Four of 11 community publications recently acquired by a large British Columbia media chain will be shut down. B.C.'s Trail Daily Times, Grand Forks Gazette, Creston Valley Advance, Fernie Free Press, Nelson Daily News, Prince Rupert Daily News, and Cariboo Advisor group — including Cariboo Advisor, Quesnel Advisor, 100 Mile House Advisor and Coast Mountain News — have been purchased from Glacier Media by Black Press. But the new owners plan to shut down the Nelson Daily News, Prince Rupert Daily News, Quesnel Advisor and 100 Mile House Advisor, causing about 40 people to lose their jobs, according to Black Press chief operating officer Rick O'Connor. "They're losing a lot of money," O'Connor said of the papers, adding paid circulation has been in decline. Black Press already owns competing publications in the four communities. Run by Victoria media baron David Black, the company owns more than 100 publications, many in small communities in B.C., Alberta, Washington state, Ohio and Hawaii. Despite the closures, O'Connor said the performance of its remaining publications should get stronger as the economy improves.
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