Title and statement of responsibility area
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Edition area
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1984-2023 (Creation)
- Creator
- Glacier Media Group
Physical description area
Physical description
ca. 759,000 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm
133 bound volumes
4 microfilm reels : positive ; 35mm
4 cm of textual records
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Glacier Media Group was founded on March 23, 1988. It provides business intelligence, marketing and advertising, and community media services. The company owns a large number (60 as of 2020) of community newspapers in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
Custodial history
The photographs were taken by staff and contract photographers for various for the Tri-City News. The photographs were stored at the Tri-City News offices in Port Coquitlam up until the point of transfer to the City of Coquitlam Archives in 2015.
The bound volumes of the Tri-City News were created annually by staff and were maintained at the Tri-City News offices in Port Coquitlam until the point of transfer to the City of Coquitlam Archives in several accessions between 2015 and 2020.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs (b&w and colour negatives) taken by staff and contract photographers of the Tri-City News, and the Sunday News. The fonds also includes 133 bound volumes of copies of the Tri-City News from 1990 to 2018, as well as 6 microfilm reels containing copies of the Tri-City News, the Maple Ridge News, and the Sunday News from 1985 to 1986. Finally, the fonds includes several loose special editions in print form.
Notes area
Physical condition
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Location of originals
Availability of other formats
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Under copyright. Consult Archives Staff for information on use, reproduction, and publication.
Finding aids
List available covering 1990-2011 (Tri-City News) - note that after 2002, listed photographs are in digital form and have not been transferred to the Archives.
Associated materials
Accruals
Futher accruals are expected.
General note
Content Warning - Some items in this fonds contain content that is racist, sexist, heterosexist, or otherwise hurtful to racialized and marginalized populations. While the information does not reflect current understanding, it is provided in an historical context. The content does not reflect the views or policies of the City of Coquitlam Archives.
General note
Accession 2023-6 added August 2023
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Name access points
- Tri-City News (Subject)