About Us

In 2006 the first issue of The Northern View hit the streets of Prince Rupert, and the team at the paper hasn't looked back since. The paper started when the staff of Look Inside Publications, Barb Burton, Mike Slubowski and Shaun Thomas, became a part of Black Press in May, 2006. After bringing Lisa Letnes aboard to look after circulation of the paper and after a month and a half of producing The Northern Connector in conjunction with Black Press' Terrace Standard and Kitimat Northern Sentinel, The Northern View was distributed free to residents of Port Edward, Prince Rupert and the surrounding First Nations villages on July 26, 2006. Since then the paper's circulation has grown to include the Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii, the office itself has grown from a corner space in another business to a large downtown office and the staff has grown to include a second reporter and a front office assistant/salesperson. The Northern View is now a strong and respected media presence in the communities it serves and a place that thousands of readers turn to every week to find out what is happening in their area. Along with the Northern View, The Northern Connector regional newspaper continues to go strong, bringing the news of the Northwest to over 23,000 homes from the Queen Charlotte Islands to the Hazeltons and from Hartley Bay to Dease Lake free every Friday. Rounding out the products the paper brings to the community are The Northern Daily, a free paper with provincial news distributed to businesses in Prince Rupert, and special guides such as a golf guide, a fishing guide and a fashion guide. Matching the growth of the paper is the growth of the region itself. Nestled on Kaien Island, Prince Rupert is undergoing a shift in economy as Canada's newest container port, with the first ship arriving in October of 2007 and work continuing on a project that would triple the container capacity in the city. Prince Rupert is also set to be the home of the province's first wind farm on Mount Hays, while a second multi-million dollar wind farm is being proposed in Hecate Strait between Prince Rupert and the Queen Charlotte Islands. As well, this year will see over 100,000 passengers come through the city's cruise ship dock. Those developments, coupled with the rich First Nations culture of the area, a lively arts and entertainment scene and a handful of major community events, help ensure the team at The Northern View are kept busy and that the paper is filled with the stories that matter to the people who call our region home. Phone: 250-624-8088 Fax: 250-624-8085 225 Third Street, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3J9 advertising@thenorthernview.com

Your Community News Team

	Co-Publisher/Sales Mike Slubowski 250-624-8088
	Office 250-624-8088
	Circulation Lisa Letnes 250-624-8088
	Reporter Brooke Ward 250-624-8088	Brooke Ward is a reporter for The Northern View, and is also a passionate advocate for youth in the community. She has served as a member of the B.C. Youth Parliament, received the City of Prince Rupert's Universal Citizen Award and was chosen out of thousands of applicants to attend and report on the World Youth Congress in Quebec City.
	Co-Publisher/Design Barb Burton 250-624-8088
	Editor Shaun Thomas 250-624-8088