Last
updated: December
5,
2023
Next
update: December 12, 2023
The Westmount Independent is an
independent,
Westmount-owned, weekly newspaper distributed free in Westmount,
Quebec, Canada. Westmount is an independent municipality on the island
of Montreal, just west of downtown, and a part of the
Montreal agglomeration.
The
Westmount Independent's
circulation is 13,800+
copies by Canada Post and at drops around town.
Our
experienced team of local reporters, columnists, photographers and
designers includes Laureen Sweeney, Jennifer Ball, Heather Black,
Veronica Redgrave,
Ted Sancton, Andy Dodge, Martin C. Barry and Ralph
Thompson
.
Recent
editions:
December 5: City’s
support for turf field
at Marianopolis challenged - Dawson seeks more support
for sports subsidy
November 28: Public council
meetings to be
reduced to one per month - Garbage collection changes
questioned at council meeting
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our past issues are online!
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2023
schedule
December
5 & 12: issues
2024
schedule (all dates are inclusive)
Publishing
dates – advertisement preparation is always the week before (all
dates are
inclusive):
January 16
to July 9: issues
July 16 to
August 6: no issues – regular summer break
August 13
to December 10: issues
Early
(Friday) deadlines: March
29
(for April 2 issue), May 17 (for May 21 issue), August 30 (for
September 3
issue), October 11 (for October 15 issue)
Spotlight
on Real Estate issues:
March 19,
May 14, September 17 & October 22
School
issue: September
10
Content & stories
David
Price, Editor, 514.935.4537, email: please type "editor",
then the
"at" sign, then
this website's
name without the "www"
Laureen Sweeney, Chief
Reporter
Advertising sales
Arleen Candiotti,
Advertising Consultant - 514.223.3567 - email: please type
"advertising",
then the
"at" sign, then
this website's
name without the "www"
Accounting
Beth Hudson,
Accounting, - 514.223.6138 - email: please type "office",
then the
"at" sign, then
this website's
name without the "www"
Classified ads: www.westendclassifieds.com
Westmount links:
City of Westmount
Westmount Public Library
Atwater Library
Westmount Historical
Association
Centre Greene
Contactivity
Distribution:
The Westmount Independent is distributed by Canada Post in
Westmount and at drop-offs around Westmount.
Most reliable pick-up: 310 Victoria Bldg. lobby (Victoria Ave. and
de Maisonneuve Blvd.)
2nd most reliable pick-up: Metro grocery store (Victoria Ave. &
Sherbrooke St.)
Also: Victoria Hall, Westmount city hall, Westmount Public Library,
Westmount Square tabagie, Atwater Library and at many coffee shops,
salons and waiting rooms.
Letters of Support
13,800+ physical copies
DW, plus
low-resolution email and web versions ● Distribution: Tuesday to Friday
(longer
when interrupted by postal holidays)
Letters for publication: We
welcome your letters but reserve the right to choose and edit them.
Please
limit them to 300 words and submit before Friday 10 am to be considered
for
publication the following week. Please check your letter carefully as
we may be
unable to make subsequently submitted changes. Letter writers should
not expect
to be published in every issue, or in back-to-back issues, or
repeatedly in the
same season or on the same topic. Please
include your name and street for publication (or borough or
municipality if you
do not live in Westmount), but not your address (unless you want it
published).
Press time:
Monday at 10:30
am (except before long weekends, Friday at 10:30 am)
The Westmount Independent is owned by
Sherbrooke-Valois Inc. 310 Victoria Ave., #105,
Westmount, QC, H3Z 2M9
Sherbrooke-Valois Inc. used to publish the Free Press, calendars and Vivva
Montreal, and hosts the website
of Price-Patterson Ltd.