Village Media

01/02/2026

We wrapped up 2025 with Village sites being named finalists in 10 categories for the upcoming Canadian Online Publishing Awards! 🎊

We also mobilized our loyal readers and community partners to raise $52,465 for local food banks, helped to raise $31,700 for the oncology unit at Timmins and District Hospital with a fun fundraiser inspired by the Blue Jays' playoff run and pulled off 13 surprises for deserving community members in SooToday's annual 12 Days of Christmas Random Acts of Kindness program. 🎁

Read about this and more in our December update ⤵️

As the year comes to a close, December gives us a chance to reflect on the stories we have told, the communities we have served and the work we have done together.

11/28/2025

November was short, but packed with big wins for our Village communities!

Our annual Holiday Gift Card Auctions marked their biggest year yet, with over $500,000 in gift cards up for grabs across our network. 🎁

We also officially launched our Community Conversations initiative in Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Flamborough, bringing diverse local leaders together to identify and recommend practical solutions for critical issues like the opioid crisis.

And our Barrie team celebrated extraordinary local changemakers at the fourth annual BarrieToday Community Builders Awards. 🏆

Read about these updates and more in this month's Village Bulletin ⬇️

From new community projects to big wins and everything in between, there was no shortage of updates around the company.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! We've had a scary busy October here at Village 👻

This month, we launched our first SPACES Community Challenge which rallied communities across Ontario in support of local hospice care, TorontoToday celebrated its first anniversary, SooToday hosted its fifth annual Community Builders Awards and TimminsToday knocked it out of the park with its "He hit it all the way to Timmins" t-shirt collab.

Read about all of this and more in this month's Village Bulletin ⤵️

As we move through another exciting month at Village Media, we’re proud to share updates, celebrate wins and highlight the incredible work happening across our network. Let’s get into it!

10/06/2025

ICYMI: Village took home top honours in three categories at this year's Canadian Community Newsmedia Awards! 🎊

We also celebrated our first CollingwoodToday Community Builders Awards and launched our 💛 Hearts for Hospice initiative, bringing 13 communities together for a friendly and meaningful challenge supporting local hospice care.

Read about these exciting achievements and more in our latest Village Bulletin ⤵️

As fall officially begins, we are excited to share the latest updates, recognitions and community highlights from across our network.

08/28/2025

This month, we officially launched Village Media’s inaugural Community Impact Protocol. The protocol is our company's approach to solutions journalism and provides an opportunity to focus our local reporters on the issues that matter most to the people in our communities.

Read more about this important project, as well as our latest Random Act of Kindness (which saw truckloads of surprise gifts delivered to an unsuspecting neighbourhood BBQ), our 2025 Reader Favourites program and more in our latest Village Bulletin. ⤵️

August brings both energy and reflection. It’s a time to celebrate what we’ve accomplished so far this year while setting our sights on the busy months ahead.

08/21/2025

💛 ICYMI: Watch as our Village Media Cares Team surprises countless kids at a Toronto neighbourhood BBQ with bikes, scooters, skateboards, rollerblades, basketballs, backpacks and more!

08/05/2025

Our Village grew to 27 local news sites, we sponsored 28 events & initiatives, we hosted a series of coffee shop events to meet our readers, we rolled out another perk to the Village Gold program—and all of this was just in July!

Read more in our latest Village Bulletin ✅

As July winds down, we are taking a moment to reflect on the exciting milestones, updates and initiatives that have shaped this month.

07/16/2025

DundasToday.com is live! 🎊

It's an exciting day for Dundas. DundasToday will strengthen the local news ecosystem in the Hamilton region—ensuring that the unique voices, events and issues of Dundas are represented alongside its neighbouring communities.

The local team is looking forward to providing trusted, relevant and timely hyper-local coverage to the Dundas community from this day forward!