November has flown by and for a short month it’s incredible what we have achieved! 🎉
SPACES is live, a new podcast has launched for TorontoToday, our annual Holiday Gift Card Auctions are underway and we honoured 10 inspiring community builders in Barrie.
Let’s dive into our November recap!
Village moves 🌟
In November, we welcomed the following people to our Village team:
BarrieToday account executive Kevin Kelly
BarrieToday/Simcoe County court reporter Peter Robinson
Village Media newsdesk assistant desk editor Daniel Ramos
SPACES content coordinator (Halton) Alexa Ford
SPACES is live! 🎊
Our homegrown, custom-built local social media network has officially launched in Sault Ste. Marie and is now open to the public! In the first few weeks of being live in our first community, the fresh take on community connection already has over 10,000 users and 1,300 registered users.
Whether you’re interested in baking, woodworking, hockey, photography or live music, we have a local space for that.
Barrie shows heart at the annual Community Builders Awards 🫶
Our third annual BarrieToday Community Builders Awards celebrated extraordinary individuals and groups putting in the work to make Barrie a better place.
From inspiring educators to innovative non-profits and heartwarming grassroots organizations, you can read more about each of the winners here.
ICYMI: Inside the Village scores an exclusive with Justin Trudeau 🇨🇦
Just two days after what some called a caucus revolt where MPs were calling for the Prime Minister to resign, our own Inside the Village had an exclusive one-on-one sit down interview with Justin Trudeau. From his poor polling numbers to what he really thinks about the F--- Trudeau flags, ITV covered it all.
Watch the full interview here.
New daily podcast launches on TorontoToday.ca 🎙️
In conjunction with the launch of TorontoToday.ca, we have launched a daily podcast, Today in Toronto, that highlights news headlines, events, sports and weather. It's a quick listen but will bring you up to speed on all things making news in the heart of the city. You can find it wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.
Speaking of podcasts…
Today in the Soo celebrates a milestone month!
Our daily podcast from SooToday recently passed the 200 episode mark! In the same week, they also hit 50,000 downloads 🎉
Covering news headlines, events and community information, Today in the SOO keeps Saultites in the loop on the latest local news every Monday-Friday.
It's auction season at Village Media 🛍️
This year, we're running 12 different gift card auctions around our network with a new record of almost $500,000 of gift cards available for purchase!
Bidding starts at just 50% of the face value of the gift cards.
Village gift card auctions are a great way for local businesses to build awareness and encourage new local customers to check them out. And as a bonus, local shoppers get to start checking items off their holiday gift list—at a discount.
✨ Spotlight on sponsorships ✨
We supported 20 events and programs through our sponsorship program in November, including:
BurlingtonToday
Business After 5 with the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Drury Lane's productions of Holiday Inn, Beauty & The Beast and Revel
CambridgeToday
Arcady Messiah
CollingwoodToday
Blue Ridge Meats
EloraFergusToday
Elora Singers
FlamboroughToday
Animal Adoptions Flamborough - Selfies with Santa, An Evening at Hogwarts
GuelphToday
Legion Craft Fair, Joy of Home RCE, The Chamber Choir, Elora Singers
MiltonToday
Milton Fair Grounds: Santa Event
OakvilleNews
GIVEOakville RCE
OrilliaMatters
Orillia Museum of Art and History
SooToday
One Stop Christmas Show, Algoma Festival Choir 50th Anniversary Christmas Concert
Sudbury.com
An Unforgettable Holiday Treat, Santa for a Senior
TorontoToday
Holiday Market Pop Up
Spotted around the Village 🌎
There are several open opportunities with our SPACES and editorial teams 👀
Pawesome Villager of the month 🐾
Meet Harper-Lee Slackhopper!
This cute guy is known to bark at EVERYTHING. The television, car doors closing 3 blocks away, the floor creaking, the wind...🙃.
Proud pet parent: Donna Hopper
Send us your pet pics here!
See you next month!
