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| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Overstory Media Group |
| Publisher | Christine Oreskovich |
| Editor | Kyle Shaw |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 2309 Maynard Street Halifax, NS B3K 3T8 Canada |
| Circulation | 22,961[1] |
| Website | thecoast.ca |
The Coast is a free alternative weekly newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The paper distributes 24,000 copies per week throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. The paper is owned by Overstory Media Group.[2]
Founded in 1993, The Coast has a generally left wing editorial policy. It focuses on local issues, especially "people working for change" within the community.
The Coast is available in Bedford, Lower Sackville, Tantallon, and the Stanfield International Airport, but 75 percent of its readership lives in downtown Halifax and Dartmouth.
The paper claims a readership of 61,263. According to a January 2007 Corporate Research Associates metro quarterly survey, 55 percent of The Coast's readers are between 18 and 34 years of age (34.701 readers).
See also
References
- ↑ "The Coast". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ↑ Group, Overstory Media. "Overstory Media Group grows local news community with acquisition of iconic Halifax publication, The Coast". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-20.