Media Contacts
Don’t Forget About Your Publicity!
The Chilliwack Cultural Centre and Centre Box Office want to help you make your event as successful as possible. While we are pleased to assist you, please remember that publicity for your event is your responsibility. Having said that, as a service to our renters, we have compiled a list of local media contacts, both big and small. We hope this Media Contact List will prove helpful to you in choosing where and how to spend your advertising budget for your event.
CHILLIWACK NEWSPAPERS
The Chilliwack Progress
45860 Spadina Avenue
Chilliwack, BC V2P 6H9
Phone: 604-702-5550
Fax: 604.702.5542
Website: www.theprogress.com
Tara Hiebert / Publisher
Phone: 604.702.5565
Email: tara.hiebert@theprogress.com
Jenna Hauck / Arts Writer
Phone: 604.702.5573
Email: jenna.hauck@theprogress.com
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CHILLIWACK RADIO STATIONS
89.5 The Drive
Box 589 Station Main
Chilliwack, BC V2P 7V5
Phone: 604.795.2429
Fax: 604.795.9472
Website: www.895thedrive.com
Darren Metselaar | General Sales Manager
Phone: 604.795.2429
Email: Darren.Metselaar@PattisonMedia.com
Star FM
46167 Yale Road, Unit 309
Chilliwack, BC V2P 2P2
Phone: 604.795.5711
Fax: 604.853.4756
Website: www.starfm.com
Advertising: Mike Hellinger
Phone: 604.853.4756
Email: Mike.Hellinger@rci.rogers.com
Country 107.1
#318-31935 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 5N7
Phone: 604.853.4756
Fax: 604.853.1071
Website: www.country1071.com
Advertising: Melanie Green
Phone: 604.853.4756
UFV Radio / CIVL Radio
33844 King Road
Abbotsford, BC, V2S 7M8
Phone: 604.851.6306
Email: info@civl.ca
Website: http://civl.ca
Media releases and news events: psa@civl.ca
Advertising: advertising@civl.ca
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REGIONAL RADIO
CBC Vancouver
700 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2R5
Phone: 604. 662-6000
Website: www.cbc.ca/radio
Mailing Address:
P.O. BOX 4600
Vancouver, BC V6B 4A2
The Early Edition
Karen Burgess / Producer
Phone: 604.662.6418
Fax: 604.662.6106
Email: karen.burgess@cbc.ca
B.C. Almanac
Elizabeth Hoath / Producer
Phone: 604.662.6119
Fax: 604.662.6978
Email: Elizabeth.hoath@cbc.ca
On The Coast
Craig Lederhouse / Producer
Phone: 604.662.6777
Fax: 604.662.6978
Email: craig.lederhouse@cbc.ca
North By Northwest
Sheryl MacKay / Producer
Phone: 604.662.6089
Fax: 604.662.6266
Email: Sheryl.mackay@cbc.ca
JR FM Radio
Suite #300-1401 W. 8th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6H 1C9
Phone: 604.731.7772
Fax: 604.731.0493
Email: info@jrfm.com
Website: www.jrfm.com
Virgin Radio
2 St. Clair Ave West, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1L6
Phone: 416.922.9999
Website: toronto.virginradio.ca
Lorie Russell / General Sales Manager
Phone: 416.922.9999
Email: lrussell@radio.astral.com
The Beat 94.5 Radio
#300 380 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1C8
Phone: 604.871.9000
Fax: 604. 871.2901
Website: thebeat.com
Sabina Popescu / Advertising Manager
Phone: 604.871.2965
Email: sabina.popescu@chumradio.com
Praise 106.5 Radio
1843 Front Street
Lynden, WA 98264
Phone: 360.354.5596
Fax: 360.354.7517
Email: comments@praise1065.com
Website: http://www.praise1065.com
Advertising
Phone: 360.354.5596
Email: sales@praise1065.com
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ONLINE NEWS SITES
Around Chilliwack
Website: www.aroundchilliwack.ca
Matthew A. Hawkins
Email: contactus@aroundchilliwack.ca
My Chilliwack News
Website: www.mychilliwacknews.com
Kevin Gemmel
Email: news@mychilliwacknews.com
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REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS
Abbotsford News
34375 Gladys Avenue
Abbotsford, BC V2S 2H5
Phone: 604.853.1144
Website: www.abbynews.com
Ken Goudswaard / Editor
Phone: 604.851.4522
Email: newsroom@abbynews.com
Don Barbeau / Advertising Manager
Phone: 604.851.4504
Email: publisher@abbynews.com
Eileen Campbell / Online Advertising Director
Phone: 604.542.7597
Email: ecampbell@blackpress.ca
Agassiz Harrison Observer
BOX 129 Agassiz, BC
Phone: 604.796.4300
Website: www.agassizharrisonobserver.com
Nina Grossman / Editor
Phone: 604.796.4302
Email: news@ahobserver.com
Advertising: Christine Douglas
Phone: 604.796.4301
Email: ads@ahobserver.com
Hope Standard
BOX 1090540 Wallace Street Hope, BC
Website: http://www.hopestandard.com
X. Y. (Xuyun) Zeng / Editor
Phone: 604.869.4992
Email: news@hopestandard.com
Carly Ferguson / Publisher / Sales Manager
Phone: 604.869.2421
Email: publisher@hopestandard.com
Aldergrove Star
27118 Fraser Highway
Aldergrove, BC V4W 3P6
Website: www.aldergrovestar.com
Kurt Langmann / Editor
Phone: 604.856.8303
Email: newsroom@aldergrovestar.com
Janice Reid / Sales Consultant
Phone: 604.856-8303
Email: sales@aldergrovestar.com
Langley Times
20258 Fraser Highway
Langley, BC V3A 4E6
Phone: 604.533.4157
Website: www.langleytimes.com
Brenda Anderson / Editor
Phone: 604.514.6751
Email: newsroom@langleytimes.com
Kelly Myers / Sales Manager
Phone: 604.514-6762
Email: admanager@langleytimes.com
Langley Advance
Suite 112‚6375‚202 St.
Langley, BC V2Y 1N1
Phone: 604.534.8641
Fax: 604.534.0824
Website: www.langleyadvance.com
Roxanne Hooper / Editor
Phone: 604.994-1050
Email: editorial@langleyadvance.com
Peggy O’Brien / Sales Manager
Phone: 604.994.1030
Email: sballa@canwest.com
Mission City Record
Kevin Mills / Editor
Phone: 604.820-5458
Email: arts@missioncityrecord.com
Burnaby Now
Pat Tracy / Editor
Phone: 604.444-3007
Email: editor@burnabynow.com
Coquitlam Now
Richard Dal Monte / Editor
Phone: 604.444.3070
Email: newsroom@tricitynews.com
Delta Optimist
Dave Hamilton / General Manager/Advertising Sales
Phone: 604.946-4451
Email: dhamilton@delta-optimist.com
Surrey Now
Beau Simpson / Editor
Phone: 604.572.0064
Email: bsimpson@thenownewspaper.com
Cloverdale Reporter
Sam Anderson / Editor
Phone: 604.575-2400
Email: editor@cloverdalereporter.com
Maple Ridge News
Michael Hall / Editor
Phone: 604.467.1122
Email: editor@mapleridgenews.com
Vancouver Sun
#1 – 200 Granville Street
Vancouver BC V6C 3N3
Aleesha Harris / Arts & Life
Phone: 604-605-2247
Email: aharris@postmedia.com
Darcy Kowalchuk / Multi-Media Sales Manager – Retail & Entertainment Advertising
Phone: 604-605-2231
Email: dkowalchuk@postmedia.com
The Province
200 Granville Street, Suite #1
Vancouver BC V6C 3N3
Phone: 800.663.2662
Fax: 604.605.2914
Website: www.theprovince.com
Aleesha Harris / Arts & Life Entertainment Editor
Phone: 604.605-2247
Email: aharris@postmedia.com
Darcy Kowalchuk / Multi-Media Sales Manager – Retail & Entertainment Advertising
Phone: 604.605-2231
Email: dkowalchuk@postmedia.com
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FREE EVENT LISTINGS OPPORTUNITIES
Tourism Chilliwack
Submit Event:
Praise 106.5
Submit Event:
Chilliwack Business Improvement Association
Email: events@downtownchilliwack.com
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CHILLIWACK TELEVISION
Shaw TV
Programming: Brad Paterson
Email: theexpress@sjrb.ca
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REGIONAL TELEVISION
CBC TV
700 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, BC‚ V6B 2R5
Phone: 604.662.6000
Website: www.cbc.ca/bc
Advertising: Jennifer Smith, Director
Sales and Marketing Western Canada
Phone: 604.662.6616
E-mail: jennifer.smith@cbc.ca
Website: www.cbcmediasales.ca
CTV Vancouver
750 Burrard Street, Suite 300
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1X5
Phone: 604.608.2868
Fax: 604.608.2698
Website: www.ctv.ca
Best of BC
Email: bestofbc@ctv.ca
Website:
Advertising: Lynne Forbes
Vancouver Sales Office
Phone: 604.609.5771
Email: lynne.forbes@ctv.ca
Global TV
Email: globalnews.bc@globaltv.com
Advertising
Phone: 604-422-6422
Fax: 604-422-6521
City TV
180 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC‚ V5Y 3T9
Phone: 604.876.1344
Breakfast TV Vancouver
c/o Citytv
180 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC‚ V5Y 3T9
Website: www.btvancouver.ca
Email: breakfasttelevision@citytv.com
Press Releases
Fax: 604.874.5206
Email: vannews@citytv.com
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