Street Newz successor hot off press in Victoria

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After 10 years Victoria’s Street Newz has printed it’s last paper – but the Vancouver based Megaphone is taking over.

After a decade, the city’s street newspaper ceased publication last month. It has passed the torch to Megaphone, an established street newspaper in Vancouver keen to expand to the Island. “It’s a great opportunity to be in Victoria. People are very attuned and concerned about issues relating to homelessness and poverty,” said Sean Condon, executive director of Megaphone, which operates as a non-profit organization.

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Source: Times Colonist