You wanted more Western Standard, and so we're giving you more Western Standard.
Today we launched the Saskatchewan Standard as our new regional daily online newspaper. It will be a strong and independent local source for news and opinion for Saskatchewanians.
The SaskStandard will be our regional daily publication in Saskatchewan, supported by our national team based in Calgary's Headquarters.
Veteran Western Standard Saskatchewan Bureau Chief Chris Oldcorn will serve as the Saskatchewan Standard's first managing editor.
Everyone with a Western Standard membership will have full access to all SaskStandard content.
Everyone wanting to receive the daily morning Saskatchewan Standard newsletter can sign up here.
Saskatchewanians — like all Westerners — desperately need local independent media right now. Both of Saskatchewan's major newspapers — the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon Star Phoenix — are all owned by a large American hedge fund and run out of Toronto. Moreover, nearly every single journalist currently employed in Saskatchewan receives between 50% and 100% of their salary from the federal government.
The Saskatchewan Standard is owned by Western Standard New Media Corp. and includes shareholders from Saskatchewan. Our national headquarters in Calgary will support the work of our local Saskatchewan journalists.
This has been in the works for a long time, and with Saskatchewan headed to the polls in a month, we felt the time was right to pull the trigger.
This comes just days after our launch of the West Coast Standard in BC.
I hope you'll support the new Saskatchewan Standard by becoming a member today.