http://www.communitynews.ca/ Get the latest industry news from the Canadian Community Newspapers Association. Updated weekly. en-ca Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:30:24 EDT Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:29:13 EDT Despite frequently negative stories on the health of daily newspapers in the United States, the community press in North America appears to be countering current trends within the industry. The Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) released a beta report on June 11, 2008, that examined financial data for a selection of their member newspapers representing circulation of 12.5 million. For ... http://www.communitynews.ca/news/details.asp?contentID=2344 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:32:20 EDT Judging for the 19th annual Extra Awards was completed in Toronto on July 24 and 25, with an expert panel of advertising agency creatives reviewing submissions for this year's competition. Co-chairs Tony Miller (Smith Roberts Creative Communications, Toronto) and Alex Bernier, Copywriter Sid Lee (Montreal), were joined by joined by Philippe Comeau, Copywriter, lg2; Siobhan Dempsey, Senior Writer, ... http://www.communitynews.ca/news/details.asp?contentID=2345 W. Andrew Powell Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:59:52 EDT Forgotten fortunes may still be at your finger tips, thanks to the Bank of Canada. According to the bank's website, at the end of December 2007, Canadians had approximately $320 million awaiting them in unclaimed balances in 938,000 accounts. These unclaimed balances occur when an account holder leaves money in an account for more than 10 years with no activity. At that point the financial ... http://www.communitynews.ca/news/details.asp?contentID=2343