About Us

Comprised of four of British Columbia's major newspaper regions – B.C. North, B.C. South, Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland – Black Press B.C. serves small communities like Barriere and Sooke as well as the province's major urban centres. Our papers are widely read in some of the fastest-growing communities in Canada, from Kelowna and Prince George to Nanaimo and Surrey.

Black Press is home to some of the oldest, most trusted community newspapers in the province, like the Chilliwack Progress, founded in 1891, and the Ashcroft Journal, first published in 1895; and modern, cosmopolitan voices like the Westender in Vancouver. Market by market these are the leading newspapers in their respective communities.

What separates Black Press community newspapers from others? We provide readers a superior blend of local news, sports and community coverage recognized with numerous editorial awards every year. We invest in relevant, quality journalism that impacts the lives of our readers and the communities we serve. This commitment is complemented by award winning photography and marketing partnerships.

Black Press community newspapers touch and reflect the lives of British Columbians from Aldergrove to Yak - and BClocalnews.com is dedicated to Bringing B.C.'s Communities Together.

BCLocalNews.com was created in 2007 to provide a single, comprehensive source of provincial news.  

All stories on the site are from our community papers written, photographed and/or filmed by journalists who live and work in every corner of this province.  The goal of the site is to provide a true sense of what is happening across British Columbia.