Strengthening communities
Village Media is building the future of connected local communities.
Village Media is a digital-first community impact organization with local journalism at its core.
Through trusted local reporting, civic engagement, community technology, local business support and meaningful partnerships, we help communities become more informed, connected, supported, empowered and economically resilient.
Our work is built around five pillars:
Inform. Connect. Grow. Support. Empower.
Together, these pillars form an innovative model for sustainable local journalism and community impact.
Trusted local journalism
We operate one of Canada's largest digital-only local news networks, delivering trusted journalism and essential community information to the communities we serve.
5M+ monthly readers 450K+ daily newsletter subscribers32 owned and operated publications
Community impact
Through our Village Media Cares and GoodWorks programs, Community Builder Awards, Random Acts of Kindness, Community Conversations and local impact initiatives, we create lasting, positive change in our communities.
1000s of GoodMakers 100s of not-for-profit partnersWeekly community events Monthly community conversations
Technology and innovation
Our Community Operating System brings together journalism, engagement, commerce, civic participation, support tools and responsible uses of artificial intelligence.
80 sites running Villager 500,000+ active users19 community social networks
Sustainable growth
Village Media has built a scalable model that combines trusted local journalism, innovative technology, commercial strength and meaningful community impact.
Partnerships that scale
We partner with publishers, funders, civic institutions, advertisers, technology companies and community organizations to expand access to trusted local journalism, deepen community engagement and help local communities thrive.
Strong local journalism helps build informed communities, encourages civic engagement and strengthens our democracy, and we are fortunate that Village Media continues to invest in journalism that keeps residents informed and connected.
—Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker
The OrilliaMatters story.
When Orillia lost its daily newspaper, Village Media invested in local journalism by launching a new newsroom to ensure the community continued to have reliable, timely and trusted local news.
Within a month of the paper closing, we launched OrilliaMatters. I could tell right away we were onto something here.—Dave Dawson, OrilliaMatters editor
