Hello Villagers!
As we march steadily into spring, it's time for another roundup of our latest achievements, upcoming initiatives and things to look forward to with the new season. 🌷
Village moves 💫
We welcomed a number of new team members to our Village this month, including:
Oakville News editor Tyler Collins
Oakville News reporter Ben Brown
Oakville News account executive Pierce Lang
NewmarketToday reporter Joshua Santos
MiltonToday editor Steve LeBlanc
MiltonToday reporter Bambang Sadewo
MiltonToday/FlamboroughToday senior account executive Daniel Coleman
Sudbury.com account executive Tim Thomson
Village Media graphic designer Stephanie Andrews
Congratulations all! 👏
The Trillium is a finalist for a National Newspaper Award 🎉
We are incredibly proud that our talented team at The Trillium has been named a finalist at this year’s National Newspaper Awards.
Charlie Pinkerton, Jack Hauen and Jessica Smith Cross are nominated for the John Wesley Dafoe Award for Politics for their deep-dive reporting on the influence of land developers in Ontario politics.
Congratulations to the team on this well-deserved recognition of their work!
Winners will be announced at a live gala at The Chelsea Hotel in Toronto on Friday, April 26.
BurlingtonToday gets in on the March Break fun ⛸️
It was a fun-filled day of family skating at The Appleby Ice Centre over the March Break, where BurlingtonToday hosted a free public skating event for all to enjoy!
Families skated, met some of the BurlingtonToday team and sipped on hot chocolate at the afternoon event.
It was great to see so many smiling faces enjoy the event!
Welcome to our new partner, Harvard Media 👋
Harvard Media, a Canadian broadcasting and digital media company, has joined our Village network of partners with their recent acquisition of SaskToday.ca and MooseJawToday.com.
Spotted around the Village 🌎
Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili filled the host's chair on CKLU 96.7 community radio on March 19. He had Sudbury.com assistant editor Heidi Ulrichsen as his guest as part of the radio station's pledge week.
They had an hour-long chat on-air about their careers in community journalism. Heidi is celebrating an impressive 20 years and Mark has an incredible 25 years in the industry.
It was a packed house at a bingo fundraising event at The Irish Harp in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where one of our community partners raised over $3,000 for Red Roof Retreat, a non-profit organization offering recreational and respite services to children, youth and young adults with special needs and their families.
We were proud to be the media sponsor for the event.
✨ Spotlight on sponsorships ✨
We partnered with over 20 community organizations in March, including:
BarrieToday
Fresh Food Weekly
BurlingtonToday
Drury Lane Theatre, VR Pro races in Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton
ElliotLakeToday
Walk for Alzheimer's
FlamboroughToday
Chocolate Festival in support of SACHA, Animal Adoptions Flamborough, Down Syndrome Association of Hamilton, Hellions Car Show, VR Pro races in Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton
GuelphToday
Griefwalk: Golf for Griefwalk, The Nightingale Centre: High Tea for Hope
LongmontLeader
Boulder County Fair
MiltonToday
VR Pro races in Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton
NewmarketToday
Hike for Hospice in support of Margaret Bahen Hospice and Doane House Hospice, Canadian Mental Health Association York and South Simcoe (CMHA)
Oakville News
VR Pro races in Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton
PelhamToday
Rotary Club of Fonthill
SooToday
One Stop Christmas Show Spring Fling, Northeast Ringette Championships, Lake Superior Watershed Conservatory
Village Media
MS Walk
We still have 16 open postings to fill ✅
Check them out and share if you know someone who is a fit.
Pawesome Villager of the month 🐾
Meet Arctic! 🏔️
He’s a seven-month-old cuddly kitty.
Proud pet parent: Julie Slack
See you next month!
