Laurentian Media Group#Northern Life

Laurentian Media Group was a Canadian newspaper and magazine publishing company."Publishers push to pass Bill C-55". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1999. Founded in 1973 by Michael Atkins,C.M. Wallace and Ashley Thomson, Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital. Dundurn Press, 1993. {{ISBN|1-55002-170-2}}. Laurentian published several titles in the Greater Sudbury, Ontario area, including the twice-weekly community newspaper Northern Life, the magazines Northern Ontario Business and Sudbury Living, and the trade publication Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal, as well as several national and international digital publications, including SCOREGolf and IT World Canada."In memory of ITWorld Canada president Andrew J. White". Masthead, December 9, 2009.

The company has also previously owned publications in other markets, including the Parry Sound North Star and the Parry Sound Beacon Star in Parry Sound.[http://www.muskokaregion.com/news-story/3573634-saying-goodbye-to-a-newspaper-icon/ "Saying goodbye to a newspaper icon"]. muskokaregion.com, April 4, 2012.

In 2014, the company launched a content and business partnership with the Village Media network of internet media properties in other markets in the Northern Ontario region.[http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Regional-News/sudbury/2014/10/Media-outlets-partner-to-expand-Northern-news-network.aspx "Media outlets partner to expand Northern news network"]. Northern Ontario Business, October 2, 2014. In 2020, the two companies merged under the management of Village Media, with several of its key executives and staff taking new positions within the Village Media corporate structure.[https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/sudbury-com-sold-to-village-media-northern-life-to-print-last-edition-on-march-26 "Sudbury.com sold to Village Media, Northern Life to print last edition on March 26"]. Sudbury Star, March 20, 2020.

Publications

=''Northern Life''=

Northern Life was a community newspaper in Sudbury."Capsule offers glimpse of a different Sudbury". Sudbury Star, October 28, 2001. The main office is located at 158 Elgin Street in Sudbury. The paper published twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday. It formerly published three times a week, also putting out a Sunday edition, but in June 2006, the paper announced that it would be returning to twice-a-week publication in July, merging its Friday and Sunday editions into an expanded Friday paper which later became a Thursday paper. Northern Life celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2013.[http://www.northernlife.ca/news/editorial/26-nl-40-years-sudbury.aspx Northern Life celebrates its 40th year in business]. Northern Life, September 26, 2013.

On April 12, 2016, the paper's website northernlife.ca was relaunched as sudbury.com, although the print edition retained the Northern Life name.[https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/video-check-out-the-evolution-of-northernlifeca-279089 "Evolution of northernlife.ca"]. sudbury.com, April 12, 2016.

On March 26, 2020, Northern Life published its final edition after 47 years.[https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/mobile/final-edition-for-sudbury-s-northern-life-newspaper-1.4869816 "Final edition for Sudbury's Northern Life newspaper"]. CTV Northern Ontario, March 26, 2020.

The sudbury.com website is still in operation as a publication of the Village Media network.[https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5509360 Northern Life stops printing as Sudbury media company joins growing online news chain"]. CBC Northern Ontario, March 26, 2020.

=''Northern Ontario Business''=

Northern Ontario Business is a monthly trade magazine based in Sudbury, with monthly readership of 25,000,{{cite web |url=http://www.redlake.ca/agenda/20100412rm/7-3.pdf |title=Northern Ontario Business 24th Annual Awards |publisher=noba.ca |date=2010 |accessdate=2014-06-26 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} which covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario, and serves the region's business community."Consorting with the enemy ; Magazines chiefs ponder deals with American foes". Toronto Star, August 19, 1999.[https://archive.today/20140624020152/http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=46d2b066-5234-42e1-a864-00cae361a4cb "The Political Wilderness: Northern Ontario"]. National Post.

=''Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal''=

Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal is a trade magazine covering news and business developments in Northeastern Ontario's mining industry.

=''Sudbury Living''=

Sudbury Living is a quarterly arts and lifestyle magazine, similar to Toronto Life. Sudbury Living has expanded to include three other publications called Sudbury Living Students,{{cite web|title=Sudbury Living Students|url=http://www.sudburylivingmagazine.com/students|accessdate=24 September 2014}} Sudbury Living Parents,{{cite web|title=Sudbury Living Parents|url=http://www.sudburylivingmagazine.com/parents|accessdate=24 September 2014}} and Sudbury Living Weddings.{{cite web|title=Sudbury Living Weddings|url=http://www.sudburylivingmagazine.com/weddings|accessdate=24 September 2014}} All three additional magazines are published annually.