Echo Weekly was an alternative weekly newspaper[1] serving the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph areas in Ontario, Canada. Up until January 2008 Its offices were located in downtown Kitchener but were moved to downtown Guelph.

Echo Weekly
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TypeWeekly newspaper
Formattabloid
Owner(s)Dynasty Communication Inc
EditorRon Kilpatrick
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Ceased publicationOctober 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10)
HeadquartersKitchener, Ontario
WebsiteEcho Weekly

It was published by Dynasty Communication Inc of Hamilton, Ontario.[1] Dynasty also publishes similar papers in Hamilton (View Magazine) and the Niagara Region (Pulse Niagara).[1]

History edit

Echo started publishing in September 1997 by Sean Rosen, Ron Kilpatrick and Marcus Rosen. It served the 18- to 35-year-old market. Echo was published every Thursday and distributed +55,000 free copies to more than 470 locations throughout the greater Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Fergus, Elora and Guelph area.

Echo stopped publishing in October 2011.

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  • Publisher: Ron Kilpatrick
  • Editor-in-Chief: Ryan Farkas
  • Editorial Assistant: Alexandra Bates
  • Advertising Sales Manager: Sean Rosen
  • Advertising Representative: Chris Rego
  • Classifieds: Liz Kay

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Networking: Small Business". Waterloo Region Record. October 1, 1997. F3.

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