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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Newspapers |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | 15288 54A Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada[1] |
Area served | Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Yukon United States: Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington |
Key people | David Holmes Black (Chair) |
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| Subsidiaries | Northern News Services Ltd. Oahu Publications Inc. Sound Publishing Inc |
| Website | www |
Black Press Group Ltd. (BPG) is a Canadian commercial printer and newspaper publisher founded in 1975 by David Holmes Black,[2] who has no relation to Canadian-born media mogul Conrad Black. Based in Surrey, British Columbia, it was previously owned by the publisher of Toronto Star (Torstar, 19.35%) and Black (80.65%).[3]
In March 2024, it was announced that Carpenter Media Group had completed its acquisition of the firm, in a deal that involved Canso Investment Counsel, Ltd.[4]
- ^ "Contact Us". Black Press. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "About Us". Black Press. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ MacQueen, Ken (May 21, 2009). "Black's Magic". Maclean's. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Carpenter Media Group completes acquisition of Black Press Media". Editor & Publisher. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-26.