Pique Newsmagazine (original) (raw)

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Newspaper in Whistler, British Columbia

Pique Newsmagazine
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Publisher Sarah Strother
Editor Braden Dupuis
Founded November 25, 1994
Headquarters 103-1390 Alpha Lake Road, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Circulation 16,140 in 2011[1]
Website piquenewsmagazine.com

Pique Newsmagazine is the only newspaper serving the resort community of Whistler, British Columbia. It was founded in 1994 and operated as an independent, locally owned weekly newspaper until July 2013, when it was purchased by Glacier Media, who continues to own and operate the paper with locally produced content and editorial staff.[2][3][4]

About 15,000 copies of the newsmagazine are distributed free each Thursday at over 200 distribution points from Vancouver to Mount Currie, including 130 distribution points in Whistler. It was started by Kathy Barnett, Bob Barnett,[4] Kevin Damaskie and David Rigler.

Pique Newsmagazine also publishes the winter and summer FAQ - The Insiders Guide to Whistler, the winter and summer Whistler Magazine, Annual Crankd Bike Magazine and other publications.

  1. ^ "Annual Audit Report, June 2011". Larkspur, Calif.: Verified Audit Circulation. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.whistleronline.ca/merchant2.php/list2/94/Pique+Newsmagazine Whistler Online, Pique Newsmagazine, Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.whistlerguysstudy.com/pique.html WhistlerGuysStudy, Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Pique Newsmagazine Publisher Kathy Barnett Dead at 49". Vancouver Sun. January 30, 2008. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2011.