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Voir
	Voir magazine (October 2016)
Type	Monthly magazine ; Previously a Weekly then a bi-monthly newspaper
Owner(s)	Communications Voir Inc.
Founder(s)	Pierre Paquet
President	Pierre Paquet
Editor-in-chief	Simon Jodoin
Founded	1986
Language	French
Ceased publication	2020
City	Montreal
Country	Canada
ISSN	0849-5920
Website	http://voir.ca/
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*Voir* weekly newspaper (15 November 2012)

Voir was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. Voir was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on the newspaper developed various local issues with more targeted content.

In 2013, the newspaper dropped from weekly to biweekly publication.^[2]

On April 29, 2015, it was announced that all shares owned by Paquet were purchased by a group of buyers composed of XPND Capital, a Quebec-based private equity firm, and two members of Voir's management team, Michel Fortin and Hugues Mailhot.^[3]

Starting 2016, it commenced publishing as a free monthly magazine.^[4] In February 2019, the owners Mishmash Média announced that it was discontinuing the monthly paper edition to concentrate on the digital online edition. The paper format however may be used occasionally and very selectively on certain special issues and supplements of the publication.^[5]

In 2020, Voir ceased publication.^[6]^[7]

Chain

The newspaper also formerly published local editions in Quebec City, Saguenay/Alma, Estrie, Mauricie and Gatineau/Ottawa. They published a mix of locally oriented news and advertisement and listings, as well as chainwide common content published by all the editions.

Communications Voir ceased publication of these regional editions in 2012 and 2013,^[8]^[9]^[10] retaining regionally focused content only on the publication's website

Supplements and special sections

Voir carried since 2003 a weekly lifestyle supplement Voir la Vie / Voir la Ville containing amongst other restaurant reviews, travel and real estate / decoration.
It also carried a special musical section entitled Bang Bang (earlier a separate periodical paper) but now incorporated within Voir.
Voir also had a graphic design / typography supplement, but that section was discontinued later.

Other publications

Communications Voir, the paper's publisher, also published the now-defunct anglophone alternative weeklies Hour in Montreal and XPress in Ottawa, Ontario.^[10] Both have been discontinued.

References

^ "1987". Retrieved April 15, 2017.
^ "Le Voir devient bimensuel". Le Devoir, May 15, 2013.
^ "COMMUNICATIONS VOIR ANNOUNCES ITS ACQUISITION BY XPND CAPITAL AND MEMBERS OF ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM". COMPANY NEWS. XPND Capital. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ La Presse: Voir devient un magazine mensuel (in French)
^ La Presse: Le magazine culturel Voir n'aura plus d'édition papier. (in French)
^ Halin, Francis (June 5, 2020). "Le magazine Voir ferme ses portes". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "Le magazine culturel Voir annonce sa fermeture". La Presse (in French). June 5, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "Le journal Voir Estrie abandonne le papier". La Presse, June 11, 2013.
^ "Voir Gatineau-Ottawa disparaît". Le Droit, April 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Hour Community to become online-only". The Gazette, June 1, 2012.

External links

[1] "1987". Retrieved April 15, 2017.

[2] "Le Voir devient bimensuel". Le Devoir, May 15, 2013.

[3] "COMMUNICATIONS VOIR ANNOUNCES ITS ACQUISITION BY XPND CAPITAL AND MEMBERS OF ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM". COMPANY NEWS. XPND Capital. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[4] La Presse: Voir devient un magazine mensuel (in French)

[5] La Presse: Le magazine culturel Voir n'aura plus d'édition papier. (in French)

[6] Halin, Francis (June 5, 2020). "Le magazine Voir ferme ses portes". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[7] "Le magazine culturel Voir annonce sa fermeture". La Presse (in French). June 5, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[8] "Le journal Voir Estrie abandonne le papier". La Presse, June 11, 2013.

[9] "Voir Gatineau-Ottawa disparaît". Le Droit, April 13, 2013.

[gazette-10] "Hour Community to become online-only". The Gazette, June 1, 2012.

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 [[Image:Voir-weekly-15-November-2012.jpg|thumb|right|240px|''Voir'' weekly newspaper (15 November 2012)]]
 '''''Voir''''' was a [[francophone]] [[alternative weekly]] newspaper in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], published by [[Communications Voir]]. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on the newspaper developed various local issues with more targeted content.
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 Starting 2016, it commenced publishing as a free monthly magazine.<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/medias/201512/03/01-4927348-voir-devient-un-magazine-mensuel.php ''La Presse'': Voir devient un magazine mensuel] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> In February 2019, the owners Mishmash Média announced that it was discontinuing the monthly paper edition to concentrate on the digital online edition. The paper format however may be used occasionally and very selectively on certain special issues and supplements of the publication.<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/economie/medias-et-telecoms/201902/07/01-5213952-voir-abandonne-le-papier.php La Presse: Le magazine culturel Voir n'aura plus d'édition papier.] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
+In 2020, ''Voir'' ceased publication.<ref>{{cite web|lang=fr|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/06/05/le-magazine-voir-ferme-ses-portes|title=Le magazine Voir ferme ses portes|first=Francis|last=Halin|date=June 5, 2020|website=[[Le Journal de Montréal]]|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|lang=fr|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/medias/2020-06-05/le-magazine-culturel-voir-annonce-sa-fermeture|title=Le magazine culturel Voir annonce sa fermeture|first=|last=|date=June 5, 2020|website=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}</ref>
 ==Chain==
-The newspaper also formerly published local editions in [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]]/[[Alma, Quebec|Alma]], [[Sherbrooke]], [[Trois-Rivières]] and [[Gatineau]]. They published a mix of locally oriented news and advertisement and listings, as well as chainwide common content published by all the editions.
+The newspaper also formerly published local editions in [[Quebec City]], [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]]/[[Alma, Quebec|Alma]], [[Estrie]], [[Mauricie]] and [[Gatineau]]/[[Ottawa]]. They published a mix of locally oriented news and advertisement and listings, as well as chainwide common content published by all the editions.
 Communications Voir ceased publication of these regional editions in 2012 and 2013,<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/la-tribune/arts/201306/11/01-4660007-le-journal-voir-estrie-abandonne-le-papier.php "Le journal Voir Estrie abandonne le papier"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', June 11, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/arts-et-spectacles/201304/13/01-4640605-voir-gatineau-ottawa-disparait.php "Voir Gatineau-Ottawa disparaît"]. ''[[Le Droit]]'', April 13, 2013.</ref><ref name=gazette>[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Hour+Community+become+online+only/6561004/story.html "Hour Community to become online-only"]. ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', June 1, 2012.</ref> retaining regionally focused content only on the publication's website
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 ==Other publications==
-"Voir Communication", the papers' publisher, also published the now-defunct [[English language|anglophone]] alternative weeklies ''[[Hour (magazine)|Hour]]'' in Montreal and ''[[Ottawa XPress|XPress]]'' in [[Ottawa, Ontario]].<ref name=gazette /> Both have been discontinued.
+Communications Voir, the paper's publisher, also published the now-defunct [[English language|anglophone]] alternative weeklies ''[[Hour (magazine)|Hour]]'' in Montreal and ''[[Ottawa XPress|XPress]]'' in [[Ottawa, Ontario]].<ref name=gazette /> Both have been discontinued.
 ==See also==