Black Press Media has announced the acquisition of Northern Canadian-based NNSL Media.

The publisher operates seven community newspapers and two websites based in Northwest Territories and Nunavut, including the 亚洲天堂/North, Yellowknifer, Weekender, Nunavut 亚洲天堂, Kivalliq 亚洲天堂, Hay River Hub, and Inuvik Drum with websites and .

NNSL was founded in 1972 by Jack 鈥淪ig鈥� Sigvaldason.

Black Press Media CEO Rick O鈥機onnor said in a statement Friday (March 12) that he looks forward to partnering with NNSL and its publications, which provide 鈥渁n extremely valuable service鈥� by connecting audiences and advertisers alike.

鈥淥ur experience with community newspapers in Canada鈥檚 North has been very favourable with our 2013 purchase of the Yukon 亚洲天堂, and we look forward to supporting these newspapers, their associated digital operations and printing plant, as we move forward out of the pandemic.鈥�

Black Press is also buying Canarctic Graphics, a Yellowknife, NWT-based printing operation.

NNSL and Canartcic president Karen Sigvaldason said she鈥檚 confident Black Press Media will continue the tradition left behind by her father, who 鈥渂elieved passionately in the strong role of NNSL and Canarctic in serving the people of the North.鈥�

The deal is set to close on March 31.

Black Press Media operates 80 community newspapers and news websites in Western Canada and 9 daily newspapers and news websites in Washington state, Alaska, and Hawaii, as well as Central Web, which prints many newspapers and magazines in Edmonton and Calgary.

鈥淲e are very pleased to acquire these community newspapers and printing operation, as they fit with our print/digital strategy that we employ in many small communities across Western Canada,鈥� added David Black, Black Press Media chairman.

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