Two newspapers in British Columbia are publishing their last editions this week, eliminating coverage by community papers for a large swath of the provinceB次元官网网址檚 northeast.

Glacier Media announced it is shutting down both the Dawson Creek Mirror and the Alaska Highway B次元官网网址 out of Fort St. John.

A letter published online from Peter Kvarnstrom, the president of GlacierB次元官网网址檚 community media division, says the business model for the papers is no longer sustainable as advertising dollars have shifted online.

B次元官网网址淲hile we have participated in the digital media landscape and have grown our audience significantly, we have lost most of our advertising to those same digital platforms,B次元官网网址� the letter says.

B次元官网网址淭hese same platforms have helped us grow our audience engagement online, but we can no longer rely on the advertising revenue to keep our operations viable.B次元官网网址�

The Alaska Highway B次元官网网址 was first published in 1943 and the first incarnation of the Mirror arrived in 1930.

Both newspapers published weekly, on Thursdays, and maintained a daily news presence online.

In his own letter to readers, the MirrorB次元官网网址檚 managing editor Rob Brown apologized.

B次元官网网址淗ereB次元官网网址檚 something you wonB次元官网网址檛 hear often either. IB次元官网网址檓 sorry this company could not keep your paper going,B次元官网网址� he wrote.

B次元官网网址淧erhaps a new locally-owned, and smaller outfit could get one going. Perhaps.B次元官网网址�

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