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Black Press newspaper readers by age: % of our readers by gender:

18-24 10% female average age 47 25-34 11%

72% of our male 35-44 16% readers fall average age 49 into the key 25-65 age 45-54 22% demographic

55-65 23% 58% 42%

65+ 18%

How do you generally Time spent reading read the newspaper? the newspaper: 27% a printed newspaper 87%  online 19%

tablet 2% Q 23% O smartphone 2%

*Black Press Reader Study 2013 41% 9% Average monthly website traffic, Black Press sites: ● Less than 10 minutes Unique users 2.0 million ● 10 - 20 minutes Page views 6.2 million ● 21- 30 minutes ● 30 minutes +

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INTERIOR NORTH Vancouver Island Lower Mainland BC Interior - NORTH BC Interior - SOUTH Alberni Valley News Abbotsford News 100 Mile House Free Press Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal Campbell River Mirror Agassiz-Harrison Observer Bella Coola Coast Mountain News Barriere N. Thompson Star Journal • Prince Rupert Chemainus Valley Courier Aldergrove Star Burns Lake District News Castlegar News Comox Valley Record Chilliwack Progress Fort Nelson News Clearwater N. Thompson Times • Quesnel Cowichan Valley Citizen (Duncan) Cloverdale Reporter Fort St. James Caledonia Courier Columbia Valley Pioneer Goldstream News Gazette Hope Standard Haida Gwaii Observer Cranbrook Townsman Langley Advance Times Williams Lake • Gulf Islands Driftwood Houston Today Creston Valley Advance Ladysmith Chronicle Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows News Kitimat Northern Sentinel East Kootenay Extra Lake Cowichan Gazette Mission City Record Prince Rupert Northern View Fernie Free Press North Island Gazette North Delta Reporter Quesnel Cariboo Observer Golden Star Monday Magazine Peace Arch News (White Rock) Smithers Interior News Grand Forks Gazette INTERIOR SOUTH Nanaimo News Bulletin Punjab Link Terrace Standard Greenwood Boundary Creek Times Oak Bay News Sunshine Coast - The Local Vanderhoof Omenica Express Kamloops This Week Parksville Qualicum News Surrey Now Leader Stuart/Nechako Advertiser Kelowna Capital News Peninsula News Review Williams Lake Tribune Keremeos Review/Okanagan Falls Saanich News Williams Lake Cariboo Advisor Kimberley Bulletin Kamloops • Sooke News Mirror Yukon Lakeshore Shuswap Market News Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News Yukon News Merritt Herald • Kelowna Cranbrook • Victoria News Nakusp Arrow Lakes News Nelson Star Oliver Chronicle Osoyoos Times ● Smithers Peachland View VANCOUVER ISLAND Penticton Western News INTERIOR NORTH Princeton Similkameen Spotlight ● Prince Rupert ● Burns Lake Revelstoke Times Review Campbell River • ● Vanderhoof Rocky Mountainn Goat ● Prince George Rossland News Salmon Arm Observer HAIDA Nanaimo • GWAII Sicamous Eagle Valley News ● Quesnel Summerland Review Duncan • Trail Daily Times Victoria • Vernon Morning Star

● Williams Lake West Kootenay Advertiser BRITISH COLUMBIA Winfield Lake Country Calendar LOWER MAINLAND ● 100 Mile House

INTERIOR SOUTH ● Revelstoke Port Hardy ● ● Kamloops ● Salmon Arm

● Vernon VANCOUVER ISLAND ● Merritt ● • Vancouver Campbell River • Maple Ridge ● Kelowna ● Cranbrook • Surrey • Chilliwack Courtenay ● ● Nelson • Langley ● Penticton • Abbotsford ● Castlegar Port Alberni ● LOWER MAINLAND Nanaimo ● ● Surrey ● Abbotsford

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CENTRAL ALBERTA l a Pa ix L Camrose e Athabasca 26 R d y a Ohaton H R Bashaw Star Bawlf L 13 Claire 2 New Daysland r Castor Advance v e Norway R i Feintosh Bluffton Rosalind 22 2A Elberg

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a Ponoka e Meeting Eckville Echo P Creek Rimbey Forestburg Lacombe Express Bashaw 53 R Galahad Bentley Clive Tees Pipestone Flyer 12 Mirror Lacombe Alliance  Leslieville

a Ponoka News c Rocky Mountain Eckville Blackfalds Alix

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b House Condor Nevis Stettler 11 Botha Lesser ha Red Deer Advocate t Benalto 12 Halkirk Slave Slave L L A Sylvan Lake Rimbey Review R 595 Stauffer RED Castor Markerville DEER Delburne Stettler Independent Spruce Coronation Penhold 27 View Pine Big Valley Caroline Lake 21 Stettler Weekender R a 42 c Innisfail s a 2 Elnora Sylvan Lake News b Edmonton Bowden a  h t Wimborne A Camrose Rumsey  2A Sundre Wetaskiwin Olds Torrington Trochu R 27 27 Rocky Ponoka Mountain Farmer Stockman Ad-visor Lacombe House Red Stettler (Alberta South)  Deer  Innisfail Farmer Stockman Ag-visor R (Alberta North) ed Deer R Saskatchewan Farm Life Bo w Calgary R t le B Manitoba Farm Life i t o L w R

R a n m d  l Lethbridge O 4 2019 Rate Card Version #2 2019 ROP Media Kit Retail Rates Effective August 1, 2019. Expires February 29, 2020.

audited net rate net colour rate 8 COL TABLOID COLUMN WIDTHS: Lower Mainland publications issue format circulation line inch 1C 4C

BC 1 col 1.194” 7p2 Abbotsford News Wed tab 44,564 tmc 2.28 31.92 100 250 2 col 2.5” 15p0

Lower Mainland Wednesday edition includes Abbotsford & Mission Fri tab 33,688 tmc 1.98 27.72 100 250 3 col 3.806” 22p10 Agassiz - Harrison Observer Thur tab 2,884 tmc 1.00 14.00 50 100 4 col 5.111” 30p8 Aldergrove Star Thur tab 6,577 tmc .99 13.86 50 100 5 col 6.417” 38p6 Chilliwack Progress Wed/Fri tab 27,618 tmc 1.88 26.32 100 250 6 col 7.717” 46p4 Cloverdale Reporter Wed tab 14,440 tmc 1.13 15.82 75 100 7 col 9.028” 54p2 Hope Standard Thur tab 1,324 paid 1.00 14.00 50 100 8 col 10.33” 62p0 Langley Advance Times Wed/Fri tab 28,803 tmc 2.07 28.98 75 200 8 columns x 12.25” (171.5 lines) Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows News Wed/Fri tab 30,451 tmc 1.63 22.82 75 200 Mission Record Fri tab 11,114 tmc 1.46 20.44 75 100 Linage per page: 1372

North Delta Reporter Thur tab 12,913 tmc .91 12.74 75 100 Ads exceeding 147 lines (10.5”) will be Peace Arch News (White Rock) Wed/Fri tab 37,472 tmc 1.69 23.66 100 375 billed at full depth. Surrey Now Leader Wed tab 54,541 tmc 2.15 30.10 200 300 Surrey Now Leader (Includes Cloverdale) Fri tab 70,025 tmc 2.78 38.92 200 300

Roll over rates available for: • Agassiz Harrison Observer if buying the Chillwack Progress • Aldergrove Star if buying the Langley AdvanceTimes • Cloverdale Reporter if buying the Wednesday Surrey Now Leader FILE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS: • North Delta Reporter if buying the Wednesday or Friday Surrey Now Leader FTP ACCESS: address: ftp.bcnewsgroup.com (ftp browser required) username: adtransfer password: shared audited net rate net colour rate Please follow up with email notifying us of upload and indicate file name. BC Mid and North Island publications issue format circulation line inch 1C 4C EMAIL: [email protected] Please include client name in subject line

Vancouver Island Alberni Valley News Wed tab 9,186 tmc 1.16 16.24 100 200 SUPPORTED SOFTWARE: Campbell River Mirror Wed/Fri tab 16,808 tmc 1.33 18.62 160 470 InDesign CS6 or earlier Adobe Photoshop CS6 or earlier Chemainus Valley Courier Thur tab 4,000 tmc .78 10.92 150 150 Adobe Illustrator CS6 or earlier Comox Valley Record Tues/Thur tab 21,712 tmc 1.38 19.32 200 300 Adobe Acrobat 10.1.6 or earlier IMAGE RESOLUTION: Photos as tiff, jpeg or psd Cowichan Valley Citizen (Duncan) Wed/Fri tab 23,318 tmc 1.29 18.06 150 250 supplied CMYK with resolution at 200ppi (at same size). 300 ppi for glossy products. Ladysmith Chronicle Thur tab 4,500 tmc .78 10.92 300 300 Logos sent as Illustrator .ai or .eps pre-

Lake Cowichan Gazette Wed tab 698 paid .69 9.66 105 315 ferred, CMYK format. DIGITAL FILES: Supply pdfs as PDF/X1a with North Island Gazette Wed tab 1,222 paid .98 13.72 150 410 fonts embedded, colours converted to Nanaimo News Bulletin Tues/Thur tab 29,955 tmc 1.59 22.26 215 570 cmyk (must not contain RGB, LAB or In- dexed colours). Black and white pdfs must Parksville Qualicum News Tues/Thur tab 15,637 tmc 1.37 19.18 170 320 have all files embedded as black and white. INDESIGN: Package files with all links; photos, Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News Wed tab 963 paid .57 7.98 150 150 graphics and fonts. Ensure all colour files are CMYK format. PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as tiff, jpeg or psd audited net rate net colour rate with resolution at 200 ppi at same size (300 South Island publications issue format circulation line inch 1C 4C ppi for glossy products). Ensure all images are CMYK . Peninsula News Review Wed/Fri tab 14,542 tmc 1.36 19.04 150 294 COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents). Saanich News Wed/Fri tab 30,737 tmc 1.50 21.00 150 294 Oak Bay News Wed/Fri tab 6,379 tmc .88 12.32 75 98 Victoria News Wed/Fri tab 24,142 tmc 1.36 19.04 150 294 Goldstream News Gazette Wed/Fri tab 17,395 tmc 1.36 19.04 150 294 Sooke News Mirror Wed tab 5,531 tmc .78 10.92 100 196

Circulation quantities reflect the most recent Verified Circulation Reports available in September 2016. For targeting flyer distribution please refer to our detailed distribution booklets

5 2019 Rate Card Version #2 2019 ROP Media Kit Retail Rates Effective August 1, 2019. Expires February 29, 2020.

audited net rate net colour rate Interior North publications issue format circulation line inch 1C 4C 8 COL TABLOID COLUMN WIDTHS: BC

100 Mile House Free Press Thurs tab 2,179 paid .93 13.02 125 250 1 col 1.194” 7p2

Interior North Bella Coola Coast Mountain News E/O Thur tab 359 paid .78 10.92 125 250 2 col 2.5” 15p0 Burns Lake District News Wed tab 1,263 paid 1.02 14.28 125 250 3 col 3.806” 22p10 Fort St. James Caledonia Courier Wed tab 475 paid .83 11.62 125 250 4 col 5.111” 30p8 Haida Gwaii Observer Fri tab 848 paid .98 13.72 125 250 5 col 6.417” 38p6 Houston Today Wed tab 902 paid .92 12.88 125 250 6 col 7.717” 46p4

Kitimat Northern Sentinel Thurs tab 822 paid .93 13.02 125 250 7 col 9.028” 54p2 Add EMC distribution to Northern Sentinel Thurs tab 4,626 paid .37 5.18 100 200 8 col 10.33” 62p0 Prince Rupert Northern View Thurs tab 7,406 tmc 1.05 14.70 125 250 Quesnel Cariboo Observer Wed tab 1,633 paid 1.24 17.36 125 250 8 columns x 12.25” (171.5 lines) Fri tab 1,780 paid 1.24 17.36 125 250 Linage per page: 1372 Smithers Interior News Wed tab 2,556 paid 1.20 16.80 125 250 Ads exceeding 147 lines (10.5”) will be Terrace Standard Thurs tab 7,973 tmc 1.22 17.08 125 250 billed at full depth. Vanderhoof Omineca Express Wed tab 754 paid .98 13.72 125 250

Stuart Nechako Advertiser (Vanderhoof) Wed tab 4,388 tmc 1.05 14.70 125 250 Williams Lake Tribune Wed tab 9,811 tmc 1.30 18.20 125 250 Williams Lake Weekend Advisor Fri tab 10,243 tmc 1.30 18.20 125 250 YUKON NEWS: Yukon News Wed 6 col tab 4,131 tmc 1.35 18.90 175 175 6 columns x 14” (196 lines) Linage per page: 1176 (6 column format) Fri 6 col tab 5,841 tmc 1.39 19.46 175 175 COLUMN WIDTHS: 1 col 1.583” 9p6 2 col 3.33” 20p0 3 col 5.08” 30p6 audited net rate net colour rate 4 col 6.83” 41p0 Interior South publications issue format circulation line inch 1C 4C BC 5 col 8.58” 51p6 Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal Thur tab 965 paid .80 11.20 125 250 6 col 10.33“ 62p0

Interior South Barriere North Thompson Journal Thur tab 623 paid .89 12.46 125 250 Castlegar News Thur tab 6,582 tmc .88 12.32 125 300 FILE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS: Clearwater North Thompson Times Thur tab 877 paid .89 12.46 125 250 Cranbrook Townsman Tue/Wed/Fri tab 1,668 paid .64 8.96 100 297 FTP ACCESS (alternative): address: ftp.bcnewsgroup.com Creston Valley Advance Thur tab 2,326 paid .74 10.36 125 300 (ftp browser required) East Kootenay EXTRA (Cranbrook & Kimberley) Thur tab 14,621 tmc 1.07 14.98 150 350 username: adtransfer password: shared Fernie Free Press Thur tab 5,649 tmc .76 10.64 100 300 Please follow up with email notifying us of upload Golden Star Thur tab 1,140 paid .68 9.52 125 250 and indicate file name. Grand Forks Gazette (Flyers into Thursday Grand Forks West Wed tab 2,259 paid .60 8.40 125 250 Kootenay Advertiser ONLY) EMAIL: [email protected] Greenwood Boundary Creek Times Thur tab 501 paid .52 7.28 100 250 Please include client name in subject line Kelowna Capital News Wed/Fri tab 43,428 tmc 2.07 28.98 200 395 SUPPORTED SOFTWARE: Keremeos Review Thur tab 785 paid .63 8.82 125 250 InDesign CS2 or earlier Kimberley Bulletin Tue/Wed/Fri tab 987 paid .58 8.12 100 297 Adobe Photoshop CS2 or earlier Lakeshore Shuswap Market News Fri tab 12,964 tmc 1.21 16.94 125 250 Adobe Illustrator CS2 or earlier Adobe Acrobat 7.0 or earlier Nakusp Arrow Lakes News Thur tab 544 paid .52 7.28 125 250 IMAGE RESOLUTION: Photos as tiff, jpeg Nelson Star Thur tab 8,532 tmc .88 12.32 125 300 or psd supplied CMYK with resolution at 200ppi Penticton Western News Wed/Fri tab 23,367 tmc 1.19 16.66 125 325 (at same size). 300 ppi for glossy products. Princeton Similkameen Spotlight Thur tab 875 paid .70 9.80 125 250 Logos sent as Illustrator .ai or .eps Revelstoke Times Review Wed tab 1,195 paid .81 11.34 125 250 preferred, CMYK format. DIGITAL FILES: Supply pdfs as PDF/X1a Rossland News Thur tab 1,102 tmc .52 7.28 125 250 with fonts embedded, colours converted Salmon Arm Observer Wed tab 2,309 paid 1.25 17.50 125 250 to cmyk (must not contain RGB, LAB or Indexed colours). Black and white pdfs Sicamous Eagle Valley News Wed tab 413 paid .77 10.78 125 250 must have all files embedded as black and Summerland Review Thur tab 1,588 paid .79 11.06 125 250 white. Trail Daily Times Tue to Fri tab 2,800 paid 1.22 17.08 125 300 INDESIGN: Package files with all links; photos, graphics and fonts. Ensure all Vernon Morning Star Wed/Fri tab 30,150 tmc 1.70 23.80 150 350 colour files are CMYK format. West Kootenay Advertiser (regional distribution) Thur-Fri tab 29,975 tmc 1.58 22.12 150 350 PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as tiff, jpeg or Covers Castlegar, Grand Forks, Nelson, Rossland and Trail psd with resolution at 200 ppi at same size Winfield Lake Country Calendar Wed tab 3,818 tmc .84 11.76 125 250 (300 ppi for glossy products). Ensure all images are CMYK . Circulation quantities reflect the most recent Verified Circulation Reports available in September 2016. COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set For targeting flyer distribution please refer to our detailed distribution booklets defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents).

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Alberta Publications Alberta mechanical specifications: retail net rates audited net rate net colour rate publication issue format circulation line inch 1C 4C 6 COLUMN TABLOID PUBLICATIONS: Column Widths: Bashaw Star Wed Tab 190 paid .57 7.98 70 130 1 col 1.583” 9p6 Castor Advance Thur Tab 518 paid .73 10.22 60 120 2 col 3.333” 20p0 Central Alberta Life Thur broad 30,364 tmc 1.28 17.92 147 336 3 col 5.083” 30p6 Eckville Echo Thur Tab 2,540 tmc .80 11.20 65 125 4 col 6.833” 41p0 5 col 8.583” 51p6 Lacombe Express Thur Tab 7,390 tmc .92 12.88 65 300 6 col 10.333” 62p0 Pipestone Flyer (Wetaskiwin) Thurs Tab 15,541 tmc 1.15 16.10 150 300 6 columns x 13” (182 lines) Ponoka News Wed Tab 5,897 tmc .93 13.02 70 130 Linage per page: 1092 Red Deer Advocate Tue-Thur Tab 10,306 avg paid 2.32 32.48 320 615 8 column Classifieds Fri Tab 10,632 paid 2.48 34.72 330 645 Sat Tab 11,137 paid 2.48 34.72 330 645 FRIDAY FORWARD: Rimbey Review Tues Tab 5,579 tmc .93 13.02 65 125 6 columns x 10” (140 lines) Stettler Independent Thur Tab 1,863 paid .76 10.64 100 165 Linage per page: 840 Stettler Weekender Thur Tab 8,653 tmc .84 11.76 60 120 Sylvan Lake News Thur Tab 7,778 tmc .1.08 15.12 65 125 BROADSHEET PUBLICATION:

Column Widths: 1 col 1.583” 9p6 2 col 3.333” 20p0 3 col 5.083” 30p6 national gross rates audited gross gross colour rate 4 col 6.833” 41p0 publication issue format circulation line rate 1C 4C 5 col 8.583” 51p6 6 col 10.333” 62p0 Bashaw Star Wed Tab 190 paid .67 82 153 6 columns x 21.43” (300 lines) Castor Advance Thur Tab 518 paid .86 71 141 Linage per page: 1800 Central Alberta Life Thur broad 30,364 tmc 1.51 173 395 8 column Classifieds Eckville Echo Thur Tab 2,540 tmc .94 76 147 Lacombe Express Thur Tab 7,390 tmc 1.08 76 353 FILE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS: Pipestone Flyer (Wetaskiwin) Thurs Tab 15,541 tmc 1.35 176 353 Ponoka News Wed Tab 5,897 tmc 1.09 82 153 FTP ACCESS: address: ftp.bcnewsgroup.com Red Deer Advocate Tue -Thur Tab 10,306 avg paid 2.73 376 724 (ftp browser required) Fri Tab 10,632 paid 2.92 388 759 username: adtransfer Sat Tab 11,137 paid 2.92 388 759 password: shared Please follow up with email notifying us of upload and Rimbey Review Tues Tab 5,579 tmc 1.09 76 147 indicate file name. Stettler Independent Thur Tab 1,863 paid .89 118 194 EMAIL: [email protected] Stettler Weekender Thur Tab 8,653 tmc .99 71 141 Please include client name in subject line Sylvan Lake News Thur Tab 7,778 tmc 1.27 76 147 SUPPORTED SOFTWARE: InDesign CS6 or earlier Adobe Photoshop CS6 or earlier Adobe Illustrator CS6 or earlier Adobe Acrobat 10.1.6 or earlier IMAGE RESOLUTION: Photos as tiff, jpeg or psd sup- Position Charges: Guaranteed positions will be charged an extra 25%. All guaranteed paid positions are subject to confirmation and deadline. plied CMYK with resolution at 200ppi Charitable Rates: The discount for charitable non-profit organizations is 25%. Charitable non-profit registration numberis required. Rates: To qualify for a discounted contract rate, the advertiser must complete and sign an advertising agreement. Political Advertising: All political (at same size). 300 ppi for glossy products. Logos campaign advertising is sold at open rate and must be pre-paid. Invoicing: Until you have established credit with our accounting department, sent as Illustrator .ai or .eps preferred, CMYK pre-payment for all advertising is required. For established customers payment in full is required within 30 days of the invoice date. The Taxwill format. be calculated at time of billing. The advertiser agrees to pay interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2% (24% per annum). Adjustment of Rates: The Publisher reserves the right to revise any rates stipulated herein at any time upon 30 days notice to the advertiser: reserving to the advertiser DIGITAL FILES: Supply pdfs as PDF/X1a with fonts the right to cancel their contract on the date the new rates become effective. Electronic Tearsheets: tearsheets are available as high resolution embedded, colours converted to cmyk (must not pdf files at: http://etearsheets.bcnewsgroup.com. Identification of Advertiser: All display advertising must carry a ‘signature’ of the party inserting same. Material: Please upload all electronic ad material to www.blackpress.ca, contact your National Account Manager for user name, password contain RGB, LAB or Indexed colours). Black and and instructions. Or you may email to [email protected]. Deadlines: Allow 4 working days prior to publication date for reserving space and white pdfs must have all files embedded as black 3 working days prior to publication date for receiving of ad material. Any ads which require to be pubset must be submitted at time of space and white. reservation. Allow one additional day on weeks with statuatory holidays. Some of the smaller markets have much earlier deadlines due to travel time to and from the press centres. For more accurate deadlines, please contact your sales representative. Cancellations: Display advertisements INDESIGN: Package files with all links; photos, cancelled after deadlines may be subject to charge. The Publisher reserves the right to cancel credit privileges for outstanding unpaid accounts. graphics and fonts. Ensure all colour files are Revisions: The Publisher reserves the right to charge the advertiser for any revisions to original copy, layout, artwork, photographs, or any other elements of the advertisement that were not included in the original instructions. Omission and Error: The Publisher does not guarantee the CMYK format. insertion of any particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers: PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as tiff, jpeg or psd with further, the Publisher does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement in resolution at 200 ppi at same size (300 ppi for which the error occured. The newspaper cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors must be called to the attention of the appropriate advertising department immediately. The Publisher does not accept liability for loss or damage glossy products). Ensure all images are CMYK . to flyers (inserts) caused by fire, theft, vandalism or act of God beyond the cost which may have been incurred in the production and printing of COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set the specific flyers involved. defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents). 7 2019 Rate Card Version #3 2019 ROP Media Kit Retail Rates Effective March 1, 2019. Expires February 29, 2020.

mechanical specifications: BC Independent AffiliateBC Independent Publications retail net rates audited net rate net colour rate Oliver Chronicle publication issue format circulation line inch 1C 4C Osoyoos Times Columbia Valley Pioneer Peachland View Columbia Valley Pioneer Thur tab 6,332 tmc .89 12.46 245 245 tabloid format: tabloid format: printed size: printed size: Fort Nelson News Wed broad 1,961 paid 1.01 14.14 175 400 10.33”w x 14”d 10.333”w x 12.25”d column widths: Gulf Islands Driftwood (must purchase Driftwood to get Wed tab 2,809 paid 1.00 14.00 130 310 column widths: Gulf Islands Driftwood EXTRA roll over rate into the EXTRA) Wed tab 2,300 EMC .43 6.02 n/a n/a 1 col 1.57” 9p5 1 col 1.58” 9p6 2 col 3.32” 19p11 2 col 3.33” 20p0 Kamloops This Week Wed/Fri tab 30,691 tmc 1.75 24.50 175 375 3 col 5.07” 30p5 3 col 5.08” 30p6 4 col 6.83” 41p0 Merritt Herald Thur tab 5,709 tmc .90 12.60 125 325 4 col 6.80” 40p8 5 col 8.60” 51p7 5 col 8.58” 51p6 Oliver Chronicle Thur tab 2,000 tmc .85 11.90 Included 6 col 10.33” 62p0 6 col 10.33” 62p0 Osoyoos Times Thur tab 2,200 tmc .85 11.90 Included Fort Nelson News Punjab Link Peachland View Fri tab 2,799 tmc .77 10.78 250 250 broadsheet format: tabloid format: Punjab Link Sat tab 5,000 racked 1.53 21.42 100 350 printed size: printed size: 11-1/2”w x 21”d 10”w x 15”d Rocky Mountain Goat Thur tab 750 paid .90 12.60 195 195 column widths: column widths: Sunshine Coast - The Local Thur tab 13,002 tmc 1.13 15.82 100 150 1 col 1.281” 7p6 1 col 2” 12p0 2 col 2.562” 15p3 2 col 4” 24p0 3 col 3.843” 23p0 3 col 6” 36p0 4 col 5.124” 30p7 4 col 8” 48p0 national gross rates audited gross gross colour rate 5 col 6.405” 38p4 5 col 10” 60p0 6 col 7.686” 46p1 publication issue format circulation line rate 1C 4C 5 column x 210 lines 7 col 8.967” 53p8 Columbia Valley Pioneer Thur tab 6,332 tmc 1.05 288 288 8 col 10.248” 61p5 8 column x 294 lines Sunshine Coast - Fort Nelson News Wed broad 1,961 paid 1.19 206 471 The Local

Gulf Islands Driftwood (must purchase Driftwood to get Wed tab 2,809 paid 1.18 153 365 Gulf Islands tabloid format: Gulf Islands Driftwood EXTRA roll over rate into the EXTRA) Wed tab 2,300 EMC .51 n/a n/a Driftwood printed size: tabloid format: 10-1/4”w x 15”d Kamloops This Week Wed/Fri tab 30,691 tmc 2.06 206 441 printed size: column widths: Merritt Herald Thur tab 5,709 tmc 1.06 147 382 10-1/4” w x 14” d 1 col 1-1/2” 9p0 column widths: 2 col 3-5/16” 19p8 Oliver Chronicle Thur tab 2,000 tmc 1.00 Included 2 col 1.97” 11p8 3 col 5” 30p0 3 col 3” 18p0 4 col 6-3/4” 40p8 Osoyoos Times Thur tab 2,200 tmc 1.00 Included 4 col 4.04” 24p2 5 col 8-1/2” 51p0 Peachland View Fri tab 2,799 tmc .91 294 294 5 col 5.08” 30p5 6 col 10-3/8” 62p6 6 col 6.1” 36p6 6 column x 210 lines Punjab Link Sat tab 5,000 racked 1.80 118 412 7 col 7.15” 42p9 Rocky Mountain Goat Thur tab 750 paid 1.06 229 229 8 col 8.18” 49p0 Rocky Mountain Goat 10 col 10.25” 62p0 Sunshine Coast - The Local Thur tab 13,002 tmc 1.33 118 176 10 col x 196 lines tabloid format: printed size: Classifieds: 7 column format 10-1/4”w x 15-1/2”d 1 and 9 columns are Booking Deadline: Please allow 4 working days prior to publication for reserving space for all publications. not available column widths: 1 col not available Material Deadline: 3 working prior to publication for receiving ad material. Kamloops This Week 2 col 3.3056” 19p8 Electronic ad sending: Material can either emailed to [email protected] or our ftp site. Contact your Black Press National Account Manager for username Merritt Herald 3 col 5.0417” 30p2 and password. tabloid format: 4 col 6.7778” 40p6 printed size: 5 col 8.5139” 51p0 Position Charges: Guaranteed positions will be charged an extra 25%. All guaranteed paid positions are subject to confirmation and deadline. 10-5/16”w x 14”d Charitable Rates: The discount for charitable non-profit organizations is 25%. Charitable non-profit registration numberis required. Rates: 6 col 10.25” 62p6 To qualify for a discounted contract rate, the advertiser must complete and sign an advertising agreement. Political Advertising: All political column widths: 6 column x 217 lines campaign advertising is sold at open rate and must be pre-paid. Invoicing: Until you have established credit with our accounting department, 1 col 1-5/16” 8p0 Do not accept ads smaller than pre-payment for all advertising is required. For established customers payment in full is required within 30 days of the invoice date. The Taxwill 2 col 2-13/16” 17p0 2 col x 3”. be calculated at time of billing. The advertiser agrees to pay interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2% (24% per annum). Adjustment of Rates: 3 col 4-5/16” 26p0 The Publisher reserves the right to revise any rates stipulated herein at any time upon 30 days notice to the advertiser: reserving to the advertiser 4 col 5-13/16” 35p0 the right to cancel their contract on the date the new rates become effective. Electronic Tearsheets: tearsheets are available as high resolution 5 col 7-5/16” 44p0 pdf files at: http://etearsheets.bcnewsgroup.com. Identification of Advertiser: All display advertising must carry a ‘signature’ of the party inserting 6 col 8-13/16” 53p0 same. Material: Please upload all electronic ad material to www.blackpress.ca, contact your National Account Manager for user name, password 7 col 10-5/16” 62p0 and instructions. Or you may email to [email protected]. Deadlines: Allow 4 working days prior to publication date for reserving space and 3 working days prior to publication date for receiving of ad material. Any ads which require to be pubset must be submitted at time of space 7 column x 196 lines reservation. Allow one additional day on weeks with statuatory holidays. Some of the smaller markets have much earlier deadlines due to travel time to and from the press centres. For more accurate deadlines, please contact your sales representative. Cancellations: Display advertisements cancelled after deadlines may be subject to charge. The Publisher reserves the right to cancel credit privileges for outstanding unpaid accounts. Revisions: The Publisher reserves the right to charge the advertiser for any revisions to original copy, layout, artwork, photographs, or any other elements of the advertisement that were not included in the original instructions. Omission and Error: The Publisher does not guarantee the insertion of any particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers: further, the Publisher does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement in which the error occured. The newspaper cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors must be called to the attention of the appropriate advertising department immediately. The Publisher does not accept liability for loss or damage to flyers (inserts) caused by fire, theft, vandalism or act of God beyond the cost which may have been incurred in the production and printing of the specific flyers involved. 8 2019 ROP Media Kit

LocalWorkBC.ca

for managing LocalWorkBC.ca powered by Black Press, is an online job board connecting local employers with all your job postings with our integrated media strategies (print, online & social). CareerCast.net, and Used.ca, LocalWorkBC.ca is your one stop shop for recruitment advertising. Recently launched in January 2015, LocalWorkBC.ca has seen a steady increase in monthly site Personalized Customer Service you can count on. Our recruitment specialists are available to support you, on demand Monday through Friday.

Extended Reach Advertising: 5 websites for the price of 1. When you advertise with LocalWorkBC.ca, you also get BC CLASSIFIEDS with aggregation to Indeed, Career Cast, and Used. 400,000 page views 8% per month, and growing! tablet Social Media Support: Featured job postings and employers are promoted through LocalWork on Twitter and 29% Facebook as an added value. mobile 70,000 uniques Targeted Reach Powered By Black Press. per month, and growing! 63% Black Press advertises LocalWorkBC.ca in desktop 82+ community newspapers weekly and 82+ digital components weekly driving active job seekers to our website.

User Friendly Platform for job seekers

through our Job Resources Blog.

Packages Include: Friendly platform, maximizing your For more information contact • unlimited text reach to potential applicants. Kristy O’Connor • bold Manager of Digital Sales and • company logo Career Fair Initiatives BC wide • featured job placement LocalWorkBC.ca and Black Press 604 994 1040 • host website aggregation are trusted resources for local job [email protected] • highlighted spotlight listing opportunities in British Columbia. •

Testimonial: “My experience with the digital team at Black Press has been awesome. They are always so prompt at getting back to me , the approval process is quick and easy. I highly recommend Black Press and LocalWorkBC.ca to everyone for their phenomenal customer service and success in helping to find the perfect candidate! ” Margaret Groves Marketing/Quality Administrator, AWG Northern Industries Inc. and Associates

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Deadlines/discounts

Position Charges: Guaranteed positions will be Deadlines: Allow 4 working days prior to pub- charged an extra 25%. All guaranteed paid posi- lication date for reserving space and 3 working tions are subject to confirmation and deadline. days prior to publication date for shipping of ad material. Any ads which require typesetting must Charitable Rates: The discount for charitable be submitted at time of space reservation. Allow non-profit organizations is 25%. Charitable non- one additional day on weeks with statutory holi- profit registration number is required. days. Some of the smaller markets have much earlier deadlines due to travel time to and from Rates: To qualify for a discounted contract rate, the press centres. For more accurate deadlines, the advertiser must complete and sign an adver- please contact your account manager. tising agreement. Cancellations: Display advertisements can- Political Advertising: All political campaign celled after deadlines may be subject to charge. advertising is sold at open rate and must be The Publisher reserves the right to cancel credit pre-paid. privileges for outstanding unpaid accounts.

Invoicing: Until you have established credit with Revisions: The Publisher reserves the right to our accounting department, pre-payment for all charge the advertiser for any revisions to original advertising is required. For established custom- copy, layout, artwork, photographs, or any other ers payment in full is required within 30 days of elements of the advertisement that were not the invoice date. The Tax will be calculated at included in the original instructions. time of billing. The advertiser agrees to pay interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2% (24% per Omission and Error: The Publisher does not annum). guarantee the insertion of any particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although Adjustment of Rates: The Publisher reserves every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the right to revise any rates stipulated herein at the advertisers: further, the Publisher does not any time upon 30 days notice to the advertiser: accept liability for any loss or damage caused reserving to the advertiser the right to cancel by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an their contract on the date the new rates become advertisement in which the error occured. The effective. newspaper cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Invoices and tearsheets: Electronic invoices Notice of errors must be called to the attention and tearsheets are available on www.iservices. of the appropriate advertising department im- blackpress.ca. mediately. The Publisher does not accept liability for loss or damage to flyers (inserts) caused Identification of Advertiser: All display by fire, theft, vandalism or act of God beyond advertising must carry a ‘signature’ of the party the cost which may have been incurred in the inserting same. production and printing of the specific flyers involved. Advertiser contracts to indemnify Black Press against any claim brought as a result of the placement of their advertisement, including an action in defamation.

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Black Press Media - BC Publications 8 column tabloid page specifications 10.333” wide x 12.25” high

1 col 2 col 3 col 4 col 5 col 6 col 7 col 8 col

Columns Inches Picas 8 columns: 10.333” 62p0 7 columns: 9.028” 54p2 6 columns: 7.717” 46p4 5 columns: 6.417” 38p6 4 columns: 5.111” 30p8 3 columns: 3.806” 22p10 2 columns: 2.500” 15p0 1 column inch - actual size 1 column: 1.194” 7p2

1/4 page: 4 col x 84 lines (5.111”x 6”) full page: 1/2 page vertical: 8 col x 171.5 lines 4 col x 171.5 lines (10.333”x 12.25”) (5.111” x 12.25”)

1.194” wide x 1” deep half page horizontal: 8 col x 84 lines (10.333” x 6”) 1/8 page: 4 col x 42 lines (5.111 x 3”)

2/3 page vertical: 5 col x 171.5 lines (6.417” x 12.25”) 1/6 page: 2/3 page horizontal: 4 col x 56 lines 8 col x 112 lines (5.111 x 4”) (10.333” x 8”)

1/4 page baner: 8 col x 42 lines (10.333” x 3”)

1/3 page vertical: 4 col x 112 lines 3/4 page vertical: (5.111”x 8”) 3/4 page horizontal: 6 col x 171.5 lines 8 col x 126 lines (7.717”x 12.25”) (10.333”x 9”)

1/3 page baner: 8 col x 56 lines (10.333” x 4”)

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Black Press Media - Alberta Publications: 10.333” wide x 13” high Yukon News: 10.333” wide x 14” high 6 column tabloid page specifications 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 col 5 col 6 col Columns Inches Picas 6 columns: 10.333” 62p0 5 columns: 8.583” 51p6 4 columns: 6.833” 41p0 3 columns: 5.083” 30p6 2 columns: 3.333” 20p0 1 column: 1.583” 9p6

1/8 page: 3 col x 49 lines 1 column inch - actual size 1/2 page vertical: full page: (5.083”x 3.5”) 3 col x 182 lines 6 col x 182 lines (5.083” x 14”) (10.333”x 13”) half page horizontal: 6 col x 91 lines 1.583” wide x 1” deep (10.333” x 6.5”) 1/8 page vertical: x 70 lines 2 col x 5”) (3.333”

2/3 page horizontal: 6 col x 119 lines (10.333” x 8.5”) 1/4 page vertical: x 10.5”) x 147 lines (3.333” 2 col 1/3 page vertical: x 13”) x 182 lines (3.333” 2 col 1/4 page banner: 1/6 page horizontal: 6 col x 49 lines 4 col x 49 lines (10.333” x 3.5”) (6.833”x 3.5”)

2/3 page vertical: 4 col x 182lines (6.833” x 13”) 3/4 page:

1/6 page vertical: x 6.5”) x 91 lines (3.333” 2 col 6 col x 140 lines (10.333”x 10”)

1/3 page horizontal: 4 col x 91 lines (6.833”x 6.5”)

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File transfer

DIGITAL FILES: Submit pdfs as PDF/X1a, single page (no multi-page pdfs please), with fonts embedded, colours converted to CMYK (must not contain RGB, LAB or Indexed colours, files must not contain RICH BLACK. Greyscale pdfs must have all files embedded as black and white. INDESIGN: Package all supporting photos, graphics and fonts. Ensure all colour files are CMYK format. PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as jpg, tiff, or psd with resolution at 200 ppi at same size (300 ppi for glossy products). Ensure all images are CMYK. COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents). a. ELECTRONIC AD TRANSFER: (FTP, CLIENTS FOLDER)

1. address ftp.bcnewsgroup.com 2. user name adtransfer 3. password shared

Access through browser such as Fetch or Filezilla.

Note: connect using active mode. [Uncheck “passive” (PASV) in preferences or options, if applicable.] b. EMAIL: (INCOMING ADS) [email protected]

Please include client name in email subject line.

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Please contact us:

Vice President of National Sales:

Sue Borthwick 1.604.575.5814 [email protected]

Director of Advertising Canada:

Kristy O’Connor 1.604.994.1040 [email protected]

National Account Managers: Oliver Sommer 1.604.575.5314 [email protected]

Courtney Gill 1.604.575.5364 [email protected]

Kelly Myers 1.604.575.5806 [email protected]

Jas Rayat 1.604.994.1026 [email protected]

Client Services Team:

Janet Fitzgerald 1.604.575.5805 Client Services Team [email protected]

Julia Kretsch 1.604.575.5807 Client Services Team [email protected]

Yolanda Chmelyk 1.604.575.5808 Client Services Team [email protected]

Ranee Pal 1.604.994.1053 Client Services Team [email protected]

Canada Recruitment Specialist:

Kristy O’Connor 1.604.994.1040 [email protected]

Advertising Operations Black Press Toll free phone 1.800.363.2232 210-15288-54a Avenue Surrey, BC V3S 6T4