At last month’s Archivists’ Association of Ontario annual conference in Belleville, Loren presented on the state of our work trying to safeguard local newspapers in the wake of multiple closures.

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You can read the session description here – the presentation ended with a discussion and a call to action to ensure that we move quickly to protect these invaluable heritage materials before they’re gone forever.

We had some dedicated tweeters recording the presentations and discussion:

graphicloads-filetype-pdf You can download a PDF copy of the presentation slides here.

If you’re interested in joining the team and working on coordinated efforts to protect Ontario’s local news heritage, get in touch!