Vancouver Magazine is an English-language lifestyle magazine focused on Vancouver, British Columbia and the Lower Mainland. Vancouver Magazine describes its mission as informing, guiding and entertaining residents of a "dynamic, international city." The main areas of coverage are city issues, culture, restaurants, drinking, fashion and travel.
Editorial Director | Anicka Quin |
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Categories | Lifestyle magazine |
Frequency | 10 yearly |
Circulation | 50,280 |
Founded | 1967 |
Company | Canada Wide Media Limited |
Country | Canada |
Based in | Vancouver |
Language | English |
Website | www |
ISSN | 0380-9552 |
History and profile
editFounded in 1967, the magazine started its life as Dick McLean's Greater Vancouver Greeter Guide.[1] In 1973 it became known as Vancouver's Leisure Magazine, when editor Mac Parry took over, though over the course of a few months it was retitled as simply Vancouver..[2] Parry would go on to be editor for 16 years.
Vancouver Magazine published 10 times a year and is owned by the Yellow Pages, and shares an office and editorial staff with sister publication Western Living[3] It also currently publishes the special interest annual magazine Best of the City and Neighbourhood Guide. Yellow Pages acquired Vancouver Magazine and Western Living from Transcontinental in 2015.[3]
In 2012, it won Magazine of the Year - Western Canada at the Western Magazine Awards.[4]
References
edit- ^ "A Year in 5 Minutes". Spacing. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "A rouge's life: Mac Parry spills the beans". Vancouver Sun. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Why Yellow Pages bought Vancouver and Western Living magazines". BC Business. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Winners of 2012 Western Magazine Awards announced". J-Source. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
External links
edit- Vancouver Magazine - Official site. Retrieved 12 February 2013.