Hour Community Explained

Hour
Type:Alternative weekly
Format:Tabloid
Price:Free
Owners:Communications Voir
Publisher:Pierre Paquet
Chiefeditor:Kevin Laforest
Language:English
Circulation:56,762[1]
Headquarters:Montreal, Quebec Canada
Website:hour.ca

Hour was an English-language urban news weekly paper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Communications Voir. Its president-publisher was Pierre Paquet, the editor-in-chief was Kevin Laforest. The first issue was published on February 4, 1993.[2] It catered to Montreal's anglophone community and was published every Thursday. The news features "expose readers to new ideas and alternative policies". News coverage centered on film, arts, and nightlife. In 2011, the magazine was renamed Hour Community.[3]

On May 2, 2012, editor Kevin Laforest announced that Hour Community would cease operations, following its last issue on May 3.[4]

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  1. Web site: Hour Magazine . 2007-02-06 . .
  2. News: Nerenberg . Albert . January 8, 1993 . Launch of Hour to be first salvo in war of cultural weeklies . The Gazette.
  3. Web site: It's Official: Hour Magazine Changing to Hour Community . April 12, 2011 . October 15, 2023 . Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
  4. Web site: Hour Community is being shut down. May 3, 2012. The Gazette. May 3, 2012.