The company also maintains content and marketing partnerships with community newspapers in several other Ontario cities, including TBNewswatch.com in Thunder Bay and Manitoulin.ca on Manitoulin Island.
[3] Following Peplow's death in 2007,[4] local IT consultant Jeff Elgie, formerly a minority investor in the site, increased his ownership stake, and eventually became CEO.
[5] The company's recent expansion efforts have concentrated on midsized cities in Southern Ontario, typically launching soon after the closure of the community's prior daily newspaper.
[6] Village Media also operated HalifaxToday.ca in Halifax,[8] OttawaMatters.com in Ottawa[9] and KitchenerToday.com in Kitchener,[10] in conjunction with Rogers Radio-owned news radio stations in those markets, although all have since been converted to the Rogers-owned CityNews brand.
[11] Village Media ceased publication of Laurentian's twice-weekly print newspaper Northern Life while retaining the Sudbury.com web edition.