Village Media expands again, launches local news site in Stratford

Our Village keeps on growing.

Village Media, the local news company that operates CambridgeToday.ca, has launched another website in Ontario: StratfordToday.ca.

Unveiled Monday morning, StratfordToday is Village Media’s 17th owned-and-operated local news site in the province, joining other titles such as GuelphToday and EloraFergusToday.

“We are thrilled to be in Stratford, a place where people care deeply about their community and the news and events happening around them,” says Jeff Elgie, CEO of Village Media. “We have a great team in place and we’re looking forward to showing local residents why they should turn to us first for breaking news and deeper coverage.”

The editor of StratfordToday is Paul Cluff, a respected veteran journalist who knows his city as well as anyone. Joining him on the news team is talented reporter Conchita Galvez.

Born digital, Village Media’s free and accessible websites are designed to be super-fast and easy to navigate, whether you’re on a phone, computer or tablet. More importantly, each site is a trusted source of reliable, fact-based journalism and other important information, including weather reports, obituaries and classifieds.

“When done with purpose and passion, local journalism has the power to connect communities like nothing else can,” says Michael Friscolanti, Editor-in-Chief of Village Media. “We introduce you to fascinating neighbours and celebrate local triumphs, but we also ask the tough questions and hold decision-makers to account. When local news thrives, everyone benefits.”

An industry leader in hyper-local digital media, Village strives to strengthen the cities it serves through an integrated approach to community-first journalism, sales and marketing. The company’s growing network of 60 owned-and-operated and partner sites in Canada and the United States runs on an innovative, custom-built content management system developed in-house.

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