Thompson Citizen
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| type = Weekly newspaper
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| owners = Glacier Media
| founder = Wellington "Duke" DeCoursey
| publisher = Noah Cooke
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1960}}
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| language = English
| headquarters = 141 Commercial Place
Thompson, Manitoba
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| website = {{URL|thompsoncitizen.net}}
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The Thompson Citizen is a Canadian newspaper, the longest-running newspaper in Thompson, Manitoba.
History
Wellington "Duke" DeCoursey founded the newspaper in 1960 after moving to Thompson from Dauphin, Manitoba, where he published the Central Manitoba News. DeCoursey started other local newspapers, including the News of the North and the Birch River Reporter, as well as authoring books on Canada's north and early Alberta.{{Cite news |last=Tungland |first=Marilyn |date=July 18, 1989 |title=Local News Pioneer Duke DeCoursey chronicles adventures in paperback form |work=The Leduc Representative}}
The newspaper changed from being a weekly publication to printing four editions a week by 1966, before regressing back to a weekly.{{when|date=July 2013}}
Duke and Maude DeCoursey published the newspaper until 1971 when it was amalgamated with the Nickel Belt News forming Precambrian Press, which was the DeCoursey family and the Grant Wright family. Duke and Maude moved to Squamish, British Columbia, to develop a mobile home park in 1973, selling their shares in Precambrian Press. Maude died in 1993 and Duke died in 1994.
Grant and Joan Wright ran the operation with their kids until a few years back when Grant died. Joan left most of the operations to Carolyn Wright, who was the managing editor for a number of years.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}
On January 2, 2007, Precambrian Press sold the Thompson Citizen to Boundary Publishers of Estevan, Saskatchewan, which was later{{when|date=July 2013}} purchased by Glacier Media.
On January 2, 2009, the newspaper became free to area residents. In April 2009, the newspaper established a website.
In December 2024, the newspaper announced it will close but did not give a specific date for its last issue.{{Cite news |last=Shebahkeget |first=Ozten |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Looming closure of Thompson newspaper 'a huge loss' for northern Manitoba: culture minister |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/thompson-citizen-closure-1.7412720 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=CBC News}} It ceased in January 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Two more western newspapers closed down |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/southeast/estevan-mercury/two-more-western-newspapers-closed-down-10052902 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=SaskToday.ca |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{URL|thompsoncitizen.net}}, the newspaper's official website
Category:1960 establishments in Manitoba