Saanich News

Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaEnglish

Serving the Greater Victoria area, this community newspaper focuses on hyper-local reporting, covering municipal government, regional events, and issues relevant to residents of the District of Saanich. It is a long-standing publication within the Black Press Media group, recognized for providing accessible, grassroots journalism to the region’s diverse suburban and rural communities.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN VICTORIA

Western Canada's oldest continuously published daily anchors a regional print media landscape that relies heavily on a network of suburban community weeklies. The Victoria Times Colonist, tracing its pioneer roots to 1858, operates as the definitive daily broadsheet for the region. Supplementing this dominant publication, Black Press Media provides targeted local reporting through neighborhood-specific titles like the Saanich News and the Oak Bay News. In the higher education sector, campus events are covered by the UVic Martlet student press. Paperboy lists 6 newspapers in Victoria.