P.A. Daily Herald continues to press on despite loss of printing facility
One of Saskatchewan’s oldest newspapers is no stranger to overcoming hurdles.
Several years ago, employees of the Prince Albert Daily Herald purchased the newspaper from the owner Star News Publishing, in an effort to keep the publication alive. This month, the group faced another challenge with the announcement of their press plant in Estevan closing as of Jan. 31.
“We received a call from the plant manager in November,” said publisher and owner Donna Pfeil. “The Estevan team has been great to work with. We made the move to Estevan press the same week we bought the paper in May of 2018 bringing everything home to Saskatchewan.”
The printing press in the southeast Saskatchewan town is owned by Glacier Media. The company’s Community Newspaper Group also ended production of the only newspaper in Estevan this month. The Mercury had been in publication for 122 years. Its last edition was released Jan. 1.