post ,Richmond Hill Post and theMidtown Post .The magazines are delivered free of charge to houses within each publication's coverage area with a total distribution of 175,000 copies per month (or two million copies a year). Eight of the top 10 highest median income areas in Canada are covered by a Post City Magazines publication such as
The Bridle Path , Rosedale, Forest Hill,York Mills , Moore Park, Lawrence Park,Lytton Park , Thornhill and Richmond Hill.They are also available free in boxes and racks located within the neighbourhoods or by paid subscription.
Some of the articles are also published on their website: [http://www.postcitymagazines.com www.postcitymagazines.com] .
Content Of Publications
Celebrity profiles of prominent community residents anchor the magazines. They have included notable celebrities such as
Pamela Wallin ,Karen Kain ,Norman Jewison ,Margaret Atwood andNeil Young .Columnists include
Tony Aspler (Toronto wine connoisseur and author, recently inducted into theOrder of Canada ),Rose Reisman (one of Canada's top chefs and cookbook authors),David Suzuki (environmentalist, scientist and broadcaster),Joanne Kates , (food critic for theGlobe and Mail ) andMark Breslin (founder ofYuk Yuk's international stand-up comedy chain).The magazines also features community news, local restaurant reviews, profiles of local heroes and notable graduates as well as lifestyle, arts and entertainment features. It also frequently contains a Kids' Post section with several parenting articles (including Yummy Mummy by
Erica Ehm , formerMuch Music video jockey).Every September, a special edition of the Kids' Post, which is known for its comprehensive private school guide, is also distributed.
An annual "Best Of" list of the favourite people places and things that the neighbourhood has to offer is featured in each publication, with a heavy focus on offerings from the community's independent retailers.
Company History
In 1989 Toronto resident Lorne London established the company Post Newspapers Inc. and published the first edition of the
Bayview Post . This was followed by TheVillage Post in 1991,North Toronto Post in 1993, theThornhill Post in 1995, theRichmond Hill Post in 1997, and theNorth York Post in 1999.The
Midtown Post , launched in 2007, targets the same geographic area as theNorth Toronto ,Village ,Bayview andNorth York publications, however it is distributed specifically to upscale condominium residents in those neighbourhoods.To this day, Lorne London remains as publisher for all seven Post City Magazines publications.
The magazines have received accolades from the
Globe & Mail ,The Toronto Sun ,The Toronto Star andMarketing Magazine .
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