The Trillium is growing.
Launched by Village Media a year and a half ago, The Trillium has quickly become the must-read media outlet for scoops and breaking news in Ontario politics.
Now, Village is investing in that success with the acquisition of Queen’s Park Today, Ontario's leading political newsletter.
Founded by journalist and entrepreneur Allison Smith in 2012, Queen’s Park Today is the first thing thousands of Queen's Park lawmakers, staff and insiders read every morning.
The comprehensive newsletter, powered by original reporting by journalists at Queen’s Park, rounds up everything Ontario’s newsmakers need to know to start their day: political event listings and coverage of question period, legislative debates and votes, funding announcements, political nominations and more.
Queen’s Park Today and the journalists behind it are a perfect addition to The Trillium’s reporting team.
“Our intent is to make this one plus one equals three for our subscribers," says Jeff Elgie, CEO of Village Media. “Instead of having to purchase multiple subscriptions, we're going to be bundling all of this amazing content together, enabling subscribers of both publications to get more for less.”
Born digital, Village Media operates 25 news websites across Ontario, including GuelphToday, SooToday, BarrieToday, Sudbury.com and BurlingtonToday. Our award-winning reporters and editors are committed to strengthening the communities they serve by providing free, reliable, up-to-the-minute coverage of the stories that matter most: the ones closest to home.
Smith will continue that tradition with Village Media as the founding editor of the company’s biggest venture yet — TorontoToday.
“I have called Toronto home for 16 years and I am so excited to turn my journalistic eye on the city. There is so much local news that goes unreported. TorontoToday is going to change that,” says Smith, who has led a roster of reporters and editors from across the country as they produce top-quality daily journalism.
Smith and her team of reporters will cover Toronto’s unique and vibrant downtown core with the same sense of community that drives our journalism across Ontario. Their boots-on-the-ground reporting in the heart of Canada’s biggest city will be available to Torontonians for free — on TorontoToday.ca and delivered to straight subscribers’ inboxes.
“Strong local news is just as vital to democracy as hard-hitting political news,” says Michael Friscolanti, the Editor-in-Chief of Village Media. “At Village, we’re strengthening both in communities across Ontario.”
At Queen’s Park, reporter Alan S. Hale will continue to write the Queen’s Park Today newsletter under the Trillium banner. Alan has covered the legislature on a daily basis for three-and-a-half years.
Katherine DeClerq will continue her role as editor of Queen’s Park Today and its federal twin, Parliament Today — which is also joining Village Media. Before joining Queen’s Park Today this summer, Katherine was CTV News’ bureau chief at the legislature.
Parliament Hill reporter Palak Mangat will continue to write the Parliament Today newsletter. Palak has been reporting from the Hill for more than five years.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to have these talented journalists join our team,” says Jessica Smith Cross, editor-in-chief of The Trillium. “Today’s announcement is a reason for optimism about the future of Canadian news.”
Ontario political junkies can sign up for The Trillium’s free afternoon news digest, The Wrap, and subscribe to receive the comprehensive Queen’s Park Today morning newsletter and The Trillium’s exclusive reporting.
And don’t forget to sign up for our new Toronto newsletter, The Stir, Toronto’s most entertaining and informative weekday newsletter.
