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19 Aug

Walrus editor John Macfarlane to retire

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/John Macfarlane_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>John Macfarlane, editor and co-publisher of <em>The Walrus</em>, has <a href="http://thewalrus.ca/john-macfarlane-announcement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> he will retire at the end of 2014.</p><p>Macfarlane joined <em>The Walrus</em> in July 2008.</p>

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11 Aug

Chris Windeyer leaves Up Here Business

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Managing editor Chris Windeyer left <em>Up Here Business</em> to pursue a freelancing career in Dawson City, Yukon. His last day with the independent northern magazine was Aug. 8.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>I’ve had a lot of fun working for this magazine, and I’m grateful to everyone who read our stuff and talked to me over the last three years.</p>

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7 Aug

Canadian magazine sales down 4.8% in first half of 2014

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Magazine_11.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Illustration courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p>

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5 Aug

Canada Wide Media axes BCLiving’s Chinese edition

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Canada Wide Media has pulled the plug on the Chinese edition of <em>BCLiving</em> less than a year after the magazine’s launch.</p><p>Industry watchers were cautiously optimistic when Canada Wide expanded <em>BCLiving</em> with two print editions last November—an English version published 10 times a year and a Chinese quarterly—targeting women ages 34 to 45.</p>

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5 Aug

Alison Uncles joins Maclean’s as deputy editor

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Alison Uncles_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Alison Uncles will join <em>Maclean’s</em> as deputy editor on Sept. 2</p><p>Uncles, who is currently the associate editor for weekends and features at the <em>Toronto Star</em>, will fill the role vacated by Anne Marie Owens, who took the helm of the <em>National Post</em> in June.</p><p> </p><p> </p>

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1 Aug

Lianne George joins Chatelaine as editorial director

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Lianne George_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Lianne George is the new editorial director of <em>Chatelaine</em>.</p><p>George was editor of <em>The</em> <em>Grid</em> until its parent company, Torstar, decided to cease publication last month. She will join the Roger’s-owned magazine as its editorial director on Aug. 20 and report to editor-in-chief Karine Ewart.</p>

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10 Jun

Updated: Canadian Family cancels print edition; lays off 7 staff

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Canadian Family_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><em>Canadian Family</em> magazine is going all-digital and cancelling its print edition. It also laid off seven staff including editor-in-chief Brandie Weikle.  </p><p>Its parent company, St. Joseph Communications, announced the parenting magazine will cease distributing hard copies after its summer issue.</p>

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9 Jun

The Walrus leads at NMA with seven golds

<p><em>The Walrus</em>, which celebrated its 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary last year, led at the National Magazine Awards with seven gold awards. </p><p>Meanwhile, <em>Cottage Life</em> picked up the magazine of the year award, <em>Sportsnet</em> won tablet magazine of the year and Macleans.ca won magazine website of the year.</p><p>For a complete list of award winners, <a href="http://www.magazine-awards.com/multimedia/nmaf/NMA37_Winners_Press_Release_EN.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>. </p><hr /><p><strong>Related content on J-Source:</strong></p>

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9 Jun

Cottage Life, Spacing lead at CSME awards with four wins

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/csme-winners_0.jpg" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of CSME</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p><em>Cottage Life</em> and <em>Spacing</em> led at the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors awards in Toronto on June 4 with four wins each.</p>

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4 Jun

Up Here Business, CAmagazine lead at Kenneth R. Wilson Awards

<p><em>Up Here Business</em> and <em>CAmagazine</em> both won three gold awards at Kenneth R. Wilson Awards for the Canadian B2B magazine industry in Toronto on June 3.</p><p><em>BCBusiness</em> won the B2B magazine of the year award in the professional division while <em>Retail News</em> won the award in the trade division.</p><p>A complete list of award winners can be found at <a href="http://krwawards.ca/">Kenneth R. Wilson Awards website</a>.</p><hr /><p><b>Related content on J-Source:</b></p>

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