St. Albert Gazette

{{Short description|Newspaper published in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada}}

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| type = Weekly newspaper

| format = Tabloid

| owner = Great West Newspapers

| founder = Wim Netelenbos Sr

| publisher = Tim Shoults

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| editor = Jen Henderson

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| foundation = {{start date and age|1961}}

| language = English

| headquarters = St. Albert, Alberta

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| circulation = 21,273

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The St. Albert Gazette is a weekly newspaper distributed throughout St. Albert, Alberta and published every Thursday.

The newspaper was founded on June 17, 1961 by Wim Netelenbos Sr. who originally operated the paper out of his home.{{Cite web |date=2011-10-12 |title=The Gazette through the ages: Half century marked by steady growth and dogged pursuit of excellence |url=https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/the-gazette-through-the-ages-half-century-marked-by-steady-growth-and-dogged-pursuit-of-excellence-1276495 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=St. Albert Gazette |language=en}}{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/albertanewspaper0000stra |url-access=registration |quote=st. albert gazette. |page=[https://archive.org/details/albertanewspaper0000stra/page/206 206] |title=Alberta Newspapers, 1880–1982: An Historical Directory |first=Gloria M. |last=Strathern |year=1988 |publisher=University of Alberta Press|isbn=9780888641380 }} It was usually 28 black-and-white pages and the first writers were originally volunteers with the paper published every Saturday.

In 1980, the Gazette bought a used printing press which allowed the paper to do its own printing. They also formed a new printing operation at the same time.

In 1980, The paper was owned by Southam Inc.,{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/251610723/|title=Ottawa to hold hearings on newspaper groups' market domination |date=May 16, 1990 |accessdate=October 24, 2012 |first=Ian |last=Austen |work=Edmonton Journal}} which at the time owned newspapers across Canada, including the nearby Edmonton Journal. In 1995, the Gazette and Southam Inc. formed Great West Newspapers which began acquiring community newspapers throughout the province. Southam Inc. was bought out by Hollinger Inc. in 1997 until 2005 when the Gazette bought out its partner, Hollinger and entered a partnership with Vancouver-based Glacier Media. Today, Great West Newspapers and the Gazette is owned by Glacier Media and Jamison Newspapers Inc.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://greatwest.ca/about/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Great West Media |language=en-US}}